NJEA ACCESSS works with Trenton EA to support local families
Pictured (l to r): TEA President Talithea Duncan, TEA Secretary Dana Oliver and Trenton ACCESS consultants Carrie Ann Floyd, Katherine Clark, Dena Grushkin and Danele Still.

NJEA ACCESSS works with Trenton EA to support local families

In mid-December 2023, the NJEA ACCESS team worked with the Trenton Education Association to provide holiday gifts for Trenton families in need. Twelve families were provided with gifts to distribute…

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Instructional coaching as a transformative experience

By Richard Wilson Many school districts have turned to instructional coaching as an intensive individualized professional development experience for teachers, leading to better teaching and increased student learning.   Like…

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ACCESS Supports teachers and staff in Camden

More than 40 educators attended a mini-Hope and Healing session at the Camden Education Association office in Voorhees on Dec. 14. Small groups of educators rotated through sessions led by…

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2024 NJTESOL/NJBE Spring Conference

Systems of Support for Multilingual Learners The 2024 conference of the New Jersey Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages/New Jersey Bilingual Educators (NJTESOL/NJBE) will have two components: an…

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Certification fee holiday announced 

By Camy Kobylinski  In July, Gov. Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) announced a certification fee holiday through June 2024. The holiday allows novice teachers as…

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NJEA ACCESS holds circles at Trenton’s Holland Middle School

Through the NJEA ACCESS program, consultants work with educators to develop skills and instill practices to create optimal learning environments. In December, ACCESS hosted meeting circles at Trenton’s Holland Middle…

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ACCESS Supports Trenton Community Monument Intermediate School

In November, NJEA ACCESS consultant Katherine Clark worked with the staff at Trenton Community Monument School. Clark regularly works to support Special Education teacher, Glynis Spencer. Spencer became an educator…

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Healing Circle at Camden’s Yorkship Elementary School

Healing Circles can be wonderful tools to help build community and provide support for others. NJEA ACCESS consultant Carolyn L. Corbi, M.A. recently conducted a Healing Circle at Yorkshop Elementary…

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