February, 2017
Central Oregon
PreK-3rd Initiative
What does it
look, feel,
and
sound
like in February?
Engaging Families and Continuity and Pathways
Early Learning Fair at
Rosland
Elementary School
Reading Under the Stars at
Redmond Early Learning Center
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
,
Redmond Early Learning Center
, and
Juniper Elementary
Welcome to the World
kits distributed throughout
Rosland
and
Silver Rail
elementary catchment areas
Teacher Effectiveness (shared professional development)
Regional PreK-3rd Design Day
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 Day
What are we reading and watching?
PreK-3rd Grade Education
James Heckman
Emphasizes Importance of Quality Early Childhood Programs
Oregon releases new
Early Learning and Kindergarten guidelines
Aligning Academic Performance From "Age 3 to Grade 3"
Oregon's Early Learning Hubs are featured in new report:
Building Our Future: Supporting Community-Based Early Childhood Initiatives
STEM in the Early Years:
new report
Mindset and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
New TED talk from Ed Briceno, CEO of Mindset Works:
How to Get Better at the Things You Care About
Build your empathy for students:
Shadow a Student Challenge toolkit
Gendered beliefs about intelligence start early
Why Young Girls Don't Think They Are Smart Enough
Six-Year Old Girls' Already Have Gendered Beliefs About Intelligence
Study Finds Reducing Teachers' Stress Leads to Higher-Quality Classrooms
Self-Compassion, Growth Mindset, and the Benefits of Failure
New report looks at Teacher Preparation in SEL:
To Reach the Students, Teach the Teachers: A National Scan of Teacher Preparation and Social & Emotional Learning
Mo Willems's Funny Failures
"...You don't give people what they want. You give them what they don't yet know they want." - Mo Willems
New Children's Books that Support Mindset and SEL (for more books to promote SEL check out Deschutes Public Library's
collection
)
Engaging Families
F
amily Engage
ment in Children's Learning Through Libraries
Coming Up
Bend-La Pine Early Learning Fairs
4/5/17 Buckingham Elementary School
4/19/17 Juniper and Ensworth Elementary Schools
4/19/17 District-wide Kindergarten Registration
Healthy Beginnings Screening
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
COSA Whole Child Summit: Trauma-Informed Practice
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 17 (Central Oregon - Ridgeview High School -
register here)
April 18 (Clackamas ESD)
April 19 (Willamette ESD)
April 24: Central Oregon PBIS Conference (
register here
)
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.ffyf.org
www.casel.org
www.mindsetworks.com
http://toosmall.org
www.heckmanequation.com
www.thirtymillionwords.org
www.youcubed.org
School Readiness video
(English)
School Readiness video
(Spanish)
Contact: Kendra Coates, Director of PreK-3rd Education,
High Desert ESD
[email protected]
www.schoolready.org
