Healthy Schools Now: protecting students and staff to improve learning.

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Welcome to the Jersey Educator Podcast, a show created by NJEA members … for NJEA members.  Whether you are a teacher, an education support professional, or a New Jersey Student Education Association member, this show will serve as a platform to help YOU bring out the best in your students . . . each and every day in your schools.  The shows are hosted by Jeff Bradbury of TeacherCast.net (@TeacherCast) and Jim Boice, a field representative with NJEA (@boiceinthehood).   For more information, please visit njea.org/podcast and email us at [email protected]. In this episode, we welcome Jerell Blakeley onto the program. About Our Guest You may recall Jerell Blakeley from episode 3: are your students civically minded?  A passionate believer in the power of education, Jerell is a graduate of The Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University: New Brunswick, where he earned an Ed.M. in the Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education as an Martin-Eagleton Fellow of Politics and Government. He received his teacher's certification from the Center for Effective School Practices at the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. He also is a Fellow of the New Leaders Council-New Jersey. Jerell serves on the boards of The Children Home Society of NJ and the Mercer County Board of Social Services.  Jerell is currently Campaign Organizer of Healthy Schools Now coalition at the NJ Work Environment Council (WEC).  Prior to joining WEC, Jerell was a social studies teacher in the Trenton Public Schools. * Learn more about Healthy Schools Now. * Click here to view a photo collection of unsafe schools. Upcoming NJEA Events * At the Corner of 1st and 5th at Convention ‘16: November 10-11. * Early career members networking event at Haven: November 10. * Learn more at the events page of njea.org/earlycareermembers. Upcoming Educational Conferences * Find more events at The Education Calendar * Edcamp New Jersey * http://www.edcampnewjersey.net/ * West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District * Thomas R. Grover Middle School * November 19, 2016 Social Media Minute Todays Social Media Minute comes from our friends at NJSchoolJobs.com. Tech Tips * Google Classroom Tips and Tricks for the Non-Newbie Teacher Subscribe to Our Podcast on iTunes We are proud to be listed in the iTunes Directory. Please take a moment and subscribe to this show on your favorite podcast player today! Show Hosts Jeffrey Bradbury, author of Kidblog: An Introduction to Blogging With Your Students, is the creator of TeacherCast.net, TeacherCast University, and <a href="http://www.