A Higher Ed Perspective

Published: Sept. 1, 2020, 4 a.m.

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Higher Education member, Laura Kirkwood, an Academic Access administrator from Brookdale Community College and former president of the Brookdale Community College Professional Staff Association, shares her perspectives on current happenings in the world of community colleges in New Jersey, especially the reopening of the 2020 Fall Semester and how the value of being an NJEA member. Hosted by NJEA Vice President Sean M. Spiller and New Jersey educator Jeffrey Bradbury.

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About Our Guest: Laura Kirkwood

Laura Kirkwood is the administrator for the Academic Access Program. She previously worked as an instructional assistant in the Reading Center for 13 years.\\xa0

Show Hosts

Sean Spiller

Sean Spiller, a high school science teacher in the Wayne public schools, is vice president of the New Jersey Education Association. Spiller was elected as NJEA vice president beginning Sept. 1, 2017.

At NJEA, Spiller has served as chair of the Congressional Contact Committee, as a member of the Urban Education Committee and as an ethnic minority-at large representative to the Delegate Assembly. He was also a member of the National Council of Urban Education Associations (NCUEA).

Jeffrey Bradbury

Jeffrey Bradbury, author of Kidblog: An Introduction to Blogging With Your Students, is the creator of TeacherCast.net, TeacherCast University, and Educational Podcasting Today, is an ASCD Emerging Leader, Google Certified Teacher, Google Education Trainer, PBS Learning Media Digital Innovator, speaker, writer, broadcaster, consultant and educational media specialist. He is currently the Coordinator for Technology Integration for the Westwood Regional School District in New Jersey.\\xa0

In 2012, Jeff was recognized as one of Top 50 educators using social media at the first-ever Bammy Awards and has been nominated three times in the category of Innovator of the Year. Jeff has Keynoted for the Pearson Authentic Learning Conference, EdTechNJ and most recently at Columbia University\\u2019s Teacher College and Podcast Mid-Atlantic.

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