SOUTHWEST CENTER NEWS
April 2022
Updates from the Southwest Center and Educator Preparation Programs at KSC
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2022 Southwest Center
Virtual Summer Institute
The 2022 SW Center virtual summer institute will be held on August 2nd, 4th, 9th and 11th with AM and PM webinars offered. Workshop topics will include trauma-informed education, mindfulness, Discovery Education, science of reading and others to be announced.
Registration information will be send out in the near future. In the meantime, contact Beth Buoro if you have any questions.
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Dottie Morris Webinar Series
Navigating as a Teacher in Troubled Waters
Join us on May 12 for the last webinar in this series with Dr. Dottie Morris. We are pleased to offer this professional learning series at NO COST.
Audience: K-12 educators, including classroom teachers, specials teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators. Parents too!
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Submerge Yourself in Gentle Summer Renewal
Thursday, May 12, 2022
4:00 - 5:15 pm
It has been another challenging year around “JEDI” (social Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) efforts. We will generate ideas for strategies to help you refuel, re-tool, and get re-invigorated! Register for the May 12th Renewal webinar
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Dr. Dottie Morris, PhD, is Associate Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion at Keene State College. She is a member of the KSC President’s Cabinet and provides support and direction to the Executive, Academic Affairs, Enrollment and Student Engagement, Advancement, and Finance and Administration divisions of the college as the institution works to fulfill its commitment to diversity and multiculturalism.
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Graduate Education Options
at KSC
Interested in pursuing a graduate degree in Principal or Teacher Leadership? Want to be certified to teach Special Education? KSC can help you achieve your goals.
We're accepting applications for the Educational Leadership M.Ed., Post Masters M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, and Special Education options. Our Educational Leadership and Special Education programs are nationally accredited and meet New Hampshire certification standards (grades K-12).
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.
Email Lance Neeper (or call 603-358-2589) for information about Special Education options. |
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July 10-15, 2022
Education, Prevention, Building Resiliency
The Cohen Center Summer Institute introduces participants to the study of the Holocaust and genocide in the 21st Century while focusing on multidisciplinary pedagogical approaches, genocide prevention, and lessons for democratic citizenship. It's an intensive one-week residential institute that brings educators together from around the United States and Europe.
- Join scholars, survivors and witnesses in a multi-disciplinary, humanities-based approach.
- Enhance your own pedagogy and classroom approaches.
- Join a professional group of educators from eight states and eight countries as a Cohen Center Fellow.
- Learn your points of leverage for effecting change.
- Prepare for the New Hampshire mandate on Holocaust and Genocide Education.
Registration Fee: $450 (covers texts, resource materials, room and board)
Registration deadline: Thursday, May 5, 2022
Staff Development/CEUs: 45 hours will be awarded
Contact Tom White at the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies with questions.
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Customized Courses & Programs for Educators
The Southwest Center and Education Department at KSC can work with your school or district to design a program to meet your unique needs. Some examples of what's possible:
- A multi-event Culturally Responsive Teaching Initiative with the Hopkinton School District
- Customized courses with the Monadnock Regional School District
- A multi-year Leadership Academy with the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District
- A Leadership Academy with the Hinsdale School District
Contact Steve Bigaj if you are interested in learning more about these innovative initiatives! |
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2022 Kids on Campus
Classroom Assistants Wanted!
Do you have a teenaged or young adult loved one looking for work? Kids on Campus is currently hiring classroom assistants aged 16 and older. Assistants work directly with the teachers and students. A typical work day might involve guiding a field trip down Main Street, learning how to make the best slime, a wild game of Frisbee, and officiating a Lego car race. Staff work weekdays from July 11 to August 5, leaving plenty of time before and after for summer vacation. Anyone interested in applying can contact Heather Jasmin.
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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 New Hampshire 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 for more information. Meeting schedules for 2021-22
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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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Other Professional Learning Opportunities & Resources |
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2022 New Teachers Retreat at KSC
July 19 - 21, 2022
The summer is a crucial time for teachers to decompress and reflect on the previous year, and also to plan for the next one. We are lucky in our line of work to get a “clean slate” each school year, and this event seeks to equip its participants with the relationships, support, and skills needed to take on the new school year with confidence.
If you’re a new teacher, attending the retreat allows you to surround yourself with your peers and some people who have traveled this path before you. Knowing you’re not alone and people just like you have succeeded before will lend you some strength to carry on. You will take a network of peers, mentors, and resources with you that will prove invaluable as you continue on in your career.
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NH Bureau of Student Wellness and Nutrition Resources
This prevention toolkit explains how to start these critical conversations to help your youth stay away from vaping. The toolkit includes:
- Scientific evidence about vaping products, chemicals, and the health effects on the undeveloped brain
- Tips on how to talk to youth about vaping
- The importance of routinely asking about tobacco use
This fact sheet will help you understand how current crises or economic difficulties may affect you, other school staff, students, and their families, and give you specific ways to cope in hard times.
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SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR EDUCATOR SUPPORT AT
KEENE STATE COLLEGE
Contact: Steve Bigaj
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