Building Work Skills

Students in the Transition Classrooms and Project

Independence at the E.S.C. are learning new job skills.

With the

donation from a local

manufacturer these young

men are able to test their

skills of following directions,

completing a task correctly, and

have even improved their

completion time. These young

men may have a possible

manufacturing career in their

futures thanks to this opportunity

and their job coach, Nancy

Mauter.

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and teachers in

a series of EQ

workshops.

“Choose

Yourself” was

the message in our second round of

Emotional Intelligence training with

Kenton administrators and teachers.

Do you want to be who you are? Do

you do what you need to do? Do

you have what you need to give?

These Kenton staff members

explored the understanding of

consequential thinking and how

positivity and intrinsic motivation

help produce results. They also

worked on how to navigate emotions

to manage stress and choose to be

who they want to represent

themselves as. Deep thinking and

rich conversation has led to great

team building and self-awareness.

Tommy had the privilege of

facilitating four all-day professional

development sessions with ELA,

Math, Social Studies, and Science

teachers in grades 5 & 6. These

By Kelli Tebbe & Tommy Renfro,

Curriculum Department

ADA:

Ada staff

continues to

work on

building their

instructional toolboxes. The district

has embraced the A.D.A. model

which focuses on three components

in a lesson design – Activate, Drive,

and Assess. Their work with Dr.

Schletchy and Marzzano has

provided the culture for the work

they are doing in

their classrooms.

KENTON:

Social Emotional

Learning, or Emotional

Intelligence, has

become increasingly

utilized by our

districts. Kenton has involved two

groups of

administrators

sessions focused on curriculum

mapping, resources/standards

alignment, and breaking down the

state testing blueprints.

HARDIN COUNTY:

On Thursday, November 4th,

Superintendents, Principals, and

teachers from Hardin County

schools collaborated at Jitterz

Coffeehouse in Kenton. This

meeting focused on developing the

academic and cultural stories of

individual communities, as well as,

Hardin County as a whole. Exciting

things are happening with the

connection of community and a

collection of like-minded student

achievement. Future meetings will

continue to project the great things

happening in Hardin County

schools.

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November-December 2016

Dec 8—Positive Behavior

Interventions & Supports (PBIS)

Coaches Network Cohort 1

Dec 9—FBA & PBIS

Dec 15—Community Supports for

Families

Register for all SST6 trainings on

STARS.*

For more information, check out

their website at www.sst6.org, and

view the Professional Development

Calendar or call

419-738-9224.

Curriculum Department Updates

SST6 Professional Development

Nov 29—OIP Implementation

Support Meeting

Nov 30—Incorporate Specially

Designed Instruction Into Everyday

Instruction

Dec 8—Early Learning

Administrative Network Series

Curriculum Department Updates cont.

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Auglaize County Educational Service Center

On November 2nd, the

curriculum department held the

second Math AIR Test Prep

Function. This session was

comprised of 25 teachers from

multiple school districts. Teachers

had the opportunity to add new tools

to their curriculum toolboxes,

collaborate with other math teachers,

and discover the importance of cross

-curricular literacy on assessment

achievement.

Science teachers collaborated to

engage in science curriculum in

preparation for state tests. Teachers

explored reading across the

curriculum, ways to grow

vocabulary awareness, and the use of

online simulations to increase test

productivity.

IN THE STATE:

Auglaize and Mercer County

Curriculum departments presented at

the National Career Pathways

Conference in Indianapolis. They

were invited to speak about the

Career

Talent

Connection Forum implemented last

year for area juniors and seniors.

The group has also presented at the

Rural Education Forum, which is

another national event.

ST MARYS:

Teachers at St.

Marys

Intermediate

collaborated to

learn new ways

to teach their gifted students. They

started by learning the differences

of the characteristics between high

ability,

creative,

and gifted

learners.

Then they

worked on

a new

strategy to create activities that will

add depth and complexity to their

learning standards.

WAYNESFIELD-GOSHEN:

Preschool teachers at Waynesfield-

Goshen took a look at Dr. Seuss

literature to create

cross curricular

units in their

classrooms with a

focus on

incorporating

science and social studies.

REGIONAL:

After a very successful Math AIR

Test session earlier in the school

year, we had an abundance of

interest in hosting a second session.

Kelli was invited to present at the

Ohio Association of Children’s

Conference held in Columbus on

WEP writing. She presented on how

to make WEP writing more

purposeful and intentional for both

teachers and students. WEPs are

required for any student who is

identified gifted and receiving

services. Kelli demonstrated how to

simplify the process and make it

more meaningful.

Kelli and Tommy made the journey

to the Renaissance Hotel in

downtown Columbus to present at

the Ohio School Improvement

Institute conference. Kelli has

developed and facilitated multiple

sessions in our districts regarding

social and emotional intelligence in

the classroom, and this is an

extension of that work. Participants

at the conference learned about self-

science, the impact of social and

emotional learning, and its purpose

in the classroom.

By Linda Tebbe, Director of

Opportunities For Youth

Misty Mihm from the

Auglaize County Crisis

Center spoke to the

students in the Opportunity

For Youth Program this

November. Her

presentation was entitled

“Healthy Relationships.”

It explored what healthy

dating relationships looked

like and gave the students

information and resources

on recognizing and dealing

with relationships that may

be toxic. We appreciate

her time and valuable

information.

Guest Speaker Visits OFY

Fall Festival at St. Marys Preschool

enjoyed listening to a story,

dancing to music, playing games,

and making a Spooky cracker for

snack.

By Amy Poeppelman, Preschool Teacher at

St. Marys Primary

The preschool classrooms at St.

Marys Primary had a Fall Festival

Family day on October 26. The

students and their family members

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November/December 2016

Dec 2—Emotions, Their Message and

Being Expressive 8:30am-3:00pm

Grades K-12 - Teachers will learn

how naming emotions can lead to

transformational changes in behavior

& discover the signals behind those

emotions. Finally, teachers will

discover the need to focus their

attention to navigate those emotions.

Dec 9—Vocab

in Motion:

Transition

Strategies

8:30am-

3:00pm Grades K-12 - An extension

of the fall event, Vocab in Motion.

Attendees voiced a need for strategies

and collaborative time to discover

classroom & time management ideas

to strengthen kinesthetic learning. This

will closely examine the nature of

student behaviors, managing the issues

of kinesthetic learning & solutions to

increase focus from activity to

activity.

Dec 12—Writing

to Learn NOT

Learning to

Write—Writing

Across the

Curriculum

8:30a.m.-

3:00p.m. Grades K-12 - We feel this

area is essential to increase state test

scores. It encourages teachers to

collaborate across content to deepen

the learning experiences for your

students. Session will focus on

creating a plethora of resources to

increase the frequency of cross-

curricular writing.

Register by contacting Kelli Tebbe

at ktebbe@auglaizeesc.org.

December 23 & 26—

Christmas Holiday

November 24 & 25—

Thanksgiving Holiday

December 30 & Jan 2—

New Years Holiday

ESC Professional Development Opportunities

Office Closures

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November-December 2016

Limited staff will be

available during

Christmas & New

Year holidays.

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention—

Refresher

January 19, 2017

12:30-3:30 p.m.

Limited registration

Cost $49

Register by contacting Deb

Kraft at dkraft@auglaizeesc.org.