PENDLETON — The Oregon Department of Education’s state in-service day is this Friday, Oct. 14. The InterMountain Education Service District and Pendleton School District have teamed up to offer educators from around the Eastern Oregon region a full day of professional development opportunities.
The 2022 October Professional Development Summit is at Sunridge Middle School in Pendleton. Organizers expect several hundred educators to attend. The keynote speaker is Joy Kelly. Her address is entitled “Handle with Care: Managing Difficult Situations in Schools with Dignity and Respect.” According to McKennon McDonald, coordinator of the Oregon Trail Regional Educator Network, the keynote speech is to emphasize ways educators can improve school culture.
Other offerings scheduled during the day are teacher-led breakout sessions and presentations focused on content specific areas, improving reading and writing skills, textbook adoption supports, social and emotional learning/behavior, new teachers, administrators, career technical education and technology.
“Our team has worked hard to ensure that the summit provides diverse opportunities for teachers who teach a variety of levels and subjects, from music and math to special education and communicating with nonEnglish speaking families,” McDonald said. “We are looking forward to welcoming area educators to a productive and relevant day of professional learning.”
Breakfast and lunch are provided, and teachers can earn professional development units at the event.
The IMESD has more than 235 employees serving nearly 23,000 Northeastern Oregon students in 18 component school districts in Morrow, Umatilla, Union and Baker counties.
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