Central Oregon PreK-3rd Initiative

January, 2017

Central Oregon PreK-3rd Initiative

What does it look, feel, and sound like in January?

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
PreK story time at Silver Rail Elementary and Redmond Early Learning Center
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
Regional book studies: Helping Children Succeed by Paul Tough, Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom by Kristin Souers, and Beyond the Bake Sale by Karen Mapp
District and elementary school teams engage in the Brain Architecture Game

Cross Sector Work

Regional PreK-3rd Design Team meeting

What are we reading and watching?

PreK-3rd Grade Education

Oregon's Early Works Initiative is one of the five schools highlighted in the U.S. Department of Education new publication: Case Studies of Schools Implementing Early Elementary Strategies
What Early Learning in ESSA Can Look Like for States and Districts
Resource Guide to Trauma-Informed Human Services
Future of Children Journal: Starting Early: Education From PreK to Third Grade
13% Return on Investment for early childhood programs; increased from 7-10%; read Nobel Laureate Economist James Heckman's new study here
First Five Year Fund's Year in Review: 2016
Why Early Math is Just as Important as Early Reading

Mindset and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

Carol Dweck's bestseller Mindset is updated in this 2017 release
What's the Matter With Empathy?
A new paper summarizes the results of nearly 100 years of research on school-based social and emotional learning (SEL)
The Batman Effect: What Research Shows About Pretend Play and Executive Functioning
Would the World Be Better Off Without Empathy?
The Dark Side of Believing in Natural Talent
Using Brain Breaks to Restore Students' Focus
Expect More Emphasis on SEL in 2017
Book: Emotional Agility by Susan David
How Design Thinking Became a Buzzword at School
Brain Science and Education: How Much Should Teachers Know?
Growth Mindset: Practical Tips You May Not Have Tried Yet

New Children's Books that Support Mindset and SEL

Engaging Families

Coming Up

Healthy Beginnings Screening

2/10/17 Larson Learning Center, 471 NE Ochoco Plaza Dr., Prineville
2/17/17 Holy Trinity Church, 18143 Cottonwood Rd., Sunriver
3/17/17 Foundry Church, 60 NW Oregon Avenue, Bend
4/21/17 The Children's Learning Center, 650 NW A St., Madras
5/5/17 The Redmond Early Learning Center, 2105 W Antler Ave., Redmond

February 1: Rosland Elementary Early Learning Fair (2:30-6 pm)

February 3: Regional PreK-3rd Design Day, Bend Park and Rec RiverBend Community Room

COSA Whole Child Summit: Trauma-Informed Practice

February 24 (Monarch Hotel, Clackamas)
March 20(Salem Convention Center)

March 4 (9-4): Growth Mindset and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Workshop (sign-up here)

COSA Early Learning Regional Spring Seminar Series

April 18 (Clackamas ESD)
April 19 (Willamette ESD)

April 24: Central Oregon PBIS Conference

April 28-29th: COC-OAEYC Early Learning Conference

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

Quick Links

www.schoolready.org

http://oregonearlylearning.com

www.designthinkingforeducators.com

http://fcd-us.org

www.attendanceworks.org

www.heckmanequation.com

www.thirtymillionwords.org

www.youcubed.org

School Readiness PSA (High Desert ESD, Central Oregon)

School Readiness video

(English)

School Readiness video

(Spanish)

Contact: Kendra Coates, Director of PreK-3rd Education, High Desert ESD

[email protected]

www.schoolready.org