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Winter Newsletter: January, 2019 |
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Engage with your Membership! |
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NAEYC Governing Board Election: Vote Today!
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The NAEYC 2019 Governing Board Election is now open! Your vote will help determine the next NAEYC President-Elect, two Board Members-At-Large and a Student Board Member who will begin NAEYC Board service beginning June 1, 2019. Candidate information and statements, including photographs, and video presentations for each candidate are posted here on the NAEYC’s website.
You can reach the election site by logging into your NAEYC member account. Clicking on "Vote Now" will take you to the NAEYC member log-in page to cast your ballot. To be eligible to vote in the 2019 election, you need to be a current NAEYC member by December 31, 2018. The election closes at 11:59pm Eastern time on Friday, March 01, 2019.
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Affiliate Advisory Council
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Are you interested in bringing your local leadership experience to the national level? NAEYC is accepting applications for members to serve on the Affiliate Advisory Council! The NAEYC Affiliate Advisory Council acts as an advisory body to support the continuing transformation of NAEYC’s Affiliate structure into a high-performing, inclusive organization. The Council advises the NAEYC Governing Board and national staff about all issues related to Affiliates and members, and to identify and develop strong, inclusive leadership.
The Council will appoint eight new members through the 2019 application process. Online submissions will be accepted between January 4, 2019 and February 28, 2019. Learn more about serving on the Affiliate Advisory Council here!
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ORAEYC Blogs: Best of 2018
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It has been just over a year since we launched our member-driven blog! Our weekly posts feature an inclusive collection of thoughts, experiences and reflections from four diverse Early Childhood professionals. In celebration of the inaugural year, we have collected the most-read posts from each of our bloggers below. Take a look and join in on the conversation by commenting, sharing, and tuning in to www.oraeyc.org/blog every Tuesday!
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Bringing Nature into the Preschool Classroom
by Nicole Fravel
"Many years ago I attended a workshop with Richard Louv, author of “Last Child in the Woods.” He suggested that a starting place for getting children more in touch with nature is to bring a little nature into the classroom. Easily available and inexpensive natural materials can easily stand in for common early childhood manipulatives and art materials."
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Responding with Compassion to Challenging Behavior
by Chelsea Hocker
"We’re wrapping up “the most wonderful time of the year” and getting ready to head back to the daily grind. It’s the time when we reflect on how we want to improve in the coming months, and what we want to change about the way we live our lives. After all, none of us are perfect! We’ve all got a problem or two that gets us down from time to time."
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Understanding the Cycle of a Meltdown
by Cassandra Johnson
"In past articles, I have discussed the “whole-person” view of childcare and education and provided five tools to use with children experiencing a meltdown or “tantrum.” While each of these tools is essential to have at the ready, it is also important to know when to use each one. Using a “right” tool at the wrong time can actually increase the emotional response of the child. Recognizing the cycle of a meltdown, and the emotional and mental state of a child within that cycle is key to knowing which tool to use."
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What Does it Mean to be an Ally?
by Katie Kissinger
"It seems to me that this is a timely question. We did a session at our recent ECE Social Justice Conference about allyship with a focus on race and racism. We asked: what are the helpful and non-helpful things that white allies do? From the lists we generated, these are a few that really resonate with me today, particularly as important reminders for us white people striving to be effective allies in the fight against racism..."
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We are always looking to add diverse voices to our blog. If you have a passion for writing and sharing your experiences as an early learning professional, we would love to hear from you! Contact Alli if you are interested in writing for a featured post.
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NAEYC Public Policy Forum
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Want to learn about the issues impacting early childhood education, sharpen your advocacy skills, and help move a nonpartisan agenda in support of young children and the ECE profession? It’s time to raise your voice and join the movement for high-quality early childhood education! Join the Oregon state team as we head to Washington DC for NAEYC's 2019 Public Policy Forum! Whether you’re an experienced advocate or a brand-new educator, we welcome all of your voices and hope you will join us from February 24 – 26, 2019 in our nation’s capital.
Want to learn more about what it's like to bring ECE advocacy to Capitol Hill? ! Check out this reflection from our Oregon state team at last year's Public Policy Forum. |
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Watch and Share for Child Care!
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NAEYC and the Center for American Progress released a child care video showing how funding for child care is making a difference across the country, and to illustrate why Congress needs to do more! We hope you will join us in sharing the video on social media, by talking to your elected officials, and making sure everyone you know knows that when #ECEwins, our children, families, educators, and economy all win too! |
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The 2019 Children's Agenda is Here!
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The 2019 Children's Agenda, coordinated by United for Kids, is a collection of legislative priorities that address the most pressing problems facing children and families. This year's agenda compiles 59 policy concepts from partnering organizations. Concepts span across multiple policy areas impacting child well-being and were proposed for their benefits to the health, safety, education, and economic security of children. ORAEYC has signed on in support of the following policy initiatives:
Baby Promise for Infant Child Care, submitted by ReadyNation
Every new parent knows the difficulty of finding quality infant/toddler care. By contracting with providers, Baby Promise will create more quality, safe child care slots for working parents.
Child Care Copays Should be Affordable, submitted by Oregon AFSCME
Reduce the copay for subsidized child care to recommended levels of 7% of income so children can have quality, safe child care while their parents advance their careers.
Expand Access to Preschool, submitted by Children's Institute
Expand access to quality preschool for 10,000 low-income children who are eligible but can’t attend due to lack of funding.
Equity Fund for Culturally Specific Early Learning, submitted by Latino Network
Establish an Early Childhood Equity Fund and invest $20 million to support culturally specific early learning, early childhood, and parent support programs across the state.
The 2019 legislative session is Oregon’s chance to level the playing field for children and families. Read the full 2019 Children's Agenda here.
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Mind the Gap: Spring Conference 2019 with OregonASK
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ORAEYC and OregonASK present their first joint spring conference on April 12th and 13th at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany!
In a perfect world, we would have a seamless care and education system that spans early childhood through higher education. But in the real world, we know there are many gaps in our system; the transition from early childhood programs into |
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school, moving from school day to afterschool, communication between parents and providers, gaps inequitable service, gaps in professional development, gaps between providers, and the gap between decision-makers and the people who do the work. Join us in our quest to "Mind the Gaps" in our system to better serve children and families in our communities.
Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks!
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Now Enrolling for the 2019 Director's Cohort
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Are you looking to invest in child care quality? Directors make a difference in quality for children and families! The Program Management Director’s Training Series can provide a positive return on your investment. You invest up to $350 per qualified participant*. This is matched by the John & Betty Gray Scholarship Fund. We provide 30 hours of Set Two training in Program Management including all materials, trainers, coordination, support, and evaluation.
ORAEYC will accept 20 qualified applicants for our February - May 2019 Cohort. All sessions will be provided at the ORAEYC office in Gladstone.
Training dates and topics:
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Feb. 16th:
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March 16th:
April 6th:
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Orientation & Expressing Program Philosophy Through Center Environments
Exploring Business Practices & Recommended Practices for Educational Settings
Implementing Program Assessments & Staffing Your Center
Supervision of Staff & Planning Professional Development
Building Relationships with Families & Building Community Relationships
Leadership Practices & Closing |
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Applications, session descriptions and additional information will be posted on our website by January 21st. Contact Sara Stearns at 503-233-0190 or sara@oregonaeyc.org for details.
*It is recommended that participants are Directors, Assistant Directors, or other lead staff in Child Care Centers that have authority to make program and administrative decisions. |
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Anti-Bias Leadership Seminar
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March 1st through March 3rd in Corbett, Oregon
Hosted by Threads of Justice Collective, this comprehensive, live-in seminar will provide participants with an in-depth foundation for antibias/anti-oppression work in an early childhood context. The seminar will first look at the self and then move to strategies for implementation in our work with students, staff & families.
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In-depth examination of core social identity areas & how each of us is impacted by our position of privilege or target
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Experimentation with a variety of cultural expressions & how to integrate these into our teaching practice
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Exploration of leadership models & practices that challenge white supremacy
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Creating Trauma-Sensitive Classrooms
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Wild Lilac Child Development Community is hosting a 3 hour, Set Two training on Saturday, January 26, 2019 where they will explore creating trauma-sensitive classrooms in the preschool setting. Katie Statman-Weil, EdD, LCSW provides administrators, educators and caregivers of children ages birth to six with an overview of current research on the impact of early childhood trauma on young children's brain development as well as classroom-based best practices to support all children's social-emotional development and mental health.
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Understanding Normal Sexual Development in Children
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The Oregon Montessori Association is offering a two-part, Set Two workshop on January 26th with Amy Lang, Sexual Education Expert with over 25 years of experience. Join Amy as she discusses normal sexual development in children 2.5 to 12 years old. Topics include typical sexual behavior and when to be concerned, practical tips and scripts for effective communication, do's and don'ts for a successful conversation about sexual behavior in children, and more!
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