Past Events

  Book Study: From Teaching to Thinking: A Pedagogy for Reframing Our Work by Ann Pelo and Margie Carter, 2018 For the first time, NJEEPRE is hosting a book study opportunity for everyone in the education field, especially teachers and administrators. Please join us in this journey to explore new ways to reimagine our work with children and how this reimagining of our work leads to reorganization of our schools in support of our reimagined world of teaching and learning.…

  Book Study: From Teaching to Thinking: A Pedagogy for Reframing Our Work by Ann Pelo and Margie Carter, 2018 For the first time, NJEEPRE is hosting a book study opportunity for everyone in the education field, especially teachers and administrators. Please join us in this journey to explore new ways to reimagine our work with children and how this reimagining of our work leads to reorganization of our schools in support of our reimagined world of teaching and learning.…

Roundtable #3 Seeing Children and Theories of Development A Child's Place School Site Host: Zach Klausz     Book: Really Seeing Children by Deb Curtis (2017) Suggested Reading: Section 4: Seeing Children and Theories of Development, pgs. 104-136 Members are free; non-members $15 When registering for the Roundtable a promotional code is required for members to attend for free.  The email address associated with your NJEEPRE  membership account serves as your promotional code.  Please note that your NJEEPRE membership must…

Those in Leadership positions to support teachers are invited to engage in dialogue and exploration in becoming visionary leaders. Recommended Book: The Visionary Director by Margie Carter and Deb Curtis Site Host: Robin Brous Members are free; non-members $15 When registering for the Leadership Forum a promotional code is required for members to attend for free.  The email address associated with your NJEEPRE  membership account serves as your promotional code.  Please note that your NJEEPRE membership must be current to…

  Book Study: From Teaching to Thinking: A Pedagogy for Reframing Our Work by Ann Pelo and Margie Carter, 2018 Please join us as we welcome Author Ann Pelo to our February 27th Book Study NJEEPRE is proud to announce that Ann Pelo, Co-author of From Teaching to Thinking will be joining our final Book Study discussion via Video Conference. We are looking forward to continuing our dialogue with Ann Pelo as we consider our role as leaders promoting community and collaboration within our own…

Provocations, Playful Inquiry & Emergent Curriculum Featuring Keynote Speaker Frances Rust Frances O’Connell Rust is Professor Emerita at New York University - Steinhardt, Scholar in Residence at the NYU Metro Center, and adjunct Professor at University of Pennsylvania - GSE. Using her Montessori training and her readings on the British Infant Schools, Rust started two pre-school kindergartens. She went on from there to a doctorate at Teachers College, Columbia and, since 1985, she has directed teacher education programs at Teachers…

Roundtable #4 Sharing the Stories of Seeing Children Union Congregational Weekday Nursery School Site Host: Lynn Kulik     Book: Really Seeing Children by Deb Curtis (2017) Suggested Reading: Section 2: Sharing the Stories of Seeing Children, pgs. 138-150 Members are free; non-members $15 When registering for the Roundtable a promotional code is required for members to attend for free.  The email address associated with your NJEEPRE  membership account serves as your promotional code.  Please note that your NJEEPRE membership…

Brenda Fyfe, Ed.D.. NJEEPRE End-of-Year-Celebration Speaker Dr. Fyfe is dean and professor emeritus from Webster University, where she was professor of early childhood education for 35 years and Dean of the School of Education for 17 years of those years.  She received her doctorate from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, a Masters of Education from the University of Illinois, and a BS in Sociology from Quincy College. She is a scholar, speaker, consultant, and author of many publications on the…