The Tech EnRICHed Summer of Learning Conference will be held next week. Consider attending this great PD opportunity on June 13. Find more information here: https://techenriched2024.sched.com/
ECESC’s Lindsey Lovern presented during yesterday’s PIVOT conference, sharing ”The One Where You See the Future: Connecting Student Interests to Future Careers.” This presentation focused on career exploration through the RIASEC themes. Great information for IN educators!
The Indiana University East School of Education is still accepting new students for the 2024-2025 NLPS Pathway - Tomorrow’s Teachers Today (T3). T3 is taught by IU East faculty. Each week, students work independently or with their T3 classmates through Canvas lectures, readings, activities, and assignments. The IU East T3 instructors will have a Zoom from 8:45 AM – 9:30 AM on both Thursday and Friday. Students are required to attend only one of these Zoom sessions each week, choosing which day best fits into their school schedule. Each T3 class is paired with a classroom experience within the school district so students can observe and practice what they are learning in their T3 class, providing an immersive career exploratory experience for the student. T3 students earn up to 12 college credits for the four education courses IU East offers within the NLPS pathway, counting directly towards a BS in Elementary or Secondary Education. Contact Carla Ballenger at ballengc@iu.edu with questions.
ECESC partnered with ESC of I and IDOE to create the Future Focused Learning Series courses. They are now available on the Learning Lab. Check out the course list here: https://inlearninglab.com/collections/2023-future-focused-indiana-academic-standards-courses
Our VR Career Exploration Experience continues. Next, we are highlighting education careers. Today, we tagged along with New Castle Middle School camp students as they visited the New Castle Career Center.
Congratulations to all of the 2024 graduates in our member districts!
Check out this sneak peek of a new Career Exploration VR tour. Lindsey, an ECESC Instructional Specialist, visited a local manufacturer and saw many amazing jobs in action. We can’t wait for students to experience the final result in VR and begin dreaming about their futures!
We're hiring! Are you an educational professional interested in supporting the work of area schools? Consider joining our team.
https://www.ecesc.k12.in.us/page/ecesc-openings
Ed Hidalgo from Educator’s Cooperative visited Sunnyside this week. Ed worked with ECESC staff to explore their RIASEC themes, to help them develop a dialogic student coaching approach.
There are three Summer of Learning Conferences happening in East Central Indiana. Consider attending
Tech EnRICHed on June 13. ECEC staff will be in attendance! https://techenriched2024.sched.com/
ECESC staff will present at two of the three Summer of Learning Conferences in East Central Indiana. Consider attending one or both of these great PD opportunities!
June 5 - PIVOT: Learning with Friends
https://www.pivotconference.org/
July 15-16 - Joy Jam 2024 https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/rq6k2rw/lp/fbe7e1b2-bdc9-49ad-b164-53fcb6c80278
Thank you to the brave men and women who have served and sacrificed for our country.
What’s happening at ECESC? A lot! Check out our May Director’s Update. https://myemail-api.constantcontact.com/ECESC-Director-s-Update--May-2024.html?soid=1137604298263&aid=bzMcsqawuQk
Innovation Educator Fellowship is Now Accepting Applications
The STARTedUP Innovation Educator Fellowship is a professional development program designed to empower every educator with the framework and content needed to teach innovation and become hubs of real-world impact and opportunity by challenging their students to solve problems in their communities. The Fellowship connects teachers with year-round support from like-minded peers, exclusive networking opportunities, and all of the tools and resources needed to allow students to find passion and purpose by doing meaningful, real-world work in the classroom. Limited spots are available for the 2024 school year. Applications are due Friday, May 31.
Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/ukVvt
Contact fellowship@startedupfoundation.org with questions.
We're hiring! Are you an educational professional interested in supporting the work of area schools? Consider joining our team.
https://www.ecesc.k12.in.us/page/ecesc-openings
Congratulations to our member schools that achieved New STEM Certification this year.
Greensburg Elementary School
North Decatur Jr/Sr High
South Decatur Elementary
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Congratulations to our member school that received the Developing in STEM designation.
North Decatur Elementary School
Read more here!
https://www.in.gov/doe/about/news/indiana-department-of-education-announces-2023-2024-stem-certified-schools/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
Join Newsela for a free, live webinar at 3 p.m. April 30. This webinar is designed to showcase how Newsela supports building literacy skills through language comprehension and background knowledge. During the hour, educators will dive into the comprehension strand of Scarborough’s Rope and learn applicable strategies to build background knowledge and vocabulary skills to read complex texts. RSVP for the webinar using this link: https://adolescentliteracywebinar.splashthat.com/
Our ESC has a partnership in place with Newsela, which means that member schools can purchase any Newsela products at a previously negotiated discount. We love supporting educators!
ECESC is seeking educators for its Learning Journeys Task Force!
If you are interested in assisting in the creation of learning journeys for the Forge Your Future Sunnyside Experience, then you will want to be part of this task force.
The Forge Your Future experience will allow students in East Central Indiana to explore their strengths, interests, and values through the lens of the RIASEC framework, and make connections to future career opportunities. As part of the task force, you will help design these learning opportunities for students - and be compensated for your time!
Visit https://www.ecesc.k12.in.us/page/riasec for more information and to access the application.
Many things are happening at ECESC! Click the link below to read the full newsletter to see how we can support you. Here's to another month of service, support, and collaboration. https://conta.cc/4bNlhGf
Stop what you are doing on this World Read Aloud Day and read with a child. It'll be the best part of your day!
