Equity is a conversation everywhere right now. Thankfully, education is NOT exempt from this topic. Know that NDE has been, and continues to, value individuals and fosters equity in schools. ESU 16 has participated in many opportunities around this topic lately. #WhatInspirESU
NWEA has released new normative charts for 2020. Make sure you are using the updated chart for your Fall 2020 testing!
The Brady Eagles are rocking it with their High-Quality Instructional Materials adoption! They are planning to adopt MyPerspectives & EL Education for ELA. They even started their year-long math process this morning! Way to be a front-runner for HQIM in NE! #WhatInpirESU #HQIM
Did you know that the Nebraska Department of Education has different definitions for School Improvement & Continuous School Improvement? Check it out here: https://www.education.ne.gov/csds/
The Kim Foundation put on an incredible NE Mental Health Conference! They went virtual and it was a success! A few of ESU 16 Mental Health Team Members attended and will be sharing the resources we learned in Fall 2020!!! The main theme was Trauma-Informed Care. https://www.thekimfoundation.org/
TLC On-demand Class: The Importance of Sleep
Free if register before June 30th, 2020
https://go.unl.edu/ondemandsleep
Distance Education Incentives from the Nebraska Education Improvement Fund are available to Nebraska school districts for qualified distance education courses for the 2019-20 school year. ESU 16 assists schools to apply for the 138 DEI credits earned by the SNDEN districts this year.
NeMTSS will hold a virtual summit beginning in August. Each week will two sessions will be hosted. More information will be posted here: http://nemtss.unl.edu/nebraska-mtss-summit/
The NeMTSS Reading Symposium is offering three days of virtual professional learning in July. The series for PK-12 instruction supports, "From Research to Practice." Register at : https://mtss.events.education.ne.gov
9 Ways to Help Your Child's Language Development https://www.parents.com/baby/development/talking/9-ways-to-help-your-childs-language-development/
No Time to Read to Your Child? 6 Ideas to Try https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/learning-at-home/encouraging-reading-writing/no-time-to-read-to-your-child-6-ideas-to-try
Thank you @ESU_16 teachers for all your hard work closing the school year with remote learning. You are all leaders!
Do something lasting, memorable and free with your children this summer. Read to them! Research has shown that children whose parents read to them have better vocabulary and are better readers themselves.
Is your child ready for kindergarten? This checklist from Understood.org will help you answer that question.
"Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." - John F. Kennedy
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ESU 16 Early Childhood has a new logo!!! We will also be updating our Early Childhood website in the near future. Don't forget our ESU 16 Early Childhood You Tube channel. Check us out! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCurBPsKj2z1q_uDNUIMwxqA?view_as=subscriber
ESU 16 is participating Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) instructor renewal training. Workshops for 2020-21 will be scheduled in the fall and spring.
ADVISER workdays are being held on zoom this spring statewide, with a statewide registration. The schedule and registration link is here: http://shorturl.at/acezM Questions, email mengel@esusixteen.org
Remote Learning in Remote Nebraska
“In a matter of a few days, I had to completely kind of flip the way that I teach,” says Mullen Public Schools science teacher Sarah Hardin. “I think we’re in uncharted territory.” http://netnebraska.org/basic-page/radio/remote-learning-remote-nebraska
