The Heartland Educational Consortium recently held our latest Assistant Principal Forum. Our assistant principals came together to share best practices, collaborate on challenges, and discuss new strategies for effective leadership. We're grateful for the dedication and passion our assistant principals bring to their roles everyday.
Science teachers from the Heartland Educational Consortium spent an incredible day collaborating and gaining hands-on experience. They engaged in an interactive workshop and experimented with new resources to bring back memories of their classrooms. Our teachers are always driving to make science education more engaging and impactful for their students.
Yesterday, Highlands County school counselors, social workers, and licensed mental health professionals attended our Title IX, Part A McKinney-Vento training. During this training, they learned how to properly identify students experiencing homelessness, eliminate barriers to enrollment, as well as resouces and supports available to these students. Reaching the needs of homeless students is a critical aspect of ensuring their well-being and academic success. Homeless students face unique challenges that can significantly impact their ability to learn and thrive in school. At HEC, we take pride in helping students overcome adversity, build resilience, and achieve academic success. A heartfelt shout out to all the dedicated faculty and staff who go above and beyond to support and uplift our students.
We had a great turnout of local businesses from the Heartland at our annual CLNA Regional Stakeholder Meeting that was held yesterday! There were great discussions and ideas shared to help our students moving forward.
Lunch & Literacy at West Glades School had a great turn out on Tuesday, 4/2. Families were able to eat lunch together, learn more about the New Worlds Reading opportunities to help build at-home libraries, and participate in a literacy activity about their favorite book.
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A big thanks to the Eagle families at Woodlawn Elementary that were able to join us for Books & Bites on Thursday afternoon! Families were able to enjoy a bite, book and literacy activity together along with the opportunity to learn about New Worlds Reading.
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Books & Bites was a great success on Wednesday, 3/20 at Memorial Elementary. Families had a great time eating, reading, and sharing their favorite books with one another!
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It was a terrific Tuesday at Sun'N Lake Elementary for Books & Bites! Students were able to share their favorite book and received the book, "My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World" by Malcolm Mitchell to take home.
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A huge shout out to all the Mustang families that came out last night for Nocatee Elementary's Family Literacy night. It was a huge turnout and so much fun was had by all! #newworldsreading #loveofreading #staytuned
Last Friday, 2/23, Candis Dean, Literacy Specialist provided professional learning for the Reading teachers at Bowling Green Elementary. An interactive professional learning designed for teachers to be able to take back and implement high impact learning for students around direct vocabulary instruction.
HEC is thrilled to share the exciting highlights from our recent Communities of Practice. We engaged in a hands-on and productive math struggle activity. Each participant was tasked with constructing a Pringle Ringle using only Pringle chips. This seemingly simple task required creative problem solving.
Our math content specialist, Stacey Hinson, had the pleasure of working with the math department at Bowling Green Elementary last week. We spent our time together investigating the importance of using manipulatives in moving students through the concrete, representational, to abstract process. Using manipulatives helps students' understanding and engagement with mathematical concepts.
Teachers at Country Oaks and Upthegrove Elementary spent time during their PLC's exploring a variety of no/to low cost manipulatives. Allowing students to create their own meaning from manipulatives they select provides opportunities for deeper understanding of math concepts.
It was a great evening with the families of Westside Elementary at their New World Reading Literacy Event! Families had dinner, each child received the book, "My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World," by Malcolm Mitchell and completed a literacy activity sharing their favorite book. #newworldsreading #loveofreading #staytuned
Last night, the 2024 Heartland Honor Band performed at the Genesis Center in Lake Placid! There were over 155 students involved and we had a full house to watch them shine! #musiceducation #titleivparta #hecsteam
Join us in celebrating middle school and high school musicians in the Heartland region for our annual Heartland Honor Band event at the Genesis Center in LP tomorrow night! Doors open at 6:30pm and the performance starts at 7pm!
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Heartland Educational Consortium is proud to recognize our Consortia School Counselors for National School Counseling Week!
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Instructional Technology staff from the region visited North Wauchula Elementary and Hardee Junior High yesterday! They saw authentic student engagement in classrooms and learned about different programs available in Hardee County including Robotics and Odyssey of the Mind.
An amazing time was had by all at the Sebring Pre-K Center's Family Literacy Night! Families were excited to hear about the opportunity from New Worlds Reading to help build at home libraries for their VPK student if they qualify!
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Our final Family Literacy Night at Lake Country Elementary during Celebrate Literacy Week was a success! Students were excited to finish another book to help with their Book Battle with neighboring schools.
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