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Professional Development
Calendar of Events
Fall 2014 - Winter 2015
Register at www.featraining.org
All workshops are held at the FEA Conference Center (12 Centre Drive, Monroe Township, NJ 08831) unless otherwise specified.
More detailed descriptions of workshop content can be found in workshop brochures at www.featraining.org.
This is a Star Advantage Workshop. If you are a Premier Active or Private School NJPSA member, you may choose one starred workshop per year (July 1 - June 30) at no cost.
Premier Active membership status is based on verification of membership for the year 2014-2015. Other members are not eligible for the Star Advantage Program. If you are
unable to attend a program for which you have registered, call or write seven days prior to the program date to request the STAR benefit be credited back to your account.
September
Curriculum Aligned
to the Common Core:
The Missing Link
Sep. 24, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenters: Pat Wright and Donna
McInerney
Fee: $149
The latest school reform efforts have
changed evaluation, assessments and
standards. What has NOT changed is the
way we think about curriculum. Based
on the Connected Action Roadmap, this
session focuses on the development of
curriculum—the missing link in educational
reform. Curriculum provides the connection
between standards, assessments, evaluation
and meaningful job-embedded professional
development. This session will focus on
essential collaborative conversations that
foster consistent implementation across
grade levels and content areas with a focus
on using student data to drive instructional
decisions. Understand how a truly viable
curriculum is the tool that teachers need to
ensure student learning and principals need
to be effective instructional leaders.
Growing, Supporting, and
Strengthening the Teaching
Profession in NJ
Sponsored by the Garden State
Alliance for Strengthening Education
Sep. 27, 2014; 8:30 am - 2 pm
Forsgate Country Club
Register online by Sep. 17 at
TakingBackTheProfession.EventBrite.com
Fee: Free
A summit for teachers, college/
university teacher educators, teacher
leaders, principals, supervisors,
school administrators, board
members, legislators, education
policymakers, public education
supporters, and activists.
Engage in a statewide action plan to
connect critical elements supporting
New Jersey public school educators
and effective teaching.
Transforming
the Culture
of Learning:
Aligning the
Common Core to
Digital Literacy
A Three-Day Series
Sep. 30, Oct. 28, Dec. 9, 2014
9 am - 3 pm
Presenter: Alan November
Fee: $375 per person for the three days
Internationally known consultant Alan
November is back by popular demand
to engage school teams in this three-day
series to design motivating, rigorous and
creative lessons linked to web literacy. He
will provide examples of successful lesson
designs across grade levels and content
areas directly aligned to the Common
Core. The digital tools presented will
provide both teachers and students with
more creative ways to create content
and to explain concepts.
Day One: Building the Culture of
the Engaged Classroom - Sep. 30
Day Two: Additional Design and
Team Reports - Oct. 28
Day Three: Team Reports and
Next Steps - Dec. 9
October
The Role of Arts Education in
New Jersey Education Reform
Oct. 1, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenters: Members of the New Jersey
Arts Education Partnership
Fee: $149
This session will include practical strategies
to address the major educational
initiatives, including:
Student Growth Objectives: A panel
discussion with arts supervisors, principals,
and other experts will explore the process
of developing effective SGOs in the arts.
A representative from the New Jersey
Department of Education will discuss what
effective SGOs should include. Models of
SGOs will be shared.
Implementation of the Arts and the
Common Core: Discuss models and examples of where the connection between
the arts and the Common Core have been
effective for the arts, English Language Arts,
and math. Help reveal what is appropriate
and what is not while maintaining the
integrity of the arts to meet and exceed
the state required arts standards.
A Walk in the PARCC: This discussion
will focus on the increased level of testing
required by PARCC and strategies to
minimize the impact on the arts education
curriculum
Beyond Compliance:
Developing Quality SGOs to
Advance Student Learning
Oct. 3, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenter: Marie Phillips, Innovative
Educational Options, LLC
For Grades K-12 and all content areas
Fee: $149
Now that the first year of implementing the
SGO requirement is completed, it is time
to explore how to move beyond compliance and dedicate our efforts to enhancing
student achievement. This session will focus
on setting student learning goals that are
attainable, yet challenging, and aligned to
the standards. The presenter will share high
quality SGOs and facilitate discussion based
on shared experiences and best practice
research. The SGO development and monitoring process will be reviewed, including
pre-assessment strategies and the use of
formative assessments.
Teachers Leading: The Skills
Required to Create Real
Change in Today’s Schools
Oct. 6, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenters: Katherine Bassett, Alex
Kajitani, Peggy Stewart, Joseph Fatheree
- members of the National Network of
State Teachers of the Year
Fee: $149
Now more than ever, effective schools
require effective leaders. To truly create
change in today’s schools, these leaders
must be teachers as well as administrators.
This interactive session is for principals,
supervisors, and teachers interested in
becoming effective leaders. This interactive presentation developed and delivered
by State Teachers of the Year, will include:
How to lead adult learners, based on adult
learning theory; How to create a collaborative environment and facilitate highly
effective teams; and How to influence and
lead changes in practice. Learn to lead
change by leading others. You will leave
this session ready to take action.
Eco-Schools: A Leadership
and Project-Based Learning
Model for Student
Achievement
Sponsored by NJ Audubon and the NJ
School Boards Association
Oct. 8, 2014: 9 am - 3 pm
Presenters: Jennifer Dowd, John Henry
For principals, teachers, parents, and
school board members
Fee: $149
Join us for this interactive session and
learn how the Eco-Schools USA Program
provides a framework to use your school
and community as a context for learning
through the lens of sustainability. Learn
how the Eco-Schools program is highly
engaging for students and is delivered in
a multidisciplinary, project-based learning
method that is aligned with the Common
Core, uses backwards planning as a learning
and assessment tool, and identifies relevant,
real-world situations that are meaningful
for your students. This session will provide
essential leadership decision making strategies, along with lessons and unit designs
that can transform your school and community and help lower the operational cost
of your school.
PARCC: An In-Depth
Approach Across Content
Areas (6 - 12)
Oct. 9, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenters: Dennis Fare and Kristen
Trabona
Fee: $149
Participants in this session will look closely
at the performance-based and end-of-year
sections of the ELA/literacy assessments,
highlighting the shift in questions involving
interactive literacy in English language arts,
social studies, and science. Attendees will
take sample practice tasks using online
platforms, and will anchor and holistically
score student sample writings. This is a
must for science and social studies teachers
to work closely with their ELA counterparts!
ngage
2014 FEA/NJPSA/NJASCD
Fall Conference
October 16 and 17, 2014
Ocean Place Resort
1 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch, NJ
Featured Speakers:
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch and
Todd C. Whitaker
More than 45 Workshop Sessions
Register at www.featraining.org
Including Students with
Disabilities in the State
Assessment System
Oct. 21, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenters: Timothy Steele-Dadzie, Ed.D.
and Elizabeth Celentano
Fee: $149
For principals, directors and supervisors
of special education, and CST Members
This session will address both the PARCC
assessment and the new alternate assessment for students with significant cognitive
disabilities, Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM),
as they relate to students with disabilities.
The morning will focus on the PARCC
accessibility features and accommodations,
and how the use of technology will allow
for the widest possible number of students
to participate. It will provide a general
understanding of the types of accessibility
features and accommodations listed by
administration, content area, and grade that
are available for students in your school.
The afternoon will focus on the new DLM
designed to build connections from the
Common Core to the expectations for those
students with the most significant cognitive
disabilities. The construct of the assessment
will be addressed, including technology
requirements, staff roles and responsibilities,
and student accessibility features.
Instructional Materials
Selection: Start with Why
Oct. 21, 2014; 9 am - noon
Presenters: Heather Hay, Dr. Tim Quinn,
and Diane Barrie
Fee: $75
EdTech investments require evaluation of
hardware and software and often take up
hours of time to investigate, evaluate and
implement. In many cases, research shows
that these investments are underutilized
or misapplied. This session will explore
the reasons why this occurs and will give
The Foundation for Educational Administration
participants practical steps to ensure that the
district’s investment of time and resources
are targeted toward the district vision. This
will increase buy-in, usage and improve
student outcomes. Participants will be asked
to explore their district vision and goals,
create a list of priorities and think through
product evaluation and implementation
procedures. They will leave the session with
practical ideas, tools and a plan that can be
applied to their next EdTech purchase.
Developing SGOs for
School Counselors
Oct. 22, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenters: Tim Conway and
Nate Grosshandler
Fee: $149
This session will focus on how to link student progress to the evaluation of school
counselors. Learn how to build the capacity
of school leaders to understand the roles of
these professionals and determine how to
set rigorous expectations that correlate to
improved student achievement, behavior,
attendance, and/or student safety.
Developing a StandardsBased Curriculum in H/PE:
An Essential Requirement
in the SGO Process
Oct. 22, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenters: Debra Serafin and Linda
Guerrini
Fee: $149
This session will provide the tools necessary
to effectively lead teacher professional
learning communities in the process of
developing a standards-based curriculum
with student learning objectives in the
area of Health and Physical Education.
This first step in the teaching and learning
cycle is critical in order to provide a viable
curriculum in which students will be held
accountable. The teaching and learning
cycle will be addressed as a means to
monitor student growth through SGOs
and sustain quality instruction.
Medal of Honor Foundation
Character Development
Program
Oct. 23, 2014; 8:30 am - 3pm
Presenters: Congressional Medal of
Honor Foundation
Fee: No Cost
Register at www.cmohedu.org/
events.aspx
FEA is proud to present this nationally
recognized character education training
program, which will provide educators
with the tools they need to bring the
Medal of Honor Program into their
classrooms. This extensive curriculum,
which uses the Oral Histories of Medal of
Honor Recipients, focuses on values and
how students can use these examples of
courage, commitment, sacrifice, integrity,
citizenship and patriotism to influence
change in their own school communities.
Teachers and administrators from
middle and high schools and across
all disciplines are invited to attend,
and substitute teacher costs can be
reimbursed to the district or school.
LeaderShop with Keith Nord
Oct. 23, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
For teams of 5 students and 1 adult
from Grades 7 through 12
Fee: $250/school team
Veteran NFL player Keith Nord brings his
nationally recognized leadership training
to benefit NJ students. Participants will
experience a variety of leadership exercises
based on real-life situations. By going
through this process of making leadership
decisions and acting on them, students
learn the art of leadership in finding ways to
create power in the people around them.
Designing and
Implementing Instruction
for Students with Learning
Disabilities (K - 8)
Oct. 27, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenter: Roberta Wohle
Fee: $149
For general education and special
education teachers; curriculum
supervisors; special education supervisors
The Common Core represents a new set of
challenges for school personnel involved
in the design and delivery of instruction
for students with learning disabilities. This
session will focus on the characteristics of
students with learning disabilities in relation
to effective assessment and instructional
practices. Evidenced-based strategies
intended to provide access to the standards
and promote academic progress will be
highlighted.
Dyslexia: Impact on Learning
and Effective Strategies
Oct. 27, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenter: Dr. Jane Petrozzino
Fee: $149
This session is designed specifically for
educators who are required to fulfill
two hours of instruction on screening,
intervention, accommodations, and the
use of technology for students with
reading disabilities, including dyslexia.
The workshop will provide educators with
an in-depth analysis of dyslexia, its effects
on learning, and classroom strategies.
In-District Programs
If you are interested in quality
training tailored to your school
district’s needs, let FEA provide
individualized training experiences
in your district, designed specifically
for your school and your staff.
Call Jay Doolan or Linda Walko
at 609-860-1200 for more
information.
November
Chromebooks and the
Common Core - A Google
Summit
Sponsored by NJASCD and NJPSA/FEA
Nov. 3, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenters: Google Experts
Register at www.njascd.org
Fee: $149
This session will focus on Google Apps
for Education, Chromebooks, and how
the entire Google ecosystem is helping
educators and schools achieve the
Common Core. Learn how to integrate
Chromebooks, Google Apps, and Edmodo
into instruction aligned to the standards.
This event will include members of the
Google Apps for Education community
and many sessions will be led by Google
Certified Teachers and Trainers. All
educators must know about this cuttingedge technology in order to prepare their
students for college and career success.
Using Data and Assessments
to Improve Student
Achievement
Nov. 4, 2014; 9 am- 3 pm
Presenter: Tracey Severns, Ed.D.
Fee: $149
As instructional leaders, administrators
must not only understand data and how
to use it for their own purposes; they must
know how to engage teachers in practices
that place data at the center of their work.
This session will address the leaders’ role in
causing teachers to view data as essential
to the work they do with students and
colleagues, and to provide the strategies
necessary to engage educators in databased, instructional decision making. During
this highly interactive session, leaders will
learn how to use data to measure student
progress, analyze teacher performance, and
examine the effectiveness of programs and
practices. Specific activities will address
the leaders’ role in identifying and utilizing
data from various sources, facilitating data
analysis activities and optimizing the use of
local assessments to improve instruction.
A Basic Guide to
Intervention and Referral
Services (I&RS)
Nov. 10, 2014; 9 am – 3 pm
Presenter: Gary Vermeire
Fee: $149
This session is designed to provide I&RS
team members and others with best
practices for implementing the I&RS
regulations. Participants will better
understand the purposes, scope and
evidence-based benefits of using the
building-based multidisciplinary team
model as a best practice for addressing
student learning, behavior and health
difficulties. They will also apply best practice
procedures and skills for identifying and
assisting students with learning, behavior
and health difficulties. The session will
include a framework for developing
comprehensive I&RS action plans and
ways to collect and organize data to assess
the effectiveness of I&RS action plans.
Connecting Curriculum,
Instruction, and Assessments
with Common Core & PARCC:
Planning Integration Across
Content Areas (K - 12)
Nov. 10, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenters: Adele Macula, Ed.D. and
Willa Spicer
Fee: $149
Having an effective and dynamic curriculum
is the foundation of a school/district’s
instructional program. Ongoing formative
and summative assessment is the core
component of evidence-based instructional success. The curriculum, instruction,
assessment triad intricately drives and
impacts student achievement. This interactive workshop will offer participants
opportunities to focus on standards-based
curricula and integrated curriculum units,
review content area exemplars targeting
CCSS skills, examine assessment types and
samples aligned with PARCC and consider
the curricular implications offered through
the Common Core Appendices and PARCC
Model Content Frameworks.
The Next Generation Science
Standards: Rethinking
and Redesigning Science
Instruction and Learning
Nov. 13, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenter: Barbara Mammen
Fee: $149
This session will identify the conceptual
and instructional shifts called for by The
Framework for K-12 Science and the new
science standards recently adopted by
the State Board. Collaborative activities
will assist all participants in understanding
and implementing the three components
of the standards: Science and Engineering
Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and
Disciplinary Core Ideas.
Creating PARCC-Like Math
Tests: Preparing for the New
Assessments (6 - 12)
Nov. 14, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenter: Judith T. Brendel
Fee: $149
Designed for both administrators and
teachers, this session will address how the
new math standards will be assessed on
PARCC tests, what resources are available,
and how teachers need to modify what
already exists. Pre-tests, unit assessments
and cumulative exams all need to change
to meet the rigor of the standards and the
format of PARCC questions and tasks. Learn
about the types of questions to be included
on the PARCC and how they align to the
Common Core. Become familiar with the
resources available and create your own
PARCC-like questions to prepare students.
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Calendar of Events
Fall 2014 - Winter 2015 Workshops
Nov. 17, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenter: Allison Morgan, TMI Lead
Trainer/Consultant
Fee: $149
This session will build an educational
leader’s awareness of stress, and how to
greatly minimize its adverse impact on
individual performance in the classroom, school, and across the learning
organization. Learn how to minimize
stress and maximize your individual and
collaborative performance. Discover how
to harness a positive mindset amidst
change and turbulence, and become an
unwavering model for your professional
staff, colleagues, parents, students and
others. Through this session you will
learn practical techniques to recognize
and cultivate your personal strengths as
an educational leader.
Inspiring Your Students
through Standards-Based
Experiential Learning
Nov. 21, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenters: Scott Rocco, Brad Currie,
and Billy Krakower
Fee: $149
Social media and technology have
transformed the way educators connect,
collaborate, and learn on a daily basis. This
session will discuss how students, teachers,
and administrators can leverage the power
of technology and social media tools to
help students meet the Common Core and
new assessments. Learn how technology
and social media can be integrated into
the learning process to address PARCC.
Understand how we connect and work with
one another on a weekly basis to influence
the education world on Twitter and beyond.
December
Preparing for PARCC:
Shift into High Gear
Dec. 1, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenter: Erin Peacock
Fee: $149
Are you and your school district still in
NEUTRAL or PARK regarding the PARCC
assessments? This session will assist you
to shift confidently into DRIVE about
all things PARCC. Learn how to lead
successful Performance-Based and Endof-Year Assessment implementation.
This session will cover every aspect of
planning and preparation for PARCC
2015 including: Technology; Preparation
Checklists; Pearson Access; Building Test
Schedules for March and May 2015;
Test Materials and Security; Professional
Development; and Communication to
All Stakeholders.
Community Building (K - 6)
Sponsored by the Developmental
Studies Center and FEA
Dec. 1, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenter: Kelly Stuart, Developmental
Studies Center
Fee: $149
This session will focus on the Caring School
Community (CSC), a nationally recognized,
research-based K-6 program that builds
classroom and schoolwide community while
developing students’ social and emotional
skills and competencies. CSC strengthens
students’ connectedness to school—an
important element for increasing academic
motivation and achievement and for
reducing violence and delinquency.
Universal Design for Learning
(UDL)
Dec. 4, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenter: Lisa Katz, Center for Applied
Special Technology Staff
Fee: $149
This session will provide awareness
training to learn the principles of the
Universal Design for Learning Framework
and the implications for instruction for
all students, particularly students with
disabilities. Presenters will be from the
Center for Applied Special Technology
(CAST), the organization for educational
research and development working to
expand the learning opportunities of
all students through Universal Design.
Attendees will gain an introduction to the
theory and practice of Universal Design
for Learning and see the connections
both to instruction and assessment.
Believe in U: Empowering
Students to Change their
World
Sponsored by Herff Jones Corporation
and FEA
Dec. 5, 2014; 9 am - 2 pm
Presenters: Herff Jones and FEA Staff
For teams of six participants (students
and adults) from each school
Fee: $250 per school team
Students and staff from K to 12 are encouraged to attend this unique session
that will assist participants to create
classrooms, campuses, and learning
communities where all students are empowered to change their world through
choice and action. Training will include
hands-on, engaging and interactive
resources that build character, develop
leadership skills, increase student and
staff participation, and recognize student
achievement and growth at all levels. The
program is based on a set of fundamental
principles coupled with practical ideas and
examples that schools can customize to
meet their individual needs.
Understanding the REAL
Role of the School Safety
Team
Dec. 12, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenter: Pat O’Keefe
Fee: $149
The work of your School Safety Team is
instrumental in supporting other major
school reform efforts. Your team and
others will benefit from attending this
session, which will address:
• What does the ABBR say about the role
of the School Safety Team?
• What is school climate and how does it
relate to academic achievement?
• What data should our school safety team
collect and analyze?
• How do we develop an action plan?
• Why is our School Safety Team’s work
foundational in creating a climate that
supports the highest levels of student
and adult learning?
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Nov. 20, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
at Princeton Marriott at Forrestal
Keynote: Dr. Terry Peterson
For School leaders including Chief
School Administrators, Charter School
Lead Persons, Building Administrators
Fee: $149 includes materials and lunch
Please visit www.njsacc.org for more
information and to register.
Research shows that high-quality
expanded learning opportunities (ELOs)—
such as afterschool and summer learning
programs—have a positive impact
on student attendance, behavior and
coursework. Please join us for an
engaging conversation about how
school districts can utilize ELOs to
support student success.
Integrating Technology and
Social Media to Enhance
Teaching and Learning for
PARCC
Dec. 3, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenters: John Schoener and
Maria Heckendorn
Fee: $149
Primary components of all teacher
evaluation systems involve sources of
evidence that can be used for summative
evaluations and formative purposes.
This session will focus on developing a
common understanding of how to collect
the required critical evidence to support
effective teacher observation/evaluation
and to document a teacher’s skill in the
planning and instructional processes.
Participants will receive a tool kit that
enhances their knowledge of evidence
of practice. They will use these tools to
assess teacher practice (on video) and
review examples of completed teacher
observations to determine how effectively
evidence was used to document practice.
Dec. 12, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenter: Kathleen Regan, Ed.D. and
Audrey Mutch
Fee: $149
This session will provide elementary
administrators and teachers with knowledge,
skills, and a plan to develop and implement
a standards-based report card supported by
all school constituencies. Participants will
learn how to develop a plan for change and
create a well-articulated process to
bring back to their district. Sample
templates, rubrics, and resources will be
provided. Discussion on the connection
between standards-based report cards
with monitoring and SGOs will occur
throughout the session.
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The Institute on Expanded
Learning: Opportunities for
Student Success
Nov. 20, 2014; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenter: Robert Zywicki
Fee: $149
This session will explore strategies to
leverage the expertise of all teachers to
institutionalize the Common Core and
prepare students for PARCC. Learn how
teachers from social studies, science, arts,
world languages, and technical subjects
can provide instruction that supports the
Common Core.
Evidence, Evidence,
and More Evidence: Are
You on Target with Your
Observations and Use of
Artifacts to Support Teacher
Evaluation?
Transitioning to StandardsBased Report Cards (K - 5)
als
Sponsored by Junior Achievement of NJ
and FEA
Nov. 19, 2014; 9 am - 1:30 pm
Presenters: Ashley Donecker, JA BizTown
Director; Stephanie Karpowicz, JA
Finance Park Manager; Crystal Law, JA
Finance Park Director; Dawn Schwartz,
Senior Vice President of Development,
Communications & Capstones
Fee: $75 (includes lunch)
For principals, supervisors, and teachers
in Grades 5 to 12
Junior Achievement is leading the charge
in empowering students in New Jersey
to own their economic success through
turnkey, standards-based programs in
financial literacy, work readiness, and
entrepreneurship. This session will enlighten
administrators and teachers about ways
to enhance and supplement standardsbased learning by using JA’s nationally
recognized curriculum provided to schools
at no cost. Learn about JA’s capstone
programs where students receive inclassroom lessons followed by a real-life
simulation field trip, where they can put
their knowledge into practice.
Engaging All Content
Areas in the Common Core
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Fostering a Positive and
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of Unprecedented Change
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A partnership among NJASA, NJPSA,
and FEA, with the support of NJDOE
Cohorts Available:
Cohort 4: January 21, February 17,
and April 20, 2015
Cohort 5: February 20, March 26, and
April 23, 2015
All Academy participants take the three
core courses together with their cohort.
Each participant will also choose two
electives, which may be any professional
development course listed in the fall,
winter, or spring PD calendar from
NJASA or FEA, including LEGAL ONE.
For further information about how to
register for the Academy and electives,
visit featraining.org and click on the
NJ Leadership Academy Logo.