President's Message
September 2021
Dear FLENJ members and fellow language educators,
On behalf of the FLENJ Board of Directors, I welcome you back to a new school year full of dynamic WL PD sponsored by our organization. Please review the important information below regarding FLENJ news and upcoming events. Enjoy the last few weeks of summer!
- Please click here to register and reserve your seat in each of our four virtual Thursday afternoon 2 hour workshops https://flenj.org/workshops/ Each session is also recorded for your access with payment. Please scroll down and click each workshop # button to learn more about each presenter and session.
- Nominations are open for new directors https://flenj.org/nominations/ Please scroll to the end of this PM for additional information.
- Please remember that membership is rolling and be sure your membership is current and paid before you register for a FLENJ event. As of January 2021 we no longer accept purchase orders.
- Congratulations to Teacher of French & Spanish Fernanda Saborido from Wayne Township Public Schools as our new FLENJ Secretary!
- Whether you're returning from months of remote learning, or simply months of summer, this PM also aims to provide you with easy resources for helping your students (and grownups) transition back to school in a caring way.
As we #FLENJforward together, best wishes to all for a successful school year ahead.
Hope to see you at our PD workshops via ZOOM!
Best regards,
Derek Sica
FLENJ President 20-22
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What Exactly is SEL?
SEL 101: What are the core competencies and key settings?
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Specific SEL Practices for Returning to School
Grace for Your Students & Yourself
This blog post offers simple tips for pro-actively and easily helping students with their stress, as well as some great tips for reducing pressure on yourself. If the teacher is not well, then neither are the students!
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Complete (free) SEL Toolkits
Get Bodies Moving!
This program focuses on a kinesthetic approach to SEL.
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Modeling SEL Practices
Got Faculty Meetings?
Part of integrating SEL practices into the classroom is developing them within the faculty. Here, CASEL, a leading SEL organization, shares three practices for integrating SEL into faculty & grade meetings.
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Learning about Restorative Justice Circles
Watch Smore's Resident Educator interview the Executive Director of Student Services for the Rockwood School District in St. Louis about how Restorative Justice helps teachers to establish healthy relationships in the classroom.
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FLENJ Inc., a non-profit organization
Email: info@flenj.org
Website: www.flenj.org
Location: P.O. Box 385 Fanwood, NJ 07023
Facebook: facebook.com//FLENJ/
Twitter: @FLENJ
Workshop #1
FLENJ TOY 2021 Elena Spathis
Workshop #2
FLENJ President-elect Glennysha Jurado-Moran
Workshop #3
FLENJ Vice-President of Programs Noemi Rodriguez-Grimshaw
& FLENJ Vice-President of Membership Dr. Ashley Warren (NECTFL TOY 2021)
& FLENJ Vice-President of Membership Dr. Ashley Warren (NECTFL TOY 2021)
Workshop #4
Leslie Grahn