2022 Spring Professional Development Day

This event occurred April 1, 2022. Session resources are provided below.

Boosting Social Connections & Belonging To Support Equity & Inclusion (PRE K - 3)

Presented by: Kate Barker, David Douglas SD

Do you have students entering school that struggle with socially appropriate behavior? Are you feeling frustrated because you or your staff can’t get through content due to disruptive or non-social behavior? Are you committed to creating equitable opportunities for all students to thrive and grow? Join Kate to elevate your skills in the area of equity and inclusion for your PK-3 students by learning and replicating highly effective strategies to help your early learners navigate the world of school.

Strategies to Reduce Challenging Behavior, Improve Learning Outcomes & Increase Student Engagement (K-12) Part 1

Presented by: Dr. Jennifer Bashant, Building Better Futures

During this session, you will learn about the impact of childhood trauma on learning and behavior, steps you can take to establish a trauma-sensitive classroom, and ways in which you can help students build the coping skills they need.

Strategies to Reduce Challenging Behavior, Improve Learning Outcomes & Increase Student Engagement (K-12) Part 2

Presented by: Dr. Jennifer Bashant, Building Better Futures

During this session, we will build upon your trauma-informed toolbox of strategies and interventions, all of which will be practical and realistic to implement. You will leave the session with an action plan which includes specific steps you will take and a timeline for implementation. Prerequisite: Attendance at morning session required OR counselor or behavioral health specialist.

Classroom Ready Resources 1: Teaching About Resistance During the Holocaust and the Role Law Plays in Our Society

Presented by: Amanda Covens, Oregon Jewish Museum & Center for Holocaust Education

In this session, educators will learn to facilitate two lessons created by OJMCHE. The first explores 10 examples of resistance during the Holocaust to have participants reflect on how relationships and a sense of belonging in a community can change in times of uncertainty and crisis while the second has participants examine 40 anti-Jewish laws during the Holocaust to consider how the legal system can perpetuate or prevent discrimination and persecution.

Exploring Migration, Settlement Patterns & Identity Using Oregon Jewish Stories

Presented by: Amanda Covens, Oregon Jewish Museum & Center for Holocaust Education

In this session, educators will be introduced to the Oregon Jewish Stories digital experience and learn how to incorporate the resource into their curriculum. Educators will learn how to engage students with local connections to history through three digital experiences. After a short introduction to each digital experience, participants will have time to explore each one before coming back together to discuss with peers meaningful ways to integrate these resources into their curriculum.

Accelerating Student Learning (K-12)

Prevented by: Dave Nagel, Corwin

Accelerating student growth and achievement within the context of post-COVID teaching and learning demands that we leverage our expertise as educators to make decisions each day about what content, ideas, and skills we want our students to know, understand, and be able to do. We make decisions about how much time to spend on specific topics and how frequently to engage learners in that topic. We assess learners’ progress through high-quality assessments and decide when to intervene, on what, and at what level of intensity with each evidence-based activity. However, it is also our responsibility as educators to leverage our professional expertise through the identification and implementation of evidenced-based approaches and then continually seek evidence of the impact of our decisions on student learning (Hattie et al., 2021). This engaging and practice focused 1⁄2 day session will highlight specific classroom and school actions teachers and school level leaders can take to ensure high level learning is happening in all classrooms. This session provided to the region courtesy of Nyssa SD -thank you Bulldogs!