June 6, 2025 in Paramus
Meeting Highlights:
Poetry Contest- WOW!!! Thank you to Dana Petrie and the poetry committee for preparing and running the best and most organized poetry contest to date! There were 170 entries this year! THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE; Daniel Beyer, Jamie Britton, Jessica Fishbeyn, Victoria Fitzpatrick, Amy Hasenecz, Denise Hatley, Roberta Kleinbard, Geri Lasala, Tammey Latrella, Leigh Madger, Dana Petrie, Gina Picht, Kathryn Zinn, and Michelle Kelly.
Amazing Race- Thank you, Maria and Parkway School, for hosting the Amazing Race again this year!
A look ahead to next year's contest
January 17th, 2025 in Hasbrouk Heights
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Attached are the handouts from clinical psychologist, Dr. Norna Jules' presentation
NJAGC Conference- April 11th
Details for the BCCTG Spring Poetry Contest will be shared soon for 3rd-8th graders
Details for the BCCTG Business Competition will be shared soon for 6th-8th graders
Next meeting date:
Friday, June 6, 2025 at Westbrook Middle School (560 Roosevelt Blvd in Paramus) from 12:30pm-2:30pm. Lunch will be served.
Quick link references:
Sign up sheet for Amazing Race (03/21/25) in Paramus
October 24, 2024 in Paramus
Meeting Highlights:
AMAZING RACE DATE CHANGE: Friday, March 21, 2025 at Parkway Elementary School for 3rd & 4th grade students. More information from Maria Bonner at the next meeting.
DESCRIPTIONS of PD opportunities through Meadowlands Education Center and the link for REGISTRATION
Resources from Erin Wicklund: KIBO presentation | eSchool News article | Nursery Rhyme + KIBO lesson plan
September 20th, 2024 in Paramus
Meeting Highlights:
Panasonic Eco Citizenship Competition - submit by May
Noetic Learning Math Contest- fall and spring contests available
Climate Innovation Challenge- due March 7, 2025
U Conn's Confratute - July 13-July 17, 2025
Northern Valley G&T Roundtable- November 11, 2024 (our very own Czar of PR will be hosting it)
June 7th,2024 in Paramus
Meeting Highlights:
Panasonic Eco-Citizenship Contest- Congratulations to Roberta of Saddle River, one of her groups won first place this year!
March 27th,2024 in Saddle River
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Testing Materials
Business Competition Sign-up
Amazing Race- Thank you, Maria and Parkway School for hosting this event!
February 29th, 2024 in Hillsdale
Meeting Highlights:
Amazing Race-Parkway Elementary School in Paramus on Friday, March 22, 2024 from 9:30am-1:30pm
Makerspace Day in Traphagen School in Waldwick- CORRECTION-WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5th from 9:00am-2:00pm
BCCTG 4th Annual Poetry Contest- Information in Shared Google Drive
Problem Based Learning presentations
Math Contests
January 24th, 2024 in Palisades Park
Meeting Highlights:
AI Artificial Intelligence Presentations- Thank you, Angelo, Dana, and Joshua!
AI is not going anywhere; our job as educators is to prepare students for the future and AI is the future.
There is an AI continuum and we have to be somewhere in the middle where we teach students how to use it appropriately and show them the limitations of AI.
AI Resources:
Google Add On- Percent Human
Perplexity (better than ChatGPT)
Hello History (chat/interview someone from history)
QuestionWell (place to help write essential questions)
Pictory (makes texts into a video)
December 15th, 2023 in Cresskill
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