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Ashley Lopez with school and club staff members

Middle schooler wins placemat design contest encouraging family dinner conversations

Ian Hanigan
November 26, 2019
Students around a table with labtops

OC middle school students get a jump on National History Day projects

Ian Hanigan
November 20, 2019
Parenting OC magazine's Top Teachers of Orange County from 201.

Parenting OC magazine asks for nominees for teacher and school employee awards

Ian Hanigan
October 1, 2019
Student Maverick Malfavon and teacher Erik Peterson

Local students triumph at National History Day-California competition

Ian Hanigan
May 15, 2019
Kraemer Middle School students

Teams from two OC schools advance to the Science Olympiad National Tournament

Ian Hanigan
April 23, 2019
Battle of the Books winners

Teams from OCDE’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program prevail in the ‘Battle of the Books’

Ian Hanigan
April 8, 2019
A news graphic

Weekly roundup: Investigating Salem in 1692, cheering a hero’s return, competing for scholarships, and more

Ian Hanigan
March 29, 2019
Two students in front of a Berlin Wall exhibit

VIDEO: Local students document ‘triumph and tragedy’ at National History Day competition

Ian Hanigan
March 13, 2019
Eighth-grader Nicholas D’Sa holds trophy

After 24 rounds, the 2019 Orange County Spelling Bee champion is crowned

Ian Hanigan
March 2, 2019
A student on an Academic decathlon team holds up two numbers indicating his team answered a question correctly

Academic event season is upon us, and we’ve compiled a list of important dates

Ian Hanigan
January 17, 2019
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Instagram post 2191581676878785455_1928089093 Orange County businesses learned how they can help equip students for careers transformed by automation, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies at the fifth annual OC Pathways Showcase held Tuesday at the Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin. Since 2014, the OCDE-led initiative known as OC Pathways has connected educators with industry leaders to create coordinated career paths and work-based learning opportunities for students. The showcase highlighted these efforts and promoted new opportunities for businesses to partner with K-12 schools and community colleges. @ocpathways #futureworkforce #careertraining See a video with highlights of the event at newsroom.ocde.edu
Instagram post 2187155823699776249_1928089093 Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at the Orange County Department of Education. #thanksgiving #thanksgiving2019 #thanksgivingbreak
Instagram post 2186665683423841237_1928089093 We're delivering 20 facts about the 2020 Census in 20 weeks. Here's fact No. 3. #OCstudentscount #OCcensus2020 #census #20censusfacts
Instagram post 2185263679306652847_1928089093 We’re hiring! OCDE has exciting career opportunities that we wanted to share. Coordinator, Literacy and Language Coordinator, Tobacco Use Prevention Education Senior Retirement Technician For more visit: www.edjoin.org/ocde. #WorkatOCDE #OCSchoolCareers #jobopening #jobs
Instagram post 2182159710289993781_1928089093 Introducing Alvin Constantino.⁣ ⁣ Alvin is a Systems & Database Manager in the Information Technology Division with OCDE.⁣ ⁣ One of Alvin’s primary responsibilities is to run and improve the network business systems used by the department and districts which include payroll, finance, timekeeping, student information systems and more. His goal along with his staff is to make sure that their clients, school districts and by extension the nearly 500,000 students enrolled in Orange County schools are supported through the use of technology. ⁣ ⁣ When asked why he chose OCDE to work, he says, “It’s about the people. OCDE is a great place to build strong work relationships.”⁣ ⁣ Alvin Constantino – Making a Difference!⁣ ⁣ #OCDEmakingaDifference
Instagram post 2180906992491638497_1928089093 We're delivering 20 facts about the 2020 Census in 20 weeks. Here's fact No. 2. #OCstudentscount #OCcensus2020 #census #20censusfacts
Instagram post 2177235035399156275_1928089093 A lot of great student art was on display at Wednesday's CHEP Art Fair. Since 1988, CHEP has been providing free resources to parents who choose to educate their children at home. The award-winning, state-funded independent study program offers curriculum under the guidance of credentialed teachers with the support of OCDE, serving more than 1,000 students from transitional kindergarten through eighth grade.
Instagram post 2177141108046303215_1928089093 Over the next 20 weeks, OCDE is posting one weekly fact about the 2020 U.S. Census. #OCstudentscount #OCcensus2020 #census #20censusfacts
Instagram post 2172037475239818680_1928089093 Counselors, K-12 administrators and school-based mental health professionals gathered at the Anaheim Marriott today for the 2019 Orange County Counselor Symposium. This year’s keynote speaker was Dr. Charles Lee-Johnson of California Baptist University. #oc #publicschools #mentalhealthawareness #counseling
Instagram post 2169891555228411942_1928089093 Here are all of our 2020 Orange County Teachers of the Year from our ceremony on Friday #teachers #teachersoftheyear #congratulations
Instagram post 2168113700307985652_1928089093 Congratulations to all our 2020 Orange County Teachers of the Year, whom we celebrated Friday #teachers #teachersoftheyear #toty
Instagram post 2166914491072119540_1928089093 Introducing Stephan Lambert. ⁣ ⁣ Stephan is a prevention coordinator in the Educational Services Division with OCDE.⁣ ⁣ He believes that alcohol, tobacco and drug use can interfere with students’ goals for college and career success and that effective prevention and intervention programs can provide students with the skills and supports to keep those goals on track and course-correct when needed.⁣ ⁣ He is energized and inspired by working with students to help develop their knowledge, leadership and critical thinking skills.⁣ ⁣ He says, “…here at OCDE, I am surrounded by educators who have incredible amounts of expertise, supportive and collaborative attitudes, and a genuine passion for building better schools for the students of Orange County.”⁣ ⁣ Stephan Lambert, making a difference!⁣ ⁣ #OCDEmakingaDifference!
Instagram post 2166297094935913940_1928089093 Here at the OCDE Boos-room, we like our #Halloween spooky, but we’re also pretty big on safety. So we decided to search the interwebs for a few helpful tips and strategies designed to ensure your little ghouls, ghosts and superheroes have a safe, fun and bountiful trick-or-treating session. Check out our tips to ensure kids (and adults) have a safe Halloween night at newsroom.ocde.us #safetytips #safehalloween
Instagram post 2154626942672952481_1928089093 Orange County businesses will learn how they can help equip students for careers transformed by automation, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies at the fifth annual OC Pathways Showcase.⁣ ⁣ Since 2014, the OCDE-led initiative known as OC Pathways has connected educators with industry leaders to create coordinated career paths and work-based learning opportunities for students. The showcase on Dec. 3 will highlight these efforts and promote new opportunities for businesses to partner with K-12 schools and community colleges.⁣ ⁣ The free event will be held from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Marconi Automotive Museum, 1302 Industrial Drive in Tustin. Representatives from the business community are encouraged to attend and can register at link.ocde.us/showcase2019.⁣ ⁣ Learn more at newsroom.ocde.us. #oc #education #stem #careerpath #publicschools #pathways
Instagram post 2150984744228211625_1928089093 Introducing Marika Manos.⁣ ⁣ Marika is a coordinator in the Educational Services Division with OCDE.⁣ ⁣ “I came to OCDE with the intention to make a broad impact on K-12 education by providing teachers and leaders with access to inclusive History/Social Science/Civics content and culturally responsive pedagogies.”⁣ ⁣ Helping educators and leaders in Orange County with professional development, support and resources with the end result being student success. This is what Marika is all about.⁣ ⁣ “Students are at the heart of our work!”⁣ ⁣ Marika Manos – Making a Difference!⁣ ⁣ #OCDEmakingaDifference
Instagram post 2147718749745098806_1928089093 Congratulations to Trabuco Mesa Elementary School's Mandy Kelly, who's been announced as one of five California Teachers of the Year. Read our full coverage at newsroom.ocde.us. #oc #schools #teach
Instagram post 2140857262917507054_1928089093 OCDE will host a pair of workshops next month to help teachers learn more about the next census count and develop census-related lessons for students. The goal is to empower students as advocates who can discuss the importance of census participation in their homes and communities. History teachers, social science teachers and elementary teachers will be introduced to curricular options that cover all grade levels, and math instructors will learn how to create lessons and assignments based on census data through the “Statistics in Schools” curriculum. Find out more at newsroom.ocde.us.  #OCstudentscount #OCcensus2020 #census #publicschools
Instagram post 2139595780231624070_1928089093 We’re hiring! OCDE has exciting career opportunities that we wanted to share -Family Services Technician -Art Teacher, ACCESS -Program Specialist -Alternative Education -Coordinator, College & Career Readiness -Coordinator, CTE Curriculum & Instruction -Coordinator, Literacy and Language -Animal Care Assistant, Inside the Outdoors For more information and a complete list of our career opportunities, please visit: www.edjoin.org/ocde. #WorkatOCDE #OCSchoolCareers #jobopening #jobs
Instagram post 2137230738662331570_1928089093 Educational leaders from Orange County are invited to attend a virtual town hall meeting with State Superintendent Tony Thurmond this Tuesday, Sept. 24 to discuss strategies for closing student achievement and opportunity gaps. OCDE will stream the interactive presentation live and provide opportunities for local participants to ask questions. Find out more at newsroom.ocde.us. #ocde #ocschools #publicschools #achievementgap
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