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Thank you and we look forward to receiving your response to our survey.
We invite any educators who teach in the Newark Board of Education or Orange Public Schools, or who are alumni of Montclair State University’s Transformative Education Networks teacher ed programs, UTR, NTP, or WWTF, to submit artifacts exemplifying how they promote racial or social justice in their curriculum. The deadline for submitting artifacts using this Google form is April 15, 2022.
If you would like to nominate someone else you know who is doing racial and/or social justice teaching in their classroom and meets the eligibility requirements, please complete the nomination section of the Google Form by March 1, 2022 so that we can reach out and invite them to submit artifacts.
TEN will honor two educators at our 2022 June Gathering where they will each share their project, be featured in the TEN Newsletter, and receive a special gift.
In the spirit of collaboration and to continue to grow the network of educators within the TEN community, selected entries will be added to a shared Google drive so that teachers have access to the lessons created and we can continue to inspire one another in this work.
Timeline:
> February 1 - April 15: Accepting submissions
> March 1 - Nominations Due
> June 1 - Educators notified
> June 17 - TEN end of year celebration
Eligibility:
> Currently teaching within the PK-12 grade span
> Are in a NBOE or OPS school, or an alum of MSU’s UTR, NTP, or WWTF
> Available to present at program or willing to record a video presentation if selected
Submission Requirements:
> Submissions should provide the committee with robust evidence as to what teaching for social and/or racial justice looks like in your classroom and may include any combination of the following: lesson plans, unit plans, curriculum overviews, instructional materials, short video recordings, and/or student work.
> Teaching artifacts must have been implemented within the last three years. Artifacts that are not created by the applicant should be properly cited (i.e. a Rethinking Schools lesson or a lesson from NJ’s Amistad curriculum)
> Complete the Google form to submit your artifacts and complete application
Sincerely,
Note: If you are interested in starting this spring 2022, our first course, TLRN 500 Computational Thinking will start 2/28.
No Registration Required! JOIN HERE AT 4:00 PM
Research Participants Wanted
Reclaiming ME, a Muslim Educators Research Collective, is conducting the first national study of Muslim American teachers.
Are you a Muslim American teacher? Do you know a Muslim American teacher?
We are looking for folks who:
self-identify as Muslim (with varying degrees of religiosity or who identify with Muslim as a cultural category)
represent any racial or ethnic background
teach in public K-12 schools in the U.S.
are adults over 18 years of age who can provide consent
would be willing to complete a 15-20 minute online survey
Participants are invited to complete a 15-20 minute survey. They will be asked to answer questions about their own experiences as teachers.
We are raffling off two iPads and all participants who complete the survey are eligible to enter the raffle.
Questions, please contact:
ReclaimingMuslimEducators@gmail.com
This study has been approved by Montclair State University’s Institutional Review Board IRB-FY17-18-983
Please use the QR Code to access the survey.
Register HERE
Register HERE
Dr. Carla Shalaby
Author of Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School
with DJ Justis
and featuring Poet Florence Faison
Thursday, February 24 at 6:00 p.m. EST via Zoom
RSVP at https://bit.ly/CUEshalaby
If classroom management is a curriculum – a series of lessons students learn from us – this talk invites us to ask: what do we teach now through our classroom management, and what we might want to teach instead? We will consider the troubling relationships between traditional classroom management approaches and carcerality, and begin to wonder how intentionally shifting our models of power and authority in the classroom might instead support the teaching and learning of freedom. By seeing our troublemakers as a resource to leverage instead of a problem to solve, this talk invites us to imagine classrooms as a space in which we might practice the world we want by rejecting disposability in favor of the struggle for love, justice, care, and healing. Purchase the book here.
This event is free and open to the public. ASL interpretation and live transcription will be provided.
The Transformative Education Network (TEN) at Montclair State University prepares, supports and develops teachers who teach toward antiracism and social justice. A part of TEN, the Critical Urban Education (CUE) Speaker Series is a bi-annual event bringing leading national scholars to Montclair State University. CUE provides a forum to develop attendees’ racial and political analysis through a series of lectures and workshops focused on social and cultural issues influencing urban schools and communities. Learn more and watch previous talks here.
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Critical Urban Education Speaker Series
Instagram: @transformativeeducationnetwork
Our program mission is to prepare culturally competent professionals for leadership roles in preK-12 education. We prepare leaders who partner with communities, staff, and families, promote equity within schools, and advance a democratic vision for teaching, learning, administration, and leadership. We are looking for a colleague who centers equity and justice in teaching. We offer an academic and experiential graduate program to prepare leaders in the areas of administration; visioning; strategic planning; assessment & evaluation; law; finance; diversity; data analysis/action research; personnel/human resources; ethics; curriculum management; instructional leadership; and supervision. We seek a colleague who can help us in our work to centralize equity and justice in our curriculum.
"Supporting Immigrant Families for School Success" Date Time: Nov 17, 2021 12:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: |
About this event
When: November 17, 2021, 4:00pm-5:00pm ET
You will receive the link to watch the film on your own between November 12-16. Then, join us for an interactive, virtual discussion about how New Jersey can address Adverse Childhood Experiences(ACEs) in our children.
Speakers:
- Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FAAN - New Jersey School Nurse, New Jersey State School Nurses Association Legislative Co-Chair, and Author of The Relentless School Nurse
- Angel Santiago, Elementary School Teacher, 2021 New Jersey Teacher of the Year
- Mary Reece, Ed.D., Director of Special Projects at the Foundation for Educational Administration and New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association
- Amanda Adams, Associate Director of Professional Development and Instructional Issues Division, and New Jersey Education Association Priority Schools Initiative Coordinator
Moderated by Dwana M. Young, MPA, New Jersey Department of Children and Families, Office of Resilience
New Grant Opportunity for Teachers!
We are excited to announce the launch of the Social-Emotional Development Integration and Learning Cohort Grant Program, provided by SEL4NJ and supported by the New York Jets.
Please find more details below and please be sure to visit our website SEL4NJ.org for the full Request for Proposal (RFP), and application details.
Please feel free to share with your colleagues (and remind them to join SEL4NJ)!
The grant opportunity is open to any New Jersey teacher or team of teachers from the same school or district for professional study leading to the integration of social, emotional, and character development in their classroom, school, or district.
SEL4NJ will award grants up to $1,500 for professional learning opportunities related to SEL for teachers and teams of applicants are eligible for grants up to $2,500. Proposals that address how equity will be integrated and promoted will be given special consideration.
The grant application is due by December 10, 2021, at 11:59 pm. EST. For more information and application requirements, visit our website at SEL4NJ.org
Second Annual SEL Resource Virtual Showcase
November 16
FREE REGISTRATION
- Intersecting SEL, social Justice, and equity for successful engagement across school communities
- Strategies for effective SEL from birth through grade 12
- Educator self-care during stressful times
- Innovative, interactive digital approaches to SEL
- Using SEL assessments to inform instructional practice and data-driven decision-making
- Funding sources to support SEL in schools and communities
Register at no charge. Join for all or part of the day. Take action now to ensure yourself a spot!
Please share this opportunity with your school and out-of-school time colleagues and partner organizations.