SLOCOE Professional Development and Instructional Support Wants To Hear From You!

by webmaster@slocoe.org | Oct 22, 2018 | Educational Support Services

We won’t have deeper learning for our students if we don’t have deeper learning for ourselves as educators. Highly effective professional learning experiences are a critical component in building the capacity of everyone in our school systems. Collective capacity... read more

Building Capacity in Tech-Averse Teachers

by Michael Garrett | Oct 15, 2018 | Educational Support Services

The integration of technology in today’s classrooms has become an essential tool for engaging students, maximizing instructional efficiency and providing equity of access to information. And yet, many teachers resist this change: “I’m not good at technology,” “Why... read more

Coaching Leaders

by webmaster@slocoe.org | Oct 8, 2018 | Educational Support Services

Our work in education is steeped in challenges; both systemic challenges and individual ones, small and large. We tend to pursue solutions based on the way that problems are defined and we define problems according to our interpretation of what we observe.  The work... read more

The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave is not training them and having them stay.  — Henry Ford, Founder, Ford Motor Company

by webmaster@slocoe.org | Sep 20, 2018 | Educational Support Services

There is no question that school business is complex.  From the days of the one room schoolhouse, the utilization of public moneys for the educating our children brings layers of complexity and accountability that are particularly endemic to school business.  The... read more

Building an Inclusive Culture

by webmaster@slocoe.org | Sep 17, 2018 | Educational Support Services

What comes to mind when you think about culture? This expression is used often, but conceptualized in different ways. To a jazz musician, a mention of culture may conjure images of a jazz combo on a New Orleans street corner. To a biologist, thoughts of cultivating... read more

Create a Culture of Caring

by Jessica Thomas | Sep 10, 2018 | Educational Support Services

Students experiencing homelessness often face overwhelming challenges. By definition, homeless students lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. Whether students are staying temporarily with family or friends – or staying in a shelter, motel, or... read more