October, 2016
Central Oregon
PreK-3rd Initiative
What does it
look, feel,
and
sound
like in October?
Engaging Families and Continuity and Pathways
2017/18 Kindergarten registration open at the following schools:
Rosland
,
Terrebonne
, and
Redmond Early Learning Center
4b45 screening services
for community preschools, district PreK programs,
and elementary schools
Kindergarten transition services at
Juniper Elementary
PreK story time at
Silver Rail Elementary
Welcome to the World
kits distributed throughout
Rosland
and
Silver Rail
elementary catchment areas
Teacher Effectiveness (shared professional development)
Growth Mindset and SEL classroom-based coaching for PreK-3rd Teachers
Teachers implement
Growing Early Mindsets™ (GEM™)
Regional book studies:
Helping Children Succeed by Paul Tough
and
Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom by Kristin Souers
District and elementary school teams engage in the
Brain Architecture Game
Coming Up
November 15, 2016, Regional PreK-3rd Design Team meeting
November 17-18, 2016
COSA Early Learning PreK-3 Conference
Healthy Beginnings' Screening
11/4/16 Westside Church, 2051 NW Shevlin Park Road, Bend
January 20, 2017, Regional PreK-3rd Design Day,
Bend Park and Rec RiverBend Community Room
January 21 and January 28, 2017,
Early Childhood Inquiry with Children's Forest of Central Oregon
, Skyliners Lodge
Curious what growth mindset and SEL look like in PreK? Come visit one of our PreK classrooms.
Contact Kendra Coates at
[email protected]
to schedule a visit.
PreK-3rd Calendar at
www.schoolready.org
What are we reading and watching?
PreK-3rd Grade Education
Ed Department releases
guidelines on how ESSA supports early learning
First Five Years Fund:
Weekly Early Childhood News Report
Oregon's
Preschool Promise kicks off
Bias Isn't Just a Police Problem, It's a Preschool Problem
Book:
First Things First: Creating the New American Primary School by Ruby Takanishi
Mindset and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
Check out CASEL's
updated website
; a great video is on the home page
MindYeti's updated
website
Three district's SEL efforts are highlighted in this new publication:
Social and Emotional Learning: Why Students Need It. What Districts Are Doing About It.
When Teachers Take a Breath, Students Can Bloom
Children's Reading Skills Improve When Parents Adopt a 'Growth Mindset' Approach
Cool resource for
design challenges
in the classroom
Embracing Failure: Building a Growth Mindset Through the Arts
New Children's Books that Support Mindset and SEL
Penguin Problems
E
ngaging Families
Are You a Gardner or a Carpenter for Your Child?
How Can We Liberate Parents From Guilt?
How to Help Children Unleash Their Potential
Edutopia's
Family Engagement Resource Roundup
Quick Links
www.schoolready.org
http://oregonearlylearning.com
www.designthinkingforeducators.com
http://fcd-us.org
www.attendanceworks.org
www.ffyf.org
www.casel.org
www.mindsetworks.com
http://toosmall.org
www.heckmanequation.com
www.thirtymillionwords.org
www.youcubed.org
Contact: Kendra Coates, Director of PreK-3rd Education
High Desert ESD
[email protected]
www.schoolready.org
School Readiness video
(English)
School Readiness video
(Spanish)
