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The New Haven Federation of Teachers believes that quality professional development values our teachers' expertise and is connected to the realities of our classrooms. Professional learning opportunities are listed below, and are also listed in our calendar.
Grants, Scholarships, and ApplicationsAFT Connecticut Scholarships
Deadline: 4/1/2025 Each year, the AFT Connecticut Scholarship Program awards two types of grants that provide funding to eligible members as well as their dependents. The account is funded by the state federation and additionally supported by donations from local unions as well as the family of former president George Springer, Sr. Those eligible for Sharon M. Palmer Scholarships include members’ spouses or domestic partners, as well as their children or grandchildren. The George C. Springer Scholarships are open to members to further their own educational pursuits. Click here for the program guidelines and criteria. Connecticut Science Teachers Association Grant
Deadline: 4/15/2025 The Connecticut Science Teachers Association provides one or two small grants ($250-$500) each year to CSTA members to provide support for research, innovation, or enrichment activities not usually covered in normal school or institutional budgets. Applications are due by April 15 each year. Click here for program guidelines and criteria. Robert Porter Scholarship Program Deadline: 4/18/2025 The program offers four 4-year, $8,000 post-secondary scholarships to students who are dependents of AFT members, as well as 10 one-time $1,000 grants to AFT members to assist with their continuing education and/or fund their proposed ideas to strengthen and grow their union. Click here for program guidelines and criteria. Professional Learning EventsTeaching Japanese American Wartime Incarceration in the Elementary Classroom Apr 2, 2025 6:30 PM Virtual Join Densho Education for a webinar on how to teach about Japanese American incarceration during World War II in elementary settings. Our featured panelists will be Densho's Content Director, Brian Niiya, and Dr. Noreen Naseem Rodriguez, an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University and co-author of Teaching Asian America in Elementary Classrooms. Register here. “We Protect Us!” A Webinar on Defending Education in a Time of Crisis April 3, 2025 7PM ET Zoom Join Rethinking Schools, Anti-Racist Teaching & Learning Collective, and Connecticut for All to hear from experts and scholars as well as leading organizers and educators about standing up to recent attacks on education. Co-facilitated by Cierra Kaler-Jones of Rethinking Schools and Daniel Martinez HoSang and Nataliya Braginsky of the Anti-Racist Teaching & Learning Collective. Register here. |
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