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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Please excuse multiple postings…</span></i><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce another date has been added for the
<a href="https://bayareadiscoverymuseum.org/resources/educator-resources/library-toolkit">
Reimaging School Readiness</a> online training. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Do you wonder what research really says about how to support school readiness?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The <b>Reimagining School Readiness Toolkit</b> is a suite of research-backed
<a name="_GoBack"></a>resources created for library staff to help families prepare children ages birth to 8 years for success in school and in life.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Through an online? interactive presentation with hands-on activities, this training will introduce library staff to the research, practical implications, and resources
offered in the toolkit. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The workshop topics include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">key findings from current cognitive and developmental psychology research<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">the implications of those findings for library staff’s daily work<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">practical ready-to-implement ideas for activities<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">resources for staff training and for parents/caregivers<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">This training is for library staff who work with children from ages 0 to 8 and their families.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/library-programs-development/youth-services/reimagining-school-readiness/">Registration and more information
can be found the State Library of Ohio’s website</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> The online workshop will now be offered three times this spring. All sessions are held live and will not be recorded.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">One day sessions will be held on
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">June 8, 2021 (NEW -
<a href="https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/library-programs-development/youth-services/reimagining-school-readiness/#WorkshopRegistration">
Registration OPEN<span style="font-weight:normal">)</span></a><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">10 a.m. – 3 p.m. includes a lunch break.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">April 22, 2021 (FULL - Registration CLOSED)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">10 a.m. – 3 p.m. includes a lunch break.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Two session will be held on May 11 & 13, 2021 (FULL - Registration CLOSED)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">10 a.m. – 12 a.m. each day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Contact Penelope Shumaker at
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:pshumaker@library.ohio.gov"><b>pshumaker@library.ohio.gov</b></a><b> with any questions.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/library-programs-development/youth-services/reimagining-school-readiness/#Abouthttps://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/">https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/library-programs-development/youth-services/reimagining-school-readiness/#Abouthttps://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">###<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Marsha McDevitt-Stredney, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Public Information Officer<br>
Director, Marketing & Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">State Library of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Columbus, OH 43201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Tel: 614-644-6875<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/"><span style="color:blue">library.ohio.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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