DOE Digest with the New Jersey Department of Education

In this episode, Ken Bond discusses supporting gifted students with Saketh Maddali, Kaelyn Brisby, Emelysse Jacobo, Courtney Carrelha, and Michael DeTuro from the Mahwah School District as well as Karen Machuca and Ymani Matthews from the Orange School District. For more about the New Jersey Department of Education's Office of the Professional Learning Network visit https://www.nj.gov/education/pln/.

In this episode, Ken Bond discusses supporting students as artists with Lisa Spero, Bryan Williams, Sheika Norris, and Angela Mikula. Thank you to the organizations involved in today's episode including NJPAC (https://www.njpac.org/) and Arts Ed NJ (https://www.artsednj.org/). For more about the New Jersey Department of Education's Office of the Professional Learning Network visit https://www.nj.gov/education/pln/.

In this episode, Ken Bond discusses supporting student-athletes with Mary Liz Ivins, Jason Lester, Joe Trentacosta, and Michael Pede. For more about the New Jersey Department of Education's Office of the Professional Learning Network visit https://www.nj.gov/education/pln/.

In this episode, Ken Bond discusses student engagement with Kimberly Dickstein-Hughes, Sabrina Capoli, and Bruce Reicher. For more about the New Jersey Department of Education's Office of the Professional Learning Network visit https://www.nj.gov/education/pln/.

In this episode, Ken Bond discusses how to create and sustain remote professional learning networks with Kelly Cerbone, Keri Orange-Jones, and Luigi Laugelli. For more about the New Jersey Department of Education's Office of the Professional Learning Network visit https://www.nj.gov/education/pln/.

In this episode, hear reflections on remote education from around New Jersey. Ken Bond starts the episode by interviewing Cory Radisch and then shares a curated collection of voice memo reflections from educators in the state. For more about the New Jersey Department of Education's Office of the Professional Learning Network visit https://www.nj.gov/education/pln/.

Guests Tonya Breland, George Guy, and Dan Tulino spoke about confronting systemic racism and the personal impact it has on us as educators and people. For more about the New Jersey Department of Education's Office of the Professional Learning Network visit https://www.nj.gov/education/pln/.

Staff from the South Brunswick School District spoke with Ken Bond about remote mental health services, including a virtual mental health fair. View the website for the fair at https://sites.google.com/view/sbhsmentalhealthwellnessfair/home?authuser=0. For more about the New Jersey Department of Education's Office of the Professional Learning Network visit https://www.nj.gov/education/pln/.

Educators and leaders from the Somerdale School District and the Neptune School District spoke with Ken Bond about educator mentorship. The discussion included how to sustain both formal and informal mentorship. For more about the New Jersey Department of Education's Office of the Professional Learning Network visit https://www.nj.gov/education/pln/.

In this episode, hear encouragement from around New Jersey. The New Jersey Department of Education curated a collection of voice memos from educators in the state. These educators describe and process their experiences living in the reality of spring 2020.  For more about the New Jersey Department of Education's Office of the Professional Learning Network visit https://www.nj.gov/education/pln/.