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Tips & Tricks on How to Effectively Utilize Video Conferencing Platforms

Thursday, July 23, 2020 | 7:00pm – 8:00pm EST

Unprecedented times call for creative ways to stay connected with family, friends, colleagues and students. In this webinar participants will learn how to effectively utilize video conferencing platforms. Learnings will include customizing settings using Zoom or Google Meets, adding add-ons to enhance user experience on the Google Meets platform, understanding the difference in features when using a computer versus a tablet or mobile device, and learning how to access virtual meetings from your Gmail account. 

Presenter(s):
Sabina Ellis, Data Entry Manager, NJEA- Essex County

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It Takes a Whole School to Support a Whole Child – Harnessing Social and Emotional Learning to Support the Well-Being of Education Support Professionals During the COVID-19 Crisis

Thursday, August 20, 2020 | 7:00pm – 8:00pm EST

It takes a whole village to support a whole child, and the strain on our school communities, including our education support professionals, is unprecedented. In this webinar, Dr. Chris Cipriano, Assistant Professor and Director of Research at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, will provide social and emotional learning (SEL) strategies to support ESPs within the school ecosystem to navigate the challenging emotions of these rapidly evolving times. Participants will have the opportunity to explore their complex feelings surrounding the uncertainty caused by COVID-19 and learn strategies for harnessing emotions to cope in healthy and productive ways. Resources for building resilience will be provided and tips for practicing self-care will be tailored to support the unique needs identified by participants.

Presenter(s):
Christina Cipriano, Ph.D., Ed.M., Assistant Professor, Yale Child Study Center Director of Research, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence Yale School of Medicine

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ESP Empowerment Roundtable

ESP Reduction in Force (RIF) – What you Need to Know
Rob Lyons, IEA Associate General Counsel
Saturday | July 18 | 10–11:30 a.m.

Attention education support professionals:
You are invited to attend the IEA ESP Council’s first roundtable with special guest Rob Lyons who can answer some of your most pressing RIF questions. Please join us as we learn,
discover and advocate for ESP throughout Illinois. Your ESP Council is here to support you
during this trying time and beyond. If you have any questions or would like more information, please visit http://www.ieaespcouncil.com.

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Meeting ID: 361 562 2707
Password: 4dkz5f

About this event

Rights and Considerations for Educators

Join us for an informative webinar about returning to in-person instruction with NEA’s Office of General Counsel and Collective Bargaining and Member Advocacy teams.

In this webinar, we’ll discuss:

• Recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other health experts;
• Educator rights and accommodations; and
• What educators and NEA affiliates can do to ensure safe, healthy schools and campuses.

If you could ask him a question about the issues that matter most to you, your students, and your community, what would it be?

For the first time in its more than 160-year history, the National Education Association (NEA) will host a virtual Representative Assembly, a necessary and prudent safeguard for its delegates during a global pandemic.

“NEA’s Board of Directors has decided to convert the 2020 NEA RA into a virtual meeting, which is our safest option,” said NEA President Lily Eskelsen García. “We cannot take the risk of educators becoming infected and spreading the virus to students, their families and colleagues, or their communities. We look forward to the 2021 RA, where we can hopefully once again come together to set policy and chart the direction of NEA business.”

Nearly 8,000 educator delegates from every state will come together virtually during NEA’s 99th Representative Assembly (RA) on July 2-3, 2020, with a streamlined agenda, packed with major speakers who will address the many crises public education faces during one of the most trying times in our history.