SOUTHWEST CENTER NEWS
December 2020
The Southwest Center and Educator Preparation Programs at KSC wish you much joy, peace, and good health this holiday season.
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Regional School Leadership Consortium at KSC News
Twenty-three staff members recently graduated from the newly established Jaffrey-Rindge Leadership Academy, a partnership between the school district and Keene State College.
Participating educators completed five graduate-level college courses throughout the 2019-20 school year, representing a range of grade levels, subject areas, and schools throughout the district.
The Jaffrey-Rindge Leadership Academy was born out of conversations had by the Regional School Leadership Consortium (RSLC), a group of regional superintendents and Keene State College representatives that began meeting in 2017 to develop and expand leadership capacity throughout the region. The Jaffrey-Rindge Leadership Academy is a significant initiative coming out of the RSLC that is creating stronger leadership throughout the district.
If you are interested in learning more about the RSLC for yourself or your school, including Educational Leadership Graduate Programs at KSC, contact Steve Bigaj ( sbigaj@keene.edu or 603-358-2782) |
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Graduate Education Options at KSC
Register now for spring 2021 graduate level courses. Many of our classes are either fully online or hybrid to allow for social distancing, and are much easier to fit into your busy schedules.
Graduate courses in Education include:
View the complete list of classes. For information about the Masters in Education programs or the Post-Masters Educational Leadership program, contact Steve Bigaj at sbigaj@keene.edu. We can also create custom courses for a school or district based on your needs.
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Implicit Bias Webinar Series with
Dr. Dottie Morris
Join us this winter to continue 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 will learn together how to become aware of it and co-create more inclusiveness.
We are pleased to offer this professional learning series at NO COST. Webinars will be recorded and available on the KSC Southwest Center website.
Honoring Inclusivity in Holiday Celebrations: It's Not All or Nothing!
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Winter celebrations in schools are hard. Do you do nothing? Everything? At the heart of all winter celebrations is celebration of life and light in the darkest time of the year, and we can co-create from there. We will explore how implicit bias can affect our thinking and planning, and how to be respectful and allow for multiple perspectives to be honored and celebrated.
Audience: K-12 educators, including classroom teachers, specials teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators. Parents too!
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A Time of Healing: Martin Luther King's Beloved Community in our Classrooms and Schools
Wednesday, January 6, 2020
4:00-5:00 pm
Dr. Martin Luther King wrote of creating a Beloved Community based on justice, equal opportunity, and love of one another. Using his concept as a case study, we will explore how to truly co-create, with our students, our own beloved communities in our classrooms and schools.
Dr. Dottie Morris, PhD, is Associate Vice President for Diversity and Equity at Keene State College. She provides support and direction to the Executive, Academic, Student Affairs, Advancement and Finance and Planning divisions of the college as the institution works to fulfill its commitment to diversity and multiculturalism.
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Brain-Based Approaches to
Managing Overwhelming Stress
Webinar Series With Dr. Cassie Yackley
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We will be offering three webinars by Dr. Cassie Yackley this winter and spring, completing the series, Brain-Based Approaches to Managing Overwhelming Stress. They will be offered once a month in January, February and March, at a cost of $25 each.
January: Regulation is the Root of Reflection. Regulation refers to our capacity to manage stress and to remain calm; allowing us to not be overwhelmed by our emotions and to continue to process cognitive information. A regulated arousal state also allows us to connect with others and to benefit from co-regulation processes.
February: Relationship-Building and Belonging: Capitalizing on the “Flock” Response. Explore the fundamental role that relationships play in the management of stress. Participants will learn strategies for attunement and relationship-building in these circumstances, including those that can be done through a virtual connection.
March: Transcending Crisis and Trauma: How Meaning-Making Facilitates Healing. Stress and adversity are part of the human condition and thus cannot be avoided. However, the sense we make of those experiences is critical to growth and healing.
Stay tuned for dates and registration information!
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Inspiring Conversations In Education Conference
Save the Date
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The 9th Annual Inspiring Conversations in Education (ICE) conference will be held on Saturday, March 6, 2021. This year our annual conference will be held virtually.
For more information, contact KSC Education Department Chair Dr. Darrell Hucks (dhucks@keene.edu or 603-358-2012)
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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 currently looking for 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 12/23/2020.
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High 5 Adventure Learning Center Virtual Workshop
When in Doubt, Give Them Your Heart
Wednesday, December 9th, 1:00 - 2:30 pm OR
Thursday, December 10th, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
It doesn’t matter if you’ve picked the perfect game or created just the right activity sequence or lesson plan - what really matters is how well you connect and form relationships with others. This workshop will guide you through a process of reassurance and clarification about what remains consistent, that the richest and most meaningful part of your classroom or program is you!
Presenter Jim Grout is the executive director of the High 5 Adventure Learning Center, and a veteran of more than 45 years in the adventure education field.
Workshop cost is $45.00
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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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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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SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR EDUCATOR SUPPORT AT
KEENE STATE COLLEGE
Contact: Steve Bigaj
sbigaj@keene.edu / 603-358-2782
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