Speaking proposals for SXSW EDU 2024 can be submitted for consideration until July 23 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Use the education conference-festival’s PanelPicker Guide to review the session tracks (among the themes are teaching & learning, equity & justice, and future of tech) and format options (solo presentation, panel discussion, instructional workshop, etc.), as well as the steps involved when submitting a proposal.…
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Join education leaders and practitioners June 27 for the webinar “How Family Engagement Supports Kindergarten Readiness/Early School Success.”
Presented by the U.S. Department of Education, the 90-minute session is expected to explore why engaging families early matters for the long-term success of children, as well as how technology can be leveraged to support families.
This free webinar starts at 1 p.m.…
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Tyler James Williams, star of the hit ABC sitcom “Abbott Elementary,” is among the notable names scheduled to appear at ISTELive 23, taking place June 25-28 at the Philadelphia Convention Center, 1101 Arch St.
Presented by the nonprofit International Society for Technology in Education, the event has sessions on such topics as artificial intelligence, digital citizenship and social emotional learning.…
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The 2023 Arthur and Rochelle Belfer National Conference for Educators is scheduled for June 26-28.
Over the course of the free, three-day virtual conference, participants will access accurate, classroom-ready Holocaust lessons and resources based on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s collections.
All content is available to registrants for up to six months after the event’s conclusion.…
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One day after announcing its endorsement of the Biden-Harris ticket in the 2024 Democratic primary, the AFT joined other unions June 17 at the Philadelphia Convention Center for the first rally of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign.
“This week, for the first time I’m aware of, the AFL-CIO endorsed us early, and every union as well,” Biden said.…
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The American Council on Education will present the webinar “Creating Emotionally Supportive Spaces Through Shared Equity Leadership” on June 15 at 1 p.m. ET.
Panelists will discuss “what emotional labor looks like in an environment where responsibility for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) leadership is broadly distributed,” according to ACE, as well as provide examples for how institutions “can better acknowledge and support campus leaders engaged in emotional labor.”…
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As the 2022-23 school year winds down, AFT’s Share My Lesson has already rolled out its Summer of Learning ’23 resources.
Among the offerings:
TEACHING RESOURCES
• Father’s Day Lesson Plan and Activities
• Teaching Juneteenth: Lesson Plans and Resources
• Baseball Lesson Plans and Activities for PreK-12
WEBINARS
• Practical Approaches to Advance Original Thinking in a World With ChatGPT
SELF-CARE
• Self-Care and Communal Care for Ourselves and Our Students (webinar)
To view all 52 resources, click here.…
With New Jersey’s Assembly Higher Education Committee about to vote on A5470 (the Bloomfield College-Montclair State University merger bill), AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera and AFT Local 1904 President Rich Wolfson on June 5 testified in favor of the legislation, which was recently amended to remove anti-labor language.
“This move — bringing Bloomfield and Montclair together — is a statement, and we’re putting students first,” Chiera said at the State House Annex in Trenton.…
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Billing itself as “the virtual conference that brings heart and care into the classroom,” the free Education Summit ’23 is set for June 29-30.
The keynote speakers will be “The Art of Gathering” author Priya Parker and professor-author Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz.
For more information and to register, click here.…
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As the New Jersey Legislature reconvenes to finalize the state’s fiscal year 2024 budget, AFT leaders are reminding the state Senate and Assembly about the urgent need to address New Jersey City University’s well-documented financial crisis.
“New Jersey City University hands first-generation students their diplomas and gives them a shot at a secure, middle-class life,” AFT President Randi Weingarten said in a press release issued June 1.…
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The AFTNJ on June 1 welcomed its new staff representative, Jennie Shanker, who takes over for Joe Norris.
Organized labor and education have been constants in her life. She is the daughter of the late Albert Shanker, who was AFT president for more than two decades. In her 20-plus years of teaching, Jennie Shanker held various positions at several higher education institutions, among them adjunct associate professor at University of the Arts, Moore College of Art & Design, and Tyler School of Art & Architecture, all in Philadelphia.…
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