"SHESC Messenger": End of October 2021
End of October 2021
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| Volume Purchasing: Costume Clearance Time! | |
| Save the Date Reminder: Inspiring Educators Conference | |
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Looking for Ideas? HGSS Assessment Field Test 2021-2022 Join us for this valuable session on October 25 in Salina! KSDE is field testing the History, Government, and Social Studies (HGSS) assessment during the 2021-2022 school year, and this session will help you develop ideas and turn them into a curriculum-based assessment for your classroom. This curriculum-based measure (CBM) will be field tested in grades 4, 7, and 11 this year, and scores will be reported via the KIDS EOYA reporting at the end of the school year. This means you have all year to work on this with your students! Since it is a CBM, it can be part of your normal coursework. In this session, we will discuss how to develop a compelling question; connect the assessment to HGSS standards and course content; use the rubrics to plan, implement, and provide feedback on the CBM; and manage the CBM process. This will be an interactive session with time for you to work on and develop your ideas. Visit HERE to register now! |
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Featured Professional Development: Emotional Poverty
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) has always been important to consider in education, but it's essential for this generation of students. Smoky Hill Education Service Center offers a variety of professional development courses that address SEL and Social, Emotional, and Character Development (SECD). One of these is "Emotional Poverty" - led by SHESC Consultant Noalee McDonald-Augustine. It will next be offered on October 18 in Hays or October 20 in Salina. Based on the work of Dr. Ruby Payne, “Emotional Poverty” uses a brain-based approach to look at the underlying causes of anger, anxiety, and violence - including how they develop and the tools that can be used to change those responses. Emotions are processed 200 to 5,000 times faster than thought. Learn about the emotional sources of behavior, what motivates good behavior, and the underlying causes of unsafe and disruptive behavior. At the end of the course, workshop participants will be able to:
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Volume Purchasing: Clearance on Costumes! October is the perfect month for dress-up role playing! SHESC Volume Purchasing is right on time with clearance on select costumes for children. Choose from School Specialty's deeply discounted prices on:
There are dozens more items for dress-up, including hats, play equipment, and full costumes at School Specialty's usual 33% discount and free shipping! To learn more, contact Adam Pracht, Volume Purchasing Coordinator, at vp@smokyhill.org. |
