2019 Statewide Conference
This statewide conference was a single day event designed to represent the diversity and excellence of public education in New Jersey. It illuminated the work that educators, schools and districts are doing to strengthen teaching, leading and learning through the lens of equity. This conference featured individuals who served as models for other educators and school systems throughout the state for how they provided equitable access and opportunities to students. In the end we promoted cross district collaboration and partnership, where districts learned promising practices and exchange resources with one another.
The keynote address at the 2019 NJDOE Statewide Conference was delivered by Dr. Tyrone Howard, who is professor in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. Dr. Howard is an endowed chair and the inaugural director of the new UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families, which is a campus wide consortium examining academic, mental health, and social emotional experiences and challenges for the California’s most vulnerable youth populations.
- The 5 Love Languages of Children
- The Argumentation Process: Getting All Students Engaged in Science Discourse
- Attaining Educational Equity: Building Your Framework
- Becoming Culturally and Critically Conscious Educators
- Black Lives Matter at School Theater Workshop
- Building a Culture of Respect
- Building Better Schools from The Inside Out: Using Social-Emotional Learning Strategies to Support the Improvement of Academic Standards
- A Change is Gonna Come: Transforming the Way Gifted/Accelerated Learners are Identified
- Community Schools: A Powerful, Yet Essential Equity Strategy
- Creating a Level Playing Ground for Male Students
- Culturally Responsive Teaching
- Equity in the Classroom through Applied Behavior Analysis
- Explore, Play, and Learn in Kindergarten
- Family and Community Engagement
- Focused on Equity: A District’s Journey from a Vision to a Reality
- How Diverse is Your Universe?
- The Journey to Equitable and Inclusive Classrooms
- Leveraging Academic Conversations so Learners Lead
- Literacy Resources for Teaching Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students and Visual Learners
- No Child Left Invisible: The Creation of a High School Environment that Supports the Academic, Social & Emotional Growth of All Students
- The Path to LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum: Developing Best Practices for Success in the Classroom
- The Power of Teacher Leader Networks
- Restorative Practices: Empowering Our Academic Environment
- Transforming Early Learning Experiences for #nextlevelAPSD
- Trauma Informed Practices