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APRIL 2005

Teachers Network Conference
An Interview with Dr. Charlotte Frank

By Jan Aaron

Education Update(EU): What is your overall assessment of the conference?
Dr. Charlotte Frank (CF): The conference succeeded in reaching teachers at all levels of experience and interests. There were workshops specifically for new teachers focused on basic needs from classroom management to teaching methods. Teachers were exposed to cutting edge uses of the Internet in the classroom and ways in which teachers are leading from the classroom. The conference also brought together an amazing number of individuals whom teachers do not have an opportunity to interact with in their daily professional lives. Cynthia Nixon talked about her remarkable New York City public school teachers and the advocacy work she’s doing on behalf of the CFE lawsuit. Carmen Farina led a workshop on Children’s First in the mayoral election year. Teachers met with authors Paula Fox and Nicholasa Mohr. And perhaps most impressive, Teachers Network pulled together all of the candidates running for mayor to talk specifically about issues that are important to teachers. I had the opportunity to moderate a panel of representatives of some of our most renowned cultural institutions to help teachers access community resources to benefit student learning.

EU: What message(s) do you hope participants went away with?
CF: That they have access to a network that will support and nurture them throughout their careers on an ongoing basis, not just once a year. Teachers Network provides a myriad of professional opportunities, including grants and fellowshipsÐthrough IMPACT II, Teachnet, Teachers Network Leadership Institute, and New Teacher Support Program.

EU: What is the next main challenge(s) the Teachers Network must address?
CF: To continue to grow and reach out to more teachers in New York City in order for them to take advantage of this conference and other network offerings.

EU: Other comments you would like to add?
CF: I am proud to be a Life Trustee of this organization! This year, Teachers Network celebrates its 25th anniversary, and I have been there since the beginning. What a thrill for me to have helped create such a powerful professional network—by teachers for teachers—and to have had it become an important force in education today.

Dr. Charlotte Frank is a former New York State Regent and is currently a Senior Vice-President of McGraw-Hill.

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