March Pre-K & Kinder News
Region 7 Education Service Center
Rider 78 & TEA Pre-K Requirements
Danger - Old Guidelines STILL in Many Approved PK Curricular Materials!
Professional Development and Coaching Opportunities
Setting up Coaching Visits
Cancelled Sessions
Register Early
Face to Face Sessions in Kilgore
If registration deadlines have passed, please contact Kathy Meadows @ kmeadows@esc7.net for assistance.
3/26 Daily 5 in PK - K (Morning)
3/29 Vocabulary Building in the Early Years (needs 7 more participants)
April:
4/10 Literacy for the Little Guys (Intro)
4/24 Writing Strategies in Early Childhood (Intro)
4/26 Pre-K Guidelines
5/1 Art moves PK & K Geometry Along
5/7 PK Circle Progress Monitoring Overview (8:30 - 11:30)
Online Courses
3/16 - 4/17: Family Engagement
April: Intro to PK Guidelines (required prior to completing other PK Guideline courses)
June: Poor Student, Rich Teaching: Mindsets for Change (Book Study)
More are being added to the calendar with Virtual Coaching to begin in September.
Special Writing Session Open to All Region 7 PK - 2nd teachers!
The 2002 recipient of the prestigious NCTE/Donald H. Graves Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Writing, Lisa Cleaveland will present a writing workshop at Region 7.