Greetings!

Early Learning Update Week of November 29th, 2021   
Items Covered:
·      All: Early Learning Roundtable with Butterfly Pediatrics - Thursday, December 9th at 4:00pm
·      All: Next Dick Abrams Conversation - Tuesday, December 14th at 4:00pm
·      All: Educational Leadership Opportunities
·      All: North Seattle College Early Learning Recruitment Fair  - Thursday, December 6th from 6pm – 8pm
 
Please see this week’s professional development opportunities and news: https://mycatholicschool.org/for-catholic-schools/catholic-identity/early-learning/
 
 
 
1.      Early Learning Roundtable with Butterfly Pediatrics - Thursday, December 9th at 4:00pm
In the past few weeks I have received multiple notes/requests about staff dealing with student behaviors. They are aligning these concerns with classroom management techniques and discipline support to control physicalness- defiant behavior. For this roundtable we will be joined by our partners at Butterfly Pediatrics to answer your questions and give resources/ideas about situations your teams are dealing with. 

If you have a specific situation/example you are dealing with that you would like the experts from Butterfly Pediatrics to discuss during the roundtable can you please email me your situation (without student names) by December 6th. I will be sending these case studies in advance to the Butterfly team so they can be prepared to give you as much information as possible during our time together.

Please see link below for the Zoom access to this meeting. I hope we can have a large group join us, but we will record this is you are unable to attend. 

Please see the Butterfly Pediatric Website to learn more about their work - https://www.butterflypeds.com

Join Zoom Meeting

 
2.      Next Dick Abrams Conversation – Tuesday, December 14th at 4:00pm
Each month I meet with Dick Abrams, who started the Fulcrum ECE Fund that supports our programs, to update him on Early Learning programming and needs in our archdiocese. Each month as a part of that monthly meeting we have a director join for part of the meeting to give him a virtual tour of their program space and talk about the history, things they are most proud of and needs for their program. Dick really enjoys these conversations and seeing all the programs. The next meeting is Tuesday, December 14th at 4:00pm and I am in need of a  program that has not yet had the opportunity to join that is interested in having a conversation with Dick. Please let me know if you can join and I can send you the zoom information. 
 

3.      Educational Leadership Opportunities
Throughout the year I have shared Educational Leadership Opportunities from Kelly Surapaneni from the Office of Catholic Schools. The opportunities are made possible by our Partner Universities and the Fulcrum Foundation. The Educational Leadership Opportunity options and resources are now all located on a single page on the MyCatholicSchool.org website. Please see link below:
 

4.      North Seattle College Early Learning Recruitment Fair  - Thursday, December 6th from 6pm – 8pm
On Thursday, December 6th from 6pm – 8pm I will be hosting a virtual room during the North Seattle College Early Learning Recruitment Fair. My hope is to talk to students that are looking for positions in Early Learning as they pursue their degrees. I will be using the list of current open positions in Early Learning from Frontline to show them their options. If you are interested in joining me for all or part of the fair please let me know and I can add you to our virtual room. Please let me know if you have any questions.
 

Thank you and have a wonderful week! 

 

 


 
Dave Mayer | Director of Early Childhood Education
Office for Catholic Schools | Archdiocese of Seattle
O: 206-264-2080 | C: 206-512-4336           
W: mycatholicschool.org
710 Ninth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104