East Central Educational Service Center

Our VR Career Exploration Experience continues. Next, we are highlighting education careers. Today, we tagged along with New Castle Middle School camp students as they visited the New Castle Career Center.

Congratulations to all of the 2024 graduates in our member districts!

Check out this sneak peek of a new Career Exploration VR tour. Lindsey, an ECESC Instructional Specialist, visited a local manufacturer and saw many amazing jobs in action. We can’t wait for students to experience the final result in VR and begin dreaming about their futures!

We're hiring! Are you an educational professional interested in supporting the work of area schools? Consider joining our team. https://www.ecesc.k12.in.us/page/ecesc-openings

Ed Hidalgo from Educator’s Cooperative visited Sunnyside this week. Ed worked with ECESC staff to explore their RIASEC themes, to help them develop a dialogic student coaching approach.

There are three Summer of Learning Conferences happening in East Central Indiana. Consider attending Tech EnRICHed on June 13. ECEC staff will be in attendance! https://techenriched2024.sched.com/

ECESC staff will present at two of the three Summer of Learning Conferences in East Central Indiana. Consider attending one or both of these great PD opportunities! June 5 - PIVOT: Learning with Friends https://www.pivotconference.org/ July 15-16 - Joy Jam 2024 https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/rq6k2rw/lp/fbe7e1b2-bdc9-49ad-b164-53fcb6c80278

Thank you to the brave men and women who have served and sacrificed for our country.

What’s happening at ECESC? A lot! Check out our May Director’s Update. https://myemail-api.constantcontact.com/ECESC-Director-s-Update--May-2024.html?soid=1137604298263&aid=bzMcsqawuQk

Innovation Educator Fellowship is Now Accepting Applications The STARTedUP Innovation Educator Fellowship is a professional development program designed to empower every educator with the framework and content needed to teach innovation and become hubs of real-world impact and opportunity by challenging their students to solve problems in their communities. The Fellowship connects teachers with year-round support from like-minded peers, exclusive networking opportunities, and all of the tools and resources needed to allow students to find passion and purpose by doing meaningful, real-world work in the classroom. Limited spots are available for the 2024 school year. Applications are due Friday, May 31. Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/ukVvt Contact fellowship@startedupfoundation.org with questions.

We're hiring! Are you an educational professional interested in supporting the work of area schools? Consider joining our team. https://www.ecesc.k12.in.us/page/ecesc-openings

Congratulations to our member schools that achieved New STEM Certification this year. Greensburg Elementary School North Decatur Jr/Sr High South Decatur Elementary -AND- Congratulations to our member school that received the Developing in STEM designation. North Decatur Elementary School Read more here! https://www.in.gov/doe/about/news/indiana-department-of-education-announces-2023-2024-stem-certified-schools/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=

Join Newsela for a free, live webinar at 3 p.m. April 30. This webinar is designed to showcase how Newsela supports building literacy skills through language comprehension and background knowledge. During the hour, educators will dive into the comprehension strand of Scarborough’s Rope and learn applicable strategies to build background knowledge and vocabulary skills to read complex texts. RSVP for the webinar using this link: https://adolescentliteracywebinar.splashthat.com/ Our ESC has a partnership in place with Newsela, which means that member schools can purchase any Newsela products at a previously negotiated discount. We love supporting educators!

ECESC is seeking educators for its Learning Journeys Task Force! If you are interested in assisting in the creation of learning journeys for the Forge Your Future Sunnyside Experience, then you will want to be part of this task force. The Forge Your Future experience will allow students in East Central Indiana to explore their strengths, interests, and values through the lens of the RIASEC framework, and make connections to future career opportunities. As part of the task force, you will help design these learning opportunities for students - and be compensated for your time! Visit https://www.ecesc.k12.in.us/page/riasec for more information and to access the application.

Many things are happening at ECESC! Click the link below to read the full newsletter to see how we can support you. Here's to another month of service, support, and collaboration. https://conta.cc/4bNlhGf

Stop what you are doing on this World Read Aloud Day and read with a child. It'll be the best part of your day!

We are here to support you, and we love supporting educators! We are part of your network, so reach out to us via email for any needs or inquiries. Connect with our team at http://tinyurl.com/ecesc-staff.

3E schools gathered in Randolph County to experience some of the work members schools have been doing through this grant partnership. The first stop was Randolph Eastern's Workforce Wednesday where students spend the day working on community projects that develop future-ready skills. We saw students working in Tinkercad, writing grants, and practicing sportscasting (just to name a few). Then, schools got a sneak peek of Vision Corner in Union City's downtown. The first floor will be workspace for the student-run screen printing business and TV station Kiss-TV. Upstairs will be Ivy tech classrooms and healthcare labs sponsored by Reid Health. We finished our day at Randolph Central to see its future-ready student initiatives with a tour of the P-TECH classrooms, précision machining lab, and welding lab.

Explore the hub of opportunities! Opportunity 4 to engage with ECESC is visiting our website. Discover resources, events, and supports across our region and state. Your journey starts here: www.ecesc.k12.in.us.

Dive into STEM and expand your network with the Indiana STEM Ecosystem! ECESC led the way by expanding our network and joining service centers across the state to support you in STEM initiatives. Become a member of your regional STEM Ecosystem to connect with STEM enthusiasts and amplify your impact in education. Complete this Google Form to join: https://forms.gle/tE2iAaB29NqHJEtz6.