Be excellent to each other
I know my Calculus, it says you plus me = us scientifically
If music is the food of love, play on says the Artist
That's Historically Lit
Now isn't that Special (+ education)
100

Name two program initiatives that are supported by Equity and Excellence for All

What is AP for All and Computer Science for All?


(also accepted: Universal Literacy, Algebra for All, College Access for All MS and HS, Single Shepherd for All, District-Charter Partnership)  

100

The percentage of students score a 70 or higher on Math Regents for 2018-2019 at TYWLS Queens

What is 83%?

100

3 word Prince title that follows "Why do we scream at each other, this is what is sounds like..." 


What is "when doves cry?"

100

The ancient world had 2 important cities named Thebes: one in Greece & one in this land

What is Egypt?

100

French for "left", it also means crude


What is gauche?

200

Name the DOE educational strategy that embraces students' identities and sees diversity as a source of knowledge.

What is Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education? 

200

Eclipsing binaries are these types of stars that fluctuate in brightness

What are variable?

200

Whistler gave musical titles to his paintings; twilight & night scenes were called this from the French for night

What is Nocturne?  

200

Name all the AP courses we offer

What is:  

English Language and Composition

English Literature and Composition

Calculus

Computer Science

US History

Environmental Science

Research

Seminar

Studio Art 

200

No longer referred to as ELL's, this is the new term

What is MLL? (multi-language learner)

300

By 2021, all NYC public high schools will have at least this many AP classes offered to students 

What is 5?  

300

In Einstein's famous equation about energy, c is squared and stands for this


What is the speed of light

300

Name the American opera by Gershwin that was the first to feature a predominately African American cast

What is Porgy and Bess? 

300

This person famously advises, "This above all, to thine own self be true".  Name the source of literature and the character who says it.  

What is "Hamlet" and who is Polonius?  

300

This Nobel Peace Prize winner was honored at the (Em)Power breakfast in 2013

Who is Malala Yousafzi?

400

What is a PCT and what is their function in a school?


Hint:  there are 5 umbrella components of the job

What is Peer Collaborative Teacher; Peer Coaching, establish a Lab Classroom, Leadership Conversations, Facilitate Professional Collaboration, Strategic Design for Adult Learning? 

400

Name and explain the two major branches of calculus

What is differential calculus and integral calculus. Differential calculus concerns instantaneous rates of change and the slopes of curves. Integral calculus concerns accumulation of quantities and the areas under and between curves.

400

In the 1930s an exiled Leon Trotsky & his wife came to stay with these 2 married artists in Mexico

Who is Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera

400

This part of speech tells where, when, how, and how much




What is an Adverb?

400

Name two different ways to modify a lesson for students with special needs.

(answers will vary...) 

500

There are 7 seven elements the compose the framework for great schools. Name at least 5 out of 7 them in no particular order.  

What is...

1. Trust

2. Effective School Leadership

3. Supportive Environment

4. Strong Family-Community Ties

5. Rigorous Instruction

6. Collaborative Teachers

7. Student Achievement ?

500

In the US, the Jordan, Bear and Weber rivers deposit over a million tons of minerals into it annually, much of that is chloride and sodium.  

What is the Great Salt Lake?

500

An 1876 review in Le Figaro called an exhibit of this movement an appalling spectacle & the artists lunatics

What is impressionism?

500

This is the first woman to run for president in 1872, years before women had the right to vote.  


Who is Victoria Woodhull?

500

TYWLS Queens is in NY's 6th congressional district.  Name our representative.

Who is Grace Meng?