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In conjunction with local districts, Instructional Technology and Data Specialist Ashlie O'Connor attended a workshop on school innovation with keynote speaker Dr. Buddy Berry at the AgroLiquid center in St. John's Michigan.
AgroLiquid has an immersive museum that utilizes technology to enhance the understanding of the farming process.
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The Northeast Michigan Great Start to Quality Resource Center (NEGSQRC), AMA Great Start Collaborative (GSC), and Child Care providers from Alcona county gathered to continue the work of the Rural Child Care Innovation program (RCCIP). These dedicated Early Care and Education professionals are starting a network for existing, new, and those interested in the essential field of Child Care.
#Alcona RCCIP
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AMAzing People Doing AMAzing Things
AMAzing People Doing AMAzing Things
Preschool teachers from GSRP and Head Start classrooms attended a PD today with our very own Dr. Jamie McClintic (Occupational Therapist) on Handwriting in Preschool. Time was spent reviewing motor development in young children that relates to fine motor skills and handwriting. They also learned about how kids develop from ages 3-6 from prewriting skills to handwriting and how to use this knowledge with our writing program.
In the photos, you'll see some activities that encourage children to build muscles in their hands, work on their tripod grip (3 fingers on a writing tool), open webspace (the round opening we want to see when holding a pencil), and excursion (the thumb being able to bend while forming small letters).
Preschool may look like a lot of playing, but they are building essential skills for their whole educational career!
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Esports is making its debut at Pied Piper! Pied Piper students began exploring Mario Kart to prepare for the spring Esports season. Students practiced using fine motor skills to navigate the game in peer-to-peer friendly competition. #beAMAZing
The Early On program is holding the first Developmental Assessment Clinic of the year on Thursday, November 9th! If you have any developmental concerns for your child this clinic will have multiple providers in different areas of expertise to assess any child aged 0-3. No worry is too big or too small! For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Syd Prevo at 989-356-1414 ext 222 or email prevos@amaesd.org.
AMAzing People Doing AMAzing Things
AMAzing People Doing AMAzing Things
The Early On program is holding the first Developmental Assessment Clinic of the year on Thursday, November 9th! If you have any developmental concerns for your child this clinic will have multiple providers in different areas of expertise to assess any child aged 0-3. No worry is too big or too small!
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Syd Prevo at 989-356-1414 ext 222 or email prevos@amaesd.org.
School Pscyhologist Week
November 6-10, 2023
We are grateful for our School Psych Team!
The AMA social worker, teacher consultant and psychologist supporting Thunder Bay Junior High are wearing blue today for World Day of Bullying Prevention!
Visit stompoutbullying.org for more info.
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Our AMA team participated in Spirit Week at Alpena High School! “Twin Day” turned into Triplet Day for Teacher Consultant, Danielle Hoggard, Technical Assistant, Mary Morris, and School Social Worker, Sarah Griffore.
The Early On program is holding the first Developmental Assessment Clinic of the year on Thursday, November 9th! If you have any developmental concerns for your child this clinic will have multiple providers in different areas of expertise to assess any child aged 0-3.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Syd Prevo at 989-356-1414 ext 222 or email prevos@amaesd.org.
The STARS Reading Intervention Program has added Orton Gillingham Red Words to daily instruction. These are words that are difficult to read and spell. Once the words are taught, they are added to a word wall and used for review. These are just a few examples of the word walls created by our RTIs. #beAMAzing
