FYI from: National Education Association-ESPQ
As we head into the holiday season and closer to a new year, we want to share several upcoming opportunities that will support ESPs in their personal and professional growth. Please add these events to your calendars and share them with your members and colleagues!
- ESP Community Conversations: Self-care for ESPs (NEXT WEEK!)
Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM ET
Self-care is important now more than ever. Join us for a virtual networking session centered around self-care. ESPs who join the conversation will have an opportunity to share self-care tips, learn from one another, and engage in activities to guide them in their self-care practice. Register now >
- ESP Mentoring in Oregon
Thursday, December 7, 2023, 7:00-8:00 p.m. ET
Learn how to take an established ESP mentoring program and make it your own, suiting the unique needs within your district. Educators from two locals will share their successes and the roadblocks they encountered in building two successful ESP mentoring programs thriving in Oregon and how you can do the same within your state. Register now >
- ESP Rights and Respect Series: How to Build a Strategic Campaign
Thursday, December 14, 2023 (Webinar en Español), 7:00-8:30 p.m. ET
Join us for this webinar, offered in Spanish, to learn how NEA members, staff, and leaders have partnered to build a strategic campaign to increase ESP visibility, rights, and respect. Note: This webinar series is only open to NEA members, staff, and leaders. See the attached flyer and share it with your Spanish-speaking members and colleagues. Register now >
- NASP PREPaRE Workshop I: School Safety and Crisis Preparedness
Saturday, January 20, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET
Are you interested in learning about school safety and crisis preparedness? No matter your role in our schools, it is important to understand how schools prepare, mitigate, and respond to a crisis. Join us for Workshop I of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) PREPaRE curriculum to learn more about how a comprehensive school crisis team functions and how to organize one. Each participant will receive a certificate of completion. All fees for the course and course materials will be covered by NEA. ***Space is limited, register today! Register now >
- Strengthening Family and Community Engagement for ESPs
Thursday, January 25, 2024, 7:00-8:00 p.m. ET
Through NEA’s Community Schools initiative, ESPs across the country are participating in powerful family and community engagement efforts, which help students and support positive worksites. Join us to hear from ESPs and Community Schools coordinators across the country discuss lessons learned and promising practices on family and community engagement, and how these insights can empower ESPs. Register now >
See all upcoming webinars for ESPs at www.nea.org/esppdwebinars.
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