Curriculum and testing coordinators met recently to discuss updates related to assessment and curriculum and to share best practices related to these areas.
Bruno-Pyatt teachers learned the SIM Vocabulary LINCing strategy to promote word learning and long-term retention. These rock stars took it right into the classroom with coaching the following week, so that all grade levels could access the learning right away!
OUR is building better writers, from the ground up! SIM Fundamentals of Writing provides a model for teaching students the basics of writing complete sentences about any topic.
OURESC personnel recently participated in the Enneagram Personality Assessment Training conducted by Nicole Fairchild with AWARE. The interactive training provided opportunity for consideration of the unique characteristics of personality types and how that can impact self-care.
Attention K-12 Math Teachers: Checkout this math conference opportunity!
Here is September RISE Newsletter!!! The key focus for this newsletter is G.U.I.D.E. for Life. It's a new series for Life principles. Check it out and share it with all your students!!!
Keep promoting our reading initiative and dedication to helping our students become lifelong readers and learners!!!
Here is the link to get your copy!!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o_TXcTgftfBJY5uTg3jqxEIK2q65FeLu/view?usp=sharing
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Are you interested in practical ways you can blend Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) into your classroom? Dr. Stacy Moore and Nicole Fairchild will be offering this workshop on October 10th. If you missed it this summer, be sure to catch it in October!
OUR Math Teachers : Please explore this virtual opportunity to network with other math teachers across the state this afternoon.
OUR ESC specialists met last week to debrief regarding summer professional development and to make plans for supporting our schools during the 2022-2023 school year.
Community partners from NorthArk, NAPHE, NWAEDD, Newton County Library, Yellville and Harrison schools came together to take the Youth Mental Health First Aid course.
We have more and more capable, confident and competent adults in our area who are ready to help young people experiencing a mental health challenge. THANK YOU.
Miss Arkansas 2022, Ebony Mitchell, came to speak at the annual HIPPY Kick-Off. She told how her experience in the OUR Cooperative HIPPY program prepared her for Kindergarten. Miss Arkansas credits the HIPPY curriculum with her early reading and math skills.
ABC, Hippy, and the Early Childhood Special Education departments invited Glenda Hyer to do a presentation on story based instruction. These ladies were excited about the hands on learning and created an adaptive book to meet the needs of children with disabilities. They also learned how to involve the family in the child’s education.
K-2 Literacy wrapped up the 2022 summer professional development with a second round of RISE!! What a wonderful asset these ladies are going to be to the OUR public schools!!! These ladies are excited to get started helping kids read and succeed!!!
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Science of Reading Stand Alone Days: Phonological Awareness, Phonics Decoding, and Phonics Encoding. These ladies attended these three days and gained a lot of knowledge to support their phonics instruction!!
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K-2 Literacy worked with the K-6 staff at Omaha Elementary during back to school PD!!!! What a pleasure it is to work with these teachers!!! Always learning!!!
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Youth Mental Health First Aid training has prepared these educators to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among students ages 12-18. Congratulations to this group and thank you for being prepared!
OUR CTE Department and the Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce partnered with Keathley Patterson Electric and Wabash to provide teachers the opportunity to tour Wabash, learn about career options, and discuss ways to incorporate job skills needed into the classroom.
Congratulations to this round of Youth Mental Health First Aiders!
There is still room in the training here at OUR on August 2nd!
HS & MS Math Quest:
Ambitious teaching develops a Growth Mindset in our students!
During the DESE Summit this week, the OUR Education Co-op was recognized for outstanding performance and exemplary status as one fo the top 10 ditricts for Early and On-time Submissions for Finance Cycles. Congratulations Christy Norton and Alecia Sooter on this much deserved recognition for your hard work and dedication!
