by Lindsay Bernero, NJLA Board Member During the pandemic that hit last March, many of us faced a high ridden anxiety feeling. Having this mutual feeling amongst friends that are teachers came in actually handy. A group of my friends decided to start a book club to help distract our anxiousness and take our minds to another place in time. Over the course of the year, we have read around 10 books. We would Zoom and discuss the events and feelings taking place in the novels. We

by Rebecca Lancaster, Guest Contributor Learning about the movement of the body when completing certain activities has always been an interest for me. Being a D1 soccer committed athlete, body movement is very important to me. I hope to become a physical therapist where I can treat and help patients of all ages so that they can get back to doing the sport they love or simple activities that they couldn’t do before. When learning about the movement of the body sometimes it is

by Brian Benavides, Guest Contributor Recently, I have been listening in on conversations hosted on the much talked about invite-only social media app, Clubhouse. Conversations in education range from how to fix the American education system, how to teach virtually during a pandemic, and most commonly how to better address the needs of our newly arrived immigrant students. Upon joining in on a discussion regarding how to better connect to immigrant students I received message

by Barbara Wilchensky, Guest Contributor This year we decided to do things a bit differently for Read Across America… after all, hasn't the past 12 months been different anyway?! With the inability to do in-person activities, we took to the internet and the streets to cultivate a love of reading and an appreciation for our hometown's history. Situated in the southwest region of the State of New Jersey, within Cumberland County is Bridgeton. It is a city brimming with a rich h