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Join members from around the state for facilitated conversation and activities that deepen instructional practices focused on improving student learning. From the publisher: In Cultivating Genius, Dr. Gholdy Muhammad presents a four-layered equity framework-one that is grounded in history and restores excellence in literacy education. Muhammad's Historically Responsive Literacy Framework is essential for all students, especially youth of color, who traditionally have been marginalized in learning standards, school policies, and classroom practices. The framework promotes four learning goals-or pursuits: • Identity development; defining self; making sense of one's values and beliefs • Skill development; developing proficiencies through reading and writing meaningful content • Intellectual development; gaining knowledge and becoming smarter • Criticality; developing the ability to read texts to understand power, authority, and oppression When these four learning pursuits are taught together-through the Historically Responsive Literacy Framework- all students receive profound opportunities for personal, intellectual, and academic success. Muhammad provides probing, self-reflective questions for both teachers and students as well as bibliographies of culturally responsive text and sample lesson plans across grades and content areas. Opportunities for PDUs and a "choose your own book study adventure": meet virtually for informal discussion and/or reflect more deeply and develop plans for implementing new ideas and strategies for additional PDUs. This book study is open to ALL members and books will be provided to active participants of the book study. Level: Foundational/Intermediate Cost: Members: $0, free as a benefit of membership; Non-members: $75 Dates and Times: April 11 - May 13. Live sessions (5) on Mondays at 6:00 p.m.

Session Topics: Feb.- Spelling using Word Mapping. Is memory a good spelling practice? March- Using Your Data- Plan, Develop, Study and Assess April- Management for behavior strategies May- Reflection and Burning questions about organization of your classroom June- Preparing for next year!!! Join in at: https://imesdmeet.zoom.us/j/98920142703

Learn how to work towards continuous improvement and build strong momentum towards excellence. About this event DATE CHANGE: New dates are April 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, May 5th and 12th, 2022 from 1:00-4:00 pm. The Performance Excellence, Culture & Total Rewards course will help HR professionals in K-12 education learn how to work towards continuous improvement and build strong momentum towards excellence. Find a comprehensive view of the following topics, plus more: · Stakeholder Engagement · Compensation & Benefits · Rewards & Recognition · Organizational Climate · Strategic Planning & Visioning · Customer Focus · Performance Metrics · Process Improvement Registration $695 (includes all printed and digital course materials)

In this book study, participants will discuss readings from the book Teacher Unions and Social Justice: Organizing for the Schools and Communities Our Students Deserve. The book, "is an anthology of more than 60 articles documenting the history and the how-tos of social justice unionism. Together, they describe the growing movement to forge multiracial alliances with communities to defend and transform public education." Learn more about the book here: https://rethinkingschools.org/books/teacher-unions-and-social-justice/. This book study will include opportunities for group discussion and personal reflection. OEA will provide copies of the book to participants. Participants receiving a book from OEA must commit to attending at least 5 of the 6 synchronous sessions. Level: Intermediate Cost: Members: $0, free as a benefit of membership; Non-members: $75. Dates and Times: April 14 - May 19. Live sessions (6) on Thursdays from 4:30-5:30pm

The East Oregon Teacher Academy at Eastern Oregon University, sponsored by The College of Education aims to graduate the brightest high school students, paraprofessionals, and instructional assistants. All participants will have the chance to earn EOU credit. During this intense four-day program, the participants share in a variety of activities that will help them to better understand what teachers do and to determine whether or not they have the potential for meeting this professional challenge. Participants will be assigned a diverse mentor who will share in various activities that will help them better understand what teachers do. Activities include participating in seminars on leadership and self-improvement and having the opportunity to listen to and interact with faculty, National Board-Certified Teachers, among other highly accomplished educators. Application guidelines: Only those participants who sincerely are interested in the purpose of the East Oregon Teacher Academy – to learn more about a career in teaching – should apply. The East Oregon Teacher Academy will be limited to approximately 25 participants. High school students, para-educators, instructional assistants, education assistants, and those looking to change careers, may apply.
If you have participated in a similar academy, please contact Dave Dallas at: ddallas@eou.edu. EOTA is a collaboration between the Wallowa County ESD and Eastern Oregon University - East Oregon Teacher Academy will be conducted on campus at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. Dates for the East Oregon Teacher Academy are June 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25. EOU will offer college credit overlay scholarships for participants that will attend the academy and who will go through the program. A webpage has been created to provide access to the application and project updates for all ODE-1156-20 access. https://www.eou.edu/teach-rural-oregon/eota/ Applications are due no later than May 6, 2022. They can be submitted by email to: Email: ddallas@eou.edu Dave Dallas, College of Education. Students will be notified of their application status by May 11, 2022. If you have questions, do not hesitate to contact Dave Dallas.

Join members from around the state for facilitated conversation and activities that deepen instructional practices focused on improving student learning. From the publisher: In Cultivating Genius, Dr. Gholdy Muhammad presents a four-layered equity framework-one that is grounded in history and restores excellence in literacy education. Muhammad's Historically Responsive Literacy Framework is essential for all students, especially youth of color, who traditionally have been marginalized in learning standards, school policies, and classroom practices. The framework promotes four learning goals-or pursuits: • Identity development; defining self; making sense of one's values and beliefs • Skill development; developing proficiencies through reading and writing meaningful content • Intellectual development; gaining knowledge and becoming smarter • Criticality; developing the ability to read texts to understand power, authority, and oppression When these four learning pursuits are taught together-through the Historically Responsive Literacy Framework- all students receive profound opportunities for personal, intellectual, and academic success. Muhammad provides probing, self-reflective questions for both teachers and students as well as bibliographies of culturally responsive text and sample lesson plans across grades and content areas. Opportunities for PDUs and a "choose your own book study adventure": meet virtually for informal discussion and/or reflect more deeply and develop plans for implementing new ideas and strategies for additional PDUs. This book study is open to ALL members and books will be provided to active participants of the book study. Level: Foundational/Intermediate Cost: Members: $0, free as a benefit of membership; Non-members: $75 Dates and Times: April 11 - May 13. Live sessions (5) on Mondays at 6:00 p.m.

The Oregon Open Learning team will host a statewide OER workshop on Tuesday, May 10th from 4:00-5:30 pm (PDT). This virtual workshop will be an interactive professional learning event that will provide participants an opportunity to learn about open educational resources (OER) and the Oregon Open Learning Hub, Oregon’s K-12 repository for OER. Register in advance for the event and share the opportunity with your colleagues.

Learn how to work towards continuous improvement and build strong momentum towards excellence. About this event DATE CHANGE: New dates are April 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, May 5th and 12th, 2022 from 1:00-4:00 pm. The Performance Excellence, Culture & Total Rewards course will help HR professionals in K-12 education learn how to work towards continuous improvement and build strong momentum towards excellence. Find a comprehensive view of the following topics, plus more: · Stakeholder Engagement · Compensation & Benefits · Rewards & Recognition · Organizational Climate · Strategic Planning & Visioning · Customer Focus · Performance Metrics · Process Improvement Registration $695 (includes all printed and digital course materials)

For OEA Members:

OEA is offering 75-minute Online Licensure Workshops where we will cover some licensure hot topics, important updates and a general overview of the licensure rules. A Question and Answer section will also include a way that you can register for 1-1 ZOOM consultation with OEA Staff Liaison to TSPC, Leah Starkovich. Participation is limited to 40 people so register early to save your spot. CPD certificates for one (1) PDU available to all participants.
Register here: https://grow.oregoned.org/events/online-licensure-workshop-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2

In this book study, participants will discuss readings from the book Teacher Unions and Social Justice: Organizing for the Schools and Communities Our Students Deserve. The book, "is an anthology of more than 60 articles documenting the history and the how-tos of social justice unionism. Together, they describe the growing movement to forge multiracial alliances with communities to defend and transform public education." Learn more about the book here: https://rethinkingschools.org/books/teacher-unions-and-social-justice/. This book study will include opportunities for group discussion and personal reflection. OEA will provide copies of the book to participants. Participants receiving a book from OEA must commit to attending at least 5 of the 6 synchronous sessions. Level: Intermediate Cost: Members: $0, free as a benefit of membership; Non-members: $75. Dates and Times: April 14 - May 19. Live sessions (6) on Thursdays from 4:30-5:30pm

Do you teach science (K-12) in Washington or Oregon? Are you working to center social justice in your science curriculum? Join the Teaching Science for Social Justice teacher group [cid:image001.png@01D8387C.5B19D770] Group hosted by ESD 112 (Vancouver, WA), Puget Sound ESD (Renton, WA), and Multnomah ESD (Portland, OR)

Are you planning to join our Community of Scientists and help with monitoring events? Online training is available and underway. Click on the cheat sheet below for training details. May 16 Master Water Stewards Practicum In Person - Monday, May 16, 12:30 - 4:30 Tentative Location: Hilgard State Park RSVP your training plans. Please fill out this form. Contact Carrie Caselton Lowe > for more information. Spring Schedule WE BELIEVE EVERYONE IS A SCIENTIST. Check out the streams our community of scientists are monitoring this spring and summer. * Cove Mill Creek - Cove 7th Graders, Outdoor School 6th graders from Harper and Willow schools * Catherine Creek - Union 8th Graders * La Grande Mill Creek - Discover After School Program + LaGrande High School Environmental Science students * Morgan Lake - Discover After School Program + Central Elementary 5th graders * Grande Ronde River - LaGrande High School Environmental Science students * Meadow Creek - Elkanah Outdoor School with La Grande 6th Graders * Indian Lake - Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Youth * Little Creek - Union County Juvenile Department Youth

Join members from around the state for facilitated conversation and activities that deepen instructional practices focused on improving student learning. From the publisher: In Cultivating Genius, Dr. Gholdy Muhammad presents a four-layered equity framework-one that is grounded in history and restores excellence in literacy education. Muhammad's Historically Responsive Literacy Framework is essential for all students, especially youth of color, who traditionally have been marginalized in learning standards, school policies, and classroom practices. The framework promotes four learning goals-or pursuits: • Identity development; defining self; making sense of one's values and beliefs • Skill development; developing proficiencies through reading and writing meaningful content • Intellectual development; gaining knowledge and becoming smarter • Criticality; developing the ability to read texts to understand power, authority, and oppression When these four learning pursuits are taught together-through the Historically Responsive Literacy Framework- all students receive profound opportunities for personal, intellectual, and academic success. Muhammad provides probing, self-reflective questions for both teachers and students as well as bibliographies of culturally responsive text and sample lesson plans across grades and content areas. Opportunities for PDUs and a "choose your own book study adventure": meet virtually for informal discussion and/or reflect more deeply and develop plans for implementing new ideas and strategies for additional PDUs. This book study is open to ALL members and books will be provided to active participants of the book study. Level: Foundational/Intermediate Cost: Members: $0, free as a benefit of membership; Non-members: $75 Dates and Times: April 11 - May 13. Live sessions (5) on Mondays at 6:00 p.m.

Our final Roundtable of the year will be a combined session of elementary and secondary principals. Please mark your calendars for 10:00 AM Thursday, May 19 Some of the topics we'll be discussing include Lessons learned from COVID and distance learning Enrollment and staffing projections across the region Finishing the year well with students and staff Summer programs Looking ahead to 22-23 After managing this school year, we all have a lot to share! Next year we will be offering the opportunity to network within a larger sphere of peers as well. Matt Coleman with Inflexion will be talking to the group in the first 15 minutes of the presentation. Portico Overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEA56CrQFsk Portico and Equity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QpcyFOoC_k Portico – 5 Shifts Playlist (5 different principals we are working with) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvG0jDb8EuJXsYvheyKTBmfbhyKK2i4mM Betty.Palmer@imesd.k12.or.us is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: May Roundtable Time: May 19, 2022 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://imesdmeet.zoom.us/j/97136557786?pwd=bWx2NmNuYzl2VkpoZjF0UnVVQUhEQT09 Meeting ID: 971 3655 7786 Passcode: 627810

Please contact Betty Palmer for login details: betty.palmer@imesd.k12.or.us

In this book study, participants will discuss readings from the book Teacher Unions and Social Justice: Organizing for the Schools and Communities Our Students Deserve. The book, "is an anthology of more than 60 articles documenting the history and the how-tos of social justice unionism. Together, they describe the growing movement to forge multiracial alliances with communities to defend and transform public education." Learn more about the book here: https://rethinkingschools.org/books/teacher-unions-and-social-justice/. This book study will include opportunities for group discussion and personal reflection. OEA will provide copies of the book to participants. Participants receiving a book from OEA must commit to attending at least 5 of the 6 synchronous sessions. Level: Intermediate Cost: Members: $0, free as a benefit of membership; Non-members: $75. Dates and Times: April 14 - May 19. Live sessions (6) on Thursdays from 4:30-5:30pm

Please use this form to register for the session/sessions you would like to attend. You will be emailed a confirmation and a zoom link for the meeting. Thanks to a STEM Innovation Grant from the Oregon Department of Education, we are able to pay Oregon high school science teachers $50/hour to attend. For more information, please contact kristen.harrison@pdxstem.org

We are having an online Community Gathering of The River Mile network next Wed., May 25, from 3:30-4:30--details and registration here. Come meet fellow participants and learn about an exciting program happening in Oregon. We are also planning to offer free in-person and/or hybrid educator workshops about ways to engage students with some or all of the topics below. They will likely be the week of August 15-19, supported by free resources we've developed in collaboration with partners, as well as transportation reimbursement. · Investigating Ice Age Floods: Inquiry + Discovery of the National Geologic Trail + Beyond · Inquiry, Exploration, and Service-Learning in the Sagebrush Ecosystem · The Northwest Fur Trade: Cultures, Commerce, and Change · Investigating Crayfish + Freshwater Ecosystems For more information: Rick Reynolds >

free "Investigating Crayfish + Freshwater Ecosystems" online educators workshop with The River Mile network. It's two Thursday afternoons, May 26 and June 2 from 3-6pm, plus 2-3 hours of self-guided learning. · A $100 stipend, free curriculum, and other benefits like equipment and transportation funding are available, thanks to support from the EPA and National Park Service. · 9 Free Washington STEM Clock Hours are available. · Course completion certificates will be awarded, which fulfill PDU requirements in Oregon and other states. · A full Idaho Professional Development credit is also available. Learn more and register today!

Americans and the Holocaust Public Programming [Americans and the Holocaust Public Programming] For comprehensive information on upcoming Americans and the Holocaust programming please download the PDF calendar below: https://pendleton.or.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/library/page/13661/pendelton_pl_calendarlisting20220324_003_1.pdf SPEAKER ANNEKE BLOOMFIELD HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR: Shortly after Anneke’s fifth birthday, the Netherlands was invaded by Nazi Germany. Fearing for the safety of his family, Anneke’s father found families that would take Anneke and her brothers into hiding. Over the course of the war, Anneke was moved three times to different homes. She was just 10 years old when victory was declared in Europe. Hear her story at the library. MAY 31st @ 5:00 PM, INSIDE THE LIBRARY WORLD WAR II A LOCAL STORY: Join us in the library art gallery for a walk through of local news coverage of World War 2. East Oregonian newspapers will be on display, featuring major events from the war and the impact felt here in Eastern Oregon. JUNE 7th @ 5:00 PM, INSIDE THE LIBRARY SPEAKER CLARICE WILSEY AUTHOR AND DAUGHTER OF WWII US ARMY PHYSICIAN: Clarice speaks on behalf of her late father, Captain David B. Wilsey, M.D. Present at the liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp, Dr. Wilsey was one of 27 physicians who treated 30,000 survivors in a makeshift fi eld hospital. Hear his story at the library. JUNE 21st @ 5:00 PM, INSIDE THE LIBRARY