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10% discount for MSUNER Districts:
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$150 per teacher
8:30a-2:30p (parking & coffee)
Reserve NOW at: Workshop registration form
2015-16 Mathematics Series: Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 7-10
Navigating 2015-16 Mathematics Standards: Teaching for Understanding with a Focus on Instruction and Assessment
1. November 13, 2015
Title: Navigating 2015-2016 Mathematics Standards: Teaching for Understanding with a Focus on Instruction and Assessment Important Beginnings
Grade Levels: K-2
Presenter: Eliza Leszczynski, Ed.D., K-12 Educational Consultant
Description: Participants will engage in an across the grades look at the Domains of “Number and Operations in Base 10” and “Operations and Algebraic Thinking.” Ready-to-use, hands-on activities focusing on the development of a strong number sense and a deep understanding of operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) with numbers and related applications in real contexts will be emphasized. Participants will examine the structures of story problems and discuss student strategies occurring in the context of each problem type.
2. January 14, 2016
Title: Navigating 2015-16 Mathematics Standards: Teaching for Understanding with a Focus on Instruction and Assessment ~ Fractions, Decimals and Percents
Grade Levels: 6-8
Presenter: Eliza Leszczynski, Ed.D., K-12 Educational Consultant
Description: Come and participate in active learning about the many connections between fractions, decimals, and percents, with a focus on the across the grades look during a hands-on session. The use of multiple representations and manipulatives for fractions, decimals, and percents will be emphasized, including number lines, fraction bars, 10x10 grids, base-10 blocks, and others. Ready-to-use activities, including story problems will be examined. The connections of percents and ratios will be addressed in the context of real life problems.
3. February 11, 2016
Title: Navigating 2015-16 Mathematics Standards: Teaching for Understanding with a Focus on Instruction and Assessment ~ Problem Solving and Performance Tasks
Grade Levels: 6-8
Presenter: Deborah L. Ives, Ed.D., K-12 Educational Consultant
Description: Come and participate in active learning about the Standards and Mathematical Practices for middle grades math, with a focus on an across the grades look during a hands-on session. Using a balanced approach for all students, a link between Instructional Strategies, Grade Level Curriculum Expectations and the State Assessments will be addressed using online simulations, performance tasks, and real world applications/modeling.
4. February 19, 2016
Title: Navigating 2015-16 Mathematics Standards: Teaching for Understanding with a Focus on Instruction and Assessment ~ Fractions
Grade Levels: 3-5
Presenter: Eliza Leszczynski, Ed.D., K-12 Educational Consultant
Description: Participants will engage in an across the grades look at the Domain of “Number and Operations – Fractions” in lessons involving operations with fractions, comparison of fractions, and fraction equivalence, including meaningful strategies for connecting concrete and pictorial models of improper fractions and mixed numbers. Ready-to-use, hands-on activities, including fraction-decimal connections, and instructional strategies incorporating the use of physical manipulatives with fractions will be emphasized. Formative and summative assessment of fraction skills with be addressed.
5. March 9, 2016
Title: Navigating 2015-16 Mathematics Standards: Teaching for Understanding with a Focus on Instruction and Assessment ~ Problem Solving and the Use of Digital Tools
Grade Levels: 3-5
Presenter: Deborah L. Ives, Ed.D., K-12 Educational Consultant
Description: Participants will engage in an across the grades look at the Domain of “Number and Operations – Fractions” that will highlight expectations of problem solving and Performance Tasks. Ready-to-use, hands-on lessons and instructional strategies, differentiation and accommodations, and the use of multiple assessment and questioning techniques will be emphasized, including easily accessible digital tools.
6. March 23, 2016
Title: Navigating 2015-16 Mathematics Standards: Teaching for Understanding with a Focus on Instruction and Assessment Updates
Grade Levels: 7-10
Presenter: Deborah L. Ives, Ed.D., K-12 Educational Consultant
Description: Come learn updated information through a hands-on look at lessons and Performance Tasks with instructional strategies that focus on algebraic reasoning and sense making for middle and high school students. Real world applications will be provided through multimedia resources that help students and teachers meet the current Mathematics Standards and State Assessment expectations.
The Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal is pleased to announce a request for proposals for the Action Research Team Approach to Professional Development for the 2014-2015 academic year.
We invite your application for participation and recommend that you carefully review the following guidelines, since the scope of the program and the requirements have changed. Please Note: Due to current funding constraints, fewer grants will be awarded than have been in the past.
The 2014-2015 Action Research Project will involve teams of up to 5 educators from up to 3 member schools in a year-long intensive action research professional development experience using data-driven research to study a topic that has the potential to impact student achievement and the quality of teaching practice. Team members can be from different or same grade levels or departments in a school. The major criteria in forming a team should be a willingness and capacity to work together to investigate and improve teaching and learning.
Each team will decide on the focus of its inquiry, which should revolve around an authentic issue that engages the team members. The investigation should result in a long-term change or transformation of practice. Some possible topics include: Integrating the Common Core Standards, using technology to enhance instruction, co-teaching for inclusion, or any of a myriad of possibilities that relate to the Agenda for Education in a Democracy. The four dimensions of the Agenda are:
1. STEWARDSHIP OF BEST PRACTICE:
It is the responsibility of teachers to become models of best practice in their schools and professional communities. This means understanding the nature of school change, exercising leadership among peers and colleagues, and modeling best practices for teaching and learning.
2. ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE FOR ALL STUDENTS:
Teachers and school communities must find the means for all students to "join the human conversation," by providing all students with the opportunity to reach their highest potential. This has implications for curriculum, teaching and assessment strategies, classroom organization, scheduling, etc.
3. NURTURING PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE:
Educators must possess a broad repertoire of pedagogical skills and knowledge, know their students as individuals with varied learning needs, and exhibit caring and respect for all learners.
4. DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE:
Schools are the primary institutions in our society charged with preparing students for participation in our political and social democracy. This includes teaching students how to use critical thinking to make good judgments, to respect the rights of others, to tolerate differences, and how to engage in civil discourse. It also means finding ways to promote democratic practice in schools.
All applications will be evaluated using the criteria listed on the rubric
(See link below):
COMPLETED APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE ALL FIVE ITEMS BELOW:
1. EACH TEAM must complete and submit ONE Action Research Team On-line Application:
2014-2015 Action Research Team Online Proposal
2. EACH TEAM must complete and submit ONE Signature Page:
3. EACH TEAM MEMBER must complete and submit the following required forms by fax, scan, email or mail:
1) W-9 form
2) Resume
3) On-line Clinical Faculty Application (If not yet Clinical Faculty)
4. Please fax, scan, email, or mail ONE letter of support (see information above) from the Building Principal supporting the Action Research Team application, including:
- Willingness to provide release time
- Substitute coverage for the 3 on-campus meeting dates (TBD)
- Brief summary of how this project will support overall school renewal
5. Please fax, scan, email, or mail ONE letter of support (see information above) from the Superintendent supporting the Action Research Team application.
FAX, SCAN, EMAIL, OR MAIL TO:
Dr. Connie Donvito, MSUNER
Montclair State University
University Hall, Suite 1180
Montclair, NJ 07043
(Fax) 973-655-5227
Completed Applications Must Be Received by June 15, 2014
ACTION RESEARCH GUIDELINES/REQUIREMENTS
1. Each team must include a minimum of four people, including one administrator, with a maximum of five people per team. At least one of the members must be a Clinical Faculty member at the time the application is submitted. All other team members should submit their Clinical Faculty applications by September 2014, if they are not clinical faculty. The team should designate one teacher as the coordinator who will be the team contact person. Administrators and supervisors are expected to contribute to the work of the teams, but may not serve as team coordinator.
2. During the course of the 2014-2015 school year, team members will participate in 3 all-day retreats for professional development with the other Action Research Teams. Retreats will be jointly planned by team members and MSU faculty.
3. The team members commit to the goal of the Action Research Project, which will be to study, better understand, and transform teaching and learning in the classroom, based on the topic of importance to the team members. Team members may conduct joint or collaborative action research projects. Ultimately, these projects should have a long-term impact on teaching practice.
4. Teams will be required to disseminate their findings in a formal presentation, including visuals, at the MSUNER 2015 Summer Conference, to be held on June 26, 2015. Team members will be encouraged to share their work through local or regional presentations, district professional development workshops, as well as professional publications. It is assumed that all team members will share their learning, new expertise and insights with their other school colleagues.
5. Each team will be required to submit a final report which will be reviewed for approval by the facilitator(s) of the Action Research Teams. After the final report is accepted and the presentation is completed, each team member will receive a $500 stipend (This is usually awarded in the summer after all paperwork has been completed.) Team members must complete and submit a W-9 form upon initial approval of the award.
6. Each team will have a budget of $1,500 to buy books, materials, videos or other resources to aid in their work. This will be administered through the school district.
7. Each school district must agree to cover the cost of substitutes for the 3 all-day joint retreats.
8. PLEASE NOTE: Grant recipient teams will be required to attend an initial meeting at the 2014 MSUNER Summer Conference to be held on June 27, 2014 and an after school meeting from 3:45-5:45 pm to be held in late September or early October 2014, the location to be determined. At that time, they will receive all books and materials and an overview of their work for the academic year.
9. COMPLETED APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY JUNE 15, 2014.
Applications will not be accepted after this due date. Early applications are encouraged.
THE AGENDA FOR EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRACY
ANNOUNCES
2015 LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATES PROGRAM
PROGRAM DATES: JULY 13-17, 2015
APPLICATION DUE: May 20, 2015
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Leadership Associates Program is designed to develop leadership and research skills in participants from the public schools, faculty from the Arts and Sciences, and from teacher education, who understand and are committed to the goals of simultaneous renewal of the schools and to the education of educators.
Collaboration among the P-12 school partners, MSU faculty in the Arts and Sciences and in Teacher Education, will require participants to examine their roles in their respective institutions and propose and undertake an inquiry project towards achieving the goals of the program.
Candidates Will Be Notified By: May 23, 2015
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO APPLY, PLEASE CLICK THE APPLICATION LINK BELOW:
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Would you like to take courses and learn new skills that are valued by a variety of employers?
Do you want to learn how to measure the success of a program, how to identify and use data to meet accountability needs and more from seasoned evaluators?
Consider our CERTIFICATE IN PROGRAM EVALUATION! It is not too late to begin this fall!
Courses are conveniently offered in a hybrid format and the entire certificate can be completed in just 10 months!
Programs across a variety of industries are being pressured to justify their investments to stakeholders through program evaluation – by assessing program processes and implementation, measuring outcomes, and informing ongoing program improvement.
The demand for program evaluation is growing. In fact, US News named Program Evaluator as a Best Kept Secret Career!:
http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/articles/2008/12/11/best-kept-secret-career-program-evaluator
The coursework in this certificate covers the full spectrum from program planning to program revision, including training on evaluation theory, research/evaluation ethics, logic models, program theory, considering stakeholder perspectives, designing evaluation studies, designing data collection instruments, collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, interpreting and reporting on analyses, and facilitating the use of evaluation findings to make program improvements.
Courses are offered in hybrid format, meeting approximately one Saturday per month with the remainder of work to be completed online. (Fall course meeting dates are: September 6, September 27, November 1, December 6.) The culminating applied practicum experience also takes place within the course structure. (No fieldwork is required.) Enrolled students may complete the certificate program in just 10 months. Courses are taught by seasoned professionals in the program evaluation field and the certificate is housed in the Center for Research and Evaluation on Education and Human Services (CREEHS).
Those completing the program work in schools, foundations, government agencies, community and nonprofit organizations, consulting companies and higher education as:
Program Officer
Research Analyst
Program Director
Project Manager
Agency Director (Government, Human Services, Health Care, Nonprofit)
Data Analyst
Evaluation Coordinator
Consultant
Accreditation Manager
Assessment Coordinator
Training & Evaluation Specialist
If you are interested in starting in this program this fall, the first class meets on Saturday, September 6. Please contact Eden Kyse at evalcenter@montclair.edu for enrollment information.
The Garden State Alliance for Strengthening Education (GSASE)
Announces a Symposium:
TAKING BACK THE PROFESSION
September 27, 2014
Forsgate Country Club
2013-2014 MSUNER TEACHER STUDY GROUPS
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal (MSUNER) of the Montclair State University Center of Pedagogy welcomes you to apply for a Teacher Study Group Grant (TSG) for the 2013-2014 academic year. A TSG is meant to provide an opportunity for teachers to take responsibility for their own professional development and renewal by engaging in collaborative learning and inquiry that will advance the goal of simultaneous renewal of the schools and the education of educators. In other words, it gives a group of educators a chance to work and learn together about a topic of mutual interest.
Administrators and faculty from partner schools, faculty from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, and faculty from the College of Education and Human Services, are eligible to apply for this type of grant. We encourage any and all combinations of educators to work together on a topic of mutual interest. Since the possibilities are endless for the design and mission of the grant, let your imagination, interests, and needs guide your thinking when writing a proposal. The study group context provides a wonderful vehicle for collegial professional development to assist in and redesign teaching and learning.
Some sample topics from the past are:
- Common Core Standards and 21st Century Learners
- Peer Professional Development
- No More Bullying!
- Be Keen, Go Green!
- Everything Tech But the Kitchen Sink
- Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation in the Elementary School
- Environmental Challenges: What We Can Do
- Building Critical Thinking Strategies to Strengthen the Link Between Reading and Writing
- Culturally Responsive Teaching
Topics must relate to at least one of the following strands: Pedagogy, Content, Diverse Learners, Mentoring/Induction, Technology, or 21st Century Skills
This request for proposals (RFP) outlines the requirements for MSUNER funding of a teacher study group.
Each member district is entitled to $1,000 in funding for the 2013-2014 academic year, as is the University. For each district, funds will be divided among the number of study groups that are accepted and by the nature of the project. The maximum funding for any one study group grant is $500. Special funding arrangements will be made should a study group include teachers from multiple school districts.
FOR MORE DETAILS, CLICK THE TEACHER INCENTIVE LINK UNDER THE "GRANT OPPORTUNITIES" TAB on the Main page of www.msuner.org
SUBMIT PROPOSAL ONLINE at: Teacher Study Group Proposal
PROPOSALS ARE DUE BY OCTOBER 15, 2013
(Proposals will not be accepted after this due date)
DECISIONS ON AWARDS WILL BE MADE BY NOVEMBER 1, 2013
Please click on the link below to access the 2014 MSUNER Summer Conference Program
The New Jersey Future Educators Association (NJFEA) is the largest organization in our state for high school and middle school students who aspire to become future teachers. We have NJFEA chapters high schools and middle schools throughout our state. Students may also join as individual members. Membership for the 2014-15 school year is now open! Please see the attached flier for details.
Membership is only $8 per person which entitles you to
- receive Go Teach, the official FEA magazine
- participate at NJFEA state-wide conferences and programs
- participate at the NJEA annual convention,
- meet peers who aspire to become teachers
- participate in statewide competitions & service projects
- receive Smart Board, our monthly newsletter
- get featured on our NJFEA website, in newspapers, and on television
- stay connected to important state and national issues on teaching
- be recognized for academic achievements through the FEA Honor Society
- learn about college scholarships for future teach
- be eligible for the NJFEA Outstanding Achievement Award
- share the pride of teaching through NJFEA chapter
- ADVISERS: Receive a free copy of the FEA Handbook for Chapter Advisers
We are waiving the $125 fee for new chapters that start-up between July 1-November 1. Funding for NJFEA is provided by the New Jersey Education Association.
Please e-mail or call me at 609-771-2464 if you need additional information. We look forward to your participation in NJFEA.
Good wishes,
Larry Fieber
Laurence R. Fieber Executive Director,
Center for Future Educators, The College of New Jersey
State Director, New Jersey Future Educators Association
Dear Network Member:
I would like to request your participation in a research project. Drs. Helenrose Fives and Nicole Barnes from Montclair State University are interested in understanding teachers’ beliefs about motivation and the purposes of assessment. They are attempting to gather responses from practicing teachers to better understand these beliefs.
Please follow the link below and respond to the questionnaire about your beliefs about motivation and assessment. The questionnaire is 60 items long and should take you about 10-20 minutes to complete. The questionnaire is completely anonymous and all findings will be reported in summarized form.
Link to questionnaire: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TeachersBeliefsAboutAssessment
Please take the time to support this work. Thank you!
Sincerely,
MSUNER
The Center of Pedagogy & the Agenda for Education in a Democracy
Presents
“Gender and Education”
The Annual Advance
June 27, 2014 at 4pm
The Conference Center - 7th Floor University Hall
Montclair State University
This year’s program features the viewing and discussion of “Valentine Road.” “Valentine Road” is a documentary about the 2008 murder of Larry King in Oxnard, California. King, a gender variant youth of color, had publicly announced he had a crush on Brandon McInerney, a male classmate, who shot King twice in their classroom. The film focuses on issues of race, class, gender, micro-aggression, and our acceptance of difference in our schools. Join us for a fruitful discussion of the film and how this event affects all of us.
To Register RSVP at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FJX56XG
For additional information please contact
Leslie Wilson @ wilsonl@mail.montclair.edu
For additional information please contact
Leslie Wilson @ wilsonl@mail.montclair.edu
Kindly click on the link below to see information on the summer literacy workshop offered by Pascack Valley July 14, 2014 - discounts for MSUNER member districts.
Giving Voice To Democracy in Music Education
June 20 – 22, 2014
This conference will present ideas and forward thinking teaching practice about developing young musicians in a democratic society. How we design spaces for democratic participation in the profession and in the classroom contributes not only critical thought about music but also to the place of music in a broader social context. Featured speakers will be Dr. David Elliott, celebrated author of Music Matters, Dr. Nicholas Michelli, international spokesperson and author for education as democratic practice, and Dr. Paul G. Woodford, distinguished author of Democracy and Music Education.
Presentations
Carla E. Aguilar & Mark Harris, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Cultivating Democracy Through Student Guided Learning
Krystal Prime Banfield, Berklee College of Music
Rays of hope: Empowering Youth to Find Their Voice Through Applications in Popular Music Education
Adam Patrick Bell, Montclair State University
Can We Afford These Affordances? Digital Audio Workstation Design and Democracy
Mary Ellen Junda, University of Connecticut
Broadside Ballads: Social Consciousness in Song
Frank Martignetti, University of Bridgeport, CT & New York University
Negotiating Democracy, Diversity and Community in an Urban High School Classroom.
Michael Patrick Wall, Paramus Public Schools, NJ & Jennifer Kingma Wall, Montclair State University
Improvising to Learn: A Democratic Framework for Music Education
Connie Devivic Nokes, University of Arizona
Invisible No More: Democracy for Sexual Minority Students in the Culture of the Music Classroom
Daniel John Shevock, Jason B. Gossett, Yo-jung Han, Darrin H. Thornton & Lindsay Fulcher, The Pennsylvania State University
Democracy in Public School Ensembles: A Descriptive Survey of Current Practice
Amy Spears, Arizona State University & Dr. Danelle Larson, Eastern Illinois University
Using Small Ensembles to Promote Democratic Learning in Band
Allison L. Thorp, Eastman School of Music
Music Education in Cultures of Poverty: A Review of Literature
Location: The John J. Cali School of Music, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, Upper Montclair, New Jersey. The university is 25 minutes from Newark airport and 15 minutes from either hotel.
Registration: Registration is ongoing and available during the first two days of the conference. Early bird registration with a conference discount ends April 1st, 2014. See accompanying registration form for further details.
Hotels: La Quinta Hotel, 256 Route 3 East, Clifton, NJ 07014
Conference room rate per person: $99/night before 5/30/14
For Reservations call: (800)642-4239 Option 1
Ask for Montclair State University
Courtyard Marriott West Orange, 8 Rooney Circle, W. Orange, NJ 07052 Conference room rate per person: $139.99
For Reservations call: (973)669-4725
Ask for Montclair State University
Airport: Newark International Airport (EWR)
Clairidge Taxi Transportation (973-746-2600)
Newark Aiport to hotels: $72
Hotels to conference site: $36
For Further Information: Dr. Lisa DeLorenzo, Conference Coordinator at delorenzol@mail.montclair.edu or click the “Democracy Conference” link on the John J. Cali School of Music web page at http://www.montclair.edu/music
(See Registration Form On Next Page)
Giving Voice To Democracy in Music Education
June 20 – 22, 2014
REGISTRATION FORM
Name:
Mailing Address:
Telephone:
University or School District:
Email:
Registration Rates (Please reserve by June 10)
Please indicate one of the options below:
____ Entire Conference $225
(Includes Friday dinner, Sat & Sun light breakfast, Saturday lunch)
____ Early Bird Rate by 4/1/14 $195
(Includes Friday dinner, Sat & Sun light breakfast, Saturday lunch)
____ Saturday Only $ 95
(includes light breakfast and lunch)
MSU Undergraduates $ 25 (for Friday dinner add $30)
Indicate if you prefer vegetarian meals: YES _____
Please send registration form and check (made out to Montclair State University Foundation) to:
Dr. Lisa DeLorenzo, Conference Coordinator, John J, Cali School of Music, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043.
Please Note That Registration Fees Are Non-Refundable
