Today's school leaders work in a dynamic, fast-paced school law environment. Each day brings new changes in statute, code and case law. Administrators are challenged to keep up with the changes. In these intensive School Law workshops participants will review current legal standards on Student Rights, Employer and Employee Rights, and Special Education. There will be an emphasis on HIB and recent special education decisions.

By selecting this option you are registering for all four sessions.

HIB Including Social Media, 7/20/21
The HIB module will focus on the new HIB regulations. We will go back to the basics and move forward to review relevant school law cases.

Student Rights and First Amendment Rights, 7/21/21
The Student Rights module will focus on student rights and responsibilities, including constitutional rights such as freedom of speech, disciplinary actions, social media, 24/7 rule, student athletic contracts, transgender rights. This module will also focus on Special Education, Section 504 Plan students, including an emphasis on development of the IEP, student discipline, HIB, home-instruction and graduation.

New Legal Considerations in K-12 including COVID, 8/10/21
This session will discuss considerations surrounding laws and regulations enacted during the COVID state of emergency, and what powers/tools districts have to address emergency situations.

Employee Rights Including New Non-Certificated Rights Law, 8/11/21
The Employer and Employee Rights module will focus on employer and employee rights and responsibilities, including constitutional rights such as freedom of speech, disciplinary actions, grievances, tenure charges, non-renewals, and reductions in force, among other topics.

Presented by William S. Donio, Esq.,Cooper Levenson and Amy L. Elco, Esq., Cooper Levenson

Cost: $328.00 or 12 ETTC Hours for all sessions. For information on membership, call the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850.

Today's school leaders work in a dynamic, fast-paced school law environment. Each day brings new changes in statute, code and case law. Administrators, whether veteran or new, are challenged to keep up with the changes. In these intensive School Law workshops participants will review current legal standards on Student Rights, Employer and Employee Rights, and Special Education. There will be an emphasis on HIB and recent special education decisions.

New legal issues related to K-12 emerge every day. This session will discuss current considerations surrounding laws and regulations enacted during the recent COVID state of emergency, and what powers and tools school districts have now and in the future in addressing emergency situations. AS well as review new laws and cases throughout the 2021 year.

School Law Boot Camp will be presented by Mr. William S. Donio, Esq., Cooper Levenson and Ms. Amy L. Elco, Esq., Cooper Levenson

Audience: Superintendents, Principals, Assistant Principals, Supervisors, and Directors

Cost: $82 or 3 ETTC Hours per session. For information on membership, call the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850.

Today's school leaders work in a dynamic, fast-paced school law environment. Each day brings new changes in statute, code and case law. Administrators, whether veteran or new, are challenged to keep up with the changes. In these intensive School Law workshops participants will review current legal standards on Student Rights, Employer and Employee Rights, and Special Education. There will be an emphasis on HIB and recent special education decisions.

The Employer and Employee Rights module will focus on employer and employee rights and responsibilities, including constitutional rights such as freedom of speech, disciplinary actions, grievances, tenure charges, non-renewals, and reductions in force, among other topics. This interactive workshop will include mock tenure charges where we will walk you through the tenure charge process, concentrating on the district's roles and responsibilities. We will apply the law, review the legal standards and discuss proper documentation.

School Law Boot Camp will be presented by Mr. William S. Donio, Esq., Cooper Levenson and Ms. Amy L. Elco, Esq., Cooper Levenson

Audience: Superintendents, Principals, Assistant Principals, Supervisors, and Directors

Cost: $82 or 3 ETTC Hours per session. For information on membership, call the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850.

Many of us have discovered how useful Google Classroom can be when teaching from a distance. But now that we are going back to traditional settings, let's keep using Google Classroom to enhance and augment our classes. This webinar explores some of the ways teachers integrate Google Classroom into their "live" classrooms for sharing content, promoting discussion, granting access to assignments, and keeping absent students on track with what they have missed.

There is no cost to attend this workshop, but registration is required. For information contact the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850.

In this workshop participants will be introduced to the behind-the-scenes world of their students, and the emotional and biological effects of trauma and adverse childhood experiences on the developing brain. Participants will learn techniques to manage stress in the classroom through mindfulness and social-emotional activities such as Social-Emotional Wheels, Finger-Breathing, Take 4 Before, and The 1-Minute Calm Down Challenge. Participants will also reconnect to their legacies as educators, and learn best practices for incorporating Social Emotional Check-Ins to create calm and connected classroom experiences for all students.

This workshop will be presented by Joanna Schwartz
Ms. Schwartz is a family counselor and the founder of Toolbox for Teachers. Ms. Schwartz holds a Masters Degree in Education, and a Masters Degree in Counseling with a concentration in holistic studies.

Cost: $106.00 or 4 ETTC Hours. For information on membership, call the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850.

This workshop will focus on enhancing use of and addressing common challenges using the Danielson framework. Topics include determining a score when evidence falls between levels, con-ducting post-observation conferences, building inter-rater reliability, and working with your faculty leadership teams (e.g. DEAC, ScIP). Additionally, utilizing the framework for instructional improvement will be explored.

This workshop will be presented live via Zoom. The session will include the opportunity to interact and ask questions during the session using Zoom. Participants need a phone or device with internet access in order to participate in the event.

The Danielson Refresher for Experienced Administrators online workshop will be presented by Kim Tucker.
After serving 20 years as a public school teacher and 11 as a public school administrator, Kim is now an adjunct professor of Early Childhood Education at Stockton University. In addition, she is an educational consultant for ETTC, NJPSA and New Jersey school districts. As a board member and former president of Learning Forward New Jersey, Kim is passionate about providing quality professional learning to educators on a variety of topics.

Cost: $82.00 or 3 ETTC Hours. For information on membership, call the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850.

Has your district provided Google Drive for your school community, but you are scared to dive in? If so, join us to learn how to get the most out of this robust cloud storage by mastering the following digital lifesaving techniques: Creating, accessing and organizing files, uploading and working with Office files and other non-Google files, and sharing files and folders with colleagues.

Please have your Google account and credentials set-up prior to the workshop.

Cost: $58 OR 2 ETTC Hours. For information on membership, contact the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850 or ettc@stockton.edu.

Are you new to using Google Apps for Education? This session will spend time introducing the menus and navigating the applications. Some time will be spent on docs, sheets, and slides to provide a better understanding of using these powerful applications.

Please have your Google account and credentials set-up prior to the workshop.

Cost: $58 OR 2 ETTC Hours. For information on membership, contact the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850 or ettc@stockton.edu.

Google Docs is more than letters and words, it brings your documents to life with smart editing and splashy style tools to help you easily format text and paragraphs. Learn how to use Google Docs for your own use as well as how to use them collaboratively with students and colleagues.

Please have your Google account and credentials set-up prior to the workshop.

Cost: $58 OR 2 ETTC Hours. For information on membership, contact the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850 or ettc@stockton.edu.

In this workshop participants will learn how to develop caring and trusting relationships with students, and learn methods to help students de-escalate conflict and respond effectively to difficult social situations. Participants will learn to identify what disruptive students are communicating when they escalate conflict, and learn to understand the desperation cycle and how to end it. Participants will learn strategies to help disruptive students find more effective ways to meet their needs and work towards a more peaceful learning environment.

This workshop will be presented live via Zoom. The session will include the opportunity to interact and ask questions during the session using Zoom.

This workshop will be presented by Nate Terrell, LCSW of Organizational Growth.

Cost: $106.00 or 4 ETTC Hours. For information on membership, call the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850.

Have you used Google Forms? Did you know that you can create multiple types of questions? Have you been able to make them work for you by setting up self-grading options for classrooms, developing procedural forms, or feedback forms for the community? If not, this session will give you the basis of how to create forms and integrate them with your Google environment for a variety of purposes including check-ins, quizzes, and branching forms to meet community needs.

Please have your Google account and credentials set-up prior to the workshop.

Cost: $58 OR 2 ETTC Hours. For information on membership, contact the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850 or ettc@stockton.edu.

Is your district new to Google Classroom? Need to make sure your new staff is up-to-speed on the first day of school? During this hands-on workshop, participants will explore Google Classroom and develop a system to manage assignments, documents, assessment, and provide timely feedback to your students. Streamline your Google docs work-flow and eliminate Google Drive clutter by making Google Classroom command central for you and your students, helping you organize and simplify all of your course content. This session is for the beginner and will start with how to access and log into Google Classroom.

Please have your Google account and credentials set-up prior to the workshop.

Cost: $58 OR 2 ETTC Hours. For information on membership, contact the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850 or ettc@stockton.edu.

Effective May 5, 2014, the NJ Teacher Mentoring Regulations have been amended to better align with the TEACHNJ Act, and specifies that mentors need training prior to working with novice teachers and guiding experienced teachers that are new to the district.

In this workshop, mentors will explore the mentoring process and understand the requirements for working with novice teachers. Practical strategies, skills, information, and resources will be discussed that will help them to successfully mentor novice teachers and positively impact their professional growth. Through role playing, communication skills, and knowledge of adult learning principles, mentor teachers will be provided with resources that will not only help them to become effective mentors and role models, but will also expand their own professional expertise.

The Making the Mentoring Process More Meaningful workshop will be presented live via Zoom. The session will include an opportunity to interact and ask questions during the session using Zoom. Participants need a phone or device with internet access in order to participate in the event.

Cost: $106.00 or 4 ETTC Hours. For information on membership, call the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850.

Google Classroom has a number of features available to assist teachers with efficiently assigning and grading work. Learn how to utilize the features available for creating assignments and the options for providing valuable feedback to your students. This session will focus on grading assignments and providing feedback to students. The use of rubrics will be included in this session.

Please have your Google account and credentials set-up prior to the workshop.

Cost: $58 OR 2 ETTC Hours. For information on membership, contact the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850 or ettc@stockton.edu.

This workshop will focus on developing a working knowledge of the Danielson Framework with exploration of the four domains and their components. Practice with collecting ample evidence, scoring the observation, and conducting the post-observation conference will be provided.

This workshop will be presented live via Zoom. The session will include the opportunity to interact and ask questions during the session using Zoom. Participants need a phone or device with internet access in order to participate in the event.

The Danielson for New Administrators online workshop will be presented by Kim Tucker.
After serving 20 years as a public school teacher and 11 as a public school administrator, Kim is now an adjunct professor of Early Childhood Education at Stockton University. In addition, she is an educational consultant for ETTC, NJPSA and New Jersey school districts. As a board member and former president of Learning Forward New Jersey, Kim is passionate about providing quality professional learning to educators on a variety of topics.

Cost: $106.00 or 4 ETTC Hours. For information on membership, call the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850.

Screen recording has become an integral part of distance learning. However, let's look at the many ways we can use these tools for face-to-face education. This webinar will cover scenarios where teachers are using screen recordings in their traditional classes in order to enhance their roles as facilitators, create on-demand and reviewable materials, to flip their classrooms, and more.

There is no cost to attend this workshop, but registration is required. For information contact the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850.