Sharing a message to the Class of 2022 from Oregon Department of Education Director Colt Gill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMpW71YN-gA
Summer Series Starts Tomorrow!!
Hosted by Oregon Trail Regional Educator Network and InterMountain Education Service District - open to all OTREN component districts!
We have an array of classes to join in on! The first one being Mindfulness in the Classroom, starting tomorrow at 8:30 am!
For more information or to sign up for summer series: https://summerseries2022.sched.com/
Congratulations Stanfield School District Class of 2022 Graduates! https://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local/stanfield-high-school-graduates-38/article_00ca4c82-e6b4-11ec-ae29-3f424000d43c.html
Congratulations Irrigon High School Class of 2022 Graduates! https://www.hermistonherald.com/news/local/irrigon-high-school-graduation/article_57ee8fee-e67a-11ec-b879-d35f55da0296.html
Congratulations Umatilla School District Class of 2022 Graduates! https://www.hermistonherald.com/news/local/umatilla-high-school-graduation/article_4a798c76-e67d-11ec-a71c-fbf2463df8d6.html
Congratulations to Class of 2022 Graduates in Eastern Oregon! https://www.hermistonherald.com/news/local/its-celebration-time-for-local-school-districts-and-their-graduates/article_12b210ac-e64f-11ec-b829-efbc4514708e.html
Congratulations Pendleton School District Class of 2022 Graduates! https://www.eastoregonian.com/news/pendleton-high-school-graduation-2022/collection_0f524e02-e45d-11ec-b984-6f3ec81e63c8.html#19
Congratulations Milton-Freewater Unified School District Class of 2022 Graduates! https://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local/mcloughlin-high-school-grads-celebrate-milestone/article_0378d6ce-e484-11ec-8432-93970d3019f3.html
Congratulations Athena-Weston School District Class of 2022 Graduates! https://www.eastoregonian.com/community/news/weston-mcewen-high-school-graduation/article_06f513c8-e2c0-11ec-a015-fb18e3bdf56c.html
Sharing an inspiring story from Ione School District: https://www.johncanzano.com/p/canzano-not-all-victories-come-at?s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Regional students named winners in Congressional art competition: https://www.eastoregonian.com/community/news/bentz-names-mcloughlin-high-school-student-as-regional-winner-of-art-competition/article_0caf243c-ddbd-11ec-a1e8-bf7a02af84f4.html
Our thoughts go out to the Uvalde, Texas, community for their tragic loss yesterday. We understand these events affect students and school staff.
Please read the entire message from Superintendent Dr. Mark Mulvihill: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/article/753101
GRADES 6-12 DISCIPLINARY LITERACY WORKSHOP, August 17
Reading, Writing, Thinking and Listening for Success Across Contents! Description: Teachers of All Subjects - Come learn to implement, sustain and celebrate writing in your secondary classroom! This workshop not only shows that incorporating carefully structured writing activities into your content lessons actually increases understanding and achievement, but also proves how writing can save, not consume valuable instructional time.
Flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yN2xCfbFYdya_MiHhNuHgjEAf1NiechH/view?usp=sharing
Project GLAD® Foundations Training
Research and Theory Workshop August 1-4, 9am-12pm
Classroom Demonstration October 10-13
Project GLAD® Foundations training equips teachers with the skills and practical instructional strategies to integrate language development into what they already teach. A GLAD® classroom increases students' academic and linguistic success while fostering their social and emotional skills through the GLAD classroom culture. GLAD® classrooms are asset-based environments where the intentional use of best teaching practices equips teachers to elicit and honor students' voices, experiences, cultures and strengths. Part I: Research and Theory Workshop August 1, 2, 3 and 4 9am-12pm Part II: 4-Day Classroom Demonstration, October 10-13
Flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-AJ1AMWEAjoxTaOn_-EEEVwTN72XfGQk/view?usp=sharing
K-2 and 3-5 Foundations Writing Workshops! August 22 and 23!
Launch your writing class with determination, organization and enthusiasm! Session topics will include: ● Yearlong Planning-Start with the Calendar ● Common Terminology across grade levels ● Different Products, Different Structures ● What is a Mini-Lesson and how do I teach one? ● Making a Roadmap for Instruction ● Creating a Community of writers ● Writing is a skill-teaching stamina, originality and enthusiasm ● Writing Process made easier ● Writing about Reading and Taking Neat Notes ● Launching Writers Workshop and Launching Units
K-2 Flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CEA8bIk_UVjJaCjepAlDci__ixwyC7Zh/view?usp=sharing
3-5 Flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xSnnry8McVVVivegMAiGeXp30wN2X6BD/view?usp=sharing
IMESD congratulates Beth Burton, Superintendent of the Stanfield School District, on being named the 2022 Administrator of the Year for the Oregon Small Schools Association (OSSA). Read more: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/article/752598
Morrow County SD and EOU partner on Ignite! Reading program to tutor students: https://tinyurl.com/4p5ykbrh
IMESD congratulates the La Grande School District on successful passage of its school bond last week! https://www.lagrandesd.org/article/746477
