Category Archives: Events

The ACB (i.e. Advanced Core Block) junior practicum class is coming to an end. I hate saying good-bye, but I was asked to bid farewell to the class in their newsletter. Here is my piece: ACB Folks, this is near … Continue reading →

I am deeply moved. When we started the junior practicum experience at the Carroll Robbins Elementary, we were thrilled to learn that several teachers were very dedicated to their work. They came in early and stayed late for attending to … Continue reading →

To learn about those students whose mother tongues are not English and to figure out how to interact with them and help them achieve better, we need a firsthand experience to know how they feel and struggle to catch up … Continue reading →

Mr. Ted Reed, an adjunct faculty in the Elementary and Early Childhood Education Department, was a dynamic speaker on learning styles. It’s perfect timing that he conducted a workshop today on learning styles for our junior practicum students, who were … Continue reading →

With the convenient access to the Internet, most people don’t go to the library any more. In fact, the library can still provide great resources and tools for teachers to enhance their teaching. Today we had a library session with … Continue reading →

This winter we had picked a book, entitled “Beautiful Boy” by David Sheff, as the winter reading for the entire Elementary and Early Childhood Education. The book is about the father’s perspectives on his son’s journey of drug addiction/abuse and … Continue reading →

As a result of the Suicide of Tyler Clementi, the NJ State pushed for the law to practice anti-bullying in the school. Although Clementi’s death brought national and international attention to the issue of cyber bullying and the struggles facing … Continue reading →

We are very lucky to have Ms. Lindsay Harrington and Ms. Stephanie Fox from the NJ State Department of Environmental Protection to conduct the Project Learning Tree (PLT) workshop for our junior Advanced Core Block students. Students got the first … Continue reading →

I Just finished teaching the first blended learning course (entitled Teacher’s Action Research and Academic Performance) for the J-term (January term for the winter 2013 session). This course was a challenge in two ways: 1) Getting enough students to meet … Continue reading →