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We collaborate with schools throughout our region to provide high quality services, professional development, resources, and support that ensures student success.

The Latest from ESC Region 13

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Conference

Region 13 STEM Ecosystem Convening

Apr 14-15, 2023

$225

Join STEM stakeholders from across Region 13 to network, learn and get inspired to connect our PreK-12 students to real-world learning experiences that foster their creativity, build critical thinking skills, and engage them in collaboration with their peers and the broader community.

Professional Development

Behavior Specialist Endorsement Program

Jan - July

$3,000

The Behavior Specialist Endorsement Program is a program running from January through July. Our program is an intensive 240 hours of training for your administrators, counselors, teachers, and paraprofessionals who wish to become a behavior specialist.

Service

Texas Principal Certification

We are preparing future leaders to meet the constantly evolving challenges schools face. Join us for our June Cohort launch! Applications are due by May 14, 2023.

Service

Paraprofessional Certification

3 days

$285

This three day certification training instructs you on the role of paraprofessionals, the stages of learning, and scientifically based strategies for paraprofessionals to assist in reading, writing, and math instruction.

Conference

Creative Techniques Conference

Apr 6, 2023

$150

The Creative Techniques Conference is back on April 6, 2023, to provide you with hands-on learning on how to use the expressive arts (sand, play, and art) techniques in your counseling program.

Conference

Instructional Coaching Conference

Jul 17-18, 2023

$425

ICC is a conference that hosts dynamic thought leaders in instructional coaching. We invite presentations from across the globe to share expertise.

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Mental Health Awareness

Advocate for your own mental health

Taking care of yourself sets a strong foundation

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Article

Practice Self Care with these 7 Websites

Self care is a crucial part of everyone’s mental health. It involves deliberate activities we practice in order to boost our mental, emotional, and physical health. While it might seem simple to practice self care, it can be something many people overlook. However self care is important for limiting feelings of anxiety and boosting our […]

Video

Being Mindful Playlist

In our Being Mindful video series, we explore different aspects of mindfulness and mental health, including how to practice gratitude and strategies that help relieve anxiety.

Article

Encouraging the Heart Like Leader, Ted Lasso

If the title of this blog post caught your attention, it is probably because you’ve wondered if those you lead, influence, and work with really care about filling their buckets, or, perhaps, you’re a big Ted Lasso fan like me. Regardless of why you engaged with this post, it’s a valid wonderment—do my employees “really” […]

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Safe & Supportive Schools Learning Series

Multiple Dates

The 2022-23 Safe & Supportive Schools Learning Series is a Title IV Part A Fully-Funded Program that offers a variety of Coffee Hours, Lunch & Learns, and Workshops with a primary focus on improving academic outcomes by maintaining safe and healthy students.

Article

6 Great Resources for Talking about Coronavirus with Kids

COVID-19 can be scary and difficult for younger kids to understand. Kids generally aren’t used to wearing masks, socially distancing, and spending long periods of time isolated from other kids. COVID-19 is also pretty challenging to explain even for adults. With new knowledge being discovered about the virus everyday, it can feel daunting to explain […]

Article

How to Encourage Empathy on Your Campus

Empathy is a word that we hear a lot these days, especially in counseling circles. However, even with the rise in popularity and the buzzword that it’s become, there is still a lot of confusion around what exactly it is and how we can best practice and build this important skill. Let’s dive into what […]

Mental Health Awareness

Supporting your students' mental health needs

Students also need support and guidance in navigating their own mental health needs. We have resources to help you support them.

Mental Health Resources

Article

10 Mindfulness Activities for Kids and Students

Often times our schools don’t have mindfulness activities for kids in mind when they’re creating their curriculum. However academic achievement and social emotional learning go hand-in-hand. Both are critical functions of the healthy development of our kids and students, and rely on deliberate practice. Without intentional mindfulness activities for kids and students, they don’t learn […]

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5 Calming, Relaxing, and Mindfulness Apps for Kids and Students

Technology is one of the many languages today’s kids and adolescents are fluent in! However, while our students are fluent in technology, they might not be as fluent in creating calmer responses, lowering their anxieties, and promoting their overall wellbeing. We’ve gathered up a collection of apps that focus on teaching your students how to […]

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Five Healthy Coping Skills for Children

Raise your hand if this is you: It’s Saturday. You hop in the car. You turn on your ignition. Ten minutes later, you’re at the grocery store. But you don’t remember the road you took, the trees you saw, lilacs in bloom, or a smiling face on the crosswalk that passed you by. Or let’s […]

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Ten Tips to Support Mental Health at Your School Today

I remember being a young child watching Mr. Roger’s neighborhood on our family TV. We lived in a rural part of Texas and television reception was more of a process than an event. It might take over a half an hour to adjust the “rabbit ear” antenna on the small television, but all that effort […]

A podcast for behavior management

I've Tried Everything

Managing classroom behavior is a challenging job. Somedays your students are perfect and other days, well…let’s just say it’s a struggle not to scream. I’ve Tried Everything is a podcast dedicated to helping you navigate those tricky areas of managing classroom behavior.

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