Connecticut State Department of Education

Teacher of the Year Ceremony
Due to inclement weather, the Teacher of the Year Ceremony has been postponed to December 16, 2025 from 5-7pm. Doors will open at 4pm. The Ceremony will take place at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, and the order of events will remain the same.

Symposium Materials for 2014

May 1, 2014 Convening

K-3 Literacy Initiative - Part I

Presenters
  • Ellen Cohn, CSDE Academic Office
  • Joanne White, CSDE Academic Office
Materials

Collegial Calibrations

Presenters
  • Chris Montini, Naugatuck Public Schools
  • Patrick Flynn, ReVision Learning
Materials

K-3 Literacy Initiative - Part II

Presenters
  • Ellen Cohn, CSDE Academic Office
  • Joanne White, CSDE Academic Office
Materials

21st Century Learning Environment and Blended Instruction

Presenters
  • Elizabeth Maurer, Pathways Academy of Technology and Design
  • Kerry Switsro, Bulkeley High School
  • Kim Childress, Bulkeley High School
  • Sarah Horkel, Hartford Public Schools
Materials

Common Core Implementation in Bristol

Presenters
  • Pamela Brisson, Denise Carabetta, Sue Moreau, Lisa Bernabe, Chris Cassin, Derrick LaChance – West Bristol School
  • Amy DiNoia, Chippens Hill Middle School
  • Lisa Rocco, Bristol Eastern High School
Materials