Special Invitation

Celebrating the 20^th Anniversary of The Center of Pedagogy

Attention Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal Member Districts!!!

The College of Education and Human Services, Center of Pedagogy, Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal, & The Holocaust Genocide and Human Rights Project are honored to welcome Minnijean Brown Trickey, an original member of The Little Rock Nine, and her daughter, Spirit Trickey, for a special presentation. (For students in grades 5-12.)

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

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PARTNER DISTRICT INVITATION & REGISTRATION

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Attention teachers interested in obtaining Clinical Faculty Status as well as appointed members that still need to complete the 3 required Clinical Faculty Workshops!The MSUNER will be offering all 3 required Clinical Faculty Workshops in June. 

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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

 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:

2015 LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATES APPLICATION

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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.

The Garden State Alliance for Strengthening Education (GSASE)

Announces a Symposium:

  TAKING BACK THE PROFESSION

September 27, 2014

Forsgate Country Club

Come and join us at our first Theater of the Oppressed Troupe meeting here at MSU

Tuesday, March 14^th

5:00 pm-7:00 pm

University Hall, ADP Center, Room 1121

Are you angry and frustrated by the political climate in your local, regional, and national communities?

Would you be interested in joining a social action group that examines oppression?

 Do you want to find ways to take political action using Theater of the Oppressed?

We are looking for teachers, students, faculty, and staff who are interested in joining our TO Troupe.

Please RSVP or send any questions to Dr. Monica Taylor at taylorm@mail.montclair.edu

Theater of the Oppressed believes in:

• The essential dignity & human rights of all human beings
• Questioning and curiosity
• Change is possible
• Creativity is necessary, accessible, and universal
• Solidarity and the collective are necessary

****This TO troupe is generously sponsored by the Center of Pedagogy and Kappa Delta Pi.

Calling MSUNER High Schools:

Apply for the recognition you deserve! Help celebrate public education!

#schoolsofopportunity http://schoolsofopportunity.org

The National Education Policy Center just launched the third year of NEPC's Schools of Opportunity recognition project.

The new website http://schoolsofopportunity.org lists the application criteria derived from the book, Closing the Opportunity Gap. The general idea is to recognize schools that are using evidence-based strategies to increase educational excellence and equity.

The Washington Post AnswerSheet provides more detailed information:https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/02/14/more-than-test-scores-schools-of-opportunity-to-recognize-high-schools-that-create-full-learning-experiences-for-every-student/

For more information on how to apply, here is the full press release http://nepc.info/node/8450.

You may also contact:

Kevin G. Welner
Professor and Director
National Education Policy Center

http://nepc.colorado.edu

School of Education

University of Colorado Boulder
(303) 492-8370

'Like' the NEPC on Facebook | Follow @NEPCtweet on Twitter

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Dear Colleagues, Shipmates, and Friends

Attached please find a new contribution, ANTARCTIC ADVENTURES: Life Lessons from Polar Explorers, designed for adolescents and older who would benefit from taking more control of their own lives, setting and achieving reasonable life goals, solving problems, becoming more inquisitive and reflective.

The book is richly illustrated with life lessons from various polar explorers, including the author, NASA astronauts, engineers and leaders in business and sports. It could serve as a resource for a variety of units and as a guide for independent study.

I hope you will consider sharing this announcement within your own networks.

Many thanks for your consideration and best wishes,

John Barell
www.morecuriousminds.com
LT. USN-Ret