New Jersey Education Association

Online Pension Webinar
2022-01-12 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual Event
Participants follow along with their own retirement estimate as the presenter discusses the various retirement options, retiree health benefits, and the important steps to retirement. Webinars are held in a small group format.

Pension Webinar

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Dollars & Debt: Meeting Personal Finance Goals
2022-01-12 16:30 - 17:30
We know that life can throw all kinds of curve balls, which can sometimes knock our finances off balance despite our best efforts. With your membership in NJEA, you have access to additional resources and experts to help you meet many of life’s challenges. This webinar is designed to provide helpful tips and information to assist you in getting on the right financial pathway.

FAFSA 101: Ways to Pay for College
2022-01-12 19:00 - 20:00
Visions Federal Credit Union & NJEA invite high school students and their families to a FREE zoom workshop.
The FAFSA–Free Application for Federal Student Aid — is a necessary first step in determining financial aid opportunities for college, including eligibility for FREE tuition through a Community College Opportunity Grant.
If you’re a parent of a high school student or a new or returning student in need of a refresher on the financial aid process, join Yanela Tejada, from Visions Federal Credit Union, as she reviews the process and timelines of the FAFSA application and helps you to prepare for your financial aid journey. You will leave this session with helpful tools and resources to help you complete the FAFSA form and pay for college with confidence!

NJREA’s 102nd Anniversary
2022-01-13

Degrees Not Debt: Student Loan Debt Relief
2022-01-13 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-01-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-02-07 17:00 - 18:00
This free NJEA webinar is meant for members who have federal student loan debt and want to know more about their options. Members will learn about loan consolidation, different repayment options and public service loan forgiveness programs. As a public service employee, you may qualify for a program that can significantly reduce or completely eliminate your federal student loan debt.
Join us to see if you qualify for programs such as:
– Teacher Loan Forgiveness (TLF)
– Teacher Loan Cancellation (TLC)
– Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
Participants will be introduced to free student loan debt relief resources. Following the presentation, members will be guided to a new member benefit program that allows members to connect directly to nationally-accredited student loan counselors to assist them in making or implementing student loan debt solutions.
After the presentation portion, members may ask questions. Webinars are held in a small group format. These webinars are typically given after school throughout the year.

NJEA Equity Alliance Conference
2022-01-14 - 2022-01-15 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, 1000 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, 08401, United States
The Equity Alliance Conference will be held Jan. 14-15, 2022 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City. The weekend will feature training on social justice issues and social justice activism, recognizing the intersection of diverse identities and circumstances among NJEA members and the communities they serve.

NJEA Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Celebration
2022-01-15

Culturally Responsive Arts Education Workout
2022-01-17
The Culturally Responsive Arts Education (CRAE) Workout is a free, eight-week curated asynchronous and synchronous experience that focuses on developing the capacity of educators and administrators to think about how culturally relevant and responsive approaches can shift curriculum, instructional content, and teaching practices to more effectively represent and validate all students’ cultures and lived experiences.
The CRAE Workout was created by arts education consultants Wendy Liscow and Sanaz Hojreh with Latasha Casterlow-Lalla, arts supervisor of Passaic Schools, as an additional curriculum writing adviser.
Registered participants will receive curated prompts over eight weeks that focus on individual, interpersonal and institutional aspects of CRAE. Prompts include articles, videos, and reflection exercises that will help you learn about, reflect on, and develop a CRAE practice and culturally responsive curricula. There are opportunities for journaling and artmaking to chronicle and deepen your learning and opportunities to assess curriculum through a culturally responsive lens with the CRAE Curriculum Scorecard adapted from NYU’s Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools.
There are also optional 90-minute guided conversations with other participants on Tuesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 25, Feb. 8 and 22, and March 8, and an optional discussion in a private Facebook group and or other platform that will support inquiries and sharing of ideas.
The Workout is open to any educator who is interested in ensuring their classrooms and/or arts curricula are culturally responsive, relevant and sustaining. Registered participants can earn up to six hours of continuing education credits for those who attend the guided conversations and complete exit surveys
Registration
Registration is free and interested participants can register here.
The registration deadline is Jan. 13.
For more information, write to Wendy Liscow or Sanaz Hojreh at CRAEWorkout@gmail.com.

NJREA Delegate Council Meeting
2022-01-26

Accessing Your Member Benefits
2022-01-26 16:30 - 17:30
Learn about the benefits of membership through NJEA and NEA Member Benefits and how to save time and money. Our presentation will include money saving and debt reduction tips and more from partners, including: Prudential Disability and Life Insurance, California Casualty Auto and Home Insurance, Buyer’s Edge (appliances, cars, furniture and more), AID-NJEA, NEA Member Benefits, NEA Retirement Program, Optical Academy, and more.

NJEA Winter Leadership Conference - South
2022-01-28 - 2022-01-29

ACEs Part 1: Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences
2022-01-30 10:00 - 11:30, 2022-02-01 19:30 - 21:00
Participants will be introduced to the neuroscience of how trauma impacts the brain, the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study and how to build a Self-Healing Community. This workshop encourages a shift in the way we think about our students’ behav ior and overall mental and physical health. This shift is critical to informing not only our classroom instruction but our understanding how adverse childhood experiences impact the whole community.
This workshop is a prerequisite for Becoming a Self-Healing Community: Part 2

NJREA Member Benefits Committee Meeting
2022-02-01

Unlocking Member Benefits for NJREA Members
2022-02-01 10:00 - 11:00
Whether you are new to NJREA or not, this virtual workshop will help you learn how the benefits of NJREA and NEA membership can save you time and money.

NJEA Executive Committee Meeting
2022-02-02

Master Teacher Institute in Holocaust Education
2022-02-02 16:30 - 17:30
A free virtual workshop on teaching the Holocaust through the experiences of children will be held virtually on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. This professional development seminar for educators is presented under the auspices of the Herbert and Leonard Littman Families Holocaust Resource Center (HRC) and the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at Rutgers University.
Holocaust historian Dr. Joanna Sliwa will discuss her new book, Jewish Childhood in Krakow: A Microhistory of the Holocaust, which explores Holocaust history from the perspective of Jewish children. With its focus on children—the symbol of hope and future for the Jews, and a threat to the Nazi racial program—the book sheds light on what this age group witnessed and how the Holocaust affected young Jews. All attendees will receive a free copy of Sliwa’s book. The program will be moderated by Colleen Tambuscio, pedagogical consultant.
Advance registration is required by Jan. 26; applications available at BildnerCenter.Rutgers.edu.
To register, one must be a current 6-12 grade teacher with at least one-year teaching experience, or currently be pursuing a Master of Education degree. Teachers who are new to this topic are encouraged to apply.
For further information, email Sarah Portilla at sarah.portilla@rutgers.edu

NJREA/NJEA Officers’ Liaison Meeting
2022-02-07

NJREA Constitution Committee Meeting
2022-02-08

LOVE Your Member Benefits
2022-02-09 16:30 - 17:30
There is so much to love about NJEA member benefits. Learn how to stretch your dollars and maximize savings on jewelry, flowers, and other big and small purchases.

ACEs Part 2: Becoming a Self-Healing Community
2022-02-13 10:00 - 11:30, 2022-02-15 19:30 - 21:00
Participants consider the overall health and well-being of their school community and begin to develop an action plan to intervene and shift their school community into a self-healing community. Educators are urged to think collectively as leaders and advocates on a larger scale than the 4 walls of their school buildings. The space where this workshop is held should be conducive to having small group conversations.

NJREA Executive Committee Meeting
2022-02-16

“Reimagining Vulnerability in our Classrooms” Chapter 1 Discussion
2022-02-16 17:30

Online Pension Webinar
2022-02-17 15:30 - 17:00

Acceso a Sus Beneficios para Miembros de NJEA/NEA (Espanol)
2022-02-23 16:30 - 17:30
Conozca los beneficios de la membresía a través de los Beneficios para miembros de NJEA / NEA y cómo ahorrar tiempo y dinero. Este taller está dirigido a hispanohablantes.

MOC Culture and Conversations
2022-02-24 17:30 - 19:00
Join NJEA Members of Color for Culture and Conversations with NJEA President Sean M. Spiller and NJEA Secretary-Treasurer Petal Robertson, with special guests NJEA Vice President Steve Beatty and NJREA President Joan Wright.
Please register in advance for this meeting.
