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November Newsletter

Thank you to all of the more than 1,000 (!) teachers that completed the TREC 2021 Teacher Survey. We have already shared preliminary findings at the October TREC Advisory Board meeting, a PD Provider Stakeholder Meeting, and an Early Childhood Stakeholder Meeting. We plan to share a report of overall findings next week. Then in December, we will share an executive summary including all of the data--with over 1,000 responses it will take us some time to analyze all of the open-ended responses.

A key takeaway for me, is that despite the immeasurable challenges teachers are facing, the large majority of teachers responded that they are satisfied with their work as a teacher. Yet, many of these same teachers have a number of concerns about teaching, including how COVID-19 is impacting their teaching as well as their own health and wellbeing. In Elena Aguilar's book Onward, the chapter for November focuses on Taking Care of Yourself. This is hard as an educator, but I hope you can prioritize self-care for one hour, one day, one week, or the whole month! Here's a great TREC On-Demand Webinar, if you're looking for a starting point or reminder: Stress Strategies for the Educator and the Classroom.

Please keep reading to learn more about the TREC Webinar on November, 16th from 4:00 - 5:30: Supporting Transgender Students in Your Classroom Panel, the TREC December Educator Celebration on December 7th from 4:00 - 5:30, upcoming opportunities from our partners, and TVT/TREC's new Core Partnership.

Best,

~Jen Kinser-Traut, TREC Director

TREC November Webinar:

Supporting Transgender Students in Your Classroom Panel

Register Today!

TREC Teacher Leader Spotlight

"Students are often surprised not only that there are different approaches to the math but that they get to decide which approach to use. Learning to choose wisely helps students understand the “why” behind the math." —Ellen Floyd

TREC Teacher Leader Ellen Floyd was published in a Great Minds blog about Eureka math Believe in your Students (and Believe in Yourself Too).

Read the Blog Post Here

TREC is excited to announce a core partnership with Tucson Values Teachers as we work to support professional development and professional learning opportunities for educators (birth-12th grade) in Southern Arizona!

Register Today!

Opportunities from our Partners

The UArizona Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers (CRR) has begun preparations for the 18th Annual Mathematics Educator Appreciation Day (MEAD) Conference, to be held on Saturday, January 22, 2022. The MEAD Conference call for proposals has opened. To learn more: https://crr.math.arizona.edu/mead-conference

The deadline to submit a proposal is November 12th.

Registration for SAZAEYC Conference is now open.
Saturday, December 4, 2021
8 AM - 3:30 PM
Registration Link: https://www.sazaeyc.org/annual-conference.html

TREC is offering 10-12 Scholarships for early childhood educators to attend the Conference, thanks to a generous grant from the Helios Education Foundation. Deadline to apply is November 18th.

TREC Scholarship Application: Apply Here!

Join Cooper Center from 4pm to 7pm on Saturday, November 20th for their annual Teacher Appreciation & Donor Recognition event. The evening will feature live music, amazing food from San Xavier Co-op Farm, storytelling, stargazing, and more! They're honoring 100 teachers with special thank you gifts, valued at more than $100 apiece. It's going to be a great night around the campfire and under the stars. Family and friends are invited too, of course.

If you're planning to attend, please RSVP here so they have enough food!

If you would like to honor and thank a teacher for their awesomeness during the pandemic, you can nominate them here.

Time with TREC: Every Monday, we will have an open zoom meeting for anyone who wants to connect. Drop in anytime between 4pm - 5pm to ask questions, find out more or simply say connect with TREC. We will use the same zoom link each week: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/86854217945

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