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A Deep Dive on Supporting Student Engagement: Lessons Beyond the Pandemic
On February 24, 2021, the Regional Educational Laboratories (REL) Mid-Atlantic and the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) provided a webinar that highlighted promising practices for supporting student engagement in remote and hybrid learning environments. The REL's research identified six factors related to student engagement: instructional delivery, technology access and use, staffing and professional development, family engagement, extracurricular activities, and social-emotional learning. The webinar concluded with lessons learned that can enhance pedagogy beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
The NJDOE invites educators, instructional leaders, administrators, extracurricular advisors, school counselors, and other relevant staff to a webinar series that will dive deeper into each of the six factors to extract, explore, and implement strategies from the lessons learned from the REL’s research.
Each webinar in the series will focus on one specific factor and allow participants to collaborate, share, and learn about various resources and approaches that best impact student engagement. The goal is for attendees to come away with actionable approaches towards enhancing the learning experiences of students within each of the six factors related to student engagement.
Registration for the Webinar Series
Each webinar will be held from 3:30–4:30 p.m.
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Instructional Delivery – April 27, 2021 Registration Closes: April 23 Instructional delivery, which is how teachers and other instructional leaders use synchronous and/or asynchronous strategies to deliver lessons and use activities that support their students’ learning. |
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Technology Access and Use – April 29, 2021 Registration Opens: April 14, 2021 Registration Closes: April 26, 2021 Technology access and use, which is how technology is made accessible to students, families, and staff, and how it is used to effectively deliver instruction, communicate, and monitor progress and participation. |
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Staffing and Professional Development – May 4, 2021 Registration Opens: April 26, 2021 Registration Closes: April 30, 2021 Staffing and professional development, which is how schools and districts staff both virtual and in-person classes (in hybrid settings), and how districts are preparing their staff to support remote and hybrid learning through targeted professional development. |
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Family Engagement – May 6, 2021 Registration Opens: April 27, 2021 Registration Closes: May 3, 2021 Family engagement, which is how district and school staff, including district leadership, principals, teachers, and others, interact with students’ families to support their students’ engagement and learning. |
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Extracurricular Activities – May 11, 2021 Registration Opens: May 3, 2021 Registration Closes: May 7, 2021 Extracurricular activities, which are activities that districts, and schools use to engage students outside of instructional time to promote their learning and interactions. |
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Social-Emotional Learning – May 13, 2021 Registration Opens: May 5, 2021 Registration Closes: May 10, 2021 Social and emotional learning, which is how districts and schools are supporting students’ social and emotional needs in virtual environments. |
Contact Information
Please email any questions you may have to Angel Santiago, 2021 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year, at
Angel.Santiago@doe.nj.gov
A Call for Facilitators
The NJDOE is seeking honored educators across the state to facilitate collaborative conversations with participants in each of the factors. Sessions will focus on promising practices for each of the factors and their applications to the profession beyond the pandemic. If you are interested in facilitating, please complete the facilitator sign-up form by April 16, 2021.