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…
The NJEA ACCESS Model provided support for the Camden Community Riletta T. Cream Elementary School by assisting them with hosting a parent workshop on attendance and other topics. The workshop…
By Dawn Howlen When NJEA members walk into a professional development (PD) workshop at the Mercer County Education Association (MCEA), they may be unaware of everyone responsible for making the…
On Oct. 11, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Education issued a broadcast memo regarding substitute requirements and service limits. The department noted that recently adopted regulations allow individuals to…
NJEA hosted the ACCESS Hope & Healing Conference on Oct. 21 at the Princeton Marriott at Forrestal. The conference was led by Alisha De Lorenzo and Tyrone K. Laws. ACCESS…
NJEA ACCESS consultant Carolyn Corbi supported Yorkship School educators at their back-to-school night event on Sept. 20. ACCESS consultants created a bilingual survey for parents to elicit ways to improve…
Dena Grushkin, an NJEA ACCESS consultant and NJREA member, led a workshop on mindfulness for teachers at Monument School in Trenton on Sept. 6. Grushkin spent 36 years as a…
On Aug. 21, the first three cohorts of the NJEA Teacher Leader Academy gathered for a festive luncheon at the Princeton Marriott at Forrestal to celebrate their completion of the…
Ensuring equitable evaluation practices By Elisabeth Yucis It was my second day back in the classroom after a 12-week maternity leave, and I was extra bleary-eyed from catching a…
On Oct. 27 from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m., Rutgers University will hold its annual 2023 Culture Conference. The conference this year is virtual and held on the Zoom platform.…