Teach For America New Jersey

Will we see you at our Back to School event on Thursday, August 22nd? Join us for a day of community fun, music, refreshments + FREE:

🎒 Backpacks
🖍️ Supplies
✂️ Haircuts

📍 Boylan Street Recreation Center, Newark. 4PM - 7PM

Spread the word, or sign up to volunteer here! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vo-m_7y91igUIWHd4QIDOBShiN7I0mY4NJtP7Fp-mVE/viewform?edit_requested=true

Join us for our Back to School event on Thursday, August 22nd and help our students head back to class in style!

A day of community fun, music, refreshments + FREE:

🎒 Backpacks
🖍️ Supplies
✂️ Haircuts

📍 Boylan Street Recreation Center, Newark. 4PM - 7PM

Spread the word, or sign up to volunteer here! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vo-m_7y91igUIWHd4QIDOBShiN7I0mY4NJtP7Fp-mVE/viewform?edit_requested=true

Make sure students in Newark go back to school in style with backpacks, school supplies, and bookmarks! 🎒 ✏️ 📚 🔖

We are hosting a backpack giveaway in the West Ward to help prepare students for the start of school and looking for volunteers to help stuff backpacks, hand out backpacks etc.

Please click below for the Amazon Gift List where you can show your support:

Teach for America New Jersey Backpack & Supplies Event | Amazon Gift List

Please join us as we provide backpacks, school supplies, and bookmarks to students in Newark! 🎒 ✏️ 📚 🔖

We are hosting a backpack giveaway in the West Ward to help prepare students for the start of school and looking for volunteers to help stuff backpacks, hand out backpacks etc.

Please click below for dates and times for volunteer shifts. Please note: On the day of the event, there are multiple shifts you can choose from.

TFA NJ Back to School Backpack Giveaway - Newark Please join us as we provide- backpacks, school supplies, and book marks to students in Newark. We are hosting a Backpack giveaway in the West Ward to help prepare students for the start of school. We’re looking for volunteers to help stuff backpacks, , hand out backpacks etc…Please see below fo...

🎉 That's a wrap on Pre-Service! Join us in congratulating the 2024 corps on a terrific summer training (and big thanks to al our school partners and families). Now, let's get ready for a great school year!

Join us 🎉 TOMORROW🎉 for a summer happy hour with our incoming corps members and alumni community!

Incoming corps members represented their alma maters this week to inspire students and share more about their own education pathways. ✨ 🎓

Welcome to New Jersey, 2024 corps!

Today, this amazing group steps into New Jersey classrooms, taking the first step in a lifelong journey of impact. We can't wait to see how you show up for your students and how they'll inspire you these next two years and beyond.

🌟 Juneteenth Spotlight 🌟 Join us in honoring the incredible achievements of Black changemakers across the country in the TFA network who have made their mark in education and extended their impact beyond the classroom.

Together, we can create a bolder future for all Black children and youth. For resources and stories of inspiration, click here: https://alumni.teachforamerica.org/blog/2024/06/03/juneteenth-2024/.

Happy Pride Month! Click here for events, resources, and ways to get involved with Teach For America's PRISM coalition:

LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2024 Teach For America’s National Prism Alliances (formally TFA’s LGBTQ+ Community Initiative) launched Prism in 2014 with the purpose of creating brave spaces for LGBTQ+ teachers and ultimately student…

As a BRICK Education Network partner, we are excited to be a part of The Collective at NJPAC on June 18th!

The Collective will recognize the incredible collaboration between BRICK and over 30 partners like us, and will feature an inspiring Q&A with acclaimed actress and philanthropist Whoopi Goldberg.

We welcome you to join us for an inspiring evening of connection and positive change!

https://brickeducation.harnessgiving.org/events/1378

The story we’ve been able to write for the past 30 years was not authored by just our pen. We’ve had many contributing voices and editors.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our 30th Anniversary Celebration! We were honored to share the stage with the Jackie Robinson Cheer Squad, alumni Charity Haygood (NJ ’96), Alumni Impact Award winners Reyna Sosa Gomez (‘18 Vegas) and William Fleming (‘00 Phoenix), and the instrumental Senator Ruiz. We will also never forget receiving a Proclamation from the City of Newark from our longtime supporters and trusted advocates Councilman Crump, Councilwoman McIver, Councilwoman Scott-Rountree, and being joined by Councilman Council, Councilman Ramos, and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé.

So many of you have helped write a chapter in TFA NJ’s history. Thank you to the alumni, corps members, local officials, school & community partners, and board members for making us who we are today!

For more photos from the night click here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGEw_dkpAM/2SYj5CyvJdfVoRRctbY1ig/view?utm_content=DAGEw_dkpAM&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor.

Congratulations to all the 2024 honorees! This impressive group are tireless advocates for AmeriCorps. We’re grateful for their continued leadership and always taking a . https://bit.ly/FriendsOfService2024.

A special highlight and thank you to Representative Andy Kim of New Jersey, who is being honored with the John Lewis Bridge to Service Award for unwavering commitment to expanding opportunities for Americans of every background to serve and volunteer in their community.

This Teacher Appreciation Week, we want to celebrate our incredible educators who have tirelessly stood up for their students and communities while demonstrating creativity, compassion, and spirit. In a time when they are needed more than ever, we want to celebrate all of our teachers’ victories–big and small.

Click here for resources to support their wellness, financial health, and more. And thank you, teachers, for all you do! https://bit.ly/3LLJmRw.

We are 30 years of community, united by possibility! ✨ It's our honor to highlight just a few of the many leaders we have the privilege to work with who have supported and inspired us along this incredible journey.

Thank you to Debbie Dyson, TFA NJ Regional Board Member and CEO, OneTen. 💖

We are 30 years of community, united by possibility! ✨ It's our honor to highlight just a few of the many leaders we have the privilege to work with who have supported and inspired us along this incredible journey.

Thank you to Dylan O’Shea, TFA Baltimore ‘08 Alum, TFA NJ Regional Board Member, and Partner, Quorum Private Wealth. 💖

We are 30 years of community, united by possibility! ✨ It's our honor to highlight just a few of the many leaders we have the privilege to work with who have supported and inspired us along this incredible journey.

Thank you to Roger León, Superintendent of Newark Public Schools. 💖

We are 30 years of community, united by possibility! ✨ It's our honor to highlight just a few of the many leaders we have the privilege to work with who have supported and inspired us along this incredible journey.

Thank you to CEO of Foundation Academies and NJ '03 alum, Sheria McRae. 💖

We are 30 years of community, united by possibility! ✨ It's our honor to highlight just a few of the many leaders these next two weeks who have supported and inspired us along this incredible journey.

Thank you to Ishani Mehta, NJ ‘23 corps member and teacher at Fairmount Heights
Elementary School. 💖

We are 30 years of community, united by possibility! ✨ It's our honor to highlight just a few of the many leaders these next two weeks who have supported and inspired us along this incredible journey.

Thank you to Michael Jean, NJ '22 corps member and teacher at Gateway Academy. 💖

We are 30 years of community, united by possibility! ✨ It's our honor to highlight just a few of the many leaders these next two weeks who have supported and inspired us along this incredible journey.

Thank you to Principal, Mastery Molina Lower School and Metro Atlanta '10 alum Mina Lee! 💖

Thank you to everyone who joined last week's literacy panel, and a special thanks to our esteemed panelists for sharing their valuable insights and perspectives! 📚

See below for a few resources and recommendations shared during our time together, and check out the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/e4FphG_x.
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Books:
"Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework" by Dr. Gholdy E. Muhammad
"Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal" by Bettina L. Love
"Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read" by Stanislas Dehaene
"Culturally Responsive Teaching on the Brain" by Zaretta L. Hammond

Podcast:
Science of Reading

We are 30 years of community, united by possibility! ✨ It's our honor to highlight just a few of the many leaders who have supported and inspired us along this incredible journey.

Thank you to Alumni Board Member, educational leader and instructional designer, Brittany Gregory! 💖

We're celebrating our 30th anniversary by spotlighting just a few of the many community members who have contributed so much to our work these past three decades. ✨ 🎉

Stay tuned to meet some of the incredible leaders we're so fortunate to work alongside. We couldn't do this work without you! ❤️

Join us TOMORROW - Tuesday, April 9 - to discuss the importance of literacy education and the future of Science of Reading in New Jersey!

Meet Our Panelists:

📕 Kate Cunningham Rutledge
📘 Natasia Cooper
📙 Ketlen Alsbrook

When: April 9th, 2024 from 6:00-7:15pm
Where: Online webinar. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eFQjKdtV