Educators and Workforce
The Potential to Transform K–12
By Dr. Perla Rodriguez, principal of Echo Shaw Elementary School in the Forest Grove School District. Forest Grove is one of two districts selected to participate in Early School Success, Children's Institute's newest initiative connecting preschool and elementary...
Tools of the Mind with Deborah Leong
Deborah Leong is professor emerita of psychology at Metropolitan State University of Denver where she taught for 37 years. She is co-founder and executive director of Tools of the Mind, a curriculum and professional development program that was developed more that...
Who’s in Charge of Student Success? In Yoncalla, It’s Everyone
It’s a gorgeous summer evening in Yoncalla, Oregon and community members are gathered on the high school football field to kick-off the start of the school year with a celebratory barbecue. A band is playing, children are running at full speed in no particular...
Listening and Learning at the Malheur Summer Institute
Photo of the Snake River near Ontario, Oregon, in Malheur County. Photo credit: Ken Lund For the last three years, educators from Malheur County and the surrounding communities have attended the Malheur Summer Institute for professional development. The Institute...
Refugee Families Gather in Ontario, Oregon
At the Four Rivers Welcome Center in Ontario on Monday, people from Iraqi, Mexican, African, and European heritage sit on the floor building colorful, whimsical bookshelves. They are preparing for a literacy event for young children who are either refugees...
Building Healthy Communities from the Inside Out
At Earl Boyles Elementary in Southeast Portland, the intoxicating aroma of Cindy Bahn’s chow mein is filling the school’s community room kitchen. She’s tossing out cooking tips as she stir fries heaping piles of noodles, vegetables, and shrimp. Over the last six...
Southern Oregon University Responds to Momentum in the Field of Early Childhood Education
Soobin Oh is the senior early education advisor at Children's Institute and adjunct faculty in the Master of Early Education Program at Portland State University. Here he shares his perspective on the importance of the new Master of Science in Education with a...
A Trip Down Memory Lane at Orchards Head Start
Bob Harding and Teri Seaton are two people who might not seem like they have much in common. Bob works as a bank executive and, with his wife Shannon, is raising three young kids on a 5-acre hobby farm in Stafford, Oregon just east of Tualatin. They have 30...
A Peek Inside Orchards Head Start
Ask 3-year-old Gianna what her favorite thing about school is and she answers with her entire body. She springs up out of her chair—cheese sandwich still in hand—and punctuates her answer with two raised arms.“Play!” she shouts.What’s your second favorite?“Clean...
Prepare for the Early Childhood Lobby Day
Thank you for joining the Early Childhood Coalition Lobby Day! It's important for lawmakers to hear from you, their constituents, about the impact of early childhood programs and services. The resources on this page will give you more information about the...
