November Newsletter

Good morning All,

November can be a busy month for educators! The New Teacher Center reports that November can also be a time of disillusionment for teachers. In Onward, Elena Aguilar focuses this month's chapter on "Taking Care of Yourself". One way to take care of yourself is to slow down and build connections with colleagues. I appreciate Elena's suggestion to ask a colleague a thoughtful question, like "What's something you're feeling really good about this year?" Or, "What's been your greatest accomplishment as a teacher?" Or, "Tell me about a student you felt you made a difference with?" (Read all 10 tips for slowing down from Elena Aguilar here). What I love about these questions is that they support teachers moving out of the disillusionment phase (even if just for 5 minutes), while also supporting colleagues in slowing down and building connections! I'm setting a goal to ask colleagues this question once a week this month--I hope you will join me in this goal :-)

We're excited to share this month's TREC opportunities:

2022 TREC/TVT Educator Survey Have your voices heard!
Scholarships for SAZAEYC Childhood Conference! Due Nov. 4th!
Saturday, November 12th, 9am-12pm, Picturebooks that Invite Young Children to Explore Global Cultures workshop in partnership with WOW!
Thursday, November 17th, 4:00-5:30pm Field Trip Best Practices to Inspire Student Learning webinar focused on field trip pedagogy.
Storying Your Success—a unique opportunity in partnership with WSIP and TREC for teachers to write and share their stories!
Did you miss our October webinar Best Practices for Language Access in Educational Settings? View the recording here.
Save-the-date: Educator Celebration December 8th, 4:30-6pm! And look for this year's Gratitude Wall opening on November 21st!

Make sure to read all the way through the newsletter to learn about opportunities from our partners including Preschool Family Nature Day, EdCamp, and Pima Community College PD!

I hope you are able to take care of yourself this year and slow down a bit, even if it's just one afternoon soon.

Best,
~Dr. Jen Kinser-Traut, TREC Director

2022 Educator Survey

Your voice and experience as an educator are important as we gather information about teacher satisfaction and complete a needs and resources based assessment of professional learning opportunities in the southern Arizona region.

This survey is for birth-12th grade educators in Southern Arizona who work directly with children, including teachers, counselors, Co-teachers, Instructional Coaches, Librarians, Home-Care Providers, etc.

We thank you in advance for completing this survey. All responses will be anonymous.

Take the Survey

An Institutional Review Board responsible for human subjects research at The University of Arizona reviewed this research project and found it to be acceptable, according to applicable state and federal regulations and University policies designed to protect the rights and welfare of participants in research.

TREC and Worlds of Words In-Person Workshop!

TREC Scholarships for the SAZAEYC Conference

**Please let us know if you need an extension on this deadline. Email: adurbin@arizona.edu

Apply Now!

You can still join...

The Writing Skills Improvement Program (WSIP) at the University of Arizona will lead participating teachers through discussions about the power of storytelling and how to put their stories into words as professional documents, blog entries, podcasts, and more. Join us for this unique opportunity to bolster your skills and strategies for telling your own story. *Limited stipends may be available for participants.

Opportunities from the Community & Our Partners

MEAD 2023 Call for Proposals
Deadline Extended to November 7th!

MEAD 2023 Call for Proposals

WHAT: Edcamps are free public events that leverage the knowledge and experiences of attendees by allowing educators to collaboratively determine topics for discussion the day of the event.

WHO: Any educator or person interested in school-related topics.

WHEN: Friday, Nov. 11 8:30-12:30 (Veteran's Day)
WHERE: 300 E. University Blvd (Historic Y - Downstairs)

WHY: Because we care about the future of education in Arizona!

AGENDA:
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:30 Village Market Place (topics are generated and posted)
9:30-10:20 Session 1
10:20-10:130 Break
10:30-11:00 Tech Slapdown (Sharing of favorite tech tools in 3 minutes or less)
11:00-11:10 Break
11:10-12:00 Session 2
12:00-12:30 Closing

To Learn More:
Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.org/edcamp/
Also, watch this City High School student created video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB5fHps7vMY

Free, but please register so we can plan for numbers!

Spanish translation and babysitting at the event available upon request.

EdCamp Registration

Winter Break Employment Opportunity at Flandrau!

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium is looking for educators to be Classroom Leads for our Winter Fusion Camp scheduled for December 26 - December 30.

Our camps promote a love for learning and are infused with scientific exploration, literacy, and creative arts. Fusion Camp is about having fun while learning and sparking an interest in science among children. For questions, please email Education & Outreach Manager Heather Parra
Click here to view the job listing.

Email Tirza Sanders

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