NJASECD has planned an online webinar in place of this year’s annual conference. The event is called “Reducing Stress, Dealing with Differences, and Building Community: Character is the Answer!” This webinar will feature a conversation between two icons in SECD in New Jersey – Phil Brown and Maurice Elias. This conversation will be moderated by…
by Debra Minieri, School Counselor, Lakeview School, Denville, NJ We here at Lakeview School are running our SEL week this week! We have our school broken up into Den’s (Lion families since we are Lakeview Lions) There are 5 dens for our 5 core values PRIDE – Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence. Each den…
On Tuesday, January 25, sixteen schools were named as the 2022 New Jersey Schools of Character. These schools were evaluated by teams of reviewers from NJASECD and met the criteria set forth for this recognition. Additional New Jersey schools are working toward this goal and have been named as Honorable Mention and Emerging Schools. All…
by Maurice Elias and Jennifer Ly, Rutgers University SECD Lab and SEL4NJ This article appeared in the November issue of NJEA Review and shares the story of many of New Jersey’s schools who participated in SEL Day, an international event sponsored by SEL4US and the Urban Assembly Schools. These schools have shared strategies and best…
The 2022 Schools of Character Application is now now open and can be found at character.org. The process is based on the 11 Principles of Effective Character Education which can also be found on the character.org website. NJASECD Trustee Eileen Dachnowicz has prepared a PowerPoint Presentation that will describe the steps involved and also explain…
This is a recording of a workshop presented by Matthew Davidson, Ph.D. for the Eastern Region of Character.org co-sponsored by NJASECD. This workshop provided useful ways to incorporate moral/ethical, performance, Intellectual. and civic values in everyday class instruction. We all understand the importance of SECD in promoting the health and well-being of both students and…
On May 26, 2021, NJASECD held a virtual ceremony to honor the New Jersey schools and district that were part of the 2021 Schools of Character Program. This ceremony honored our NJ Emerging Schools of Character, Honorable Mention Schools of Character, and NJ State Schools of Character as well as the 2021 National Schools of…
NJASECD and the Eastern Region of Character.org have put together this video to encourage schools who have become Schools of Character to continue their character journey by helping other schools become Schools of Character. This video tells the story of how National Schools of Character in the Eastern Region of Character.org (New Jersey, New York,…
NJASECD and the Eastern Region of Character.org have put together this video program to help schools begin their character journey by developing Promising Practices in their schools. These are ideas that work and have been successful in supporting character education, a positive school culture and climate, and social emotional in the school, its classrooms, hallways,…
NJASECD mourns the passing of Mark Biedron, Life Member It is with great sadness that we share the news that Mark Biedron, former president of the New Jersey State Board of Education, died on Friday, Nov. 6, after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. A resident of Gladstone, he was 68 years old.…