Contra Costa County Office of Education

Nature Journaling Workshop - Level 1 Nature Journaling is collecting and organizing your observations, questions, connections, and explanations on the pages of a notebook using words pictures, and numbers. The process is creative, fun, and opens your eyes to wonder. It helps you discover, think, remember, and use new information, and integrate it with old. The skills can be learned by anyone and develop with deliberate practice. Keeping a journal of your observations, questio...ns, and reflections will enrich your experiences and develop observation, curiosity, gratitude, reverence, memory, and the skills of a naturalist. Train your mind and the world will offer its secrets of wonder and beauty. You do not need to be an artist or a naturalist to begin. These are skills you will develop as you go. This FREE workshop is for educators who teach or lead in the content areas of science or the arts. This particular session is designed for those who are new to nature journaling. You don't need prior knowledge of drawing skills or science concepts. You just need to have a set of color pencils, unlined notebook, and desire to learn. There are two 2-hour sessions for this workshop, Thursday, Oct. 22 and Oct. 29 at 3:15-5:15 PM. Please note that by registering for this workshop, you are committing to attend both sessions. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-journaling-workshop-lev

Contra Costa County BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Open Session 5:00 p.m. https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/cccoe/Board.nsf/goto

Special Board Meeting Policy Committee Thursday, October 15, 2020 https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/cccoe/Board.nsf/goto

The October issue of DATELINE is posted and filled with tremendous resources for Contra Costa County and Bay Area educators and students. Visit: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/The-latest-news-for-you

Join us on Thursday, Oct 22, at 6:00 p.m for our Virtual Association Meeting and Special Q&A with Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools Lynn Mackey, and Contra Costa County Health Officer Dr. Chris Farintano, for a special Q&A session. For more info visit http://ow.ly/hbMM50BPePx. We Hope to see you there!

The County Elections Division has opened the secure ballot drop box that sits outside of the CCCOE's Stewart Building, on 77 Santa Barbara Road (across from the park). The drop box will be will be available until 8 p.m. on Election Day (November 3, 2020). Information about the drop box can be found at https://www.cocovote.us/registrat/secure-ballot-drop-boxes/. If you have questions regarding ballot drop off, please contact the County Elections Division at [email protected] or (925) 335-7800.

Brentwood teen named National Merit Scholarship semifinalist https://www.thepress.net//article_bc489064-0744-11eb-9cd6-

NO active fires burning in Contra Costa County and NO evacuation orders in effect.

Close to 200 participants attended @cocoschools’ Tobacco-Use Prevention Education (TUPE) program’s free webinar titled, Vape Pens and Teens: What Our Community Needs to Know. The webinar provided an overview of the latest tobacco products used by young people. Adult and youth presenters discussed the history of electronic smoking devices (vape pens), as well as the current products on the market. Also covered: how they work, how the tobacco industry targets young people, health effects, and what we are still learning about these popular and dangerous devices. @cocotupe