SABB-AC - Sabbatical Program in Literacy for New York City Teachers

The Elementary and Early Childhood Education Department’s Sabbatical Program consists of five three-credit courses with one credit of independent study, for a total of 16 credits Completion of the course of study will result in a Certificate of Advanced Study. This program is an addition to the Queens College Elementary and Early *Childhood Education Department’s existing 15-credit Post-master’s Certificate Program.

The purpose of this program is to create an integrated course of study in the Queens College Elementary and Early Childhood Education Department that is only available to teachers in the New York City schools, who have been awarded a sabbatical for the academic year. This program addresses challenges faced by elementary school teachers to provide rigorous, standards-based instruction across the content areas of science, math and social studies. Emphasis is placed on aligning content in these subject areas with national standards (Next Generation Learning Standards in ELA and Mathematics, Next Generation Science Standards, The College, Career, and Civic (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards) and state and New York City scope. The emphasis is on bringing a disciplinary perspective into the classroom, enabling teachers and students to think like a scientist, mathematician, and historian. Drawing on the Elementary and Early Childhood Education Department’s long-term commitment to literacy instruction and children’s literature, courses also introduce quality fiction and nonfiction litera-ture as well as strategies for using oral and written language to learn. All courses are designed to provide teachers with up-to-date knowledge in elementary education and practi-cal strategies for applying this knowledge.