Events

TITLE: Teaching for Critical Thinking

DATE: April 9 and April 16, 2013

TIME: 4:00pm-7:00pm

LOCATION: C.A. Dwyer School, 665 Mount Hope Avenue, Library, Wharton, NJ 07866

INSTRUCTOR(s): Gina Parisi and Jean Ann Slusarczyk

This course will focus on cre

TITLE: Color in the Classroom: A Historical Perspective on How Schools Teach “Race”

DATE: March 22, 2013

TIME: 8:30am - 3:00pm

LOCATION: University Hall, ADP Center, Room 1143

INSTRUCTOR: Zoë Burkholder, Ph.D.

This class uses a historical perspective

TITLE: Put Some “Spring” into your Writing Program:  All new “6 + 1Trait” Writing Lessons!

DATE: Thursday, March 21, 2013

TIME: 4:00pm-7:00pm

LOCATION: Franklin School, 85 Curtis St., Bloomfield, NJ 07003 (973-680-8560)

INSTRUCTORS: Allison Evans and

TITLE: Shakespeare and Music

DATE: March 19, 2013

TIME: 8:30am-3:00pm

LOCATION: University Hall, ADP Center, Room 1145

INSTRUCTOR: Marissa Silverman, PhD

Many teachers of literature may find Shakespeare’s language difficult, especially for English la

TITLE: The Ethics of Care

DATE: March 15 & April 12, 2013

TIME: 8:30-3:00

LOCATION: University Hall, ADP Center, Room 1145

INSTRUCTOR: Dorothy Rogers, Ph.D.

In this two-day seminar, we will read and discuss recent work on the feminist "ethic of care.

TITLE: "GOT JUNK?" Part 2 - Creative Centers for the Differentiated Classroom

DATE :March 13, 2013

TIME: 4:00pm-7:00pm

LOCATION: Franklin School, 85 Curtis Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003

INSTRUCTOR(S): Karen Vazquez and Lucy Villaluz

Are you a K-3 teac

TITLE: Literature Through Art

DATE: March 12 and March 19, 2013

TIME: 4:00pm-7:00pm

LOCATION: South End School, Art Room, 116 Harper Terrace (Rt. 23 to Harper Terrace), Cedar Grove, NJ 07009

INSTRUCTOR: Cindy Martin

Have you ever read a story that yo

Title: What Can I Do For The English Language Learners In My Class?

Dates: March 7 & 14, 2013  4-7pm

Location: Central Middle School, 1620 Route 46 West, Room 403, Parsippany, NJ 07054

Instructor: Noreen M. Drucker, retired ESL teacher and member of

TITLE: Strategies for Mentoring and Coaching

DATE: March 7 and March 14, 2013

TIME: 3:45pm-6:45pm

LOCATION: Parsippany Hills High School, 20 Rita Drive, Morris Plains, NJ  07950.  Room TBD.

INSTRUCTOR(s): Gail Ahnemann and Karen Massa

This mini-cours

TITLE: Adobe PhotoShop (Intermediate)

DATE: March 6 and March 13, 2013

TIME: 4:00pm-7:00pm

LOCATION: Cedar Grove High School, 90 Rugby Road, Room A. 108, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009

INSTRUCTOR: Sheila Salka

Adobe PhotoShop is the most popular photo editing

Title of Course: Questions in Art – An Inquiry Approach to Art Education

Date and Time: March 5, 2013, 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Location: Montclair Art Museum, 3 S. Mountain Ave. Montclair, NJ 07042

Name of Instructor: Joe Oyler

Description: The Institute fo

TITLE: Literature and Music: Exploration and Criticism of Dual Disciplines

DATE: March 5, 2013

TIME: 8:30am - 3:00pm

LOCATION: University Hall, ADP Center, Room 1145

INSTRUCTOR: Marissa Silverman, PhD

From Petrarch to Liszt, Shakespeare to Tchaikovsk

TITLE: The Ins and Outs of Balanced Literacy

DATE: February 26, 2013

TIME: 4:00pm-7:00pm

LOCATION: Franklin School, 85 Curtis Street, Room 108, Bloomfield, NJ 07003

INSTRUCTOR: Allison Evans

Do you want to use a Balanced Literacy approach in your cla

TITLE: Teaching for Critical Thinking

DATE: February 21 & February 28, 2013

TIME: 3:45pm-6:15pm

LOCATION: University Hall, ADP Center, Room 1121

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Barry A. Bachenheimer

This course will focus on creating an environment and developing st

TITLE: Work Smarter, Not Harder! Harnessing Technology Tools to Enhance Literacy Instruction

DATE: February 14 & February 28, 2013

TIME: 3:30pm - 6:30pm

LOCATION: Pascack Valley High School Media Center, Hillsdale, NJ 07642

INSTRUCTOR: Valerie Mattes

TITLE: Culturally Responsive Teaching: Examining Class, Race, and Gender in the Classroom

DATE: February 5 and February 12, 2013

TIME: 4:00pm - 7:00pm

LOCATION: Ridgewood Board of Education, 49 Cottage Place, 3rd Floor Board Room, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

TITLE:Transformative Classroom Management

DATE(S):January 23rd & January 30th, 2013

TIME:4:30pm - 7:30pm

LOCATION: East Side High School Library (Second Floor), 238 Van Buren Street, Newark, NJ 07105

INSTRUCTOR: Katie Strom

Two session mini-course th

Title: Strategies that Work for English Language Learners

Dates: January 22 & 29, 2013   4-7 pm

Location: Central Middle School, 1620 Route 46 West, Room 403, Parsippany, NJ 07054

Instructor: Noreen Drucker, Former ESL Teacher, NJTESOL-NJBE Executive

TITLE: Google Can Do That!

DATE: January 22 & January 29, 2013

TIME: 3:45pm-6:15pm

LOCATION: University Hall, ADP Center, Room 1121

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Barry A. Bachenheimer

Google is the most popular search engine on the planet with over a half billion