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PRE-K UPDATE
JUNE 13, 2019
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Here's the latest news from The Long Island Pre-K Initiative, your source for
expert training and useful resources:
www.nassauboces.org/pre-k
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This fall Kindergarten Transition Summits will bring together schools, CBOs, families and community partners
Starting elementary school is one of the most important transitions in children's lives. Not only families and schools but communities too need to be informed and involved.
That's why the planning group for our Long Island Kindergarten Transition Summits not only includes representatives from school districts, CBOs and Head Start--but also from the Child Care Councils, Suffolk County Police Department, the PTA, the Riverhead Aquarium, colleges, and other community partners. At a meeting on June 4, they shared best practices and discussed how to extend the reach of current transition efforts--for example, how to reach low-literacy families.
"At the Summits in October, there will be time for schools and community organizations to sit together and plan for comprehensive transition activities," says Adrienne Robb-Fund of The Long Island Pre-K Initiative. "Yes, we want the child to be ready for Kindergarten--but we also want the Kindergarten to be ready for the child."
The Long Island Kindergarten Transition Summits
Date: Monday, October 7, 2019
Place: Eastern Suffolk BOCES, Holtsville
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (continental breakfast included)
REGISTER NOW This event is free, but registration is required.
Date: Friday, October 11, 2019
Place: Western Suffolk BOCES, Wyandanch
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (contintental breakfast included)
REGISTER NOW This event is free, but registration is required.
These Summits are funded by a grant from the New York State Council on Children and Families.
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How to create a classroom that is welcoming for LGBTQ students and their families
"We adults often think of sexuality and gender as things that are out of reach of students--especially our youngest ones," writes elementary teacher Paul France. Nevertheless, he continues, it's important for us to create safe places for children to
explore their identities and empathize with those who are different from them. He offers three suggestions for how to start:
- Include LGBTQ children's literature in your class library. (Click here for his article, which includes a book list.)
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Rethink practices that reinforce gender dichotomy. (For example, you might say "Good morning, everyone!"
instead
of "Good morning, boys and girls!")
- Capitalize on teachable moments. (In the past, France has shied away from conversations that would reveal he has a boyfriend. But he's found his students already come to his classroom with more knowledge than he expected.)
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How to cultivate "spatial talent"--an aptitude with proven links to creativity and STEM success
Spatial skills--"the ability to generate, retain, retrieve and transform well-structured visual images"--are the cornerstone of many successful careers in the STEM fields. Unfortunately, students with such abilities can be overlooked in school because they are often less verbally fluent.
So says an online article from KQED, California's public media,
which
identifies Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison as among the spatially gifted. Luckily, it's fairly easy to encourage
kids with such abilities: it can be as simple as offering them the opportunity "to tinker, to invent and make things with their hands again."
KQED also offers a list of 15 picture books that you can use to help children practice understanding and mentally manipulating shapes and figures. They include a book about a lost raccoon who has to find her way home in the city, using a map
(Lucy in the City) and another about a group of animals who see their owl friend getting smaller and smaller as he flies away (
Shrinking Mouse). The list was curated by experts from the Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Only 7 days left to register for One-Day Summer Institute!
Online registration for our One-Day Summer Institute will end at 4 p.m. next Thursday, June 20. Don't pass up the opportunity to come to this annual event, designed for the specific needs of Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers and administrators, from both public schools and community-based organizations.
Date: Thursday, June 27, 2019
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (coffee only in a.m.; lunch will be provided)
Place: Western Suffolk BOCES Conference Center, Wyandanch
Registration fee: $75 per person
Credit: 6 hours of OCFS or CTLE credit
Keynote:
High-Quality Early Learning for a Changing World: Images of Possibilities
Presenter: Beverly Falk, Director of Graduate Programs in Early Childhood Education at CCNY's School of Education.
Choice of workshops: Topics include read-alouds, best practices for literacy, challenging behaviors, screen time and more.
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This week's job listings for early ed on Long Island
Leadership Initiative Regional Coordinator--Long Island
This is a Part-Time position, funded through the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute, housed at the City University of New York. The Coordinator will be responsible for implementing the Leadership Initiative project model on Long Island, through a partnership between CUNY and The Long Island Pre-K Initiative. The Coordinator, who will be anchored to Nassau BOCES, will engage stakeholders, recruit members, identify local professional development resources and leadership needs, and craft appropriate and effective responses to those needs.
Click here for a complete job description, preferred qualifications and information about how to apply.
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Full-Time Infant Toddler Teachers
Stony Brook Child Care, SUNY Stony Brook
Apply online. Enter Req. #1900872 or the word "childcare" in the search bar
Summer Part-Time Toddler Assistant
Gan Shalom Nursery School, Manhasset
Email resume to ganshalom@optonline.net
For the Long Island Head Start jobs listed below
Email resumes to humanresources@liheadstart.org or fax 631-758-2953
Full-Time Teacher Assistant
Full-Time Teacher II (Infant/Toddler)
Full-Time Teacher Aide
Full-Time Teacher
Full-Time Family Educator/Home Visitor--Bilingual
Full-Time Cook Assistant
Long Island Head Start, various locations
Part--Time Family Advocate--Bilingual
Long Island Head Start, North Fork
Full-Time Certified Teacher
Long Island Head Start, Bay Area
Full-Time Teacher I (Infant/Toddler)
Long Island Early Head Start, Patchogue
Full-Time EHS-CCP Secretary
Full-Time Program Services Secretary
Mental Health Consultant
Long Island Head Start, Central Administration, Patchogue
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Here's how to add your school's staffing needs to this list:
In the body of the e-mail, include the following information:
For our records:
- Your name
- Your position
- Your e-mail and phone number
For the listing in our e-newsletter
- The name of your school and the town it's located in. You can include your web address, if you have one.
- A very brief description of the position or positions you want to fill. (For example: "Part-time Teacher Assistant" or "Full-time Pre-K Teacher."
- Information about how potential applicants should contact your for details or to apply. (For example: "Call Jane Smith at 631-xxx-xxxx" or "Send e-mail to jane.smith@schoolname.org")
It's important to understand that:
We will not include information about salary. We will not include any descriptions of your school or program, although we can include a link to your school's web site.
We will publish your information a single time. If you still have openings, you can e-mail us again with the details and we will run the information again.
Our e-newsletter is typically sent out on Wednesday mornings. However, it may be mailed on a different day, depending on content or technical considerations.
The Long Island Pre-K Initiative reserves the right to edit information; space in the e-newsletter is very limited.
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About Us
The Long Island Pre-K Initiative is a grant-funded project that seeks to strengthen partnerships between school districts and community-based organizations and to share information about research, policy and best practices for early learning. Administered by Nassau BOCES, it is supported with expertise from The Early Years Institute and funds from the Rauch and Hagedorn Foundations. Our partners: Eastern Suffolk BOCES, Western Suffolk BOCES, and the Child Care Councils of Nassau and Suffolk.
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NASSAU BOCES DEPARTMENT OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
71 Clinton Road, Garden City, NY 11530-9195
Phone: (516) 396-2220 Fax: (516)-396-2355
www.nassauboces.org
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