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The State Support Team 1 Newsletter - December 2023
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Our Office will be closed December 22, 2023 - January 2, 2024
4 Mindful Tips to De-Stress This Holiday Season
Not feeling particularly cheery this time of year? You’re not alone. Many find that the holidays bring as much stress as they do joy. But there are ways to ease through the season. Neda Gould, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and director of the Johns Hopkins Mindfulness Program shares some mindful tips.
6 Ways to Lower Stress Level
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Career Planning for Graduation and Beyond Virtual Series
Ohio College Tech Prep, and the Ohio State Support Teams are collaborating to provide a series of virtual sessions geared toward Career Planning for Graduation and Beyond. This is a “Choose Your Own Adventure” series. You select the sessions you believe will best assist you with planning for Career Advising, Graduation Requirements, and Career Readiness for your students. The dates and topics are below. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- January 4 and February 21, 2024 - Overview of Industry Recognized Credentials by Career Field
- January 5, January 23, February 22, 2024 - Middle School CTE as a Career Advising Strategy (All sessions are the same - pick the date/time that best suits you)
- April 16, 2024 - Promising Practices Share from around Ohio
- May 8, 2024 - Nuts and Bolts: Industry Recognized Credentials
Register Now for the 2024 OLAC & PBIS Showcase
This free, one-day, virtual professional learning event on January 31, 2024 is designed to share powerful examples about how district, building, and teacher-based teams are working together to impact all learners AND showcase Ohio’s schools implementing positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) with high fidelity. This year’s event theme is Future Forward: Accelerating Leadership & Learning.
Additional information and registration can be found on OLAC's (Ohio Leadership Advisory Council) website or by downloading the flyer.
SST1 Sponsored Networks and Professional Development
Registration is still open for PD not marked as (Closed)
CTE Coffee Hour | December 12, 2023 | 9:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
New Special Ed Administrators Meeting | December 14, 2023 | 9:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Preschool Office Hour | December 19, 2023 | 9:30 - 10:30 | Virtual
UDL and CTE: Instructional Tools for Your Teaching Toolbelt | December 19, 2023 | 9:00 - 3:00 | ESC of Lake Erie West (Closed)
Preschool Itinerant Network | January 5, 2024 | 8:30 - 10:30 | Virtual | (Closed)
Retention Strategies in the Math Classroom K-6 | January 11, 2024 | 8:30 - 3:30 | ESC of Lake Erie West (Closed)
New Special Ed Administrators Meeting | January 11, 2024 | 9:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Retention Strategies in the Math Classroom 7-12 | January 12, 2024 | 8:30 - 3:30 | ESC of Lake Erie West (Closed)
Preschool Leaders Network | January 16, 2024 | 9:30 - 11:30 | Virtual
Literacy Leaders Network | January 18, 2024 | 9:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Reaching and Teaching Young Children Exposed to Trauma | January 19, 2024 | 9:00 - 12:00 | ESC of Lake Erie West (Closed)
Reaching and Teaching Young Children Exposed to Trauma | January 22, 2024 | 9:00 - 12:00 | ESC of Lake Erie West (Closed)
Regional Transition Network | January 24, 2024 | 9:00 - 12:00 | ESC of Lake Erie West
Regional Transition Network | January 25, 2024 | 9:00 - 12:00 | Vantage Career Center
State Deadlines and Dates
- 12/13/23 - Register for Principal Chat Series (Career Exploration K-12)
- 12/14/23 - Register to attend statewide Ohio Materials Matter High Quality Instructional Materials webinar
- 12/15/23 - Deadline for schools to apply for Purple Star Award
- 12/15/23 - Apply for Ohio Schools to Watch program
- 12/15/23 - Deadline to apply for Career Technical Education Equipment Grant
- 1/10/24 - Register for Principal Chat Series (Professionalism)
Meet Lisa Jenkins, SST1 Communication Specialist
I have been an administrative assistant with the State Support Team Region 1 for 22 years and have recently taken on the position of Communication Specialist. I am in constant awe of not only the dedicated consultants we have working here but all of the educators and staff that make the Northwest Ohio Region great. If you like our Newsletters and know someone you think would benefit from the information provided in them, please forward this information so they can sign up to start receiving their own copies. I am constantly updating our website, so if you can't find the information you are looking for please let me know by e-mailing me at info@sstr1.org.
I wish all of you a wonderful holiday and a prosperous new year!
Lynn McKahan, Director
This document/product/software was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, (Award H027A210111 CFDA 84.027A, awarded to the Ohio Department of Education). The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, and no official endorsement by the Department should be inferred.