SOUTHWEST CENTER NEWS
Late Winter 2022
Happy (almost) spring from the Southwest Center and Educator Preparation Programs at KSC!
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10th Annual Inspiring Conversations in Education Conference at KSC
The 10th annual Inspiring Conversations in Education (ICE) conference will be held on Saturday, March 5th from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm in Rhodes Hall. This year's keynote speaker is Melissa Suarez, Mt. Caesar School Principal and 2021 NH Elementary Principal of the Year.
Please join alumni and current graduate students for workshop presentations about their teaching and work in schools. Email iceconference2022@gmail.com with questions.
Register now for this FREE conference! You will pick your sessions as part of the registration process.
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Dottie Morris Webinar Series
Navigating as a Teacher in Troubled Waters
Join us this winter and spring for a new webinar 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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Nurturing Social Identity Development
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
4:00 - 5:15 pm
Our multiple identities effect our worldview, how we move through the world, make sense of the world, and how we interact with other. How do we as educators nurture our students with multiple identities? How do our own identities affect how we engage with students with other identities? We will examine two social identity development models. We’ll look at identity development stages, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors associated with each stage, plus strategies for working with individuals based on where they are in their own social identity development.
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Teaching the Holocaust and Genocide:
Remembrance, Education, and Building Resiliency
Thursday, April 7, 2022
4:00 - 5:15 pm
led by Dr. Thomas White
Genocide is an extraordinary event, but the product of ordinary human behavior. How and why must we confront the past? Explore some guiding thoughts to navigate difficult issues using frameworks for civic education that promote democratic citizenship. We will examine process, choice, and prevention. We will explore the pedagogical and contemporary challenges and considerations facing today’s classroom teacher. How do we confront the past to build resiliency, create safe spaces, while paying attention to escalating violence towards an “other”?
Tom White is the Coordinator of Educational Outreach at the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Keene State College.
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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!
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About Dottie Morris
Dr. Dottie Morris, PhD, is Associate Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion at Keene State College. She is a member of the Keene State College 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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2022 Southwest Center Virtual Summer Institute
Based on a successful virtual summer institute for educators in 2021, planning is underway to offer another institute in early August, with workshop topics on important current issues in education. More information will be shared soon with teachers and schools in our region - stay tuned!
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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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Graduate Education Options
at KSC
Interested in pursuing a graduate degree in Principal or Teacher Leadership? Do you want to be certified to teach Special Education? KSC can meet your needs.
We are accepting applications for the Educational Leadership M.Ed., Post Masters M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, or 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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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 the work we've been doing are:
- 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
Registration Opens
Keene State’s Kids on Campus opens registration this month! Children in preschool through grade 8 can have fun while learning in classes such as:
- History Detectives
- Be Your Own Superhero
- Stink, Stank, Stunk
- Illuminated Puppets
- International Travelers
- Harry Potter
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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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High 5 Adventure Learning Center
Upcoming Virtual Workshops
Bring a Friend for FREE!
March & April Virtual BOGO Workshops:
Buy one registration at full price and get the second (same) registration for free - gift it to a friend or split the cost - it's a great time to learn together. Click the link for the workshop you want to attend, and the discount will automatically apply to your cart when you register two participants.
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MAEC Restorative Practices Guide
Check out the Restorative Practices Guide (PDF) from the Center for Education Equity at MAEC. It is designed to help school leaders and educators use restorative approaches to build relationships and address conflict in their schools.
Restorative practices is an approach that aims to build relationships within a community as well as prevent and respond to conflict and wrongdoing. A restorative practices approach is more than a collection of protocols and activities; it is a mindset and a belief in building and restoring community.
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SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR EDUCATOR SUPPORT AT
KEENE STATE COLLEGE
Contact: Steve Bigaj
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