SOUTHWEST CENTER NEWS
January/February 2021
The Southwest Center and Educator Preparation Programs at KSC send best wishes for peace and good health in the New Year.
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Spring Graduate Education Options at KSC
Interested in pursuing a graduate degree in Principal or Teacher Leadership? KSC can meet your needs.
We are accepting applications for the Educational Leadership M.Ed., Post Masters M.Ed. or Curriculum and Instruction options. Our Educational Leadership programs meet New Hampshire certification competencies for Principal (grades K-12).
Courses are offered both online and in blended learning formats, allowing for easy access and flexibility.
Spring semester courses include:
Email Steve Bigaj (or call 603-358-2782) if you are interested in customizing a graduate course for yourself or your school or district, or for more information about our programs. |
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Education Students to Offer More in Region
The Educator Preparation Program is exploring the possibility of having KSC students support remote learning in our region, including offering tutoring and being available to substitute teach. We are currently gathering feedback from school districts in the region to identify areas of need.
Please contact Associate Director of Educator Preparation Kate O'Connor if you have questions or would like additional information.
Inspiring Conversations In Education Conference
Save the Date
The 9th Annual Inspiring Conversations in Education (ICE) conference has been rescheduled to Saturday, May 1, 2021. This year our annual conference will be held virtually.
For more information, contact KSC Education Department Chair Dr. Darrell Hucks (or call 603-358-2012) |
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Implicit Bias Webinar Series with
Dr. Dottie Morris Continues!
We are excited to announce that Dr. Morris is continuing her monthly webinars to explore implicit bias, the attitudes and stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious way. The unconscious aspect is really important and we are learning together how to become aware of it and co-create more inclusiveness.
We are pleased to offer these webinar at NO COST. They will be recorded and available on the KSC Southwest Center website for later or repeat viewing as well.
Audience: K-12 educators, including classroom teachers, specials teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators. Parents and general public too!
Why Black History Month? Why February?
Wednesday, February 17th
4:00-5:15 pm
Black History Month offers us an opportunity to unearth American history from another perspective. Come explore the origins of the month, what the month means to people within the U.S. black community, and the importance of celebrating the contributions of this community to our country.
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Challenging the Call-Out Culture
Monday, March 15th
4:00-5:15 pm
Conversations that could have been learning opportunities are too easily turned into bitter battles these days. What would it mean to call someone in instead of calling them out? How can we have uncomfortable conversations based in compassion? This webinar will stand on its own and also will be excellent background for Loretta Ross’s presentation, Speech, Healing, and Reconciliation - Creating a Calling-In Culture, on Tuesday, March 16th at KSC, part of the Sidore Lecture Series.
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Dr. Dottie Morris, PhD, is Associate Vice President for Diversity and Equity at Keene State College. She has worked with undergraduate and graduate students as counselor, teacher, academic advisor, and advisor of student groups. Over the past two decades, she has demonstrated a consistent and persistent dedication and devotion to diversity, inclusion, multiculturalism and social justice. |
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Brain-Based Approaches to Managing Overwhelming Stress
Webinar Series with Dr. Cassie Yackley
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Join us for more webinars in our series this winter, Brain-Based Approaches to Managing Overwhelming Stress, with Dr. Cassie Yackley. Each webinar is $25 and includes CEUs and access to a recording of the webinar for two weeks after the live date for each one.
The webinars are designed to work as a series, or as one-time experiences.
Note: KSC faculty, staff and students may attend these webinars at no cost - please email Betsy Street for a discount code to use during checkout.
Relationship-Building & Belonging: Capitalizing on the “Flock” Response
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
4:00-5:00 pm, $25
Explore the fundamental role that relationships play in the management of stress. Unfortunately, many people have had negative, or even neglectful or abusive, childhood relational experiences that can rob them of a sense of worthiness and safety with others. The behavioral manifestation of this personal experience can be challenging — interactions can feel negative, disengaged, disrespectful, and aggressive. Participants will learn strategies for attunement and relationship-building in these circumstances, including those that can be done through a virtual connection.
Transcending Crisis & Trauma: How Meaning-Making Facilitates Healing
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
4:00-5:00 pm, $25
Stress and adversity are part of the human condition and thus cannot be avoided. However, the sense we make of these experiences is critical to growth and healing. We will look at the “trauma-responsive framework” (TRF) as a powerful method for making meaning of traumatizing events such as the current pandemic. Using a pandemic example, we will present a three-part process of 1) describing someone’s experiences as they are related to what we observe in their behavior, 2) normalizing the stress response or trauma impacts in the behavior we are observing, and 3) conveying a sense of safety, connection, and hope for their future.
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We have a new payment system and you will have to set up a new account. If you have questions about the process, please view/download instructions. We will send out Zoom links one week ahead of each webinar. |
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About the presenter: Cassie Yackley, Psy.D. has spent more than 25 years committed to understanding and effectively addressing the impact of traumatic/adverse experiences on children, caregivers/families, and systems. She brings together recent discoveries from developmental neuroscience, attachment, implementation science, and reflective practice to help audiences develop skills of relationship and self-awareness. She was a keynote speaker at KSC's 2019 Summer Educator's Institute. www.cassieyackleypsyd.com/
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KSC has partnered with VESi to provide online courses for CEUs
Courses offered for 2.7 or 4 CEUs with fees starting at just $325.
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2021 Kids on Campus
Call for Proposals!
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Keene State’s Kids on Campus is planning a slightly changed program for summer 2021. We are still accepting proposals for grades K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 for classes that are both fun and educational. Week-long classes will be a full day long, or team taught so that the cohort of children remains the same in morning and afternoon. Class sizes are small, and taught on the beautiful and resource-rich Keene State campus. Please send proposals to Heather Jasmin at hjasmin@keene.edu no later than February 3rd.
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SW NH Principals Collaborative & SW Student Services Leaders
The SW NH Principals Collaborative and Student Services Leaders groups provide support to leaders in the southwest region of NH through regularly scheduled meetings to discuss pertinent issues, share resources, and participate in professional development opportunities. The groups currently meet virtually on a monthly basis. If you are a Principal or Student Services Leader in our region and would like to join either group, please contact Betsy Street (bstreet@keene.edu) for more information.
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Additional Professional Learning Offerings |
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SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR EDUCATOR SUPPORT AT
KEENE STATE COLLEGE
Contact: Steve Bigaj
sbigaj@keene.edu / 603-358-2782
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