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Join us for an online screening & interactive discussion of the documentary: Resilience, The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope

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

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NNER 2020 VIRTUAL SUMMER INSTITUTE

NNER 2020 VIRTUAL SUMMER INSTITUTE

** The Agenda for Education in a Democracy is sponsoring five free slots for MSU and MSUNER faculty. If you plan to apply and would like to claim your free slot, please email MSUNER@MONTCLAIR.EDU **

The gravity and complexity of our time continue to build as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves and more uprisings across the country unfold against massive racial disparities in police killings, use of force, arrests, imprisonment and more. Our current reality has compelled individuals across the nation to more intentionally examine education, often offering remarks along the lines of “education will never be the same.” 

We also know that public education is extraordinarily resilient and often resistant to change. Yet, it is evident that people’s lives depend on this change.  

For over 30 years, the National Network for Educational Renewal has promoted a compelling agenda, known as the Agenda for Education in a Democracy (AED), to ensure quality education for all and insist on educational renewal to ensure the vital role of education in a democracy. We are at a pivotal point in American history, and as educators, our role in this is integral. 

ABOUT THE SUMMER INSTITUTE

This point in time offers NNER, its member settings, like-minded individuals and organizations a necessary challenge but also another opportunity to even further clarify, renew and reimagine the AED and NNER’s four-part mission:

  1. Foster the skills, disposition, and knowledge necessary for effective participation of our nation’s youth in a political democracy;
  2. Ensure that our youth have access to those understandings and skills required for satisfying and responsible lives;
  3. Develop educators who nurture the learning and well-being of every student; and
  4. Ensure educators’ competence in and commitment to serving as stewards of schools.

The Summer Institute is one of NNER’s annual experiences that support educators and community leaders from across the country. The Summer Institute combines the here-and-now of school-university-community partnership work and the larger framework and long-range/historical perspective of the National Network for Educational Renewal. The Institute furthers the network of professional connections and friendships across NNER with the intention of deepening our partnership among each other as well as our local settings. 

Our overarching theme, Preparing Beyond Distress: How Do We Prepare Ourselves for Innovation?, encourages us to “Remember to imagine and craft the worlds you cannot live without, just as you dismantle the ones you cannot live within” (Ruha Benjamin). We more deeply examine four areas that compel us to imagine and create the worlds we cannot live without:

  1. From Small Scale and Whole System – What Makes NNER Distinct
  2. The Radical Imagination
  3. Teacher Academies: A Demonstration Site for School-University Partnerships
  4. The Fields That Imagine: The Role of the Arts and Humanities in K-12 and Teacher Education 

Click here for a detailed Agenda Overview, including presentation topics and essential/centering questions.

To register, please visit this website. If you have any questions, please contact Catherine Wolfe Bornhorst, catherine@nnerpartnerships.org.

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Trauma Informed and Antiracist Workshops

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(Runs for 7 sessions, every other week from 1/19 - 4/13/21 via Zoom and will be recorded for asynchronous learning.) For anyone wanting to better understand a trauma informed framework that brings all of our loose ends in mental health together in a way that makes sense.  From emergency risk assessments to building a sustainable community of care through restorative practices, SEL, and antiracism, we will explore a framework that puts solutions into practice.
If interested in a preview, will be presenting at NJSBA Virtual Workshop 2020 in October.
Antiracist Advocacy for Equity in Policy and Practice  from 1/11/ - 6/28/21 over 13 sessions every other week via Zoom.  For anyone interested in taking the journey to re-explore the origins of our racial divide, understand how trauma is passed down through generations, and learn the steps to stop racist policy and practice.
Both workshops are free to youth 18- to 24-years-old.
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Dear MSUNER community,
The flyer above is to promote the campus talk by Dr. Ebony McGee, titled "Black, Brown, Bruised: How Racialized STEM Education Stifles Innovation” on Wednesday April 28th beginning at 1:30pm. We would like to promote this joint CSAM/CEHS event widely throughout the campus, and invite students, faculty and staff, STEM teachers in our MSU partner districts (and their students), and other members of the extended campus community to attend this exciting event.
Pre-registration is required for this Zoom event at: http://bit.ly/Noyce21
Participants must be registered in order to attend the live talk or view the recording for one month afterward, but registration is open to the public. Please feel free to distribute this information widely.
Sincerely,
Dr. Doug Larkin and Dr. Sandra Adams

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Is God Funky or What? The Dynamics of Power, Music, and Black Healing

A Four-part Web Series

Part 1: Thursday, October 1, 7:30pm-8:30pm

 

Livestream and Q&A:

 

At a time when the disproportionate effects of COVID-19, policing, and disenfranchisement of communities of color have been laid bare, we will examine the dynamic interplay of race, protest, music, healing, religion, and post-colonial theory.

 

Dr. Micheal Viega (John J. Cali School of Music, Music Therapy) and Dr. Kate E. Temoney, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Religion) invite you to participate in a one-hour web series inspired by the 2019 book by Dr. Theodore W. Burgh: Is God Funky or What? Black Biblical Culture and Contemporary Popular MusicDr. Burgh is a musician, archeologist, and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion and the University of North Carolina Wilmington. This is the inaugural event of a four-part web series during the 2020-2021 academic year, and attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions (and maybe even hear a note or two). This event is free and open to the public.

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Dear All,

Those of you with school-age children and those in programs related to P-12 education might be interested in this 6/25/2020 document from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/clinical-guidance/covid-19-planning-considerations-return-to-in-person-education-in-schools/

Tamara

Tamara Lucas, Ph.D.
Dean
College of Education and Human Services
973-655-5167
lucast@montclair.edu

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 Over the last nine months I’ve felt a range of emotions (like you) from anxiety and despair to gratitude and optimism. But today I feel ELATED, ECSTATIC, and PROUD!
 
Why?

I have the opportunity to announce that as of today our online course, Managing Emotions in Times of Uncertainty and Stress, is available to educators and school staff across the globe for FREE on Coursera.
 
Our team has spent months bringing the latest science and practice together into this 10-hour course that dives deeply into healthy emotion regulation for educators, the intersection of race, bias, and identity in educating students, and practical strategies to support students in managing their difficult emotions.
 
Please share as widely as possible in your networks. Here’s the link. 
https://www.coursera.org/learn/managing-emotions-uncertainty-stress
 
Here’s a media kit to help you get the word out! https://www.ycei.org/yale-course-media-kit

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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

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Need Binders?

Dear Network Colleagues,

Faculty at MSU now apply for tenure, promotion, and sabbatical though Interfolio and no longer submit physical binders.  The departments were thinking that perhaps school teachers, or local schools in general, could use the binders that faculty may no longer need.  

If you have a need for binders please respond to this announcement and we will make arrangements to get them to you. 

Warm regards,

Marilyn

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WHIEEAA established the African American Education (AfAmEd) Connector Roundtable Series in June 2020 to address gaps and opportunities for African Americans students and families, and to highlight programs, policies, and practices that accelerate the learning and development of Black students of all ages. The topic for this roundtable is Reimagining Opportunities for African American Students with Disabilities. In commemoration of the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), WHIEEAA would like to highlight the importance of meaningfully supporting African American students with disabilities for academic success.

This discussion, moderated by newly appointed Executive Director Terris Todd, will enable participants to have access to information, resources, best and promising practices from ED, other federal agencies, and the field. Register today.

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Second Annual SEL Resource Virtual Showcase

November 16

FREE REGISTRATION

Hosted by SEL4MA, this virtual conference will include interactive plenary presentations, live breakout sessions, exhibit booths, and opportunities to network and connect with hundreds of conference participants.
 
Discover new approaches to strengthen and enhance social and emotional learning in your community. Learn from national experts and exchange tips with other local SEL champions in this dynamic professional development event.

Register Now

Topics will include:
  • 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.

LEARN MORE AND REGISTER NOW

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Professional Development Opportunity- Climate Change for K-12 Teachers

 

Educators at the NJ School of Conservation (Sussex County) are offering professional development for K-12 teachers focused on climate change.

 

Three different workshops are available for various grade levels/content areas. Each workshop is designed to help classroom teachers incorporate the new climate change standards in their teaching in the 2021-2022 school year and beyond.

 

More details are available on the NJSOC website. Registration is through Eventbrite. 

 

https://friendsofnjsoc.org/event/teaching-climate-change-k-5-classrooms/

 

https://friendsofnjsoc.org/event/ready-or-not-here-it-comes-teaching-climate-change-in-non-science-classr/

 

https://friendsofnjsoc.org/event/teaching-climate-change-in-science-classrooms-grades-6-12/

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TO REGISTER, PLEASE CLICK HERE


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Critical Urban Education Speaker Series
Black Lives Matter in Schools Event
Date: Feb 4th, 2021
Time: 5:30-7:30

 

Vision-Driven Justice
Inspired by Dr. J’s TED Talk, 2053, this session will move beyond what it means to fight against social inequities by embracing powerful vision and action around what we are fighting for. Framed by what she has conceptualized as Vision-Driven Justice, Dr. J will share key principles of this orientation in conversation with youth who have been working on their visions for social change.  

 

Speakers: Jamila Lyiscott and Young People from Newark
Host: MSU’s College of Education and Human Services Dean’s Office
Co-Sponsors: Department of Teaching and Learning, Center of Pedagogy, MSU Network for Educational Renewal, MSU’s ADP Center

Jamila Lyiscott aka, Dr. J, is a community-engaged scholar, nationally renowned speaker, and the author of Black Appetite. White Food: Issues of Race, Voice, and Justice Within and Beyond the Classroom. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she is the co-founder and co-director of the Center of Racial Justice and Youth Engaged Research. Dr. J is most well known for being featured on TED.com where her video, '3 Ways to Speak English,' has been viewed over 4.5 million times, and for her commissioned TED Talk, '2053' in response to the inauguration of the 45th occupant of the white house. She has been invited to over 100 institutions throughout the nation where she works closely with youth, educators, and communities to disrupt racial inequities and enact a vision-driven justice.

Dr. Lyiscott will be joined by preK-12th grade students from Newark public schools who have been engaging with her work in their classrooms.  All of the students who will be participating have student teachers and mentors from The Newark Teacher Project (NTP) at Montclair State University.  NTP is a small innovative teacher education program that prepares antiracist, social justice oriented teachers for the Newark Board of Education. 

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