Announcing Three New Certificate Programs

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Luke Thompson • 0 Comments

TCNJ and RTC are proud to announce three new Certificate Programs for current and future students!

They are designed for working K-12 teachers seeking professional development and are separate from state certification or licensure.

Each 15-credit certificate combines courses within the M.Ed. Program with additional professional development courses offered by RTC. All courses in the certificate programs can be taken in online or face-to-face formats. See theRTC.net for course locations throughout New Jersey.

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Classroom Close-up: RTC Student in the News

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Cassandra Smith • 0 Comments

Have you ever seen or heard of a NJ cable television show called Classroom Close-up? It is produced by NJEA and features short (5 – 6 minute) profiles of some of New Jersey’s most interesting K-12 teachers. The show airs several times a week. This week, one of the featured teachers is Elizabeth Hults Elko,… Continue Reading

Hello from the TCNJ-RTC Graduate Assistant

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Cassandra Smith • 0 Comments

Greetings TCNJ-RTC Students! Hello! My name is Cassie Smith and I am Dr. Alan Amtzis’s graduate assistant. If you ever email thertc@tcnj.edu I am most likely the person who would be responding to you. I am currently pursuing my Master’s Degree in Elementary Education through the Urban Education Program at TCNJ. Please feel free to… Continue Reading

Read published articles by TCNJ-RTC alumni

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Luke Thompson • 0 Comments

The Educational Forum is a doubly masked peer-reviewed journal published quarterly to provide thought-provoking, challenging essays, research reports, and featured works designed to stimulate dialogue in education on a worldwide scale. Read more about The Educational Forum, the official academic journal of Kappa Delta Pi. Check out articles written by TCNJ-RTC alumni: Continue Reading

See a story written by a student in the M.Ed.: Instruction program

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Luke Thompson • 0 Comments

David, written by Andrew Pfaff ’17, is featured on STORRI, a website that empowers teachers to “tell about the complexity of contemporary classrooms.” In addition to being an M.Ed. student and a bass guitarist, Pfaff is a music teacher at Bergen County Technical Schools. His story begins: Continue Reading

Scholarship Opportunity: Making Choices in Today’s World

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Luke Thompson • 0 Comments

Facing History and Ourselves, a nonprofit international educational and professional development organization, is hosting an essay contest inspired by the works of Elie Wiesel. Facing History and Ourselves’ mission is “to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and… Continue Reading

Learn how the M.Ed. Instruction program and professional development courses can benefit your school

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Luke Thompson • 0 Comments

Missed last week’s webinar about the professional development courses and programs that TCNJ offers in partnership with the Regional Training Center? See it here: As always, email us with any questions. Continue Reading

We’re hosting a free webinar for education professionals

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Luke Thompson • 0 Comments

On December 8, 2016, from 3:30 – 4 pm, The College of New Jersey is offering a free webinar to all New Jersey area school district administrators and supervisors. The webinar will present an informational overview of the professional development courses and programs that TCNJ offers in partnership with the Regional Training Center. As you… Continue Reading

See Mike Kuczala’s TED Talk

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Anna Nase • 0 Comments

Ever wanted to see a glimpse of a TCNJ-RTC course in action? Mike Kuczala, an instructor for the program, led a TEDx talk about kinesthetic movement in the K-12 classroom. EDIN-553: The Kinesthetic Classroom is a course in the optional Teaching Strategies Concentration as part of our Master of Education, Educational Leadership: Instruction program. Topics include implicit… Continue Reading

New Site Release

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Samantha Swartz • 0 Comments

Dear TCNJ-RTC Students, We hope you will visit this website frequently as you move through your program. Please be sure to take our Survey and tell us what you’d like to see here. Also, please send us any important news or announcements at thertc@tcnj.edu so that we can post them! Did you win an award? Are… Continue Reading