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MINDFULNESS IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN LIFE

MONDAY, JUNE 25TH

8:00 AM-3:30 PM

MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY HALL- 7TH FLOOR CONFERENCE CENTER

FOR REGISTRATION, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW CONFERENCE FLYER

TO APPLY, CLICK HERE

TO REGISTER, PLEASE CLICK HERE

Program Description:  The purpose of the Center of Pedagogy Leadership Associates Program is to work toward developing a critical mass of leaders from the public schools, from the arts and sciences, and from teacher education who understand and are committed to the goals of simultaneous renewal of schools and to the education of educators. 

Leadership Associates will work to deepen their understanding of the moral dimensions of teaching—stewardship, access, nurturing pedagogy, and democracy—and to collaborate with P-12 faculty and administrators and university education and arts/science faculty toward the renewal of schools and the preparation of educators. We will examine our roles in our respective institutions to become more effective agents for change, and propose and undertake an inquiry project to work towards these ends. 

The Leadership Associates program will be held from July 9-13, 2018 on the campus of Montclair State University. The agenda will run from 8:30 am until 4:00 pm daily.

The compensation for full participation in the program during the summer and academic year will be $500 per participant.  In addition, all educational materials and food (light breakfast and full lunch) will be provided.

Participants will be selected for the program by a screening committee and great efforts will be made to achieve a balance among faculty and administrators from the university and the public schools.  Every attempt will be made to achieve as wide a district representation as possible.  Administrator/teacher teams are encouraged to apply. 

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Individuals selected for this program will:

Be in a position to contribute to the goals of the program as a faculty or administrator affiliated with Montclair State University and the Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal (MSUNER);

Demonstrate a deep belief in the moral imperatives of educating the young for citizenship in a democracy;

Serve in an institutional leadership role, or have the potential for assuming a leadership role in that setting;

Demonstrate their dedication to the vision of simultaneous renewal of the schools and the education of educators;

Recognize the nature and challenges inherent in bringing about institutional change and be willing to become agents for change;

Desire to engage in critical inquiry, to examine the moral dimensions of teaching in a democracy, to reflect upon practice, and to dialogue with colleagues.

To apply, please complete and submit the following online application:

2018 Leadership Associates Program Application - Due May 4, 2018

Montclair State University
Educators’ Exchange

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Registration is Open!

The Center of Pedagogy and CEHS Career Services at Montclair State University invite you to attend their annual Educators’ Exchange career fair on Tuesday, April 10, 2018.

This event provides a valuable resource for your organization as you will have the opportunity to interact with and screen potential hires. In addition, students will gain real-life interview and job search experience. Your organization will be assigned a table to set up displays, distribute handouts, and speak to student teachers and alumni who are actively seeking employment.

Registration is free of charge to all the Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal (MSUNER) member school districts. This event will take place from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm in the University Hall Conference Center. Lunch and parking will be provided. 

MSUNER members are eligible for priority registration. Last year we reached capacity for this event. Since registration for all districts will open up in January, register soon to reserve your spot.

Click here to register

For questions regarding this event, please contact CEHS Career Services at 973-655-7865 or CEHScareer@mail.montclair.edu.

CEHS Career Services Ed. Exchange

Please review the attached information about the Theater of the Oppressed, a wonderful opportunity. Theater of the Oppressed (T.O.) is a form of popular community-based education that uses theater as a tool for political and social change. There are T.O. groups across the nation and throughout the world.

If you are interested, email Dr. Taylor at taylorm@montclair.edu

REGISTER HERE:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/weallbelonghere

Dear Teachers,

We would like to introduce you and your students to the North American Computational Linguistics
Olympiad (NACLO, http://nacloweb.org/).

NACLO is a pencil and paper contest in which students use analytical skills to solve puzzles in
languages that they do not know. In the course of solving the puzzles, students learn something
about the structure of human languages and how computers can process them. The contest introduces
students to possible careers in linguistics, languages, and computer science.

Who can participate in NACLO? The target audience for NACLO is students in 9th through 12th grade.
However, middle school students often enjoy the contest as well, and occasionally win. All students
are eligible as long as they are under 20 years old, do not yet have a high school diploma, and are
not enrolled in a degree program at a college or university. NACLO has no prerequisites and no
registration fee.

What kinds of students are interested in NACLO? Typical NACLO participants enjoy puzzles and
languages. Any students who enjoy the sample puzzles on the attached flyers are good candidates for
NACLO. Good places to start looking for NACLO participants are math classes, language classes,
computer classes, and gifted programs.

NACLO timeline:

1.  Registration is now open at http://www.nacloweb.org/register_student.php#
2. The NACLO open round is on January 25, 2018. Details can be found on the web site.
3. The top 100 students from the open round will participate in an invitational round on March 8,
2018
4. Approximately 15 students will be selected for training sessions via teleconference in April and
May.
5. Eight students will be chosen to represent the US at the International Linguistics Olympiad
(http://www.ioling.org) in Prague, Czech Republic, in July-August 2018.

How to Prepare for NACLO: Students can practice with past exams from the NACLO web site.

How to Participate: Please see the 2018 handbook at: http://nacloweb.org/

If you would like a flyer and a poster for advertising, please, contact Anna Feldman
feldmana@montclair.edu.

We hope that you and your students enjoy the contest!
Lori Levin
NACLO general co-chair
Research Professor at the Language Technologies Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~lsl/

Dragomir Radev
NACLO program chair and head coach
Professor of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Linguistics University of Michigan
http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~radev/

Anna Feldman
NACLO Montclair State University Site Coordinator Professor of Linguistics & Computer Science
Montclair State University
http://www.purl.org/net/fa

The content of the workshop, Supporting Teachers & Students Behind the Locked Doors: Emotional Preparedness for School Lockdown Drills, has been broadened to encompass other sources of stress in schools. The title of the new workshop is Stress Matters: The impact on student engagement, performance, and behaviors. The date, time, location and price for this workshop remain the same however the URL for the online registration has changed.

Sharing on behalf of the Center for Autism and Early Childhood Health and the MSU School Psychology Program.