In This Edition: New Year, New Opportunities • Reform Pension Board Makes Accessing Information Easy • Introducing JKids Radio • Using Music in the Classroom • A New Way to Gauge Success • Tales of Glitter and Glue

FERN KATZ, ECE-RJ PRESIDENT

New Year, New Opportunities

Happy New Year! 2021 is finally here! Just like every new year, some things change and some things stay the same. 2020 was a difficult year. Out of almost everything that happened, came some good. I just needed to look for it. [Read more]

TRICIA GINIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ECE-RJF

New Reform Pension Board Makes Accessing Information Easy

It is important to periodically check your Reform Pension Board account and settings. The new and approved online portal (MyRPB) is so user friendly that even I figured it out. Also, the next Webinar is scheduled for February. [Read more]

FOR DIRECTORS

Introducing JKids Radio – The Home of Jewish Kids Music

The online JKids Radio brings kid-centric Jewish music, education, and inspiration to families, schools and communities everywhere. [Read more]

FOR TEACHERS

Using Music in the Classroom 

When a child is physically engaged in their musical experience, they will have a stronger anchor in creating a permanent memory, even on a subconscious level. [Read more]

FOR CONGREGATIONS

A New Way to Gauge Success

Measuring success is more than just answering quantitative questions. While these are important, there are other equally crucial questions that can’t be ignored. We at the URJ suggest that it’s time to rethink traditional measures of success. ­­[Read More]

STORIES ONLY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS WOULD UNDERSTAND

Tales of Glitter and Glue

I was speaking with a prospective parent, and when I mentioned that I had met my husband in 1986 (don't ask!!), she exclaimed, "Oh my goodness!  That's the year I was born!"

This month's Tales of Glitter and Glue was submitted by Amy Damast, Early Childhood Education & Family Engagement, Temple Sinai in Summit, NJ.

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ECE-RJ MEMBERSHIP

Your affiliation with ECE-RJ is so important to our professional network – each member adds something unique to the whole.  
 
As budgeting time is upon us, the organization wants to help make membership in ECE-RJ as accessible as possible to our new and returning members.  Therefore, the Board is excited to share that membership dues will remain stable for the second year in a row!  CLICK HERE for the FY22 Dues Structure (July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022).
 
If you need support in advocating for a professional membership line item in your budget, please contact ECE-RJ Executive Director, Tricia Ginis, for help. (tginis@urj.org)