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Southtown Teachers' Center "Service to all who educate." 123 Union Street Hamburg, NY 14075 Robert J. Smith - Director Becky Cooke - Administrative Assistant Vanessa Rehac - Office Assistant (716) 649-6775  Fax (716) 649-6735  Contact: southtowntc@verizon.net Serving the Frontier Central, Hamburg Central, and Hopevale Union Free School Districts of Erie County  in Western New York. Office Hours Monday 9:00am - 7:00pm Tuesday - Friday 9:00am - 4:30 pm (On days before holidays we close at 3:00 pm)

Serving the Educational Community Since 1984

Some Useful Links: National Board Council of New York New York State United Teachers NYS Education Department NYS Teachers Retirement System NYS Employees Retirement System Free On-Line Courses ThinkFinity - New York ThinkFinity (National) Targeted Technology Program: Digital Video Lesson Plan Form

TEACHER CENTER NEWS... Winter/Spring Catalog is Available: Our Winter/Spring 2010 catalog is now available online.  Simply click on the link at the top of this page.   The NYSUT Education & Learning Trust Spring 2010 Course Catalog is now available : Simply click here to download your free copy. A Call for New Courses:  The Southtown Teachers' Center is always accepting proposals for new courses and instructors .  If you have an idea for a course that you would like to offer, click here for a course proposal form.  If you would like to re-offer a course that was previously approved we would like to hear from you as well.  If you have any questions, contact the Center at 649-6775. On-Line Catalog of Library Resources:  A catalog of the Southtown Teachers' Center lending library of books and videos is now available on-line.  Simply click on the the Library link at the top of this page.  Please note that all of our video resources have a prefix of "V" at the beginning of the title, so look for all of the videos under the letter V.  All of the book resources are listed alphabetically by title.  If you have a suggestion for books or videos that should be added to our collection, we would be glad to hear from you. We will try to honor all reasonable requests. Special Education Library: The Hamburg Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA) maintains a library of resources for teachers and parents of special needs students.  This libary is housed at the Southtown Teachers' Center and the materials are available for loan.  Click on the SEPTA Library link at the top of this page to view a catalog of these valuable resources. National Board Certification Information: The newly formed National Board Council of New York maintains a website that provides all kinds of useful information for New York State teachers who are considering or are in the process of pursuing National Board Certification.  In addition, the Southtown Teachers' Center has made a committment to support teachers as they go through the process of obtaining National Board Certification. Click on the National Board Council of New York link in the list to the left or contact the Southtown Teachers' Center for more information. STC E-News Briefs: E-News Briefs are our single topic newsletters.  Each E-News Brief focuses on an individual topic or resource that we believe will be of interest and value to you as an educator.  E-News Briefs are distributed electronically via email and posted on our STC Bulletin boards as well as being archived on our website.  Simply click on the link at the top of the page to access the E-News Briefs library. Ellison Die Library: A catalog of our Ellison Dies, including several recent purchases, is available online.  Click here to access it.  You will need to enter the following login information: Login: 8913  Password: Ellison  Note: Will not be available until Ellison completes their website update. Art Print Library:  The Southtown Teachers' Center has a library of framed art prints that are available for loan to put more Class in your classroom. Click here to browse our catalog of prints. ThinkFinity Calendar.  The ThinkFinity Calendar page provides a variety of learning activities that are related to the events of the day.  Explore this interesting resource. Notary Service Available: This service is available most days, but by appointment only.  To schedule an appointment, call the Teachers' Center at 649-6775.