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The Academy for Teachers

Fall 2017 Master Class with Frank Bruni
An Op-Ed Writing Workshop
Call for Nominations

Teachers of all grades and subjects, as well as principals and heads of school, know a lot about education. This is an opportunity for them to shape their thoughts into written arguments. The voices of educators should be heard! 

In this Master Class, participants will workshop original op-ed pieces about education under the direction of New York Times columnist Frank Bruni.

Nominate a colleague for An Op-Ed Writing Workshop. The deadline for nominations is Thursday, June 15th.

An Op-Ed Writing Workshop

This Master Class will explore the elements of a successful op-ed piece in a workshop setting. As part of the selection process​ for the class​, nominees will submit an original op-ed ​that discusses some aspect of K-12 education. ​An abundance of topics are possible, including​ (to name but a few), the Common Core, professional development, race, testing, the arts, relations between colleagues, discipline, lunch, recess, or ​improving ​schools of education. More personal topics ​would also be welcome, such as the problem of teacher burnout, difficult parents, or the student who couldn’t be reached. During the Master Class, the op-eds will be workshopped with an eye to concision, accessible language, and how successfully the piece ​makes a single, clear, overarching point.

Frank Bruni, an op-ed columnist for The New York Times since June 2011, joined the newspaper in 1995 and has ranged broadly across its pages. He has been both a White House correspondent and the chief restaurant critic. He is the author of three New York Times best sellers: a 2015 examination of the college admissions frenzy, Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be; a 2009 memoir, Born Round, about the joys and torments of his eating life; and a 2002 chronicle of George W. Bush’s initial presidential campaign, Ambling into History. His first cookbook, A Meatloaf in Every Oven, was published in February 2017 and co-written with his Times colleague Jennifer Steinhauer. In his columns, which appear every Sunday and Wednesday, he reflects on diverse topics, including: American politics, higher education, popular culture and gay rights.

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The Agenda for Education in a Democracy

Presents

“The Loving Story”

Film and Discussion

With

Dr. Nancy Carnevale, Department of History

Dr. Saundra Collins, Department of Psychology

Tuesday April 11^th 5:30pm

Cohen Lounge, Dickson Hall

Learn the story behind the recent movie:

“When Mildred and Richard Loving were arrested in July 1958, in Virginia, for violating a state law that banned marriage between people of different races, such laws had been on the books in most states since the seventeenth century. But the Lovings never expected to be woken up in their bedroom in the middle of the night and arrested. The documentary brings to life the Lovings' marriage and the legal battle that followed through little-known filmed interviews and photographs shot for Life magazine.”

Co-sponsored by the Center of Pedagogy, African American Studies and the Department of History

CREATED EQUAL

Is a national film project by the National Endowment for the Humanities

For further information please contact Leslie Wilson at wilsonl@mail.montclair.edu

Science Workshops

Location: PRISM, The Bristol-Myers Squibb Center for Science Teaching and Learning at Montclair State University

2017 Science Workshops 

 May 4   NGSS Fundamentals for  Administrators (3 hours: 12 noon - 3pm)

An executive overview of the foundations of the standards: the 3 dimensions and the performance expectations, as well as how to start implentation. Learn what needs to be done to help your teachers to make a smooth and successful transition to align with the NGSS. Turnkey materials will be provided.    $75

Location: PRISM - Blanton Hall
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Center for Science Teaching and Learning Montclair State University

About the Facilitator

Dr. Jacalyn Willis, director of PRISM and research biologist, is a member of the NJ State Leadership Team that advised the NJDOE and the Governor on the adoption; she has been a participant in national trainings in NGSS-aligned curriculum development, as well as trainings in teaching pedagogical practices crucial to implementation of the NGSS. The PRISM team has been closely involved in the development of the NGSS and the design of effective PD that follows on 12 years of US Department of Education Math-Science Partnership programs and National Science Foundation initiatives directed by Dr. Willis.

Questions call 973-655-7753 or email prism@mail.montclair.edu

Register for Workshops

10% discount for MSUNER Districts:

• Belleville
• Bergen Tech
• Bloomfield
• Caldwell/West Caldwell
• Cedar Grove
• Clifton
• East Orange
• Elizabeth
• Englewood
• Fair Lawn
• Glen Ridge
• Hillside
• Kearny
• Little Falls
• Livingston
• Maywood
• Montclair
• Newark
• Nutley
• Orange
• Parsippany/Troy Hills
• Pascack Valley Regional

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The College of Education and Human Services is hosting a panel discussion on April 13, entitled

Public Education in the Trump Era: A Panel Discussion.
Please save the date!
Date: Thursday, April 13
Time: 5:30 - 8:00
Place: 7th Floor Conference Center, University Hall

The election of Donald Trump has led to a dramatic shift not only in this country's leadership, but also in perceptions of some of our key democratic institutions.  Among those institutions are the media, the courts, and public education. 

Given our unwavering belief in the critical role of public schools in sustaining our democracy, we are sponsoring a panel discussion to examine the implications of the Trump administration for public education in the U.S.  Speakers will discuss the role of education in a democracy and explore the particular roles of education at national, state, and local levels.  They will consider the current and anticipated impacts of policies and actions of the Trump administration for education in national, state, and local contexts and point to ways we can support public education as a pillar of democracy.

The panelists will be Zoe Burkholder, Educational Foundations Department; Stan Karp, Education Law Center; Monica Taylor, Secondary and Special Education Department; and Leslie Wilson, History Department.

We hope you can join us.  An RSVP request will follow soon.