October means Lots of Learning and counting Little Learners for LEADS.
The September OUR Co-op Board Meeting was held on Friday, September 20. Information was provided related to the assistance that Dyslexia/Literacy Specialist, Dr. Amanda Green, is providing to district teams with strategic planning around dyslexia. Also, Mentoring Program Specialist, Monica Springfield, provided Master/Lead Designated teacher data to each superintendent for his/her district.
Representative Bruce Cozart was with the OUR Co-op superintendents on Friday to share information related to potential legislative changes to public school funding.
Local LEADS was on the scene when Arkansas House of Representatives Education Committee’s Bruce Cozart presented a proposed new funding formula for Arkansas public schools. 🏫✨
Also in attendance were local Representatives Steven Walker and Harlan Breaux, who echoed the importance of quality early childhood education as the foundation for strong schools and thriving communities. 💪🏽👶📚
LEADS is proud to support these vital conversations shaping the future of education in our state!
🚀 #EducationMatters #EarlyChildhoodEducation #StrongerSchools #ArkansasEducation
Curriculum and testing coordinators from the OUR Co-op districts held their first meeting of the school year to collaborate regarding best practices in curriculum and instruction as well as items related to assessment.
Big Congratulations to ABC Preschool in Harrison for achieving Better Beginnings Level 4! 🎉
A huge shoutout to Sheryll Ireland and her amazing team for their dedication to creating a safe, nurturing, and engaging space where children thrive every day. 🌟
#BetterBeginnings #EarlyLearning #ParentApproved #ProudMoment
OUR LEADS team at the Capitol today working with LEADS from around the state. #ourleads #bettertogether #ARLEARNS
OUR Co-op hosted Cogntive Coaching Foundation Seminar Days 1 and 2 led by Dr. Curtis Cunningham this week. Participants engaged in learning about and using strategies to enhance teachers' cogntiive processes.
Great Math Thinking Day at Berryville High School discussing Building Thinking Classroom Ideas in an Illustrative Mathematics Classroom. If you want to know more about BTC, check it out at this link, https://www.oursc.k12.ar.us/page/building-thinking-classrooms
In September LEADS will be hitting the road again with Kassie Misiewicz for Storytelling CLASS strategies using Tiny Toy Tales. Kassie will teach 2 FREE workshops on these strategies Saturday, September 21st. https://forms.gle/wqP4HYfMEEHCNKBw6
TRIKE performances too!
Happy Labor Day Weekend!!
Remember,
Play is the Work of young minds. #playtogrow #playtoknow #earlyeducation #ourleads
https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/10-things-every-parent-play
AR ESC Dyslexia Specialists, including O.U.R. Dyslexia Specialist, Dr. Amanda Green, recently collaborated with Vicki King, AR DESE Dyslexia Specialist, to enhance support for students and schools across Arkansas. #OURESCDyslexiaSupport #ArkansasEducation #Collaboration
LEADS is about connecting to the people advocating for and providing high quality early childhood education in Arkansas communities.
#ARLEADS #ACAAA #ARLEARNS #earlychildhood #earlychildhoodmatters #headstart
We have scheduled SoR Content Area Reading and RISE 3-6 Day 4. Dates and ESC Works event registration information is pictured above. RISE 3-6 Days 5 and 6 will be scheduled for October and November with exact dates to be determined.
A great group, from all over the OUR cooperative area, came together for a day of training on Trauma-Invested Classrooms. We are preparing our educators to create safe, supportive, and collaborative environments for all of our students.
Working with Difficult Students is a training that can be very helpful for counselors, ALE teachers, secondary teachers, and administrators. Today we had a small group that learned Motivational Interviewing skills. These skills will allow them to skillfully help people find their own motivation for change. #ArkansasAWARE
Busy July for OUR LEADS. Check it out!
Tiny Toy Tale visited 4 area classrooms
Clarksville Read to Succeed - partnered with AR PBS & Clarksville Chamber of Commerce area businesses
LEADS Quarterly meeting
K-6 teachers spent the day becoming familiar with the 2022 Arkansas Social Studies standards and developing plans for instruction of these standards.
Kelly Stone, DESE State RISE Specialist, presented Science of Reading-Morphology for OUR Co-op attendees on Monday.
