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Intervention and Referral Putting Investigation and Design
Services: The Next Generation at the Center: How to Support Teachers
(PSEL Standards, 3, 5, and 10) in an NGSS-aligned Classroom
Dec. 19, 2019; 9 am - 3 pm at FEA (PSEL Standards 4, 6, and 10)
Presenter: Gary Vermiere, FEA Consultant Jan. 13, 2020; 9 am - 3 pm at FEA
Fee: $149 Presenters: Stacey van der Veen, Leadership
This activity-based session is designed to provide in Science, LLC and Dr. Wil van der Veen,
I&RS team members and school staff responsible RVCC Science Education Institute
for I&RS with specific concepts, tools, techniques, Fee: $149
and practice in assessing and addressing stu- The vision behind the Next Generation Science
dents’ learning, behavior and health difficulties, Standards has revolutionized the way science and
consistent with the New Jersey Department of engineering are taught in our classrooms, but it
Education’s Tiered System of Supports. Emphasis can be difficult to figure out how to best support
will be placed on collaborative consultation and teachers as they integrate this new vision into
strategies and techniques for using objective data, their classrooms. Drawing on the new National
school and community resources, and creativity in Academies Report Science and Engineering:
problem solving and planning I&RS cases. There Investigation and Design at the Center, we will
will be a focus on applying structure and system- outline what administrators should look for in
atic procedures to the coordinated planning and NGSS-aligned classrooms. During this workshop
delivery of effective programs of I&RS. we will explore instruction, assessment, equity,
and resources that will help you continue the
conversation back at your schools.
January Implementing a Tiered System of

Support in Your District - Day 2
Driving the CAR Process: Jan. 13, 2020; 9 am - 3 pm at FEA
Using Effective and Powerful ELA Presenters: Bobbie Felip, Jackie Frangis, FEA
Instructional Strategies for K-5 Consultants
(PSEL Standards 4, 6, 7, and 10) Fee: $149 per day
Jan. 8, 2020; 9 am - 3 pm at FEA Thinking about implementing an Early Literacy
Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) in your
Presenter: Toni Capodanno school or district? Need some help in identify-
Fee: $149 ing how to best move forward to improve what
Across New Jersey, the leading educational orga- you have and identify what is needed to meet
nizations, along with the NJDOE, have endorsed your needs and achieve your goals? This two-
the Connected Action Roadmap as a powerful day Professional Learning opportunity with FEA
process for strengthening teaching, leading and consultants will address these issues and more.
learning. In supporting this work, the NJDOE Day 2 focus will build on day one and include
brought together teams of ELA and Math educa- protocols for diving beneath the surface when
tors to implement the CAR process and unpack looking at student work, developing approaches
the K-12 ELA and Math standards. Come to this for tier 2 and tier 3 interventions, considering
session to learn more about these K-5 ELA units different schedule options to best meet the
and to explore practical classroom application needs of all students, and adding to/revising
of research-based instructional strategies. This action steps for greater student impact moving
session will demonstrate how to connect and forward.
enhance your current practices within the power-
ful CAR process, specifically Conversation #6 for WEBINAR
professional learning communities - Designing
the Learning Experience. Teams of educators are Hot Issues in School Law
encouraged to attend this workshop to discover Jan. 14, 2020; 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
interactive strategies and resources that promote Presenters: Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LEGAL
engagement, increase student learning and can ONE Supervisor of Legal Research and
be implemented in the classroom the next day! Content Development; Rebecca Gold,
Participants will: Retired Director of Human Resources
• design a comprehensive learning Fee: $40
experience that is aligned to the ELA
standards-based SLOs Every year there are major developments in
school law that all school leaders need to know.
• create and learn how to effectively use This webinar will provide a summary of the lat-
rubrics and self- assessment protocols to est case law, statutes, and regulations impacting
foster student responsibility for learning schools, as well as the latest guidance from the
• understand and apply student research New Jersey and U.S. Departments of Education.
based learning strategies as powerful Topics to be addressed include tenure case
tools to support the development of review, new curricula and professional develop-
independent learners throughout ELA ment requirements, the latest developments on
learning units HIB and student safety, and new requirements
• learn and develop the tools to implement impacting staff rights and responsibilities.
research-based instructional strategies and
activities that are aligned to standards-
based SLOs
• design and explain formative assessment
which determine student progress and
inform instructional decisions

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