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2026

The Power of Words: How Language Shapes Connection

Learn how intentional, positive language strengthens relationships, supports behavior, and helps children and young people feel capable, connected, and motivated. Recognize how everyday language influences behavior, identity, and self-belief. Shift from controlling or corrective language to language that guides and teaches. Use words that promote responsibility, cooperation, and problem-solving. Replace praise and criticism with feedback that builds confidence and effort. Apply simple language swaps that work at home, in classrooms, and in community spaces.

Creating Meaningful Partnerships for Youth

Explore how meaningful relationships between schools, families, and community. Understand why connection and belonging are essential for resilience and well-being.
Identify barriers to engagement and strategies for inclusive participation. Build trust and shared responsibility across families, schools, and community groups. Create opportunities for youth voice, leadership, and contribution. Strengthen collaboration so children experience consistent support across environments. Create a powerful support system that helps children and youth thrive.

Digital Well-Being & Social Awareness in the AI era

Navigate the intersection of AI, technology, and student well-being with strategies that foster healthy digital habits and responsible decision-making. This workshop gives educators insights into how AI impacts social awareness and resilience, practical strategies for teaching balanced technology use, tools to help students make responsible decisions with digital tools, ways to foster healthy digital habits in the classroom, and approaches to support social-emotional growth in an AI-driven world.

Student Edition of Many Roads, One Future: Helping Students Navigate Career and Education Options After High School

Not every student’s path after high school looks the same, and that’s okay. Many Roads, One Future is an engaging and youth-focused webinar designed to help students explore the many opportunities available after graduation. From college and trade schools to entrepreneurship, apprenticeships, and workforce careers, this session empowers young people to discover pathways that match their goals, strengths, and interests. Students will hear practical options, learn about resources, and gain confidence in making informed decisions about their future. Parents, educators, mentors, and community members are also encouraged to attend and support students as they prepare for life after high school.

Skill Up This Summer: Engaging Activities to Inspire Learning at Home and Beyond

Help your child build new skills, boost creativity, and stay mentally active over the summer break. This session highlights flexible, engaging enrichment options. From online courses to maker projects, service learning, and family-led activities that support academic and personal growth, all outside the traditional camp setting.

The College and Career Track

Get an overview of the steps to prepare students for college and career success.

Learning Through Challenge: Teaching Growth Mindset in Real Life

Discover how to help children and adolescents embrace challenges, learn from mistakes, and build confidence through a practical, developmentally appropriate growth mindset. Understand what a growth mindset really is. Respond to mistakes and setbacks in ways that promote learning. Use language that encourages effort, strategy, and reflection. Support motivation without pressure, over-praising, or “toxic positivity.” Create environments where curiosity, persistence, and learning are valued over perfection.

Evening: Many Roads, One Future: Helping Students Navigate Career and Education Options After High School (Student Edition)

Many Roads, One Future: Helping Students Navigate Career and Education Options after High School

From community colleges to coding bootcamps, apprenticeships to service academies, today’s students have many options to prepare for successful careers.

Designing Environments That Build Resilient Learners

This workshop gives educators Strategies for cultivating hope and normalizing setbacks.

Using School Data to Advocate for Stronger Family School Partnerships

Learn how to navigate NJ databases to advocate for their children, and guide families through the NJ School Performance Reports and state assessment data found on the official NJDOE website while gaining the practical skills needed to decode your child’s report card.

Ask the Right Questions

Learn how to ask the right questions to get the answers you need and ensure your child receives a great education.

Voices That Matter: A Parent’s Guide to SPP/APR Indicator 8

Did you know? Each year, parents of students receiving special education services are invited to complete a confidential survey that helps improve programs, services, and outcomes for children with disabilities.

Setting the Stage: Family Engagement as Your Superpower

TalkingPoints’ effective family engagement learning series helps districts move beyond school-to-family communications to fully leverage family engagement as a driver of student success and systemwide improvement.

Motivation That Lasts: Teaching Perseverance & Persistence

This webinar helps families make sense of curriculum goals, New Jersey Student Learning Standards, and academic assessments, so you can better understand how academic standards shape instruction, how to interpret progress reports and test scores, where your child is, and how to support their growth at home to reinforce key skills.

Problem Solvers Wanted: How to Grow Critical Thinkers at Home

Help your child learn how to think, not just what to think. This session introduces families to fun and effective ways to build critical thinking and problem-solving skills across ages. Discover how to ask powerful questions, model thinking strategies, and encourage creativity—even when facing everyday challenges.

Academic Roadmap: A Family Guide to Curriculum and Standards in K–12

This webinar helps families make sense of curriculum goals, New Jersey Student Learning Standards, and academic assessments.

Practical Support for Struggling Learners Part 1: Understanding the Why

In this session, participants will gain A simple framework for identifying the root causes of their child’s challenges.

From Piggy Banks to College Funds Part 5: Women’s Financial Wellness

This workshop has the overall goal of empowering women to take control of their financial future. Highlight three top financial concerns of women: Savings, Investing, and Retiring.

Executive Functioning: Practical Classroom Tools

Help students develop the planning, organization, and self-regulation skills they need to manage themselves independently and succeed academically.

From Piggy Banks to College Funds Part 2: Financial Goal-Setting

Discuss how and why people set financial goals. Give examples of specific financial goals.

From Piggy Banks to College Funds Part 1: Raising Financially Savvy Kids Financial Wellness Overview

Financial literacy starts early and at home. In this session, families will learn how to introduce age-appropriate financial lessons, teach children the value of saving and budgeting, and plan ahead for college costs and financial aid. Walk away with tips, tools, and resources to support smart money choices as a family.

Healing Centered Engagement

Develop skills to build transformational, healing-centered relationships with youth.

Winter Wellness and Self-Care

As the new year begins, the shorter days and colder weather can bring added stress and impact our mood. This session focuses on self-care and mindfulness, offering practical tools to help you stay grounded, energized, and resilient throughout the winter season.

Information Session: Social Emotional Learning Alliance for New Jersey

Join SEL4NJ for an engaging Information Session designed to introduce families, educators, and community partners to Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) initiatives across New Jersey.

Building Our Learning Village: Designing Respectful, Collaborative Spaces

Children learn best when they feel safe, seen, and valued. This webinar explores how creating a sense of belonging lays the groundwork for academic and social success. Participants will learn how to build inclusive, responsive classroom communities where every child feels empowered to participate, connect, and grow.

Family Engagement in Literacy Part 3: Partnership – Working Together for Success

Discussion on identifying barriers to collaboration and receive effective strategies you can use to remove the barriers. Learn about communication styles and how you can enhance your approach so that everyone is working in partnership together.

Beyond Ourselves: Nurturing Empathy and Respect in Children

This workshop introduces parents to the concept of Social Awareness, a skill that helps children recognize others’ perspectives and show compassion. We’ll explore how schools build this skill and share practical ways you can support your child at home in becoming more thoughtful, inclusive, and community-minded.

The Connected Classroom: Fostering Relationships for Deeper Learning

In this session, explore how teaching relationship skills—like communication, cooperation, and conflict resolution—can boost engagement and academic performance. Learn practical strategies for fostering an environment where children build trust, empathy, and collaboration. Perfect for educators and community partners looking to cultivate connection and belonging in their spaces.

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