Data Shows Devastating Impact of COVID Pandemic on Preschoolers |
As educational leaders, we know you are a daily witness to the devastating effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the social emotional and academic learning of our students. In recent data collected by ECEAP programs nation-wide, the magnitude of these effects on our earliest learners shows a 17 point drop from data collected in 2019.
2022 screening data indicates that only 62% of ECEAP's children were found to be developmentally at age-level upon entering ECEAP programs. This data also suggests that significant areas of concern were fewer children who were potty-trained upon entry, a lack of social emotional skills to operate in group settings and children who have not yet experienced cooperative play and communication with other children.
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Biology | Chemistry | Physics |
OpenSciEd courses are designed to help students engage in robust science lessons both in and outside the classroom. Beginning in the fall of 2021, WA state teachers and students field-tested these units, which are aligned with Next Generation Science Standards, and helped provide valuable feedback. These revised units are now available to the public as an Open Educational Resource!
Educational leaders are encouraged to share these units with high school teachers looking for new science materials for their classrooms.
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In-person PD Coming this summer!
The ESD Network will be offering in-person professional learning on these units August 1-3 in Vancouver, WA. There will also be an optional OpenSciEd facilitator training add-on July 31st (full day) and August 4 (AM only) in Vancouver, WA. Save the dates if you are interested. In a few weeks, Regional Science Coordinators will begin the initial recruitment of teachers and/or potential facilitators to attend. If you know people who might be interested in this opportunity, please have them Join the WA OpenSciEd mailing list for future updates and to receive an application when it becomes available later this month.
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Sunrise Rotary Career Exploration |
Deadline to submit student names is Wednesday, March 22nd! |
Sunrise Rotary of Yakima invites up to three students from each of our districts to participate in their 2023 Career Exploration Event.
This event will take place on April 19, 2023. Students will convene at YVC Conference Center at 7:00 a.m. for a continental breakfast and short Rotary meeting with a focus on our Career Exploration Day. This year's speakers are Dr. Michael Lawler, President of PNWU and Dr. Fotinos Panagakos, Dean of Dental Medicine at PNWU. Once the meeting is over, students will participate in a quality job-shadowing experience of their choosing in one of the participating industries.
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ROBOTICS PROGRAMS STARTING AS EARLY AS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL! |
This weekend more than 20 First® Washington teams from across Oregon and Washington met at the Yakima SunDome for their ChargedUp competition. Two ESD 105 districts participated in this month's event: Mabton & Wapato. Wapato's Robotics & Engineering Club has been working on Robot #2926 since this year's challenge was presented in January. They advanced to the ChargedUp playoffs where they competed with other schools as part of the Blue Alliance. Wapato High School has been participating in this program for more than 15 years, working with community sponsors and partners to gather resources and materials for their robots. Go Wolves!
First® Washington offers hands-on learning experiences that inspire our learners about STEM in several developmentally appropriate programs ranging from elementary to high school.
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| The first day of spring means warmer weather, longer days and brighter skies. It also means that spring and summer breaks are quickly approaching.
As you finish these last few months of the school year remember, "You plant seeds every single day, in the world and in others, with every thought you think and word you speak and action you take. You have influence." - Jennifer Healey
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March 27, 2023
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
ESD 105 Offices
OSPI’s Multilingual Education Team is coming to ESD 105!
Please join us for a Listening and Networking Tour session that will include a “State of the State” presentation with Dr. Kristin Percy Calaff, networking with regional colleagues, opportunities to provide input on the statewide Multilingual Learner Strategic Plan, and time for your team to meet with our OSPI team to share about your district’s strengths and needs and how OSPI can help.
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2023 WA STEM Rising Star award nominations are now open!
This award recognizes women in grades 9-11 who will become the next generation of STEM leaders. South Central STEM Network encourages you to nominate students for their achievements in STEM!
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NOW OFFERING FIVE ONLINE ED TECH & COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES FOR FREE!
We encourage our educational leaders to share these free, completely asynchronous, and self-paced courses with educators. Educators must register by May 1, 2023.
Available Courses:
- Plan a 1-Hour Computer Science Coding Activity
- Exploring the Basics of AI Chat
- ChatGPT - Guided Practice
- Exploring Considerations for Using ChatGPT for Class Activities
- ChatGPT - Design a ChatGPT Integrated Lesson for Students
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Help spread the word!
This FREE COMMUNITY EVENT is open to any family in our region.
March 23rd @5:30PM
Families from across the south central region of Washington State are invited to join us for a night of family fun and learning about how to support and protect our kids from dangerous substances like Fentanyl!
Dinner and childcare for students in grades K-5 is provided at this FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT!
Parents will participate in Hidden In Plain Site, receive Narcan training and walk away with FREE Narcan kits. All programming is provided in both English and Spanish.
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