Happy New Year! Welcome to the January 2022 issue of Dateline. I hope that you and your families, students and communities are safe and healthy. As we start the new year with a significant surge in COVID-19 cases, I encourage everyone to continue following the health guidelines and to take advantage of available resources meant to mitigate the worst impacts of this disease. If you need a vaccination, booster or testing, please visit the Contra Costa Health Services website.
While COVID continues to command a lot of time and attention, I know the educators in this county are keeping their focus on supporting students and families. It is my hope that the information you find in Dateline can help you find resources to help you in that work.
In this issue, there are opportunities for educators to learn more about educating English Learners and creating behavioral intervention plans. There are also resources for students and families provided by the Contra Costa County Library.
As usual, this issue features additional teaching resources, as well as a number of available student grants, contests, and scholarships.
Please enjoy and share Dateline with your fellow educators. And, have a tremendous New Year!
In Partnership,
Lynn Mackey
Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools
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CCCOE Certificated Job Fair
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2022 FROM 9:00-11:30 AM
Save the date! CCCOE will be holding a Certificated Job Fair on February 26, 2022 at Alhambra High School from 9:00 - 11:30 am!
We will have District, Charter and College representatives there. If you're looking for a career, a change in profession, or just want to give back to our community as a sub, please attend this event! On-site interviews will take place so bring your resume!
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Calling All Current And Retired Attorneys and Judges!!
Your expertise in a virtual courtroom setting is needed to measure the efforts of budding young fellow attorneys, judges, and advocates at the 41st-Annual Contra Costa County Mock Trials.
You'll judge and evaluate via a Zoom meeting, while students, acting as witnesses and attorneys, try an entire case in a timed exchange. Students argue a pre-trial motion, direct and cross-examine witnesses, make objections, and present an opening statement and closing argument.
Please sign up TODAY if you are available to help with this valuable program!
If you're interested in registering or you need more information, click the button below!
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California Dyslexia Initiative 2021-2022 Expert Webinar Series: Understanding Dyslexia & Literacy |
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Thursday, January 6, 3:00-4:00 pm |
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Join us for a FREE expert webinar series hosted by the Sacramento County Office of Education, project lead for the California Dyslexia Initiative (CDI), in partnership with Glean Education. Learn more about why some students struggle to learn to read, how to recognize risk factors in your students, and how to support reading difficulties and dyslexia in the classroom.
Audience: Pre-K through Grade 12 Teachers, Teacher Leaders, Teachers on Special Assignment (TOSAs), Instructional Coaches, Department Heads, RtI and/or Special Education Teachers, Instructional Support Staff, Site and District Leaders, Parents, Guardians, Caregivers, and Tutors.
Date: Thursday, January 6, 2022
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Cost: Free
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Additional 2021-2022 FPM Training |
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January 6-7, 12:00-2:00 pm |
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CDE is hosting various sessions of FPM Training in December and January to support LEAs in their FPM reviews. Please see Flyer for more information.
Audience: LEA FPM coordinators
Date: January 6-7
Cost: Free
For more information contact Lilia Tsui at ltsui@cccoe.k12.ca.us
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EL RISE! Leveraging Elementary Academic Text to Deepen Language Proficiency |
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Monday, January 10, 3:00-5:00 pm |
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How can elementary teachers leverage academic texts to deepen their English Learners language proficiency? This two-hour webinar, with embedded pre-session work and follow-up application, will equip teachers to select high quality mentor texts in order to build students’ ability to effectively express themselves in written and oral formats. Teachers will learn how to guide their students to effectively make meaning by analyzing texts and text excerpts for critical text features. Then, through whole group integrated ELD and small group designated ELD, students practice and incorporate these sophisticated language structures into their repertoire, thereby increasing proficiency in English. Through the process, English learners develop critical skills to engage with and produce academic language and texts, to both leverage linguistic strengths and address needs.
Audience: Site administrators, District Staff and administrators, COE Staff, Other Parent Liaisons/Teacher on Special Assignment focused on Family Engagement
Date: January 10, 2022, 3-5pm
Cost: Free
For more information contact Lilia Tsui at ltsui@cccoe.k12.ca.us
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EL RISE! English Learner Master Plan Institute: Designing local policy aligned to ELR |
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Thursday, January 13, 9:00-12:00 Noon |
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Brought to you in partnership with EL RISE! and SEAL, this interactive institute will help LEA teams create a plan to develop a district-wide English Learner Master Plan aligned to the research-based California English Learner Roadmap policy. Participants will engage in discussions to guide planning for the development of visionary policies, programs, and services that ensure equitable opportunities and outcomes for English learners. Participants will receive resources included in the Center for Equity for English Learners’ English Learner Master
Plan Playbook to develop a strategy for beginning or refining their approach to writing their EL Master Plan. Alignment with EL Roadmap principles and elements will be highlighted.
Audience: Administrators and District teams
Date: Thursday, January 13, 2022, 9am-12pm
Cost: Free
For more information contact Lilia Tsui at ltsui@cccoe.k12.ca.us
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EL RISE! Elementary Coaching to Enact the English Learner Roadmap |
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Thursday, January 13, 3:00-5:00 PM |
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Instructional coaches play a critical role in creating
classrooms and communities that respond to our students’
strengths, needs, socio-emotional health, and identities. Brought to you in partnership with EL RISE! and SEAL, this three-session webinar series, with embedded pre-session work and follow-up reflection and application, focuses on how coaches can support teachers in enacting the English Learner Roadmap policy. Participants will learn specific skills and strategies for supporting their teachers in leveraging students’ and families’ cultural and linguistic assets, harnessing formative assessment to guide instruction, and facilitating intentional, collaborative planning of integrated and designated ELD using the ELD standards.
Audience: All classroom teachers, Classroom teachers, bilingual/dual language programs, site/local teams of educators, paraeducators, COE staff
Date: Next session is January 13, 2022, 3-5pm
Cost: Free
For more information contact Lilia Tsui at ltsui@cccoe.k12.ca.us
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CA NGSS Statewide Implementation Professional Learning: Building Student Sensemaking Through Disciplinary Literacy |
January 18, 20, 25, 27 - 4:00-7:00 PM |
Audience: K-12 Academic coaches, administrators, curriculum leads, teacher leaders
Cost: $300 per attendee, or $250 if 2 or more in group
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English Learner Toolkit of Strategies Training |
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Wednesday, January 19, 3:00-5:00 PM |
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We are excited to offer this 3-part virtual series EL Toolkit of Strategies (ELTS) Trainer of Trainers Training with its co-author Lynn Friedman. In the sessions, high-leverage strategies in the ELTS will be presented with a focus on using them to address the needs of long-term English learners. Registered participants will also receive a free copy of the EL Toolkit of Strategies book.
Audience: EL specialists, coaches, TOSAs, and district/site administrators
Date: First session is January 19, 2022, 3-5pm
Cost: Free
For more information contact Lilia Tsui at ltsui@cccoe.k12.ca.us
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EL RISE! ELD for Elementary Teachers and Administrators Institute |
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Thursday, January 20, 3:00-5:00 PM |
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Equitable access to a comprehensive education including both integrated and designated ELD instruction is a civil right for English learners. Brought to you in partnership with EL RISE! and SEAL, this Institute, with embedded pre-work, will support teachers in designing responsive designated ELD lessons that build upon students’ knowledge across the disciplines. Teachers will expand their understanding of backward planning to identify English learners’ strengths and needs to provide targeted language instruction. Scaffolds and supports presented in these sessions include language functions, graphic organizers, differentiated frames, language transfer strategies, and formative assessments that ensure students to effectively engage with complex texts and tasks. Through this work, teachers will develop the tools needed to create the academic conditions students need to flourish.
Audience: Classroom teachers, site administrators
Date: January 20, 2022, 3-5pm
Cost: Free
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EL RISE! The English Learner Roadmap Elementary Teacher Strand Modules 1-2 |
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Monday, January 24, 3:00-5:00 PM |
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Over two years participants will engage in five learning modules constructed to follow the four principles of the English Learner Roadmap. The teacher strand focuses on classroom practices, on teaching and learning, and specific instructional strategies. Module I is guided by Principle #1, teachers will engage in understanding the typologies and diversity within the English learner population and implications for classroom practices. Module 2 will focus on Principle #2, teachers will hone in on integrated and designated ELD, immersion in the ELD standards, understanding integration of language development and content knowledge, planning responsive designated ELD, and learning high-leverage instructional strategies that build comprehension, and a focus on all four domains of language.
Audience: All classroom teachers, site/local teams of educators, and Paraprofessionals
Date: First session is January 24, 2022, 3-5pm
Cost: Free
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A Quick Look Ahead to February |
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Creating an Effective Behavior Intervention Plan: Writing a Plan with Appropriate Replacement Behaviors and Reinforcement Systems |
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Part 1: February 1, 3:00-4:30 PM • Part 2: February 3, 3:00-4:30 PM |
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The implementation of a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) is only as effective as the precision, specificity and creativeness of the written plan. This training will cover how to accurately align individualized replacement behaviors to function, select an appropriate reinforcement system, and write measurable goals to track progress. Included in this training will be practical tools for writing BIPs that are user friendly to those implementing them while also providing enough detail that consistent implementation with fidelity is more likely.
Presenter: Tara Zomouse, M.Ed., BCBA, NCED, Behavior Analyst/Education Specialist, Diagnostic Center North
Audience: Psychologists, Behaviorists, Professionals who plan and write behavior plans
Cost: Free
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Creating an Effective Behavior Intervention Plan: Writing a Plan with Appropriate Replacement Behaviors and Reinforcement Systems |
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Tuesday, February 15, 3:00-4:30 PM |
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There has been a steady increase in the number of students who are refusing to attend school. Chronic absenteeism and frequent tardies are significant problems that not only plague schools, but families as well. This training will help provide information on how to identify the reason(s) behind the student’s school refusal (whether in person or while engaged in remote learning), and outline evidence-based practice interventions to help students return to class. Case examples will be offered to illustrate the various methods and intervention strategies. Attendees will have the opportunity to share their own case examples.
Participants will:
Learn how to identify reason(s) behind a student’s school avoidance
Learn evidence-based strategies to help students return to class
Learn how to assemble an appropriate team to implement and monitor the transition plan
Presenter: Kristin N. Moore, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist, Diagnostic Center North
Audience: School Psychologists, Mental Health Professionals, Administrators, Teachers
Cost: Free
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Friday, December 3, 2022, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm |
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FREE, healthy meals for all kids and teens 18 and under!!!
Meals generously provided by West Contra Costa County Unified School District Food Services
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Try Something New in 22': Robotics
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Wed. January 5 - Fri. January 7, 3:00 – 4:00 pm |
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The STEAM Celebration Series continues with a virtual three-day Robotics workshop for 4th - 6th graders run by teen volunteers from the Code Matrix (theCodeMatrix.org). Students need a computer and stable internet, and they need to be able to attend the class on three consecutive days: January 5, 6, and 7. |
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Free Prepared Meals for Students |
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Thursday, January 6, 12:00-1:00 pm |
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El Sobrante Library will now have FREE PREPARED MEALS FOR STUDENTS 18 AND UNDER. The meals may be picked up in the Meeting Room on Thursdays at 12pm while supplies last each week. This program is presented in partnership with the West Contra Costa County Unified School District. |
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Thursday, January 6, 5:00-6:00 pm |
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Learn how to create some simple 3D models, get a demonstration, talk with staff through Zoom or simply create on your own. The library will print your creation and notify you when it's ready for pickup. A link to the Zoom meeting will be emailed the day of the class. Children 10 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. |
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Friends of the El Sobrante Library Book Sale |
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Saturday, January 8, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm |
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The Friends of the El Sobrante Library are having Book Sales on the first Saturday of every month in the Nancy Fahden House (behind the library at the back of the parking lot) from 10am to 2pm. Masks are required and please maintain social distancing as much as possible. Please note, our January 2022 Book Sale will take place on Saturday, January 8th (not January 1st).
Only a few people will be allowed in at a time. Every sale includes books that are new to the Nancy Fahden House. Come and join us!
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Tuesday, January 11, 4:00 – 5:00 pm |
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Too old for elementary school books, but want to keep reading? Level Up with our online book club for grades 6-8. We will vote on books at the first meeting and send out reminders for all who sign up. We will also send out a link to the online meeting 24 hours before. Hope to see you soon! |
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Wednesday, January 12, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm |
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Teens ages 11-13 are invited to join El Cerrito Library's Tween Book Club. Discuss this month's book, The Magical Imperfect by Chris Baron, online in our monthly Zoom meeting (while the library is still closed to the public). Limited copies of the book will be available behind the front desk to check out up to one month before the club meeting. Just stop by during open hours and ask for a copy. |
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Unplug Packs: Itty-Bitty Soda Cans |
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Saturday, January 15, 2022 |
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Take a screen break & make something weird.
These pint-sized pop-tops are smaller than a thumbtack. Pick up an Unplug Pack in the Teen Center at the Lafayette Library & make your own soda 6-pack. Available starting Fri. 1/14.
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Bilingual Story Time: Hora Del Cuento Bilingue |
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Saturday, January 15, 10:00-11:00 am |
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Join Miss Rosa virtually for stories, songs, and fingerplays. This will be a Live Zoom session that will be held every other Saturday at 10:00am. Registration using an email is required. |
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Saturday, January 15, 10:15-10:45 am |
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"Ni Hao! Hello!" Join us online on Zoom for stories, songs, and fun fingerplays in Mandarin. For children and their families. Please fill out this online form and we'll send you the Zoom link the day before the event.
Let's get together and learn some Mandarin! We meet every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month.
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Sidewalk Chalk Peach Walk |
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Tuesday, January 18, All Day |
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Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a sidewalk chalk peace walk outside of the library.
Tuesday, January 18th - Saturday, January 22nd
What does peace mean to you? Stop by El Cerrito Library during the library's open hours the week after MLK day to add your part to our community chalk mural. We will provide the chalk, just bring your imaginations and creativity. Open to all ages!
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Thursday, January 20, 6:30-8:00 pm |
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Join Sustainable Leaders in Action on Thursday, January 20th from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM PST for the next Climate Careers Chat!
This event will feature two panelists from the natural resource conservation field, Hannah Lopez from Fire Forward and Sarah Phillips from Marin’s Urban Streams Program, who will share their education, career history, and advice with the audience.
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Stuffed Animal Sleepover! |
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Friday, January 21, All Day |
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Bring your favorite stuffed animal to the San Ramon Library for a sleepover! We will make sure they have a grand time. Drop off your stuffed animal on Friday, January 21, anytime between 10:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Then pick up your stuffed animal on Saturday, January 22, between 10:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For stuffed animal lovers between the ages of 3 and 10. |
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Winter Art Contest: Mashup - Character Design |
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Saturday, January 22, All Day |
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Let your favorite worlds collide. Mash up a book character with any other character of your choosing (from a movie, cartoon, video game, pop culture realm, another book, you name it). Send us your mashup design, and we’ll display it at the Lafayette Library! Visitors will pick their Fan Favorites in each grade category (1st-4th, 5th-8th, 9th-12th). Fan Favorite artists will receive a set of greeting cards featuring their design, a gift certificate to Cupcakin’ Bake Shop & a pop-culture-themed LEGO BrickHeadz kit! |
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Saturday, January 22, All Day |
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Come color with us! We will have coloring sheets celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. available for all ages to color. We will display your finished artwork at the Hercules Library! |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration With the Hercules Library |
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Saturday, January 22, 12:00-1:30 pm |
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Join the Hercules Library community as we pay tribute to Dr. King and engage in conversation that furthers his work in today's world. We will be joined by Hercules Council Member Tiffany Grimsley, Richmond Poet Laureate and Homecoming Artist-in-Residence for Richmond LAND, CiCi Jevae, and Dr. Lori Watson, the CEO of Race-Work, LLC, for an engaging conversation and poetry. |
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Lunar New Year Take & Make Craft |
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Tuesday, January 25 - Saturday, January 29, All Day |
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To get ready for the Lunar New Year, pick up a free Dragon Twirler Take & Make Craft at Dougherty Station Library the week of January 25, while supplies last! All craft supplies you need are included except for scissors, glue, a stapler, and colored markers, colored pencils, crayons, or paint. |
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STEAM Celebration Series presents Virtual Wacky Science Show |
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Wednesday, January 26, 4:00-4:45 pm |
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More than just whiz, bang, poof, and pop, The Wacky Science Show focuses on science with everyday objects and makes the Scientific Method easy to understand! Hard-boiled eggs, applesauce, and a flying clipboard are all a part of the fun of the Virtual Science Show. Students learn that chemical reactions, air pressure, inertia, and potential and kinetic energy make up a big part of our everyday lives. Science is everywhere, even in a place as routine as the supermarket! Geared for children K-8, but all welcome. |
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Wednesday, January 26, 4:00-4:45 pm |
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You don't have to "reinvent" yourself. Kick off the year with delicious food instead.
Make or bake something with an ingredient, flavor, history, or technique that is new to you.
Email us a photo of what you whip up or bring it to the Lafayette Lib. info desk. Open to all teens, all January-long. All participants can pick out a small prize at the desk & will be entered into a drawing for a mystery gadget.
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2021-2022 NSTA Awards Program |
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Recognizing Excellence in Science Teaching and Learning NSTA Awards recognize exceptional individuals for their accomplishments and outstanding work in the science education field.
We offer 15 award programs, designed for all grade levels, and awards that recognize informal educators, researchers, engineering educators, new teachers and more.
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K-12 Coastal Art and Poetry Contest |
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Welcome to the 2022 K-12 Coastal Art and Poetry Contest page! We can't wait to see your
creations. Read below to find out how to enter, contest guidelines, and more.
Deadline: Entries are due by January 31, 2022 at 11:59pm
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Engineer Girl Writing Contest |
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Every year, the EngineerGirl website sponsors a contest dealing with engineering and its impact on our world. The topic and detailed instructions for the contest are posted in September with a deadline for submissions on February 1st of the following year. Winners are announced in the spring.
Deadline: February 1, 2022
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The 2022 Civic Learning Award season is here!
Civic Learning Award deadline feb 4The deadline for K-12 public schools to apply is Friday, February 4, 2022. If your school or organization has a program, class, or club that excites your students about their democracy, submit an application. This year, we're encouraging schools to share their civics story by submitting an optional video with their application. Learn more at www.powerofdemocracy.orgExternal link icon
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College Scholarships For LGBTQ Students |
These general scholarships are offered to all students who identify as LGBT. Some are limited to students who reside in specific regions of the country, while others are available at the national level.
Deadlines: Vary
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The Safeway Foundation's Grants |
Safeway funds grant applications for communities where stores are located. Grants should focus on Safeway's priorities, including education. The Safeway Foundation's Grants are accepted throughout the year. Typical grants are between $2,500 - $10,000 |
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Ross Store-Based Giving Program |
The Ross Store-Based Giving Program provides donations to eligible schools and government programs within 25 miles of a Ross Dress for Less store. Funding is intended to build academic achievement and life skills in economically disadvantaged youth, ages 3-24. Schools must be either Title 1 designees or have at least 40% of their students participate in free or reduced lunch. Programs with a focus on literacy, STEM, tutoring, stay-in-school efforts, and college readiness can qualify. Support is provided primarily in the form of gift cards.
Deadline: Applications are ongoing
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The California State Library has launched a new website that streamlines all available state agency grants for education, small businesses, nonprofits, individuals, tribal governments, and more! |
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California State Parks
Adventure Pass
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Are you ready for an adventure?
The California State Park Adventure Pass is for all fourth grade students! See how you can visit some of the most amazing parks in the country with your family and friends—for free.
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The American Association
for the Advancement of Science
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) website lets users create and administer online tests to their students and then compare their students' performance to national norms. You can assemble tests by selecting questions from more than 700 items that have been developed by AAAS Project 2061 to measure what students know in 16 key science topics. |
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CCCOE's Coronavirus Web Page |
The Contra Costa County Office of Education is working closely with Contra Costa Health Services to keep our communities informed regarding the Coronavirus emergency. The CCCOE is providing updated information and resources to schools and school districts in our county so they can offer accurate news to their communities.
The CCCOE Coronavirus web page features:
- Meal Services Information
- Learning Resources and Distance-Learning Plans
- School Updates
- Wellness Resources
- COVID-19 Outreach Toolkit
- Parent/Guardian Communications
- CCCOE Employee Communications
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CCCOE’s Health & Wellness Matters e-newsletter |
We encourage anyone who is interested in receiving monthly updates on adolescent health and wellness-related issues, including upcoming professional development opportunities and parent/family webinars to check out Health & Wellness Matters.
Fee: Free
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New Tools for Teachers Website |
Tools for Teachers is a new website featuring lessons and activities designed to enhance instruction, save time, and boost student learning. This online collection is the new formative assessment component of the Smarter Balanced assessment system and was developed with teachers across the state. Resources are aligned with the California Standards to help K–12 teachers target student needs using the formative assessment process. Formative assessment and accessibility strategies are embedded in every instructional resource and can be used in distance or hybrid learning environments.
Fee: Free
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East Bay Regional Park
District Digital Learning
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East Bay Regional Park District is committed to the idea of lifelong learning and helping people make their own discoveries about our local parks. These resources are designed to be used at home, in a classroom, or part of any online education. Use these resources to build your own learning opportunities.
Fee: Free
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CASEL CARES is a new initiative that connects each of you in our global community with experts to address how Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) be most helpful in response to today’s circumstances. The program is filled with free resources and a weekly webinar. |
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teacher resources, and grant opportunities.
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Educational Programming of edTV |
Looking for some additional quality Monday-Friday educational programming at home or in the classroom? Check out the latest edTV broadcasts here.
Programs scheduled include (times are approximate):
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Number Talk, presented by the Khan Academy and CCCOE , K-5 math lessons in English and Spanish: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
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Food Kids, lessons in purchasing, growing, and preparing healthy meals: 12:00-12:30 p.m.
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STEM in 30, Emmy-nominated program produced by the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum: 12:30-1:00 p.m.
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National Arts Gallery, outstanding stories about artists and art movements from around the world: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
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Number Talk (repeat of morning broadcast), presented by the Khan Academy and CCCOE , K-5 math lessons in English and Spanish: 2:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (replay from the morning)
edTV can be found on Contra Costa County cable channels 32 (Comcast) or 99 (AT&T U-Verse)
For info: Daily schedule can be found here
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Contra Costa Community Warning System |
The Contra Costa County Community Warning System (CWS) is a comprehensive system designed to alert the public in the county of imminent threats to life or health. The system was developed by the Community Awareness and Emergency Response organization (CAER) and is operated by the Office of the Sheriff. The CWS mission is to alert the public of imminent threats to life or health, inform the public of basic hazard information and guide them to resources to gather more detailed information. The CWS uses a variety of tools to reach the public as quickly and reliably as possible such as:
- Telephone notification (cell and landline)
- Email
- Texting
- Social Media (Facebook and Twitter)
- Sirens
- Radio and TV
- NOAA Weather Radios
- Cable Television
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Published by the Contra Costa County Office of Education Communications Office |
Contra Costa County Office of Education
77 Santa Barbara Road, Pleasant Hill, California 94523
Lynn Mackey, Superintendent of Schools
Dateline is distributed during the school year to all public schools in the county by the Communications Office. The information must be received by the first of the preceding month. Publication does not signify the Contra Costa County Office of Education endorses the event or program mentioned.
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