Welcome to the Jersey Educator Podcast, a show created by NJEA members … for NJEA members.  Whether you are a teacher, an education support professional, or a New Jersey Student Education Association member, this show will serve as a platform to help YOU bring out the best in your students . . . each and every day in your schools.  The shows are hosted by Jeff Bradbury of TeacherCast.net (@TeacherCast) and Jim Boice, a field representative with NJEA (@boiceinthehood).   For more information, please visit njea.org/podcast and email us at [email protected].

In this episode, we welcome Gary Melton on the program to discuss how he is using innovative techniques in restorative practices to decrease discipline referrals and combat the school to prison pipeline.

Upcoming NJEA Events

The NJEA Early Career Member Network is sponsoring a Twitter Chat and a Bowling Event in February.

* PD event: open space around classroom management (April 2, 2016)

* Next NJEA Twitter Chat: organizing around testing (April 4, 2016)

Upcoming New Jersey Area Conferences

Ednado – April 16, 2016

* https://ednado.wordpress.com

* Middleton High School

Social Media Minute

* Use the hashtag #NJED When tweeting and your tweets will be picked up by educators from across the state

Tech Tips

The Education Calendar (www.TheEducationCalendar.com)

#TheEduCal

https://sites.google.com/site/twittereducationchats/education-chat-calendar

https://sites.google.com/site/theeducationcalendar/calendar-ambassadors

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Show Hosts

Jeffrey Bradbury, author of Kidblog: An Introduction to Blogging With Your Students, is the creator of TeacherCast.net, TeacherCast University, and Educational Podcasting Today, is an ASCD Emerging Leader, Google Certified Teacher, Google Education Trainer, PBS Learning Media Digital Innovator, speaker, writer, broadcaster, consultant and educational media specialist. He is currently the Coordinator for Technology Integration for the Westwood Regional School District in New Jersey. In 2012, Jeff was recognized as one of top 50 educators using social media at the first ever Bammy Awards and has been nominated three times in the category of Innovator of the Year. Jeff has Keynoted for the Pearson Authentic Learning Conference, EdTechNJ and most recently at Columbia University's Teacher College and Podcast Mid-Atlantic.

 

Jim Boice is a field representative with the New Jersey Education Association.  Prior to joining NJEA is 2012, Jim was a high school English teacher for ten years in the Pennsauken Township School District of Camden County, NJ.