Center for Future Educators

Meet NJFEA May Student of the Month: Ashley Cosme

Lori Thompson — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:42:21 +0000

Ashley Cosme, a senior at University High School, has been selected as the NJFEA Student of the Month. Although Ashley is a relatively new member of her NJFEA chapter (since October 2012), her experience as a teacher’s aide at a local daycare center during the summer of 2012 spurred her interest in teaching. As Ashley settled into her role as a teacher’s aide, she became comfortable with small children and loved working with them. This experience taught her to connect with the students, which deepened her desire to teach. Through her involvement in her NJFEA chapter and other extracurricular activities, Ashley gained further experience with children and enhanced her public speaking skills.

Ashley also participated in Junior Achievement High School Heroes Program, and previously served as a volunteer nurse’s aide in the Pediatric Unit of Clara Mass Hospital.

NJEA Announces Mollie Miller as New National FEA Student President

Lori Thompson — Sun, 05 May 2013 00:21:32 +0000

The New Jersey Education Association announced on its Facebook page (to share with its membership) the news about Mollie Miller becoming the new National FEA Student President. Check out the NJEA Facebook post at: https://www.facebook.com/NewJerseyEducationAssociation.

Meet all of the new FEA National Student Officers on the national FEA website here.

Statewide NJFEA Adviser and Student Leadership Conference

Lori Thompson — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:45:14 +0000

The New Jersey Future Educators Association (NJFEA), the New Jersey Education Association, and the National Education Leadership Training Center invite you to attend our first statewide NJFEA Adviser and Student Leadership Conference on Saturday, September 28, 2013, at The College of New Jersey in Ewing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This program is being sponsored for NJFEA chapter student leaders and their advisers. Each high school NJFEA chapter is invited to register up to participants.

This conference is being planned for up to 175 students who are interested in becoming future teacher leaders and their advisers. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. See the program flyer here.

No Rich Child Left Behind

Lori Thompson — Thu, 02 May 2013 00:55:32 +0000

Important recent New York Times article reveals the true cause of educational disparity:

“Here’s a fact that may not surprise you: the children of the rich perform better in school, on average, than children from middle-class or poor families. Students growing up in richer families have better grades and higher standardized test scores, on average, than poorer students; they also have higher rates of participation in extracurricular activities and school leadership positions, higher graduation rates and higher rates of college enrollment and completion.”

Read the full article here.

Jamarious Nickerson JeanRenoit, former NJFEA/FEA member, publishes Education Text

Lori Thompson — Thu, 02 May 2013 00:35:51 +0000

Jamarious Nickerson JeanRenoit, who was a member of the University High School NJFEA/FEA in Newark, New Jersey, during his secondary years, and who holds a New Jersey Teaching Certification in Language Arts and a Bachelors Degree in English from William Paterson University, has written an education text that fosters teaching careers among males; this text is titled 6’7, Not a NBA Player, a Nation Builder: Meeting the Demand for Males in Education, and is available for purchase through Amazon.com. Read more here.

NJFEA State Officer Leo Ricketts only has eyes for Mollie Miller for National FEA Student President at the 2013 National FEA Conference, Orlando, FL, April 25-28, 2013

Lori Thompson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:35:02 +0000

At the Orlando Hilton on Day 1 of the 2013 National FEA Conference (l-r) NJFEA State Officers Kayla Jerman, Mollie Miller, and Jordyn Jelstrom

Lori Thompson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:32:37 +0000

(l-r) WWPHS-South NJFEA Advisor Dawn Bozian, Jordyn Jelstrom, Tom Conley, Kayla Jerman, NJFEA State Director Larry Fieber, Mollie Miller, Rebecca Malz, and Leo Ricketts pose outside of the Orlando Hilton at the close of the National FEA Conference, April 25-28, 2013

Lori Thompson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:23:21 +0000

(l-r) Outgoing National FEA Vice President Chrish Johnson, newly elected National FEA Vice Presidents Abigail Marapao and Jalen Brown, newly elected National FEA President Mollie Miller, and outgoing National FEA President Sarah Nicholas pose after the announcement of the election results at the 2013 National FEA Conference, Orlando, FL, April 25-28, 2013

Lori Thompson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:21:20 +0000

Mollie Miller (r) meets National FEA Vice President candidate Jalen Brown (2nd from left) and other FEA member supporters at the National FEA Conference, Orlando, FL, April 25-28, 2013

Lori Thompson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:16:17 +0000