January Newsletter

Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a relaxing winter break. As the days get longer we can feel like we have more energy. However, January can still present many challenges. I just shared TREC's many SEL resources to a group of educators and want to make sure you all know about them too. See the SEL resources here! Also, I'm excited to announce that in February we are holding another webinar by El Rio's Create a Healthy Tomorrow on Combatting Compassion Fatigue. Over 400 educators attended our first webinar presented by El Rio and we hope to see many of you there.

We have a lot of exciting things happening this month. Please read more learn about the exciting opportunities, including the Educator Celebration on Jan. 20th.

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

Join us for the annual Educator Celebration on Friday, January 20th, 4:00-5:00 pm at Playformance, followed by happy hour at Borderlands. Register today!
TREC February Webinar: Stress Strategies for the Teacher— Combating Compassion Fatigue with El Rio Health on February 21, 4:00-5:30pm. Register here.
New opportunities for Communities of Practice!
- Principal CoP—Register here.
- New Teacher CoP—Register here.
Save-the-Date! 2nd Annual June Summit on Saturday, June 3rd, 9am-3:30pm. Call for Proposals opening soon!

I wish you a healthy and happy new year!

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

Virtual Gratitude Wall for Educators!

We know that educators and support staff are invaluable in helping our schools and communities thrive. We teamed up with Ben's Bells, TVT, and SAZAEYC and all of you to show gratitude to educators!

Expressing gratitude carries benefits for both the giver and the receiver. Showing appreciation not only strengthens relationships, but it can help both parties to savor the positive and be reminded of community impact. Check out our virtual Gratitude Wall to see kindness in action or to add a note of your own. And as educators, know that the community truly values your vital work.

Check out the Gratitude Wall!

Join us for the annual Educator Celebration!

2023 is “You-Year”, the year to celebrate yourself and everything you do! Kick off the new year and join TREC, TVT, SAZAEYC, and Ben’s Bell’s for the 2023 “You-Year” Educator Celebration! You are valued, loved, and appreciated, and we can’t wait to celebrate this at the Educator Celebration.

Upcoming TREC Webinar

This webinar presented by Gloria Irigoyen-Montijo and Kya James with El Rio Health, will introduce a few actionable protective practices for building resilience to compassion fatigue. Topics will cover self-compassion versus perfectionism, unhealthy empathy vs stewardship, and the health benefits of kindness (and self-kindness!) practices.

Community of Practice Opportunities

Administrators and Principals, please join us for this Community of Practice. The next meeting will be Tuesday, February 14th, 4:00-5:30pm.

Principal CoP

First year teachers, please join us for this Community of Practice. The first meeting will be Thursday, January 19th, 4:30-6:00pm.

New Teacher CoP

Writing Workshop! TREC Blog Coming Soon!

TREC is launching a blog on our website in the New Year! We are excited to share teachers' voices and professional ideas. If you are you interested in adding to the TREC blog, please reach out to Alicia Durbin, adurbin@arizona.edu. Also, there is also still room to join the Writing Skills Improvement Program (WSIP) for virtual writing workshops. Make sure to register here.

Writing Workshop

TREC Stakeholder Meetings

TREC hosts Stakeholder Meetings throughout the year to bring groups together and plan for the future. Below are some upcoming dates. If you would like to join, please reach out adurbin@arizona.edu.

DISTRICT STAKEHOLDER: Tuesday, January 17th, 3:00-5:00pm
PD PROVIDER STAKEHOLDER: Wednesday, January 18th 9:00-11:00am

Save the Date! June Summit 6/3/23

Opportunities from the Community & Our Partners

19th Annual MEAD Conference

MEAD Conference

Partnering Districts/Schools

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