Webinars

Tanisha Davis, director of the Office of Recruitment, Preparation and Certification will provide an update regarding the New Jersey Department of Education’s initiatives designed to strengthen the educator pipeline, increase educator diversity, and maintain educator quality. Ms. Davis will share lessons learned and promising practices that are happening throughout the state to address the educator shortage and diversify the educator workforce.

Turning an empty classroom into an esports environment that fits students’ needs is not an easy task. We’ll cover how to identify, plan, and build an interactive esports environment for after school gaming, STEM curriculum, and tournaments, fit for your educational institution.

Are you approaching the end of your first year on a school board? This is the perfect time to reflect on your experience and what you can do to improve your governance skills to better serve the children in your school district. This webinar will discuss the characteristics of effective board members and will provide food for thought and resources to assist you in your personal professional development.

Recruiting the next generation of teachers starts long before students get to college. Join the Executive Director of the Center for Future Educators, Dr. Jeanne DelColle, to learn about the history of the Center and how it works in collaboration with colleges, universities, and school districts to both build the pipeline of future educators and ensure that the pipeline is diverse. Learn some tools and strategies that can be used in any district to help tackle the challenge of teacher shortages.

Join NSBA staff for a review of the proposed regulation changes to Title IX and what districts will need to know. Title IX coordinators are welcome but all staff and board members will benefit from this important information to ensure an educational program free from sex discrimination.

Join Martin Gavin, senior program manager-Carahsoft, as we discuss our New Jersey School Boards Cooperative Purchasing Agreement.
Carahsoft, the largest Public Sector distributor of hardware, software, and cloud technologies provides NJSBA members with their entire catalog of technology offerings.

Learn how to take advantage of:

• Complimentary vendor certified Pre and Post implementation engineers, architects, and subject matter experts
• Technology snapshots
• Partnering with managed and professional service providers
• Savings that were collectively negotiated by NJSBA
• Flexible terms and conditions that allow you to move forward on projects

Martin will discuss the order flow, how to have your preferred partner added to the contract, and much more!