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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce Fall 2024 Reimagining School Readiness Workshop which will be held virtually on September 10, 2024.
<b><a href="https://events.library.ohio.gov/event/12856343">Registration</a> is open now</b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">Do you wonder what research really says about how to support school readiness?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">The Reimagining School Readiness Toolkit is a suite of research-backed resources created for library staff to help families prepare children ages birth to 8 years for
success in school and in life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif;color:#006666">Previous attendee feedback: “Love the networking and sharing along with being able to try the activities.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">Through an interactive presentation with hands-on activities, this training will introduce library staff to the research, practical implications, and resources offered
in the toolkit. Library staff who work with children from ages 0 – 8 and their families will benefit most from this training. The workshop will live virtually. It will not be recorded.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif;color:#006666">“<i>Fun to collaborate with colleagues!”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">September 10, 2024<br>
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">Participants will be given 1 hour for lunch.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">The workshop topics include</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">key findings from current cognitive and developmental psychology research<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",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:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">practical ready-to-implement ideas for activities<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">resources for staff training and for parents/caregivers<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">“…the hands-on activities were fun, loved the breakout sessions and chance to chat.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">Registration and more information can be found the
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/libraries/training-and-development/reimagining-school-readiness-workshop"><b>State Library of Ohio’s website</b></a><b>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">Contact Penelope Shumaker at
<a href="mailto:pshumaker@library.ohio.gov">pshumaker@library.ohio.gov</a> with any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0E3F75">Marsha McDevitt-Stredney<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">Director, Marketing & Communications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">State Library of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">274 E. 1<sup>st</sup> Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">Columbus, OH 43201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">Tel: 614.644.6875<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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