Over the past several years, the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) has been growing its offerings of webinars, online training, podcasts, and other technology-based training, as an additional membership benefit. Using this technology allows NJSBA to bring training to a larger audience, offers more flexibility, and in many cases, allows members to learn on their own schedules.
Webinars NJSBA’s “At Your Service” webinar series, offered monthly, presents information on topics of critical importance to local boards of education and charter schools. Topics include school technology, labor relations, sustainability, alternative revenue, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math), school district policy, education foundations, and more.
Over the past year, NJSBA has hosted 18 webinars, and more than 1,000 people have registered to attend. In 2017, NJSBA will expand the offering of webinars to include a shorter, half-hour “Lunch and Learn” webinar series, and a six-part sustainability webinar series, offering credit toward the Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification program.
NJSBA’s webinars air live to allow for interaction, but are also available to watch later online at any time. To find upcoming webinars or to watch archived programs, visit the website.
Distance Learning Learning is evolving every day, and the board and district leadership are faced with ever-changing challenges to provide a through and efficient education for every student in New Jersey.
New Jersey’s county school boards associations are showcasing an innovative way to educate staff and students, and to engage the community, by utilizing distance learning technology at several county programs. Using state-of-the-art, cloud-based video streaming technology, the county associations are covering critical issues in education. Topics include:
- Transgender Policy and Community Engagement;
- Use of Technology in School Best Practices;
- Declining Enrollment.
Each of the programs is run simultaneously in three different counties, to provide a highly beneficial, interactive experience, which members can bring back to their districts. Members are encouraged to attend to learn ways districts use technology to save money and advance capabilities to educate students. Board members are welcome to attend training in any county not just their local county association. Register for county events.
Podcasts (on BlogTalkRadio) “Conversations on New Jersey Education,” NJSBA’s podcast program broadcast over BlogTalkRadio, brings together state leaders and local education officials for a lively dialogue on educational issues and their impact on public schools and students. The program, running successfully for several years, has hosted top state leaders including Gov. Chris Christie, Senate President Stephen Sweeney and State Board of Education President, Mark Biedron, and features critical topics, including ways New Jersey politics impacts education, social media in schools, special education, education policy, and more. Visit BlogTalkRadio to hear live shows or past recorded broadcasts.