Practicing Gratitude

During this season of giving thanks, we are grateful for the educators, school staff and administrators who dedicate their time and expertise to supporting student well-being and learning. Here are some resources you can use to engage students in thinking about and practicing gratitude:

• Resources for Practicing and Teaching Gratitude - Mindful Teachers
• How to Teacher Gratitude to Students: 8 Ideas for Thanksgiving (and Beyond!) - Hey Teach!
• Resources to be thankful for! - Classroom Champions
• What is Gratitude? lesson plan - Heart-Mind Online
• Gratitude HD short film - Moving Art (TM)

Trauma-Informed Care Resources

The NH Educational Effectiveness for Student Success Steering Committee (NHEESS) recently shared a collection of resources on Trauma-informed care from the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders (GTL Center):

• Webinar Series: Teaching & Leading with Trauma-Informed Care
• Educator Resilience Trauma-Informed Self-Care Assessment
• The Educator Context and Stress Spectrum
• Resources and Bibliography

We hope you find these resources helpful in supporting your students' as well as your own resilience.

Online Learning

Gain valuable professional development hours from the comfort of home this winter! Keene State's online programs allow you to study at your convenience. All classes are instructor-led, so you have access to an expert if you have any questions as the class proceeds.

Short Courses - Low-cost, non-credit courses start once a month, and a new lesson gets released twice a week for six weeks. Topics include Creating the Inclusive Classroom, Survival Kit for New Teachers, and Get Grants!. See a complete list of classes at https://www.ed2go.com/keene/.

Longer Courses - Offered for CEUs, you set the pace with these courses. Gain skills you can put to use immediately, including Advanced Classroom Management, Autism and Asperger's Disorder, The Traumatized Child, Reading Fundamentals, and much more. See a complete list of classes at https://www.virtualeduc.com/courses.php and register by contacting the Office of Graduate Studies and Extended Education at 603-358-2290. 

Upcoming Regional Meetings

Southwest NH Principals Collaborative - Thursday, January 12th, 7:30 - 9:00 am. Focus will be a discussion for mutual problem-solving and support around teacher evaluation. Meeting will be held at KSC, Rhodes Hall, Room S163 (Zoom participation also available).

Southwest NH Student Services Leaders - Friday, January 13th, 8:30 – 10:00 am. Agenda will include speakers from the NH Department of Health and Human Services. Meeting will be held on Zoom.

Contact Betsy Street (603-358-2394) if you are a Principal or Student Services Leader in the region interested in attending these meetings.

SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR EDUCATOR SUPPORT AT

KEENE STATE COLLEGE

Contact: Steve Bigaj

sbigaj@keene.edu / 603-358-2782