Our Webinars

2026

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. This session helps families map out these different paths, understand the credentials and support systems involved, and keep the focus on what’s best for each unique learner.

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. This is known as Indicator 8! The State Performance Plan (SPP) is the state’s long-term plan to improve special education. Annual Performance Report (APR) – the yearly update showing how things are going. Learn why this survey matters and how your voice can drive change. Understand how schools use your feedback to improve services and support. Discuss how your input contributes to real impact at both the district and state levels. Be part of a collective voice that strengthens family –school partnerships.

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. Family engagement is more than a communication strategy; it’s a catalyst for districtwide improvement. In this interactive session, participants will explore how intentional engagement practices can transform systemic challenges such as chronic absenteeism, rapid technology shifts, and staff turnover into opportunities to build a culture of connection and belonging and to clear the way for family-school partnerships to help transform individual student outcomes. Unpack the difference between communication and true engagement, and why it matters for student success. Examine the complementary roles of digital and in-person engagement in creating inclusive learning communities. Discover TalkingPoints’ four-step framework, Reach, Communicate, Engage, Improve, as a practical roadmap for building stronger learning cultures.

Motivation That Lasts: Teaching Perseverance & Persistence

Join us to explore your child’s academic path from kindergarten through high school. 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

Description: 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

Description: Join us to explore your child’s academic path from kindergarten through high school. 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.

Practical Support for Struggling Learners Part 1: Understanding the Why

Many children struggle in school not because they’re unmotivated, but because they’re missing key skills or support. In this session, participants will gain A simple framework for identifying the root causes of their child’s challenges. A better understanding of how to distinguish normal developmental challenges from bigger concerns. Guidance on how to begin effective conversations with teachers. Confidence that they can make a difference even without being a teacher.

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. Further discussion is offered on each topic, such as creating a savings plan, getting comfortable with investing concepts, and planning for retirement. Finally, steps for ‘taking control’ of their finances, such as self-education, recognizing motivations, and asking for help, are highlighted.

Executive Functioning: Practical Classroom Tools

Help students develop the planning, organization, and self-regulation skills they need to manage themselves independently and succeed academically. This workshop gives educators, strategies to strengthen executive function skills like planning, prioritizing, and flexibility, Tools to help students get started on tasks and stay on track, techniques for teaching self-regulation and emotional control, ways to build organizational systems that promote independence, and practical approaches to support both academic success and social-emotional growth.

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

Join us for a special Lunch & Learn focused on Mastering Winter Wellness.

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. Learn how SEL supports student well-being, strengthens school culture, and promotes academic success. Participants will gain insight into SEL4NJ’s mission, current programs, and opportunities to get involved. Come connect, ask questions, and discover how we can work together to build a more supportive, thriving future for all New Jersey students.

Building Our Learning Village: Designing Respectful, Collaborative Spaces

Description: 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

Join us for a 3-part lunch and learn series that looks closely at literacy in schools and how family engagement can help address concerns. Collaboration is a key factor in literacy achievement, but getting everyone on the same page can sometimes be challenging. Join us for a 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

In today’s world, our kids need more than academics—they need empathy, respect, and the ability to work with others. 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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