Candidates sought for NJEA Internship Program
NJEA is seeking candidates for the Bolivar Graham Internship Program, an opportunity for female and/or ethnic-minority active members of NJEA to work as paid professional staff interns for a three-month period. Up to two interns will be selected to participate in a full-time work experience in a particular division of the NJEA staff during the 2013-14 school year.  Sign in for details and application.

NJEA REVIEW
The teacher evaluation system, retaining quality teachers and bolstering job satisfaction, keeping students with food alergies safe in school, building the unconference, a preview of the 2013 NJEA Convention, and a look at a book that studies the transformation of the Union City school district and offers a strategy for America's schools. These are just a few of the feature stories you'll find in the May issue of the NJEA Review.

Wear jeans to support the troops
The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) is proud to once again sponsor the GI Go Fund’s Jeans for Troops program which is raising funds to support the GI Go Transition Center for veterans who need assistance with employment, housing, education, and access to health care.

NJ State Board of Ed Action Items
The State Board of Education is proposing changes to the special education regulations, the teacher evaluation regulations, school nurse certification, and more. This is our opportunity to speak up about how the proposed  changes will affect our students, our profession and our schools.  Find out how you can speak out on these issues.

Para jobs saved in Franklin Township
As the clock struck 10 p.m. on March 14, Franklin Township Education Association’s (FTEA) paraprofessionals were still listening to the Franklin Township Board of Education debate their fate. For the second time in as many years, the board was considering privatization the 109 members, many of whom are one-on-one aides for the district’s neediest students.

May is Physical Education and Sport Month
JoAnn Doherty, president of the New Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NJAHPERD), accepts a resolution from State Board of Education President Arcelio Aponte at the May 1 State Board meeting. The board proclaimed May to be “National Physical Education and Sport Month.”

New report demonstrates that socioeconomic inequality skews student test scores
Last month, the Stanford Graduate School of Education and the Economic Policy Institute released a report, “What do international tests really show about American student performance?” demonstrating that socioeconomic inequality among U.S. students skews international comparisons of student test scores.

OCHS flipped classroom engages students
In Scot Rainear’s mathematics classes at Ocean City High School, the lecturing and note taking take place at home on the computer through a recorded video presentation. When they return to the classroom, it’s time to work on the problems, in groups or, for struggling students, one-on-one instruction time. Known as a “flipped classroom,” the concept turns the traditional classroom upside, and may make “math anxiety” a thing of the past.

TECHCON 2013
Learn strategies for using iPads in the classroom, SMARTBoards, Googledocs for educators, and more at NJEA TechCon 2013! The conference will be held on July 24, 2013 at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in Galloway.

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