Two perspectives By Dionna Gonnella and Kimberly Cote Student teacher Dionna Gonnella It's hard to even put into words or explain what went on during my student teaching experience while we…
How I was transformed from an effective educator to a student-centered and transformational educator by Dennis Dagounis For the past 21 years, I have been teaching high school science, from…
By Kathryn Coulibaly If any high school in New Jersey looks like the lair of superheroes, it’s Phillipsburg High School. Perched on a hill high above the Delaware River, it…
LGBTQIA+ issues in youth sports By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Kate began writing this article after yet another news cycle highlighted efforts in several states to advance anti-LGBT…
The NJEA Frederick L. Hipp Foundation has partnered with Planet Green Recycle to recycle ink cartridges, reducing waste in landfills and raising funds for a worthy cause. Did you…
By David Reyes In tabletop role playing games, such as Dungeons and Dragons, there is a concept called alignment, which describes a character’s moral and ethical beliefs. It ranges on…
By Janet Royal More than two years have passed since our lives were changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of us have had to cope with uncertainty, anxiety, feelings of…
NJEA honored five members for their commitment and actions for social justice and equity: paraprofessional Lisa Richardson Hall, math teacher Thomas Tamburello, elementary school teacher Tamar LaSure-Owens, Spanish teacher Rocio…
How the first cohort of teacher leaders are using their endorsement By Richard Wilson A leader in every seat: this is one of the key tenets of the NJEA Teacher…
Protects educators from retaliation when supporting students By Thomas McHale In 2013, Kylie Sposato was 17-year-old senior at Pemberton High School working on a column for her journalism class. She decided…