Every year in the beginning of June, hundreds of state leaders, teacher educators, teachers, and graduate students gather near our nation’s capital for four days to learn an important and critical leadership skill – ADVOCACY. Appropriately named, Washington Week, AACTE members have an opportunity to advocate for legislation and tell their stories of their educational […]
Teacher education encompasses two distinct areas of expertise: the higher education preparation program that trains our future teachers; and the PK-12 classroom in which the teacher candidate is being prepared to work. While these two groups each play an important role in creating a strong future teacher workforce independently in their own educational settings, opportunities […]
Each year, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) offers the Governor’s Educator of the Year program to honor the hardworking teachers and educational services professionals for their dedication to students, and to the profession. In turn, NJACTE welcomes the distinguished teacher chosen to speak at a monthly membership meeting and invites them to share their […]