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Photos from the 2019 Fall Conference
Keynote Speakers
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Andy Hargreaves – Professor, Founder of Atlantic Rim Collaboratory
Andy Hargreaves is Research Professor at Boston College, Visiting Professor at the University of Ottawa and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Hong Kong University. He is President of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Adviser in Education to the First Minister of Scotland and from 2016-2018 to the Premier of Ontario. Andy is founder of the Atlantic Rim Collaboratory (ARC): a group of 9 nations committed to broadly defined excellence, equity, wellbeing, inclusion, democracy and human rights.
Andy has consulted with the OECD, the World Bank, governments, universities and professional associations worldwide. He has given keynote addresses in 50 countries, 47 US states and all Australian states and Canadian provinces. Andy’s more than 30 books have attracted multiple Outstanding Writing Awards. Andy is ranked in the top 20 scholars with most influence on US education policy debate. In 2015, Boston College gave him its Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award. He holds Honorary Doctorates from the Education University of Hong Kong and the University of Uppsala in Sweden.
His most recent book (with Michael O’Connor) is Collaborative Professionalism: when teaching together means learning for all (Corwin, May 2018).
Friday, October 18, 2019
Baruti K. Kafele – Principal, Author, Speaker
A highly regarded urban educator in New Jersey for more then 20 years, Principal Baruti Kafele distinguished himself as a master teacher and a transformational school leader. As an elementary school teacher in East Orange, NJ, he earned the following awards:
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- East Orange School District and Essex County Public Schools teacher of the Year
- New Jersey State Teacher of the Year finalist
- New Jersey Education Association Award of Excellence
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As a middle school and high school principal, Kafele led the turnaround of four New Jersey urban schools, including the Mighty Newark Tech, which went from a low-performing school in need of improvement to national recognition. It was named U.S. News and World Report recognizing it three times as one of America’s best high schools.
One of the most sought after school leadership experts in America, Kafele is impacting America’s schools. He has delivered more than 2,000 conference and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars, and student assemblies. An expert in the area of “attitude transformation,” Principal Kafele is the leading authority for providing effective classroom and school leadership strategies to close the “Attitude Gap.” He is also an accomplished writer of several national best sellers. His most recently released book is The ASPIRING Principal 50.
2019 Fall Conference Schedule
Thursday, October 17, 2019
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Registration | Buffet Breakfast| Exhibits | School Band
9:00 am – 9:15 am
Welcome: NJPSA President (Atlantic Ballroom)
Conference Format: NJPSA Executive Director Patricia Wright
9:15 am – 10:15 am
Keynote: Andy Hargreaves (Atlantic Ballroom)
10:15 am – 10:45 am
Break and Exhibits (Monmouth Ballroom)
10:45 am – Noon
Session I Workshops
Noon – 1:30 pm
Buffet Lunch, Exhibits, and Awards for Conference Sponsors (Monmouth Ballroom)
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Session II Workshops
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Break and Exhibits (Monmouth Ballroom)
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Session III Workshops
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Networking Reception | Exhibits | Prizes (Monmouth Ballroom) Hotel check-in is between 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm. Dinner is on your own.
Friday, October 18, 2019
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Registration | Buffet Breakfast | Exhibits
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Welcome: NJASCD President (Atlantic Ballroom)
Keynote: Baruti Kafele
9:30 am – 10:15 am
Opening Remarks (Atlantic Ballroom)
National Awards | Visionary Awards | NJASCD Award Presentation
10:15 am – 10:45 am
Break and Exhibits (Monmouth Ballroom)
10:45 am – Noon
Session I Workshops
Noon – 1:00 pm
Buffet Lunch, Exhibits, and Matawan Regional High School Choir (Monmouth Ballroom)
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Session II Workshops
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Exhibits | Prizes | Conference Closing (Monmouth Ballroom)
2019 Workshop Sessions
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Thu. – 10:45 am – 12:00 pm — Session I
- Recognize seen/unseen life situations that can affect a person on a daily basis
- Evaluate personal and professional activities
- Create a self-care plan (goal) to address the mind, body and spirit.
Thu. – 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm — Session II
Thu. – 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm — Session III
Friday, October 18, 2019
Fri. – 10:45 am – 12:00 pm — Session I
Fri. – 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm — Session II
– Develop and train a district-wide Equity Team;
– Develop and train Student Equity Leaders;
– Develop Critically Conscious Educators; and
– Implement Professional Development and Support for District/School Leadership.
2019 Conference Session Handouts
Below are links to session handouts as they are made available by our presenters. Please click on the handout title to view it.
Thursday Handouts
Thu. – 10:45 am – 12:00 pm — Session I
Using the Leadership Connection – A Private Social Media for NJPSA Members Only
Presenters: Brad Currie and Kelly Weldon
Presentation Slides
No Child Left Invisible! Juggling It All to Support Them All
Presenters: Allison Staffin and Kwame Morton
PowerPoint Presentation | Not the Lone Ranger | No Child Left Invisible | Bounce
Thu. – 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm — Session II
Using the Leadership Connection – A Private Social Media for NJPSA Members Only
Presenters: Brad Currie and Kelly Weldon
Presentation Slides
What to Look for in an NGSS-Aligned Classroom
Presenters: Stacey van der Veen and Wil van der Veen
New Vision – Science | Disciplinary Matrix | Science Matrix | Crosscutting Matrix
Supporting Challenging Students: Mental Illness and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Presenters: Dumar Burgess
Supporting Challenging Students
Implementing Universal Design for Learning in Secondary Mathematics Classrooms: a Pathway for Supporting Struggling Learners
Abby Neumeyer and Ronda Abbott
1. Agile Mind Session | 2. UDL Graphic Organizer | 3. Chalk Talk | 4. UDL Guidelines: No #s | 5. UDL Template | 6. UDL Guidelines – Blank
Thu. – 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm — Session III
Youth Vaping – A Dangerous Epidemic: How to Identify, Address and Prevent Student Vaping
James Sarto, Debra Bradley, David Nash, and Jenna Morris
NJPSA Vaping Survey | Youth Vaping: PowerPoint Presentation
Advanced Placement for ALL!? Equity and Access Within Reach
Presenters: William T. Smith and Nathan Grosshandler
Advanced Placement for All?
The SEL – Executive Function Connection in Action
Presenters: Tiffany Moutis and Gina Vodola
SEL – Classroom | SEL-EF Connection | SEL – Executive Function | Mapping Exec – Scheduling | Highly Creative People
Friday Handouts
Fri. – 10:45 am – 12:00 pm — Session I
Creating and Sustaining the Wonder of Learning in Early Childhood Classrooms
Presenter: Jacqueline Frangis
What is a Wheel? – 1 | What is a Wheel? – 2 | Wall Street Journal – Play | Teaching to Thinking | Reggio Amelia – Cultural | NJEEPRE Calendar
Cultural Iceberg: Exploring What Really Lies Below the Surface
Presenters: Susana Matos-Kruck
Handouts coming soon
Principles of Principals and Supervisors as Literacy Leaders
Presenters: Diane Joyce and Tara Barnstead
Children’s Right to Read
Fri. – 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm — Session II
Hot Issues in School Law
Presenters: David Nash, Esq., Sandra Jacques, Jim Sarto, Michael Kaelber, Geta Vogel, and LEGAL ONE consultant and members of NJPSA’s Legal Team
Hot Issues PowerPoint Presentation
Cracking the Spine: Breaking Classroom Traditions with Choice Reading
Presenters: Jayne VanNosdall, Jenn Monninger, Rebecca Decker, and Joseph Stefanelli
Slide Presentation | Reading Handout