Join leading thinkers and college leaders Aug. 29-31 for Chronicle Festival, a virtual conference presented by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Scheduled session speakers include Rutgers University law professor Stacy Hawkins and author Stephen Marche.
For more information and to register, click here.…
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On Aug. 29, the Office of Educational Technology is teaming up with the Office of Special Education Programs for a webinar highlighting free and low-cost educational technology.
STEMIE will share its resources to help families and other caregivers learn the importance of STEM concepts and what children are learning.
The webinar begins at 1 p.m. ET on Aug.…
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Join Chronicle of Higher Education deputy managing editor Ian Wilhelm on Aug. 23 for the virtual forum “Preparing Today’s Students for a Tech-Driven Tomorrow.”
Wilhelm and a panel of experts will discuss ways in which institutions of higher education can incorporate technology into course design to benefit college students of all ages.
The session begins at 2 p.m.…
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A captive crowd of PreK-12 and higher education faculty and staff gathered Aug. 16 for the AFTNJ Activist Conference at the Rutgers Labor Education Center in New Brunswick.
“If I had to pick a theme for this meeting today,” AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera said in her opening remarks, “a lot of it’s going to be political [and have to do with] where we’re going to be in the next couple of years.”…
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K-12 educators and others can learn about the resources available for supporting children with disabilities during Smart Beginnings 2023.
The three-day virtual conference, which begins Aug. 15, will be presented by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs.
The two-hour sessions begin at 3 p.m. ET each day. For more info and to register, click here.…
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The U.S. Department of Education on Aug. 7 unveiled plans to establish a Government Coordinating Council that it says “will coordinate activities, policy and communications between federal, state, local, tribal and territorial governments that strengthen the cyber defenses and resilience of K-12 schools.”
“Let’s face it: In today’s digital age, our students and their teachers will increasingly use technology in the classroom. ……
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On Aug. 16, The Chronicle of Higher Education will present the virtual forum “The Transcript of the Future.”
During the 75-minute session, a panel of experts will discuss how colleges have experimented with digital portfolios to also include elements beyond grades.
The virtual forum begins at 2 p.m. ET on Aug. 16. To register, click here.…
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AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera on Aug. 1 was among the participants in a roundtable discussion about public service loan forgiveness held at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark.
The roughly 45-minute event was led by Sen. Bob Menendez, who in his opening remarks mentioned the PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill he’s behind that was introduced in late April.…
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