About this Event
You're Invited to the 1st Annual NJ Conference for Educator Preparation!
This year’s theme, Evidence-Based Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies & Literacy Education: Empowering Educators, Transforming Classrooms, focuses on advancing equitable and inclusive teaching practices in New Jersey schools. This conference will examine effective strategies for preparing and supporting educators in implementing culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogies (CRSP), highlight evidence-based practices that promote student success, and explore the role of educator preparation programs in fostering culturally sustaining learning environments.
DATE: October 28, 2026
TIME: 8:00am - 3:30pm
LOCATION: Princeton University, Carl A. Fields Center, 58 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08540
Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:45 AM
Breakfast & Registration
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Welcome Remarks
🕑: 09:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote Remarks
🕑: 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM
Session 1
🕑: 11:25 AM - 12:25 PM
Session 2
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:10 PM - 02:20 PM
Session 3
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Panel
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:25 PM
Closing Remarks
Event venue & nearby stays
58 Prospect Ave, 58 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, United States