The 1-5-15 Bulletin
Rob Sahli
The "Why?" Of The 1-5-15
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Below is a description of Jessica straight from her webpage (jessicacabeen.com).
"Jessica is the Principal of the “Happiest Place in Southeastern Minnesota”, the Woodson Kindergarten Center. She has been an assistant middle school principal, a special education supervisor, and special education teacher. She started her career as a Music Therapist and worked with adults with disabilities and adolescents in residential settings in Iowa and Illinois. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Music Therapy from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, a Masters in Special Education from the University of Saint Thomas, and her administrative licenses from Hamline University.
Jessica was awarded the NAESP/VINCI Digital Leader of Early Learning Award in 2016 and in 2017 was named the Minnesota National Distinguished Principal. Jessica is active on social media (@JessicaCabeen) and co-moderates #ECEChat as well as engages with other educators looking to make all things possible for our young learners, and learners that are young at heart.
She enjoys quality time at home with her husband Rob, and her two sons Kenny and Isaiah."
What I'm reading!
A Hologram for the King by Eggers ~ Personal
A Hologram for the King takes us around the world to show how one man fights to hold himself and his splintering family together in the face of the global economy’s gale-force winds. In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter’s college tuition, and finally do something great. This taut, richly layered, and elegiac novel is a powerful evocation of our contemporary moment — and a moving story of how we got here.
Credit: Amazon
Hacking Early Learning by Cabeen ~ Professional
School readiness, closing achievement gaps, partnering with families, and innovative learning are just a few of the reasons the early learning years are the most critical years in a child’s life. In what ways have schools lost the critical components of early learning -- preschool through third grade -- and how can we intentionally bring those ideas and instructional strategies back?
In Hacking Early Learning, Kindergarten school leader, early childhood education specialist, and Minnesota State Principal of the Year Jessica Cabeen provides strategies for teachers, principals, and district administrators for best practices in preschool through third grade, including connecting these strategies to all grade levels.
It's What You Can Do Tomorrow
Using the popular Hack Learning Series problem-solving formula, Cabeen brings educators a simple guide for making the early years more meaningful, engaging, and full of intentional learning experiences. Cabeen shows all stakeholders how to:
- Create learning environments that are conducive to play, technology integration, and movement
- Provide a clear understanding for ALL staff members of what we want students to learn
- Give parents detailed, timely information about what their children are learning and how they can support teachers and learners at home
- Bridge the gap between early learning and K-12
- Create innovative professional growth for pre-K-3 educators
- Grant access to research-based practices and give teachers time to reflect on their teaching with others, in order to learn the best strategies for ALL children -- Pre-K-3 and beyond -- to succeed
Experts gush over Jessica Cabeen and Hacking Early Learning
"Hacking Early Learning gets to both the heart and mind of our youngest learners. The practical strategies allow the reader to set up an environment that works for everyone in the learning community. If you work with kids, or adults who work with kids, Hacking Early Learning is an essential component to your leadership toolbox.”
-Joe Sanfelippo, Superintendent, Fall Creek Schools, Co-author of Hacking Leadership
“Jessica Cabeen is not afraid to say she’s learned from her mistakes and misconceptions. But it is those mistakes and misconceptions that qualify her to write this book, with its wonderfully user-friendly format. For each problem specified, there is a hack and actionable advice presented as “What You Can Do Tomorrow” and “A Blueprint for Full Implementation.” Jessica’s leadership is informed by both head and heart and, because of that, her wisdom will be of value to those who wish to teach and lead in the early childhood field.”
-Rae Pica, Early Childhood Education Keynote Speaker and author of What If Everybody Understood Child Development?
"Jessica’s amazing successes as a school leader give credibility and weight to her shared knowledge so that the readers feel empowered and confident in turn-keying these strategies into a plan of action to be successful at their schools. You’re going to love reading this book and want to share it with others!”
-Andy Jacks, Award-winning principal and Co-founder of #DadsAsPrincipals
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Scroll up and grab Hacking Early Learning today, and commit to a lasting impact on early learners tomorrow.
Credit: Amazon
Amulet - The Last Council (#4) AND Prince of the Elves (#5)
Emily and her friends think they'll find the help they need in Cielis, but something isn't right. Streets that were once busy are deserted, and the townspeople who are left live in crippling fear. Emily is escorted to the Academy where she's expected to compete for a spot on the Guardian Council, the most powerful Stonekeepers. But as the number of competitors gets smaller and smaller, a terrible secret is slowly uncovered--a secret that, if left buried, means certain destruction of everything Emily fights for.
Prince of the Elves:
Emily survived the chaos of the Guardian Academy, but Max Griffin has stolen the Mother Stone. With it, the Elf King forges new Amulets that will give him the power to invade and destroy the nation of Windsor. Emily and her friends lead the soldiers of the Cielis Guard in a fight to stop him, but Max stands in their way. Emily seeks information from the Voice of her Amulet, but instead she discovers the Voice is much more sinister than she ever could have imagined.
Credit: Amazon
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