Get advice on policy updates required to comply with the recently enacted “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.” The session will cover responsibilities of board members, administrators and staff in implementing the legislation.
NJSBA policy consultant will answer questions and discuss protecting and encouraging student health, what other school districts may be doing and offer suggestions and advise on policy language.
Come and hear about proposed legislative issues, including tenure reform, affecting board members and school districts.
Get answers to their district specific questions.... and cement relationships with the Field Service Department.
By using problems identified in children's literature, students are given opportunities to create tangible solutions to solve problems presented in some of their favorite stories. Children identify the problem, consider how the problem could be solved, ponder what they could make to solve the problem, plan and build a solution. Next, they test their solutions to determine whether or not their creations meet the needs of the problem. Students are encouraged to seek multiple solutions to promote the understanding that there is more than one working solution. As a closure activity, students revisit the story to compare their solutions with the one provided in the literature. This circular process integrates math, science and technology in a hands-on learning approach. Meeting countless standards, children's engineering allows children to become problem solvers of the future by allowing them to practice 21st century problem solving skills in an active and innovative setting.
In print or online, school district publications are a valuable vehicle for getting your district’s message out. This session will discuss both print and online publications – the advantages and disadvantages of both regulations that govern content, and how to publish district news on the web. Learn how your message should be crafted differently for an Internet audience. View examples of good New Jersey school district communications vehicles.
AdvancED's newest program, ASSIST, redefines the meaning of continuous improvement and gives schools and districts the tools and support they need to transform education. ASSIST merges process, content, and technology into a dynamic web-based platform that supports end to end management of school improvement and accreditation processes. Schools and districts are provided access to high-quality research and consulting support, surveys for gathering stakeholder input, relevant data for analyzing and understanding results, and tools for formulating improvement goals and action plans.
Classroom Economy is an engaging and hands-on approach to teach the "Economics, Innovation, and Technology" strand of the New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards for Social Studies (6.1.4.C.1-16). Having students engaged in a simulated economic environment allows for a deeper understanding of economic principles. Establishing a classroom economy provides the opportunity to create a cohesive, year-long unit in which the students become active participants and are invested in learning and understanding the concepts presented in class.
The presentation will describe the special education services that EBS can provide to NJ Public Schools. They include: 1. Management & Direct Services (Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, School Psychologists, Special Education Teachers, School Nurses, Other Special Services);
2. Consulting Services (Perform a Program Analysis; Develop a Strategic Plan for Special Services; Develop Comprehensive Solutions for Special Education Issues/Challenges)
3. Customized Trainings (RTI- Response to Intervention; FBA - Functional Behavior Assessments; Multicultural Difference vs. Delay; Collaborative Service Delivery; Autism; Literacy; Augmentative Communication; Assistive Technology)
Fast ForWord is a research-based program that provides instructional strategies and multisensory activities to assist students in classroom activities and learning. A software program published by Scientific Learning, it features a series of scientifically validated reading intervention products that apply neuroscience principles to building the learning capacity of students. The Fast ForWord program utilizes patented technologies that leverage the science and opportunity of brain plasticity. By exercising processing skills through intensive, adaptive activity, actual physical changes occur in the brain. These physical changes to the brain can result in changes to one’s abilities. The program is offered on every level (Primary, Elementary, Middle and High School) and is designed to offer challenging, innovative and experiential learning.
Instructional Aides can be highly effective support for students with disabilities. One of the greatest challenges in providing this support is in knowing whether it is used and useful in meeting students' IEP goals and objectives and also whether data is being collected to manage the service effectively. This program will discuss methods of data collection and ongoing review of data among instructional aides, educators and child study team members.
Lunch Monitors is an easy-to-implement program that integrates general and special education students in the lunch room. The program also can reduce bullying and promotes positive peer interactions between students of all ages. Fifth grade students volunteer their recess time to monitor student behaviors in the lunchroom. Monitors work with a partner to correct misbehavior in a respectful manner and award tickets to students who show appropriate behaviors. Students can earn lunchroom privileges in monthly ticket drawings. Being a monitor helps students learn to work with others, initiate and maintain conversations, develop and recognize appropriate social skills, serve as role models, and build self-esteem. The presence of the Lunch Monitors in the cafeteria also motivates students to behave appropriately.
Today's high school classroom is frequently one that reflects the pressurized environment of high stakes testing. Content presentation and retention is paramount to all parties involved. There is a constant search for ways to alter lessons and assignments, as well as continuing attempts to locate best practices that will yield the best understanding of content.
However, group interactions have two major forces, one being content dynamics, and the other being process dynamics. Process dynamics involve all of the many human behaviors, both verbal and nonverbal, which play a major role in how we as human beings are received. Though often overlooked, these play a crucial role in student behavior and understanding of material. Some topics to be addressed include: Nonverbal teacher and student behavior, modeling of appropriate behavior, psychology's curricular content, students searching for meaning, group dynamics and processes and others.
As a young professional entering the teaching world, I was given the opportunity to become a leave replacement substitute for grades 2 and 3. I was expected to transition into these classrooms several months into the school year while maintaining the consistency of learning and fluidity of the classroom environment. The purpose of this presentation is to offer the advice and strategies that lead me towards success. By implementing time, effort, and dedication into the teaching field, one can eventually achieve the ultimate goal; having your own classroom.
The South River Preschool is an innovative program designed to facilitate inclusion of all special education students with their typically developing peers. Preschoolers learn through play and social interaction. Three different preschool programs are offered based upon the needs of our students: the Verbal Behavior Program (one full-day self-contained class), Self-Contained Program (one half-day class), and a General Education Program (three half-day classes). The Creative Curriculum is implemented in all of the preschool classes. Most of our special education students are placed in the general education preschool program. A critical component of our program is the immediate change of placement to the general education preschool as soon a student can benefit from increased inclusion.
The Buddy Class Program is a school-wide social skills building program designed to promote a safe and caring school environment. With the education of the whole child as a focal point, upper elementary-aged classes are "buddied" and the students within these classes are partnered or "buddied" with the the younger-aged elementary classes and students.