E2CCB Ambassadors
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has launched the New York State Common Core Ambassador Program, a program that seeks to inform and support the implementation of Common Core State Standards through a network of effective and carefully selected teachers and principals from across New York State.
Why is NYSED launching the Ambassador Program?
Educator engagement is critical to the success of the Regents Reform Agenda, and is particularly essential to effective implementation of the Common Core State Standards. The New York State Common Core Ambassadors, will be selected based on their commitment to and reflection on their practice, will play a critical role in a two-way street of communication, training, coaching and modeling of educator behaviors that are at the core of the Common Core instructional shifts.
What will Regional Ambassadors get out of the program?
Through this endeavor, participants will:
How do Principals and Teachers become ambassadors?
BOCES Network Teams, District Network Team Equivalents and Professional Organizations selected teacher and principal Ambassadors based on an allocated number of provided to them by NYSED. In our region, the IES team selected teacher leaders and administrators who have demonstrated a commitment to the Common Core and have successfully led their peers in the past. Care was taken to distribute the ambassador positions across the region, targeting districts where additional support would most needed.
Ambassadors were paired with IES team members during the intensive training and are invited to the content area forums relevant to their expertise in order to share their expertise. Additionally, ambassadors will implement the Common Core Modules as appropriate in their districts to share the pros/cons of the modules.
Regional Ambassadors are as follows:
Why is NYSED launching the Ambassador Program?
Educator engagement is critical to the success of the Regents Reform Agenda, and is particularly essential to effective implementation of the Common Core State Standards. The New York State Common Core Ambassadors, will be selected based on their commitment to and reflection on their practice, will play a critical role in a two-way street of communication, training, coaching and modeling of educator behaviors that are at the core of the Common Core instructional shifts.
What will Regional Ambassadors get out of the program?
Through this endeavor, participants will:
- Be given the opportunity to align their language, practice and expectations for the purpose of increasing student achievement
- Be part of a cadre of practitioners who will work together to inform teaching practice
- Receive intensive training on the use of the P-12 Math and ELA Curriculum Modules developed by NYSED that are aligned with the Common Core
- Be candidates for a starring role in NYSED practitioner videos, which will highlight the work of educators across the state
- Provide feedback on NYSED produced curriculum modules aligned to the Common Core as they are developed over the next year.
- Be celebrated for their role as instructional leaders in the implementation of the common core
How do Principals and Teachers become ambassadors?
BOCES Network Teams, District Network Team Equivalents and Professional Organizations selected teacher and principal Ambassadors based on an allocated number of provided to them by NYSED. In our region, the IES team selected teacher leaders and administrators who have demonstrated a commitment to the Common Core and have successfully led their peers in the past. Care was taken to distribute the ambassador positions across the region, targeting districts where additional support would most needed.
Ambassadors were paired with IES team members during the intensive training and are invited to the content area forums relevant to their expertise in order to share their expertise. Additionally, ambassadors will implement the Common Core Modules as appropriate in their districts to share the pros/cons of the modules.
Regional Ambassadors are as follows:
P-12 ELA
Erin Clarke, Fredonia CSD
Nicole Lauer, Eden CSD Lauren Ormsby, Ripley CSD Karen Kondrick, Ripley CSD Diane Waterman, Springville-Griffith Institute |
P-12 Mathematics
Stephanie Crabtree, Southwestern CSD
Kimberly Crowley, East Aurora UFSD Kim Oar, Iroquois CSD Paula Eastman, Lake Shore CSD |