The MCEA Instruction and Professional Development Committee
Announces Professional Development Workshops for MCEA/NJEA Members Only

• DATES FOR 2008 - 2009

March 11, 2009
Workshop D - Principles of Team Building
Workshop E - Para's and Teachers: Building a Positive Relationship

East Brunswick Chateau
Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, NJ
4:00 PM Registration
4:30 PM Workshop
6:30 Dinner

RefundableRegistration Fee $30.00 per workshop.

Only one registration per form and check. Make checks payable to:
Middlesex County Education Association.

In order to receive two Professional Developmenthours, individuals must arrive on time and remain for the entireworkshop. Checks will be returned and Professional DevelopmentCertificates issued when the dinner ends. Attendance is limited to 50 individuals based upon receipt at the MCEA office. Forms and checksshould be sent to:

The Middlesex County Education Association, 43 Brunswick Woods Drive,
East Brunswick, NJ 08816.

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Registration for MCEA IPD Workshops  -   Please Print

Circle one workshop:           Workshop D    Workshop E 


Name:___________________________________________Check#_________


Address:________________________________________________________


Home Phone:_________________________________________


Local Association:_____________________________________

Cut off for registration:    Workshops D & E - 3/4/09
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Middlesex County Education Association Human Relations Committee
                                          Dinner Workshop
 
                                       Diversity in Religions
 
    A workshop designed to educate participants in understanding  cultural
                            and religious diversity in the workplace
 
                                   Thursday, March 25, 2009
 
       Presented by Michael Saffran and Thomas Hardy, NJEA Consultants
 
                                Registration begins at 4:00 p.m.
 
                                            Rutgers Club
                       199 College Avenue, New Brunswick, N.J.
 
                                             Fee $25.00
                                          Dinner included
                             Limited to the first 50 participants
 
                                            clip and return
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Respond by March 15, 2009 to attend workshop.  Make check payable to MCEA- one check per person.  Send check with this form for EACH reservation to:    
   
Cheryl - MCEA, 43 Brunswick Woods Drive, East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816 
           •  732-390-5222  •   Checks will be returned at registration
 
 
Name___________________________________ Phone_____________________
 
Address____________________________________________________________
 
Emergency phone number for contact___________________________________
 
School_____________________________ School Phone____________________
 
District_____________________________________________________________

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Suicide prevention training available online

Hosted by Maureen Underwood, LCSW, the former director of the New Jersey Adolescent Suicide Prevention Project, this informative program is adapted from the “faculty training module” of the LIFELINES school-based curriculum for youth suicide prevention.

LIFELINES was created in the early 1980s by Underwood and the late John Kalafat, PhD, of Rutgers University. It has been adapted in subsequent years to reflect relevant research and best-practice knowledge related to youth suicide prevention. It has also been subjected to rigorous evaluation.

This training, “Making Educators Partners in Suicide Prevention,” provides practical information specific to the school setting while addressing the following content areas:

    * Correcting myths and misinformation about youth suicide
   *  Presenting accurate, evidence-based data about suicide risk, warning signs,
         and protective factors
    * Outlining the educator’s part in the prevention process
    * Discussing ways for dealing with at-risk students
    * Identifying additional resources, especially those that are web-based

The training emphasizes your critical but limited role in the identification and referral of students who may be at risk for suicide. This program is offered free of charge to NJEA members through a generous grant from the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide. It may be accessed at the www.sptsnj.org website training link.