Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Annual Local Foods Conference
2024-02-04 13:30 - 16:30 UTC
The Southeast-St Mary Deanery Catholic Rural Life announces its annual Local Foods Conference will be on Sunday, February 4, 2024, from 1:30 – 4:30 PM at St. George Church in Georgetown, Ohio. The day will include a keynote presentation on the State of Agriculture in the region as well as a presentation on local Food trucks. Three workshops will follow opportunities to meet with several local producers who will have displays that day. In addition to Catholic Rural Life a program of the Catholic Social Action Office of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, the event is co-sponsored by the Adams Brown Counties Diabetes Education Coalition, Adams Brown Community Action Partnership and Brown County OSU Extension Office. All are welcome.

CoTeaching Inquiry Lab Cohort - Audience: K-12 coteaching pairs of teachers
2024-02-13 08:30 - 15:30 UTC | Hamilton County ESC, OH
Important Session Information:

The CoTeaching Inquiry Lab Cohort is a professional learning experience that builds coteaching strategy and designs. Cohort members will learn, observe, hone, and coplan collaborative teaching practices. Participants will have the opportunity to volunteer their classroom as an on-site lab. These volunteers will codesign the cotaught lesson alongside the facilitator/coach before all participants observe live coteaching and apply learning in real time. Focus areas will include: coplanning for learner variability in the cotaught classroom, organizing the teachers for coteaching, coteaching models, and other sustainable practices for collaborative instruction. The overall purpose is to develop coteaching practices that utilize two teachers to transform the experience for ALL learners.
Blended coaching will be conducted between lab sessions. Coaching cycles will include collaboration and conversation about the coteaching practices each team is developing.

Learn, observe, and hone collaborative teaching practices.
Coplan collaborative instruction.
Participate in coaching cycles around their own artifacts of practice.

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Deaf Community Mass
2024-03-02 14:00 UTC | St. Christopher, 405 East National Road, Vandalia, OH, 45377, United States
Deaf Community
2:00 Catechism
2:30 Confession
3:00 Mass & Fellowship
*All are welcome. Mass in ASL (no interpreters)

Cincinnati - Dying, Death, and Beyond: A Catholic Response
2024-03-14 19:00 - 2024-03-16 12:00 (America/New_York) | Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 11000 Montgomery Rd., Cincinnati, OH, 45249, United States
Note: This event takes place Thurs evening and Sat morning (Same content is offered all day on Friday in Dayton.)

Office for Divine Worship & Sacraments
Center for Parish Vitality
Archdiocese of Cincinnati
513-263-6609

Dayton - Dying, Death, and Beyond: A Catholic Response
2024-03-15 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | University of Dayton Center for Leadership, 1700 South Patterson Blvd, Kettering, 45409, United States

Deaf Community Mass
2024-03-24 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | St. Rita School for the Deaf, 1720 Glendale Milford Rd, Cincinnati, OH, 45215, United States
Deaf Community
10:00 Catechism
10:30 Confession
11:00 Mass & Fellowship
*All are welcome. Mass in ASL (no interpreters)

Words, Words, Words: The Building Blocks of Reading Comprehension
2024-03-28 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
It takes time and effort to ensure your students comprehend what they read. Teaching students word meanings and how to determine them is foundational to the development of reading comprehension. In Words, Words, Words, you’ll learn to use a research-supported framework for teaching students word meanings and strategies for early-grades instruction that supports their efforts to comprehend what they’re reading.

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WAY OF THE CROSS FOR JUSTICE
2024-03-29 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | American Queen Paddle Wheel, 100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati, OH, 45202, United States
Join in this Good Friday prayer connecting the suffering of Jesus with the suffering brought about the injustice in our day.
Click here for details and flyer.

Catching up and moving forward in Ohio: Grades 6-8
2024-04-08 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Zoom
Join us for a 30-minute webinar to explore how Ohio educators are helping students catch up and move forward in math learning. Together, we’ll dive into middle school math examples to see how scaffolding problems with real-world context and visual representations provides students with just-in-time support connected to their grade-level math content. Register now and learn more about free differentiated K-8 math support with Zearn Math — including how Zearn can flexibly support math learning in summer 2024.
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Catching up and moving forward in Ohio: Grades 3-5
2024-04-10 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Zoom
Join us for a 30-minute webinar to explore how Ohio educators are helping students catch up and move forward in math learning. Together, we’ll dive into math examples from grades 3-5 to explore how scaffolding problems with real-world context and visual representations provides students with just-in-time support connected to their grade-level math content. Register now and learn more about free differentiated K-8 math support with Zearn Math — including how Zearn can flexibly support math learning in summer 2024.
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So, What’s the Story Here? Comprehending Narrative Texts
2024-04-11 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Virtual- Register Above for Link
Teaching young readers how to effectively comprehend story texts provides a foundation for developing effective reading comprehension. The research shows that using certain instructional strategies and scaffolds can help young students comprehend story texts. You’ll learn to use those instructional strategies in your classroom and see the research behind them.
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Catching up and moving forward in Ohio: Grades K-2
2024-04-11 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Zoom
Join us for a 30-minute webinar to explore how Ohio educators are helping students catch up and move forward in math learning. Together, we’ll dive into math examples from grades K-2 to explore how scaffolding problems with real-world context and visual representations provides students with just-in-time support connected to their grade-level math content. Register now and learn more about free differentiated K-8 math support with Zearn Math — including how Zearn can flexibly support math learning in summer 2024.
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Science of Reading Vendor Showcase
2024-04-12 08:00 - 16:00 UTC | Hamilton County ESC, OH
Welcome to the Science of Reading Vendor Showcase! Join us for an immersive exploration of Ohio DEW-approved PK-5 Core and Supplemental resources designed to enhance literacy instruction through evidence-based practices. This showcase offers participants the unique opportunity to preview a comprehensive array of educational materials tailored to foster strong foundational reading skills in young learners.
Attendees are welcome to customize their experience by choosing to attend a half (8am – 11am) or full day (8am – 3pm) of sessions, allowing for a personalized exploration of the resources most relevant to their instructional goals. Whether you’re seeking to refine your current curriculum or searching for new strategies to support struggling readers, the Science of Reading Vendor Showcase provides a dynamic platform for professional growth and collaboration.
Join your HCESC colleagues as we embark on a journey to empower educators with the knowledge and tools necessary to cultivate proficient readers and lifelong learners.
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Effective Strategies for Content Teachers of ELs (using SIOP)
2024-04-16 08:30 - 15:00, 2024-04-23 08:30 - 15:00 UTC | Hamilton County ESC, OH
Important Session Information:
Join us for this two-day session designed for content, EL teachers, related services staff, and anyone working to support ELs seeking intensive instructional support grounded in research and includes effective instructional strategies such as differentiation, grouping and pacing.

Learn theories of Second Language Acquisition.
Learn and apply effective strategies for instructing English Learners (ELs).
Construct engaging, multi-modal activities aimed at reinforcing ELs vocabulary knowledge

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95 Literacy Intervention System
2024-04-17 19:30 - 20:30 UTC | Virtual- Register Above for Link
Managing Tier 2 intervention to quickly move students to mastery can be challenging. By pairing our aligned diagnostic assessments and evidence-based resources with technology that streamlines the intervention process, we’ve created a powerful digital solution that revolutionizes instruction and student outcomes.
Introducing 95 Literacy Intervention System™
Attend this webinar and discover how 95 Literacy Intervention System™ centralizes all your intervention program resources so you can diagnose skill gaps and seamlessly provide targeted lessons within minutes. Our cohesive suite of digital tools includes assessment, automatic power grouping, scoring, and access to instructional resources to improve intervention efficiency and capacity.
Key takeaways:

Understand how to leverage diagnostic and progress monitoring tools to efficiently pinpoint specific skill gaps and begin targeted instruction
Automatically group and regroup students at similar skill levels
Provide consistent, efficient, high-quality, site-based, and district-wide intervention instructional practices
Increase data visibility and transparency to drive literacy instruction and accountability
Learn evidence-aligned structured literacy best practices using embedded videos and instructional tips within the platform

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Meet your Webinar Facilitators

Laura Stewart, Chief Academic Officer, 95 Percent Group
Laura Stewart is an educator and organizational leader. She has served as a teacher, administrator, adjunct professor, and director of numerous professional development initiatives around the country. Before joining 95 Percent Group as their Chief Academic Officer, Laura was the Chief Innovation Officer with The Reading League and the Chief Academic Officer for Professional Development at Highlights for Children. She presents nationally and internationally and is a published author. Laura’s passion is empowering educators to positively impact ALL students and ultimately change the course of literacy achievement in this country.

Susan Adelmann, Vice President, Digital Platform, 95 Percent Group
Susan Adelmann has been an evangelist for technology innovation in K-12 schools for over 18 years, with a software product development career spanning four decades. Susan founded 10 Signals LLC, a product management consultancy focused on emerging EdTech products and held prior product leadership positions at School Messenger and Follett. Her passions and energies have focused most recently on engaging UX design, cloud-based platforms, personalized teaching and learning, and natural language processing / AI, all in service of helping teachers teach and students learn.

2024 HCESC Spring Symposium
2024-04-18 08:00 - 15:00 UTC | Hamilton County ESC, OH
Learn to create and foster a positive and inclusive environment to support students with challenging behaviors.
Develop the skills to be a behavioral leader and improve outcomes at all levels; from your classroom to your whole building.

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Important Session Information:
Supporting staff with challenging behavior they are experiencing in the classroom by providing teachers and school leaders with tools they can use right away.

Spring Symposium: Unlocking Quick Wins for Behavior!
2024-04-18 08:00 - 16:00 UTC | Hamilton County ESC, OH
Important Session Information:
Supporting staff with challenging behavior they are experiencing in the classroom by providing teachers and school leaders with tools they can use right away.

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Heartbeats For Life 5K Run/Walk & Kids Dash
2024-04-20 08:00 - 13:00 UTC | Lunken Airport Playfield, 4740 Playfield Lane, Cincinnati, OH 45226, 4740 Playfield Lane, Cincinnati, OH, 45226, United States
Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at the Lunken Airport Playfield, 4740 Playfield Lane, Cincinnati, OH 45226
Registration Opens at 8 a.m.
Race Starts at 10 a.m.
Join us for a family-friendly day of fun, fellowship and life! Basket raffle, food and live music!
Contact: Event Director, Adam Schad, 513-728-7870
Register here
More information/Sponsorship info found here on Cincinnati Right to Life’s website.

Teaching Reading Across the Day
2024-04-22 18:30 - 19:30 UTC
Presented by Jennifer Serravallo Join author and reading expert Jennifer Serravallo for a practical and lively workshop about structured, explicit, engaging reading instruction for ELA and content areas. • Learn how to match reading strategies to student needs based on what research shows helps improve student learning. • Discover how to maximize student time spent reading by integrating instruction across the curriculum.

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High Impact Evidence-Based Literacy Practices for English Learners
2024-04-23 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Zoom
Miriam Ortiz, Ph.D. is the owner and chief consultant of Beyond the Research where she provides education consulting, professional development, leadership and staff coaching, and advocacy for families to help implement what current research presents as evidence-based strategies in teaching and learning. Dr. Ortiz works closely with educators and researchers across the country to improve academic achievement of struggling students and students with disabilities. She has been Research Manager for multiple IES grants and is the current Executive Director for the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children. She has taught courses and delivered professional development on the topics of the Science of Reading, Behavior Management and Intervention, Assessment, Program Evaluation, and Special Education. Her K12 classroom experience was as a middle-school classroom teacher for students with behavior disorders, however her research has been primarily with elementary-aged students. Dr. Ortiz has also been co-author on several peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on the topic of reading instruction for students with varying disabilities and assisted with the development and revision of several curricula. Dr. Ortiz is passionate about bridging research to practice in a way that is easily digestible and immediately actionable.
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Trauma Informed Education
2024-04-24 08:30 - 12:00 UTC | Hamilton County ESC, OH
How to collaborate with teachers to utilize a trauma informed lens.
Learn about core brain functions and the impact of trauma response in a school setting.
Identify common behaviors and emotions experienced by students and how to respond.

Important Session Information:

Learn about core brain functions and the impact of trauma response in a school setting Be able to Identify our own triggers/barriers to trauma informed interactions at school. Identify common behaviors and emotions experienced by students and how to respond. Learn how to collaborate with teachers to utilize a trauma informed lens.
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There's an Amazing World Out There: Comprehending Informational Texts
2024-04-25 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Virtual- Register Above for Link
We know young children love to read informational texts, and teaching informational texts is a great way to integrate teaching knowledge with teaching reading comprehension strategies. In There’s an Amazing World Out There, you’ll learn research-supported comprehension strategies—or “tricks”—that students can use to gain knowledge from information-rich texts. Your students will grow their background knowledge and their ability to apply effective comprehension strategies.

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Integrating the Arts into the Elementary Classroom Part 1: Benefits and Beach Balls
2024-04-25 16:30 - 17:30 UTC | Zoom
Join former classroom teachers turned teacher educators, Jean and Carin, for an engaging session filled with fun and learning! Discover the joys of integrating visual arts, music, drama, and movement into your K-6 classroom. Learn how to captivate your students’ minds, bodies, and senses while nurturing the “whole child” approach to education. Don’t miss out on valuable tips and insights for fostering student engagement and holistic learning.
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Adults with Special Needs NET Retreat
2024-04-27 09:00 - 13:00 UTC | St. Ignatius Parish, 5222 North Bend Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45247, United States
April 27, 2024
Location: St. Ignatius of Loyola, 5222 North Bend Road, Cincinnati, OH 45247
Time: 9:00-1:00
Family Mass at 12:00 – celebrant TBA
Cost: $25.00
Scholarships available
*Registration required

Non-violent Crisis Prevention Institute - CPI Training
2024-04-29 08:00 - 16:00 UTC | Hamilton County ESC, OH
Demonstrate understanding of the crisis development model and application of this in the school setting.
Demonstrate understanding of the verbal escalation continuum and appropriate interventions for each level.
Demonstrate physical competence with disengagement and holding skills.
Demonstrate understanding of post-crisis techniques.

Important Session Information:
Full day training that will meet requirements as an initial or refresher for any staff members needing CPI certification. Certification is good for one calendar year from date of training. This training will cover all modules, including verbal de-escalation, disengagement techniques, and holding skills.

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Speak Out for Life: An Evening with Mark Houck
2024-04-30 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Victory Christian Church, 2275 South Patterson Blvd., Kettering, OH, 45409, United States
Please join us for our Speak Out for LIFE–An Evening with Mark Houck fundraiser benefitting Dayton Right to Life Foundation! The event will take place at Victory Christian Church 2275 South Patterson Blvd. Kettering, OH 45409
Doors Open: 6:00pm
Private Reception 6:15pm-6:45pm
Event Begins: 7:00pm
SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION: Contact Margie Christie at mchristie@daytonlife.org.
Register here.
More information found here on Dayton Right to Life’s website.

Mark Houck Bio:
In September 2022, Mark, his wife, Ryan-Marie, and 7 young children made international news with an FBI invasion of their home. Mark was falsely charged with felony violations and faced 11 years in federal prison and $350,000 in fines for his sidewalk counseling and for defending his 12 year-old son from an aggressive abortion escort. Mark was acquitted on all charges on January 30, 2023.
As a result of his pro-life work, Mark was the recipient of the Cardinal John O’Connor Defender of Life Award (Legatus 2022). He and his family were also named the Catholic Hero of the Year by Catholic Vote in 2022.
Mark has been featured on EWTN (TV & Radio), Fox News, Fox & Friends, Hannity, Newsmax, Relevant Radio, Tucker Carlson, Sirius XM Catholic Radio (Conversation with Cardinal & Gus Lloyd Show) and many other media sources. ©ambassadorspeakers.com

Mass for Survivors of Suicide Loss
2024-05-05 09:00 - 10:00 UTC | St. Francis De Sales, 20 Desales Ave., Lebanon, OH, 45036, United States
All are welcome to attend a Mass for Survivors of Suicide Loss at St. Francis de Sales, Lebanon.
Flower donations and designation in memory of can be made here Donate (olohparishfamily.org)
This event is hosted by Our Lady of Hope Mental Wellness Ministry Team.

What Works Best in the Mathematics Classroom
2024-05-06 18:30 - 19:30 UTC | Zoom
Join us for a free webinar with bestselling authors John Almarode, Kateri Thunder, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Michelle Shin as they take a look at the latest research on what works best in the teaching and learning of mathematics and translate it into promising practices. Attendees will learn:
• How to design and implement quality mathematics learning experiences
• The latest research on what works best in mathematics instruction
• How to ensure all learners have equity of access and opportunity in the mathematics classroom

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Integrating the Arts into Elementary Math and Language Arts: Pom Poms and Puppets (Part II)
2024-05-08 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Zoom
Join Jean and Carin, your dynamic teacher educators, for the exciting sequel to our previous session! Dive deeper into the world of integrating the arts into math and language arts with pom poms and puppets and more! Discover more ways to integrate the arts into your curriculum to spark imagination, reinforce concepts, and make learning memorable. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your teaching toolbox and inspire your students in new and exciting ways! (Missed Part I? Catch it in our
On-Demand Library LINK) Registration is complimentary to all NCEA members. Attend the session and complete the follow-up survey to receive a certificate of participation.

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