Attendance, Residency, and Homelessness Issues
SRI & ETTC 10 W. Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway, NJ, United StatesThe bell rings and you notice empty desks in the classroom. What steps can you take to improve students' attendance? This is just one question the workshop aims to answer. It will also cover what constitutes excused absences and how to address tardiness. Sandra L. Jacques, LEGAL ONE Supervisor of Legal Research and Content Development,
Flipping the Math Classroom, Grades 6-12
Busch Campus-Rutgers New Brunswick-100 Sutphen rd. 100 Sutphen Road, PiscatawayIf you are a Math teacher (of grades 6-12), and you are looking for ways to get students to do their homework, this session might be exactly what are looking for to help!! By flipping the learning in the classroom, students watch instructional videos for homework and the PRACTICE happens in the classroom with you,
Inquiry-Based Learning in STEM and Humanities (K-12)
Liberty Science Center 222 Jersey City Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ, United StatesLooking to enhance student engagement with hands-on lessons? This workshop will provide ways to trigger curiosity in STEM and Humanity classrooms. Experienced educational professionals will be here to discuss inquiry-based
Makerspace Monday with Stop Motion Automation
SRI & ETTC - Library 10 West Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway, NJ, United StatesAll over the nation, Makerspace programs are using Stop Motion as it provides an opportunity for students to create and recreate in visual form. Participants in this workshop will see how other teachers are using their Makerspaces to enhance learning experiences by combining techniques and tools that develop the 4 C's (collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and
Nothing but Desmos (Grades 6-12)
South Jersey Technical Park (classroom 246) 107 Gilbreth Pkwy, Mullica Hill, NJ, United StatesIn an effort to help students love learning math, “Desmos” was created to provide a free, online graphing calculator to students and a place (teachers.desmos.com) for teachers to create activities for their classrooms. In this workshop, all of the features of Desmos will be learned. As described by Rowan, “from animating objects and functions, creating
The Key to Student Engagement and Performance
SRI & ETTC Meeting Rooms 107A - 108A 10 West Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway, NJ, United StatesAsking questions that generate thoughtful responses has several important purposes (assessing understanding, building understanding and explaining learning) that will encourage student engagement and better learning. In this workshop, teachers will learn about these reasons and the skills and techniques that can be used to foster productive higher-level questioning in the classroom. As described on the
The Coding Teacher Series: MIT App Inventor
SRI & ETTC Computer Lab #127 10 West Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway, NJ, United StatesDid you know that MIT offers a tool to help middle and high school students create apps for android devices? Fear not Apple users! They are working on IOS now and the app inventor provides a free Android simulator for Mac or PC. The interface is simple, utilizing drag and drop features to build the
Rethinking Word Problems in Elementary School (Grades 2-5)
South Jersey Technical Park (classroom 246) 107 Gilbreth Pkwy, Mullica Hill, NJ, United StatesIn this workshop, Eric Milou will lead teachers to think through how they teach word problems and how students approach word problems. Participants will discuss “peeling back the layers” of information and how students navigate this aspect of their learning. Other problem solving tasks required when dealing with word problems will also be addressed.
Mathematics- Effective Teaching Practices for Middle Grades Teachers
Montclair State University- PRISM Center, Blanton Hall 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesThe primary focus of this workshop is to understand best practices for teaching math and creative ways to incorporate them in the classroom. Eliza Leszczynski, a practicing mathematics educator of 18 years, will facilitate the discussion of ways to integrate Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices suggested by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Principles
STEM Activities for Physics and Astronomy — Cell Phone Apps, Astrophotography, and Planetarium Skies (Grades 6-12)
Rowan-Science Hall 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ, United StatesUnlock the STEM potential in the palm of your hand with this exploration of cell phone apps for Astrophotography, Astronomy and Physics. This fully interactive workshop will feature 25 activities that can be applied to a classroom setting.STEMschool