Article submission begins Monday, January 25th

Teachers may begin submitting their articles starting on Monday, January 25th.  The deadline for submission is Friday, March 5, 2010.  Instructions for article submission may be downloaded here:  Instructions for article submission.

Registration Officially Closed

The registration period for this year’s program is officially closed.  If you missed the deadline and are interested in participating, please contact Karen Hatcher at 732.333.0462.

Have you seen our CNJ Connections page?

Teachers looking for ways to connect their students to students around the globe can now access a variety of initiatives for student involvement on our CNJ Connections page.  Check it out!

New Alice Paul Teacher Training Announced

Discovering Role Models:  NJ Women’s History in the Classroom, the second session of Hear Her Voice:  Teachers’ Institute, a three-partseries, takes place Thursday, Jan.  21, 4 – 6 p.m., at Paulsdale, a National Historic Landmark, 128 Hooton Rd., Mt. Laurel.

Curriculum includes techniques for integrating more women’s history, specifically New Jersey women’s history, into the classrooms and providing a range of female role models for their students.

Registration fee is $50, which includes curriculum materials and resources  Two continuing education units are available through the New Jersey Department of Education.

Register by Thursday, Jan. 14.  For more information or to register, visit the events page on the Alice Paul Institute’s website, www.alicepaul.org, or contact the Institute at 856-231-1885 or
info@alicepaul.org.

Have you received your Welcome Kit?

Teachers– If you registered your students but haven’t received your welcome kit, it’s possible that your registration didn’t come through.  Please contact Karen Hatcher by email at khatcher@celebratenj.org with your contact information and the number of classes/students you registered to ensure you get your kit and are included in all future communications.

Thank you!

Announcing the new CNJ Connections page!

Connecting students to the best of New Jersey is just the beginning.  Now you can connect your students with students around of the world!  Check out the new Celebrate NJ! Connections page for opportunities to involve your students in life-changing, world-changing projects.

School Program Registration extended to December 31, 2009

There’s still time to register!  The deadline has been extended until 12/31/09, so get your students involved.

2009-10 School Program Registration Info

If you are a 4th grade teacher, media specialist, administrator or anyone else working with 4th graders, registration is now open and will end December 18, 2009.  Welcome to the Program!

Click here to register your students

As a first step, introduce your students to the resources of this site.  Student Assignments and Resources have been updated, as have the Teachers Resources.  We hope you all enjoy what you find!

Best,
Karen Hatcher

Here’s the 4th Grade Program Overview 2009-10

Return to Celebrate NJ! main website.

Welcome to the Celebrate NJ! School Program

Celebrate NJ! Jr. Editors

This year’s 4th Grade School Program has a new look and expanded resources for students and teachers.  We hope you find it easy to use and enjoyable.

Under the Assignments Tab, students will find the Webquest assignments for all six Jr. Editors.  Under Student Resources, they’ll find an expanded research resources to help them begin.

The Teacher Resources Tab, provides teachers with program guidelines and a number of project ideas and other tools to help implement the program in the classroom.

We hope you find this site helpful and welcome your comments. Please contact us at khatcher@celebratenj.org if you have any questions.

Return to the Celebrate NJ! main website:  www.CelebrateNJ.org