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The Syracuse University School of Education has been awarded contracts from The New York State Education Department's Office of Special Education (OSE) to support three new projects:

These centers are part of the OSE Educational Partnership, a state-wide structure in which a community of practitioners will work collaboratively to support students, families, and educational organizations to build capacity and improve educational and post-educational outcomes for students with disabilities.

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The Syracuse University School of Education has been awarded contracts from The New York State Education Department's Office of Special Education (OSE) to support three new projects: These centers are part of the OSE Educational Partnership, a state-wide structure in which a community of practitioners will work collaboratively to support students, families, and educational organizations to build capacity and improve educational and post-educational outcomes for students with disabilities.

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Our mission is to drive science-based innovation that achieves breakthrough outcomes for children facing adversity.

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Social-Emotional Learning Programs | Second Step

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Discover Second Step, an evidence-based social-emotional learning curriculum that fosters students’ emotional intelligence, empathy, and problem-solving skills.

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PreKinders: Ideas & Resources for Pre-K & Preschool Teachers

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PreKinders is a resource site for teachers of Pre-K and Preschool with teacher-created activities, lesson ideas, printables, and themes for your classroom.

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Reviews

Children's books, music, and dvd reviews

Over and Under the Snow
by Kate Messner

A charming, and informative, non-fiction book about animals in the winter time. A young girl enjoys a day of cross-country skiing with her father. She notices signs of animals, asking her father questions. The young girl eagerly absorbs her father's telling of how the animals adapt to winter under the snow and above the snow. The author's note at the end contains a paragraph of information about each featured animal.

How Do You Know It's Winter?
by Ruth Owen

An excellent choice for teaching early elementary children about winter. This is a great winter read aloud with photos and artwork on each page.

"In some places, the weather is cold and snowy. In others, it's rainy and cool. People help birds find food by putting up bird feeders in their backyards. Days are shorter and nights are longer, and kids find more indoor activities to fill their afternoons. What does it all mean? It must be winter! From changes in the growth cycles of plants to the signs of winter that can be found in backyards, parks, woodlands, wetlands, cities, and farms across North America, this fact-filled book will give kids an exciting opportunity to explore nature in action.

Fun activities, such as recording relative changes in temperature, precipitation, and the length of days in weather notebooks, give readers a chance to gain insights beyond the facts and figures. Expertly crafted to meet early elementary reading and science curriculum standards, How Do You Know It's Winter? introduces young readers to science concepts and the two fundamental components of scientific inquiry--making observations, and drawing inferences from those observations."

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Educational resources for toddlers thru school-age children to help them grow and and learn in a fun way.

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PBIS World | A Complete Tier 1 Through Tier 3 Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports System

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Family Engagement Newsletters

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On May 5, 2016, the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a statement on the implementation of effective family engagement practices from the early years to the early grades. This statement offers a review of research, legal requirement, and best practices related to family engagement.

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National Center for Pyramid Model Interventions

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National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations NCPMI

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The goals of the National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI) are to assist states and programs in their implementation of sustainable systems for the implementation of the Pyramid Model for Supporting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children (Pyramid Model) within early intervention and early education programs with a focus on promoting the social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes of young children birth to five, reducing the use of inappropriate discipline practices, promoting family engagement, using data for decision-making, integrating early childhood and infant mental health consultation and fostering inclusion.

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It includes two lessons per week, approximately 20-30 minutes which can be implemented using whole-class, small-group, or one-on-one instruction. Findings show that children in classrooms using Read It Again-PreK! outperformed children in comparison classrooms in grammar, vocabulary, print knowledge and rhyming skills.

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Florida Center for Reading Research to Host Visiting Fulbright Scholar

Dr. Jennifer O’Sullivan has received a prestigious Fulbright Irish Scholar Award that has allowed her to travel to the United States to conduct professional research at FCRR.

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Learn more about recently completed and ongoing research projects undertaken by FCRR and the faculty involved. Discover how FCRR improves reading instruction, intervention and assessment in Florida and beyond.

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Accelerating Target Language to Achieve Success

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Variable Vowel Collaborative

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Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast

REL Southeast Site

Learning Disabilities Research Center

LDRC Site

Reading for Understanding

RFU Site

Core Knowledge Language Arts

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Wagner Lab

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Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

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The Pyramid Model for Supporting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children. We have developed extensive, user-friendly training materials, videos, and print resources which are available directly from this website to help early care, health and education providers implement this model.

State Partnerships

Visit our states page to find more information about any of our state partners or new resources and information for all states.

State Partners: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

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CSEFEL: Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

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Dialogic Reading: Having a Conversation About Books

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Dialogic Reading: Having a Conversation About Books

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Brannon, D., & Dauksas, L. (2014). The effectiveness of dialogic reading in increasing English language learning preschool children's expressive language. International Research in Early Childhood Education, 5, 1-10.

Flynn, K. S. (2011). Developing children's oral language skills through dialogic reading: Guidelines for implementation. Teaching Exceptional Children, 44, 8-16. doi: 10.1177/004005991104400201

Stephenson, J. (2010). Book reading as an intervention context for children beginning to use graphic symbols for communication. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 22, 257-271. doi: 10.1007/s10882-009-9164-6

Swanson, E., Vaughn, S., Wanzek, J., Petscher, Y., Heckert, J., Cavanaugh, C., Tackett, K. (2011). A synthesis of read-aloud interventions on early reading outcomes among preschool through third graders at risk for reading difficulties. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 44, 258-275. doi: 10.1177/0022219410378444 | Full article

What Works Clearinghouse (2010). What Works Clearinghouse intervention report early childhood education interventions for children with disabilities: Dialogic reading. Washington, DC: Institute for Education Sciences. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/136

Whitehurst, G. J., Falco, F. L., Lonigan, C. J., Fischel, J. E., DeBaryshe, B. D., Valdez-Menchaca, M. C, & Caulfield, M. (1988). Accelerating language development through picture book reading. Fischel, J. E., DeBaryshe, B. D., Valdez-Menchaca, M. C, & Caulfield, M. (1988). Accelerating language development through picture book reading. Development Psychology, 24, 552-559. doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.24.4.552

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Dialogic Reading: Having a Conversation about Books

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Dialogic reading involves an adult and child having a dialogue around the text they are reading aloud together. Learn how to use this strategy effectively to help kids build vocabulary and verbal fluency skills and understand story structure and meaning. Downloadable handouts to help guide parents in using dialogic reading are available in English and 14 other languages.

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Developing Oral Language and Comprehension

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Extraordinary Teachers is dedicated to empowering teachers with tools to create greater levels of happiness and purpose within themselves and their classrooms.

We're here to support you in bringing happy back in and out of the classroom. It's a hard time to be a teacher right now. Teachers are feeling overwhelmed, underappreciated and disconnected from everything. Extraordinary Teachers is here for you. Our goal is to help teachers:

Become inspired to do the work they love- the work they were meant to do and be the best version of themselves

Discover their personal power and use that power to be happy in their lives

Feel like they can affect real change in and out of the classroom

We want to create a community of like-minded educators- the teaching staff you wish you had! Our dream is a world where educators support each other and are unstoppable.

I've spent my entire life in the field of education. I began on Capitol Hill working on education reform. Then I spent the last 9+ years teaching in a Title I schools. I also spent tons of time co-teaching several summer institutes with the National Writing Project, running professional development workshops, and providing instructional coaching and consulting. When I wasn't teaching kids, I was talking with teachers about what worked and what didn't in their classrooms and lives.

For the last 5 years, I've also studied the science of happiness. Our programs are deeply rooted in positive psychology, neuroscience, emotional agility, self-compassion, and social-emotional learning. Our entire approach is scientifically-proven and evidence-based. Now it's my greatest joy to offer life coaching for teachers, onsite professional development for school districts, and online programs just for teachers.

As teachers, we'r e given cards or notes from students, parents, and administration thanking us for our hard work or for going that extra mile. This is especially true around the holidays or at the end of the year. These kind gestures are somewhat expected and, most often, somewhat overlooked with a simple, "well, that was nice after a hellish year."

What do we do with these cards, notes, letters, drawings, etc? Typically, mine landed in a pile, stacked amongst binders and notebooks from the year. I might find them a few months later, read through a few, and at best, they'd continue to live amongst binders; at worst, they'd be thrown away. A few really good ones might make it home and into a memory bin store in the

Let me introduce you to the "Monday Folder." The Monday Folder is a folder or binder that stores meaningful cards and letter from students, parents, and administration. Why? Because when you don't feel like going back on Monday, you're reminded of the real value of your work and the power that you have within your classroom.

Two weeks ago, I received a Facebook message from my 8th grade teacher. He said that he was looking in his basement for a painting he had done, and he came upon a letter that I had written to hi the day after graduation. To my teacher I wrote, "You can't even begin to imagine all the days you helped my life become easier." It continued, "Thank you. I know that those two words, thank you, seem so short for all I'm trying to say, but there isn't enough time to tell you all the reasons why I want to say it." The letter was an entire page long filled with emotion (her, I was a teenage girl!), love, and gratitude for all my teacher had done for me.

The letter was important enough for him to keep for twenty years, but it doesn't hand much power in the basement!
For all the teachers out there, here is my challenge to you:
I challenge you to create your very own Monday Folder. Open the bins or photo boxes housing your cards and notes from students, parents, co-workers, and administration. Then organize them into a folder or binder, so that you can see them WHENEVER you want - a frustrating Thursday, Sunday afternoon, or the dreaded Monday morning. Whenever you want a dose of appreciate or a reminder of all the good you're doing, your Monday Folder is there for you.

If you're a new teacher, create an 8×11 vision board with symbols and words depicting the type of teacher you want to be. This way it can be slid into the front of any binder and you can see it all day long. And get in the habit now of saving all of the touching cards and notes you'll get throughout your career.

Teachers, if for no other reason, consider this: your Monday Folder highlights the best of you. If you get a nasty parent complaining about you to a new principal or administrator and you feel your reputation is on the line, you can walk into the office, put your Monday Folder on their desk and show them the real teacher you are.

We want to hear from you! Do you have a Monday Folder? How accessible is it or how often do you look at it? Thanks for reading and we can't wait to hear from you!

As teachers, we're given cards or notes from students, parents, and administration thanking us for our hard work or for going that extra mile. This is especially true around the holidays or at the end of the year. These kind gestures are somewhat expected and, most often, somewhat overlooked with a simple, "well, that was nice after a hellish year." What do we do with these cards, notes, letters, drawings, etc? Typically, mine landed in a pile, stacked amongst binders and notebooks from the year. I might find them a few months later, read through a few, and at best, they'd continue to live amongst binders; at worst, they'd be thrown away. A few really good ones might make it home and into a memory bin store in the Let me introduce you to the "Monday Folder." The Monday Folder is a folder or binder that stores meaningful cards and letter from students, parents, and administration. Why? Because when you don't feel like going back on Monday, you're reminded of the real value of your work and the power that you have within your classroom. Two weeks ago, I received a Facebook message from my 8th grade teacher. He said that he was looking in his basement for a painting he had done, and he came upon a letter that I had written to hi the day after graduation. To my teacher I wrote, "You can't even begin to imagine all the days you helped my life become easier." It continued, "Thank you. I know that those two words, thank you, seem so short for all I'm trying to say,...

"I could either continue to be frustrated and unproductive or I could make a different decision." #extraordinaryteachers Let's face it, we all suffer from bad days or frustrating moments. As a teacher, it is super easy to let a bad moment or a bad lesson permeate the entire day. Of course this is true for all professions; however, as a teacher our day is super fast paced (no time for recovery or perspective) and often times negativity breeds negativity (ie: the Spanish teacher had a tough day, complained about it in the lounge, and now you feel drained too). When we are sucked into a bad day, we are robbed of all the joy the current moment can bring. I'm a huge proponent of "feeling what you have to feel," but then move on. So if a pen explodes during your observation or if someone cuts you off while driving - feel frustrated, embarrassed, annoyed, angry - those things are awful, and then choose to MOVE ON. Notice that you have a choice. You have a choice to continue feeling crappy or a choice to move on and bring happy back. In this video, I breakdown the cure for a bad day. If you are a frustrated and overwhelmed teacher and want to find more happiness in and out of your classroom, sign up to receive my weekly video blogs...

In our recent survey of 300+ teachers, we heard the following challenges again and again: "There's not enough time!" "I'm overwhelmed!" "I feel unsupported!" Can you relate? I sure can! As a special education teacher for 9 years, I've had my fair share of tears, breakdowns and margaritas trying to cope with the stress of the job. Stressors including trying to plan and cope with IEP meetings, implementing the common core, behavioral management plans, all before breakfast. Truth be told, years ago I almost left teaching altogether. But I stuck it out and now I'm super happy, calm and fulfilled. So what changed? I learned tools to: Increase my happiness Identify my needs and how to communicate them with others Manage my time efficiently Set healthy boundaries with others (especially with people at work) Find joy (not stress) in trying times Foster supportive relationships And, most importantly... I learned and accepted the truth that I am the only person responsible for my happiness! Despite all the curriculum changes, evaluations, and people-pleasing...at the end of the day, your well-being trumps it all. And yet, how often do we focus on our own well-being? You may be thinking, "I don't have time to focus on me!" I hear you! That's why I'm sharing a 3 minute (yes, only 3 minutes!) strategy to incorporate in your busy day. Here's the... 3 Minute Life-Changing, Happiness-Increasing Strategy: 1. Time It: Grab your phone and set a timer for 2 minutes. Easy enough, right? 2. Write It: Pick an area of your life and take 2 minutes to answer this question: To make BLANK (how...

This week I had the opportunity to talk to a bunch of teachers from all over the country. Some had gone back to school mid-August and others just last week. When talking to teachers about how they're managing their school year so far, the overwhelming response was, "exhausted, but hopeful." School just started, and many teachers are already feeling overworked, overtired and exhausted. The more we feel this way, the more hope and promise diminish. I'm left wondering: How do we manage our workloads and exhaustion? And... How do we keep hope alive? When I hear about "managing workloads and exhaustion," I almost want to cry! What this makes me think of is "another thing I have to do" or "another thing I have to fix." If you feel the same way, I get it! Our list of action items include: lesson plans, student issues, parent needs, administrative requests, grading, assessments, politics, curriculum, bureaucracy, CCLS, APPRs, IEPs... -> it's exhausting. It's exhausting AND it's also our profession, our love, or at the very least, our income. The only person to change this is us, so we have got to take control and the very first step is... Taking control of our thoughts. If we keep saying "it's exhausting," guess what, it will be! When we say something is exhausting, there's no where to go from there. But if we say that something is challenging, we can choose to be up for the challenge (or not!). Do you see where I'm going here? Language is critical to how we perceive life. When we choose empowering language, we have room to...

As teachers, we'r e given cards or notes from students, parents, and administration thanking us for our hard work or for going that extra mile. This is especially true around the holidays or at the end of the year. These kind gestures are somewhat expected and, most often, somewhat overlooked with a simple, "well, that was nice after a hellish year."

What do we do with these cards, notes, letters, drawings, etc? Typically, mine landed in a pile, stacked amongst binders and notebooks from the year. I might find them a few months later, read through a few, and at best, they'd continue to live amongst binders; at worst, they'd be thrown away. A few really good ones might make it home and into a memory bin store in the

Let me introduce you to the "Monday Folder." The Monday Folder is a folder or binder that stores meaningful cards and letter from students, parents, and administration. Why? Because when you don't feel like going back on Monday, you're reminded of the real value of your work and the power that you have within your classroom.

Two weeks ago, I received a Facebook message from my 8th grade teacher. He said that he was looking in his basement for a painting he had done, and he came upon a letter that I had written to hi the day after graduation. To my teacher I wrote, "You can't even begin to imagine all the days you helped my life become easier." It continued, "Thank you. I know that those two words, thank you, seem so short for all I'm trying to say, but there isn't enough time to tell you all the reasons why I want to say it." The letter was an entire page long filled with emotion (her, I was a teenage girl!), love, and gratitude for all my teacher had done for me.

The letter was important enough for him to keep for twenty years, but it doesn't hand much power in the basement!
For all the teachers out there, here is my challenge to you:
I challenge you to create your very own Monday Folder. Open the bins or photo boxes housing your cards and notes from students, parents, co-workers, and administration. Then organize them into a folder or binder, so that you can see them WHENEVER you want - a frustrating Thursday, Sunday afternoon, or the dreaded Monday morning. Whenever you want a dose of appreciate or a reminder of all the good you're doing, your Monday Folder is there for you.

If you're a new teacher, create an 8×11 vision board with symbols and words depicting the type of teacher you want to be. This way it can be slid into the front of any binder and you can see it all day long. And get in the habit now of saving all of the touching cards and notes you'll get throughout your career.

Teachers, if for no other reason, consider this: your Monday Folder highlights the best of you. If you get a nasty parent complaining about you to a new principal or administrator and you feel your reputation is on the line, you can walk into the office, put your Monday Folder on their desk and show them the real teacher you are.

We want to hear from you! Do you have a Monday Folder? How accessible is it or how often do you look at it? Thanks for reading and we can't wait to hear from you!

As teachers, we're given cards or notes from students, parents, and administration thanking us for our hard work or for going that extra mile. This is especially true around the holidays or at the end of the year. These kind gestures are somewhat expected and, most often, somewhat overlooked with a simple, "well, that was nice after a hellish year." What do we do with these cards, notes, letters, drawings, etc? Typically, mine landed in a pile, stacked amongst binders and notebooks from the year. I might find them a few months later, read through a few, and at best, they'd continue to live amongst binders; at worst, they'd be thrown away. A few really good ones might make it home and into a memory bin store in the Let me introduce you to the "Monday Folder." The Monday Folder is a folder or binder that stores meaningful cards and letter from students, parents, and administration. Why? Because when you don't feel like going back on Monday, you're reminded of the real value of your work and the power that you have within your classroom. Two weeks ago, I received a Facebook message from my 8th grade teacher. He said that he was looking in his basement for a painting he had done, and he came upon a letter that I had written to hi the day after graduation. To my teacher I wrote, "You can't even begin to imagine all the days you helped my life become easier." It continued, "Thank you. I know that those two words, thank you, seem so short for all I'm trying to say,...

"I could either continue to be frustrated and unproductive or I could make a different decision." #extraordinaryteachers Let's face it, we all suffer from bad days or frustrating moments. As a teacher, it is super easy to let a bad moment or a bad lesson permeate the entire day. Of course this is true for all professions; however, as a teacher our day is super fast paced (no time for recovery or perspective) and often times negativity breeds negativity (ie: the Spanish teacher had a tough day, complained about it in the lounge, and now you feel drained too). When we are sucked into a bad day, we are robbed of all the joy the current moment can bring. I'm a huge proponent of "feeling what you have to feel," but then move on. So if a pen explodes during your observation or if someone cuts you off while driving - feel frustrated, embarrassed, annoyed, angry - those things are awful, and then choose to MOVE ON. Notice that you have a choice. You have a choice to continue feeling crappy or a choice to move on and bring happy back. In this video, I breakdown the cure for a bad day. If you are a frustrated and overwhelmed teacher and want to find more happiness in and out of your classroom, sign up to receive my weekly video blogs...

In our recent survey of 300+ teachers, we heard the following challenges again and again: "There's not enough time!" "I'm overwhelmed!" "I feel unsupported!" Can you relate? I sure can! As a special education teacher for 9 years, I've had my fair share of tears, breakdowns and margaritas trying to cope with the stress of the job. Stressors including trying to plan and cope with IEP meetings, implementing the common core, behavioral management plans, all before breakfast. Truth be told, years ago I almost left teaching altogether. But I stuck it out and now I'm super happy, calm and fulfilled. So what changed? I learned tools to: Increase my happiness Identify my needs and how to communicate them with others Manage my time efficiently Set healthy boundaries with others (especially with people at work) Find joy (not stress) in trying times Foster supportive relationships And, most importantly... I learned and accepted the truth that I am the only person responsible for my happiness! Despite all the curriculum changes, evaluations, and people-pleasing...at the end of the day, your well-being trumps it all. And yet, how often do we focus on our own well-being? You may be thinking, "I don't have time to focus on me!" I hear you! That's why I'm sharing a 3 minute (yes, only 3 minutes!) strategy to incorporate in your busy day. Here's the... 3 Minute Life-Changing, Happiness-Increasing Strategy: 1. Time It: Grab your phone and set a timer for 2 minutes. Easy enough, right? 2. Write It: Pick an area of your life and take 2 minutes to answer this question: To make BLANK (how...

This week I had the opportunity to talk to a bunch of teachers from all over the country. Some had gone back to school mid-August and others just last week. When talking to teachers about how they're managing their school year so far, the overwhelming response was, "exhausted, but hopeful." School just started, and many teachers are already feeling overworked, overtired and exhausted. The more we feel this way, the more hope and promise diminish. I'm left wondering: How do we manage our workloads and exhaustion? And... How do we keep hope alive? When I hear about "managing workloads and exhaustion," I almost want to cry! What this makes me think of is "another thing I have to do" or "another thing I have to fix." If you feel the same way, I get it! Our list of action items include: lesson plans, student issues, parent needs, administrative requests, grading, assessments, politics, curriculum, bureaucracy, CCLS, APPRs, IEPs... -> it's exhausting. It's exhausting AND it's also our profession, our love, or at the very least, our income. The only person to change this is us, so we have got to take control and the very first step is... Taking control of our thoughts. If we keep saying "it's exhausting," guess what, it will be! When we say something is exhausting, there's no where to go from there. But if we say that something is challenging, we can choose to be up for the challenge (or not!). Do you see where I'm going here? Language is critical to how we perceive life. When we choose empowering language, we have room to...

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Dialogic Reading: An Effective Way to Read Aloud with Young Children

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Dialogic Reading: An Effective Way to Read Aloud with Young Children

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When most adults share a book with a preschooler, they read and the child listens. In dialogic reading, the adult helps the child become the teller of the story. The adult becomes the listener, the questioner, the audience for the child. No one can learn to play the piano just by listening to someone else play.

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Why Student's Talking During Class is Actually a Good Thing

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Office of Early Learning Jan 2019 newsletter

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The early years matter

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Help Me Grow NY enables young children to thrive by:

linking families and caregivers to information and community resources on child development and parenting.

providing personalized connections to local services that meet individual needs.

creating partnerships with human service agencies, educators, and health care professionals that strengthen families.

Annual three-day conference will bring an expected 500 attendees to downtown Buffalo ~ May 6, 7 and 8, 2019! More to come.

Help Me Grow Onondaga Launched January 15, 2019!

On January 15, 2019, the Early Childhood Alliance officially launched Help Me Grow Onondaga. Onondaga County is the third community to launch in New York, joining HMG Western New York and HMG Long Island. Find more information here.

Help Me Grow WNY and 211WNY on WNY Living

Gerald Smith, Family Resource Coordinator at Help Me Grow WNY, and Kelly Dodd, 2-1-1 WNY Manager, talk about ways the WNY community can receive assistance. Click here to view the segment.

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Electronic resources are located on this page.  Create an account, open "Courses" and you can use the access code: SRC6J-RNHP9 to enter!

If you need assistance, email Kelley at kburt@ocmboces.org

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New guidance and resources are now available to help school districts implement policies and programs that promote Social Emotional Learning (SEL), State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia announced today. These tools facilitate systemic whole school implementation and include district-developed resources aligning SEL competencies, academic standards, classroom activities and teaching practices.

"Social Emotional Learning tools are not just for our students; they help parents, teachers and children acquire the knowledge and skills they need to understand and manage their emotions," Chancellor Betty A. Rosa said. "

"The impact of these Social Emotional Learning initiatives is truly being seen in our schools, where suspensions are down and students are being lifted up by educators who are working together to build positive school climates," Commissioner Elia said. "The Department has made SEL a priority and our ESSA plan commits to
Available Resources
Social Emotional Learning: A Guide to Systemic Whole School Implementation provides resources and tools to support districts, schools, and individual educators in their work to create schools that effectively prepare all students to succeed in school and in life. Systemic whole school implementation of SEL encourages safe, supportive school communities in which all young people are valued. The Guide is designed as a reference to be used in whole or in part, depending on the role and needs of the reader, school or district.

Additionally, several district-developed content area crosswalk documents will provide examples of ways SEL can be incorporated in and aligned with subject area content to support State standards. Additional crosswalks will be posted as they become available.

These tools and resources build upon guidance and benchmarks released in 2018, including New York State Social Emotional Learning Benchmarks for voluntary implementation and Social Emotional Learning: Essential for Learning, Essential for Life, a framework explaining SEL concepts, and the need for and benefit of SEL in New York.

NYSED is planning a series of regional professional learning sessions this summer, which will give educators opportunities not only to learn more, but to interact with peers in their region to discuss ideas, current work and plans, and to develop inter-district relationships that can help support effective implementation.
Importance of SEL
SEL is equally important for children adults. Consciously fostering social emotional learning and regularly practicing SEL skills can help educators be happier, healthier, more productive, less reactive, and to make better decisions, which in turn helps them to be stronger supporters for students.

Research shows that the quality of school climate may be the single most predictive factor in promoting student achievement. Students who received SEL instruction had the following results:

achievement scores are 11-13 points higher;

improved attitudes and behaviors, including motivation to learn, commitment to school, and engagement in the classroom;

fewer negative behaviors, including disruptive classroom behaviors, non-compliance, aggression, and disciplinary referrals; and

reduced emotional stress, including student depression, anxiety, and social withdrawal.

Social Emotional Learning is a key component in the Board of Regents and Department's work to promote equity in education for all children through participating in the New York State Safe Schools Task Force, implementing New York's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan, developing a School Climate Index, and providing resources to support mental health education in schools. Fostering the development of SEL competencies for all students and adults in schools and communities supports the ESSA Plan priorities to improve academic achievement and graduation rates, improve school climate, and increase educational equity.

District questions regarding this guidance should be directed to NYSED's Office of Student Support Services at studentsupportservices@nysed.gov.

The new resources outlining benchmarks and frameworks for educators to implement Social Emotional Learning practices in their schools and classrooms are now available on NYSED's website.

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