The Office of Teaching & Learning is proud to announce the winners of this year’s Science and Math Olympics. Students demonstrated their academic excellence and perseverance across several days of competition. Congratulations to all our winners!
Science Olympics Winners:
1st Place: Science Park High School
Matt Abhad
Coach: Phoebe Gruetter
Arianna Alves
Aaron Rivera
Adamari Rodriguez
Avinash Venukopan
2nd Place: West Side High School
Genesicia Ayeh
Coach: Vidya Mujumdar
Peter Ayansiji
Jamari Romain
Percival Ampomah
Lisandra Gimenez
3rd Place: Bard High School Early College
Kyla Coats
Coach: Jenna Chirico-Berman
Nicholas David
Najuania Hemmings
Daniel Oyasodun
A special thank you to all of the teachers who worked to ensure students were ready to compete and to the Offices of Mathematics and Science.
As we bring this year to a close, I think of what Langston Hughes told us, “Hold fast to dreams.” Wishing you enough space and time this summer to do so.
The Rethink SEL & Mental Health PLC summer series is now open for registration in Whetstone. The PLC series is offered for all K-12 teachers and support staff. Participants will receive their contractual supplemental pay. Please see the attached flyer for session descriptions and Whetstone registration links. For more information, contact Jennifer Rodriguez at j20rodriguez@nps.k12.nj.us
We are excited to share that the WHIL app, a digital platform that promotes mindfulness, resilience, and mental & emotional wellbeing, is now available for all NBOE high school students!
The app is free for all NBOE staff and high school students and can be downloaded using the verification code: NewarkPublicSchoolDistrictWhil
Please encourage all of your high school students to download this resource. See the attached flyer for further details.
On Wednesday, June 22nd, NWEA will host an optional PD session focused on examining Spring 2022 MAP results for members of School Test Coordination Teams.Session Activity will include:
Model walk through the Student Growth Summary using district data
Reflective questions for participants to analyze data.
Review of data facts, possible explanations, and action steps based on needs, e.g., School improvement planning and professional learning for teachers
The session will be held from 10 -11 am. Connect with your principal regarding participation.
Be certain to complete the Professional Development Hours Form by June 24th. As required by NJDOE, i.e. every teacher completes at least 20 hours of PD per year. The link for the form is here:
The Office of Special Education (OSE) is offering a 3-day “UDL Teacher Residency” for both general education and special education teachers. Teachers will develop a shared understanding of UDL principles and guidelines. Through professional learning on the Six-Step Lesson Planning Cycle, participants will be provided with the knowledge and tools to implement changes to their lesson planning, instructional practices, and overall mindsets that will enhance students. Consider asking your teacher colleagues to join you as a team. Registration is in Whetstone for Aug. 16, 17 & 18.
While the school year is drawing to an end and staff are preparing to adjourn for the summer, the Office of Benefit Services wants to remind you that your health and wellbeing remain our top priority. As part of NBOE Well, we encourage you to take advantage of the programs NBOE Well has to offer. They include Noom, PeerFit, Headspace, Teladoc and much more!
Be sure to stay up to date this summer about these programs and more by visiting www.HRConnection.com (guest key: NBOE).
NBOE-Well Healthy Actions Program
Contact: Jennifer Medina, Human Resource Services Email: benefits@nps.k12.nj.usHealth starts here: Join NBOE-Well for the 2022 Healthy Actions Program!If employees enrolled in one of the Aetna medical plans obtain two (2) of the screenings listed below between January 1st, 2022 through December 31st, 2022, they will earn a $50 gift card.
Annual Physical
Colonoscopy
Sigmoidoscopy
Well woman
Mammogram
Pap smear
Immunization/vaccine (flu, H1N1, pneumococcal, hepatitis b)
NBOE Cares about you! That’s why we launched NBOE Well.
You perform at your best when your health is in check. The 2022 wellness goal is to encourage you to connect with your primary care physician (PCP) to help you discover and manage any medical conditions you may have.
Recent claim data shows, NBOE has been able to identify key targets that should be in the wellness program:
Visiting your PCP and managing your medical health conditions:
Teachers, please remember that our students have access to the audio book platform, Learning Ally. This platform offers audio access to over 80,000 titles. Students can listen to popular books and also follow along with highlighted text. Please use this link below to support your implementation of Learning Ally.
This quick video tutorial will help you navigate to and print the certificate from Professional Development training you were registered for in Whetstone and have attended.
You will receive a notice via email from the Certification Team regarding provisional renewals and/or standard application. Please note, instructions on applying for the renewal and/or standard certification(s) will be given in the message. We highly advise that you adhere to the guidance in the email to avoid certification lapses.
Virtual Office Hours: Register today for the Certification’s Team Virtual Office Hours. This is an opportunity to address any licensure inquiries. April dates available now!
Teacher Talk will be delivered every other Monday.
The submission deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
To support and encourage highly effective instruction, Teacher Talk synthesizes information and resources that will help NPS teachers meet the expectations of the framework for effective teaching. Please open the form with Firefox or Chrome in order to add attachments.
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