Coaching • Professional Learning • Funding September 9, 2022 |
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Novice Teacher
Community of Practice Our Novice Teacher Community of Practice is a way to connect with others in a supportive and non-judgmental space to talk about the first year of teaching, problem-solve emerging issues, and learn strategies that make the teaching day smoother. Zoom meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of the month, starting at 4:00 pm. September 14 – June 14
Second Wednesdays of the month
Starting at 4:00pm | | |
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EDUC 555-52
Human Flourishing For millennia, human cultures have offered various recipes for “flourishing,” a life filled with deep satisfaction, well-being, resilience, and accomplishment. In this class, taught by Dr. Mark Szymanski, students will learn some of the key ingredients of flourishing and the skills that contribute to its realization through a lens of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Throughout the course, we will explore diverse perspectives from the sciences and humanities about what it means to flourish and what the key ingredients of flourishing might be across cultures. October 12 – November 9
Wednesdays 4:00-6:00pm | | |
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Be Gr8rr Fall BIPOC Learning & Organizing Affinity Space Our experienced coaches will facilitate racial affinity spaces for BIPOC educators to cultivate liberated spaces, affirm ourselves, sustain ourselves in the work, practice self-care and mindfulness, navigate oppressive spaces with an unapologetic stance, and support collective organizing. Limited spots available for Fall 2022 cohorts. | | |
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Be Gr8rr Fall White Administrators Affinity Space Join a community of White school administrators committed to seeking truth and justice as they journey towards a more equitable world that can be safe and liberating for BIPOC people. Limited spots available for Fall 2022 cohorts. | | |
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Coaching for Equity 101 Sharpen your ability to see and hear educational inequities and learn how to take effective action! Open to administrators, mentors of novice educators, teacher leaders, and any staff member actively engaging in equity work across the Willamette ESD and South Coast ESD regions. November 2-3
7:30am-12:30pm each day (The WREN will reimburse your district for substitute costs, if needed.) | | |
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Coaching for Equity Masterclass Whether your school team is just beginning to think about equity or has been doing this work for years, building affirming schools requires successfully coaching for equity. In this workshop, participants will learn to pursue a more just, equitable school system using transformational coaching tools from Elena Aguilar’s best-selling books. November 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, and 17
8:00-10:00am each day (The WREN will reimburse your district for substitute costs, if needed.) | | |
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Seeking Coordinating Body Members for 2022-2023 |
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Thank you to those who applied or who nominated a colleague. We still have an opening for a school board member from any school district in Lane, Linn, Benton, or Lincoln Counties. |
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Coordinating Body members gathered in June at a two-day retreat in Newport, where they built connections and relational trust, deepened their understanding of improvement science, and learned about the WREN's impact and investments. |
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The WREN is led by a diverse team called a Coordinating Body that is composed of at least 51% K-12 teachers. We strive to have a Coordinating Body that is racially, ethnically, culturally, and/or linguistically diverse, and reflective of our region's educators and students. Our team benefits greatly from including novice educators in their first three years of teaching. |
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We are seeking representatives with: strong communication skills a desire to make a positive impact experience, and willingness to lead, with equity understanding of the strengths and needs of their district / organization and region willingness to grow personally and professionally
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Educator Advancement Council |
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The Educator Advancement Council (EAC) is the state partnership that funds our work and the work of the nine other Regional Educator Networks (RENs) in the state. Find out the latest EAC news in their August 2022 newsletter. | | |
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BIPOC Educators Research StudyNazia Swartz, a doctoral candidate in the University of Oregon Department of Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership, is conducting a research study to learn about ways to improve support of educators of color, with the ultimate goal of improving teacher satisfaction and retention. She needs more BIPOC educators to participate in the study and reached out to the WREN to get the word out. | | |
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Project IDEA Summer InstituteProject IDEA, an Office of Special Education funded training grant at the University of Oregon, invites speech-language pathologists, early intervention specialists, early childhood education teachers, and EI/ECSE administrators, to participate in a FREE workshop on the topic of achieving educational equity for children of color and for those children who speak languages other than English with or at risk for disabilities. September 23-25 | | |
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Oregon Ducks
Education Appreciation DayUniversity of Oregon Football wants to recognize all education workers and students for their hard work and dedication during the home game against the Stanford Cardinals. As a thank you, UO Football is providing all education staff, students, and their families with discounted tickets to the game. October 1 | | |
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Children's Institute
Early Learning AcademyChildren’s Institute’s Early Learning Academy is a cohort-based learning experience for educators and leaders working to strengthen early learning in their district. This learning opportunity is built on 12 years of experience partnering with school districts across Oregon to create and strengthen early learning, fit to local contexts, through their Early Works and Early School Success initiatives. They have refined what they have learned into essential practices and an inclusive process for change. October 7, December 2, and February 16
Via Zoom | | |
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How Are You Doing With Your Whiteness? Antiracism Course for White EducatorsA 12-session discussion and action-based course for white educators looking for support and accountability as they work to embody antiracism in their daily personal practices and at the schools/institutions they are part of. Starts Fall 2022 | | |
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