Embrace and integrate the contributions, history, and heritage of Asian American and Pacific Islanders into your Social Studies curriculum and beyond. By raising our own awareness, we frame our instruction and choice of materials in new ways that inv
Learn about NJ’s Chapter 32 and how to incorporate the historical and literary accomplishments of individuals in the LGBTQ+ community as a way to honor the past and anchor students in the present. This session invites educators to weave LGBTQ+ narrat
Take a moment for a closer look at joy: its multiple forms and surrounding misconceptions. Consider the instructional ramifications of joy for sustaining ourselves and the independence and motivation of the students we serve across our learning space
Easily create a website to communicate with students, parents, and other staff members. Google Sites is user friendly and incorporates all aspects of G Suit for Education. Make your site private for only students and staff, make your site accessible
Learn about the foundations of Restorative Practices as a gateway to establishing and maintaining healthy classroom ecosystems. Walk away with connective classroom practices that create safe, equitable, and resilient learning spaces.
March 28, 2023
Step into the world of human motivation by zooming in on specific factors and practices that build motivational capacity. Use this knowledge to foster and nurture students’ internal motivations and create learning spaces centered around engagement.
This session will support educators who have already begun the work of transforming their learning spaces to reflect the lives and voices of many perspectives. Continue this work by exploring, collaborating, and creating lessons to expand perspective
Step into this introductory session that calls us all into the essential work of representation. Explore educational moves and materials that make room for all students to more authentically see themselves and others.
January 31, 2023 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Take a closer look at a cohesive pathway to becoming a truly trauma informed school community. Uncover proactive and preventative measures and practices that center mental wellness for all.
January 17, 2023 5:00 - 6:30 pm w Steve Fiedeldey
This session will build off the information from the previous 2 sessions, but new attendees are welcome!
What will teachers gain from this professional development?
- Deepens critical thinking and in-depth reflective practices related to teaching
and
This course will focus on creating an environment and developing strategies for promoting critical thinking in the classroom. We will work on developmentally appropriate methods for modeling thinking, questioning strategies, problem-solving, metacogn
This one-hour interactive workshop will explore the five "W'S" (who, what, where, when, and why) and the "how" of providing feedback to the learners in your classroom. We will discuss tools to make giving feedback more manageable for you and actiona
Teachers as Social Capital in 3rd Space: Advocacy for Student Voice and Leadership in Out-of-Class Time Middle and High School Safe Spaces
Marilyn Davis, Facilitator
It is believed that middle and high school students’ retention rate
How Mindfulness Will Transform P-12 Classrooms
December 1, 2022
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Zoom
What will teachers gain from this professional development?
- Deepens critical thinking and in-depth reflective practices related to teaching
and learning
Easily create a website to communicate with students, parents, and other staff members. Google Sites is user friendly and incorporates all aspects of G Suit for Education. Make your site private for only students and staff, make your site accessible
Instructor: Gina Parisi, Rockaway Public Schools
November 1 & November 3, 2022
4:00 - 5:30 PM
This course will focus on creating an environment and developing strategies for promoting critical thinking in the classroom. We will work on developmentall
October 27, 2022
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Instructor: Dr. Priya Lalvani
Beginning in 2020, NJ law requires that the topic of disability be infused in appropriate places in the curriculum. This workshop covers a conceptual understanding of disability as a natur
October 20, 2022
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Instructor: Dr. Priya Lalvani
Zoom
Many teachers genuinely strive to be advocates for their disabled students. Despite their best intentions, at times their discourses and practices may contradict the agendas of disabl
Instructor: Lucia Villaluz, Bloomfield Public Schools
October 4, 2022
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Topics of the session include an overview of the MSU Portrait of a Teacher, exploration of the meaning of mentoring and coaching, an introduction to clinical supervi
