October 2024 Newsletter
SFUSD Transition, Free Food together @ Chinatown Night Market, TACT Workshop, and more!
SFUSD Leadership Transition
The leadership transition within SFUSD has temporarily halted school closures/mergers, but as a community, we must remain vigilant. Cantonese Biliteracy programs and other language support services are still vulnerable. TACT has been monitoring shifts within CB school sites in the past 3 years and we need your help!! Teachers on the front line know the flaws in our system. We know the challenges and intricacies for each site.
During the last few months, we have spoken to educators and families who bring up good points and ideas that may not have been considered. That is why we must continue to advocate for and demand that district leadership is transparent, that we be included in all levels of planning. Please join TACT and stay in touch with the latest updates.
More than ever, we have to come together as teachers and educators to support each other, professionally and personally.
TACT is offering multiple opportunities for educators to connect:
Free food for Educators @ Chinatown Night Market
Friday, November 8, 2024
The first event is coming up soon. We invite all educators, especially those working in schools on the previous closure/merger list to come out, connect and support the November 8th Chinatown Night Market (5-9pm). Meet other educators and enjoy an evening of fun. TACT friends will meet up at On Waverly at 5pm (162 Waverly Place, corner of Washington). Educators will receive food vouchers from TACT (while they last). Children are welcome.
TACT Workshop: Teachers Teaching Teachers
Saturday, November 16, 2024
TACT is excited to offer our first Teachers Teaching Teachers (TTT) professional development workshop on Sat., Nov 16, 2024 from 8:30AM-12PM. Co-sponsored by SFUSD History-Social Studies/Ethnic Studies department, this year’s workshops will focus on Social Studies and Literacy integration for K-12. SFUSD teachers who attend will receive 4 extended hours. RSVP here. For more information please visit tactsf.org/ttt.
TACT Excellence in Education Award
Nominate an educator for the TACT Excellence in Education Award for 2024-2025. Winners will get free drinks and treats at this year’s TACT Happy Hour Events and a formal recognition at our annual Scholarship Banquet in May. More than ever, we need to celebrate our teachers!!
Chinatown Rising for Free
The Chinatown Rising team has received funding to offer public schools free screenings with Q&A, classroom/school presentations, and Chinatown Social Justice Tours. Their offerings can be customized to a teacher's needs. You can do two no-cost engagements per school, in any combination (two presentations, one presentation and one tour, etc) and they can do as many as possible until funding runs out. Here are some choices:
Full film screening (85 minutes) and Q&A
Presentation featuring impactful excerpts from the film (totaling around 25 minutes of video), with additional context and commentary, and then a Q&A. This format can be adapted to any length and also excerpts can be customized. Typically this is ideal for a 50-75 minute session.
90-minute walking tour of SF Chinatown for up to 25 people, featuring stops at historically and culturally significant sites. Lots of engaging back and forth with me, a fourth generation Chinatown resident.
Film, excerpts, and digital study guide licenses for your faculty and students to use throughout the year.
For more information, email Josh at chinatownrisingfilm@gmail.com
School Seeking Cantonese language afterschool instructor
1 day per week, roughly 90 minutes. The students will range in ages between 5-13 years old and are all new to the Cantonese language. Pay based on class size. If interested: Nkwan@alumni.nd.edu
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