📚 Reading together is a great time to have serve and return interactions! The back-and-forth exchanges in this video (including the eye contact and smiles!) support early development and lifelong health: bit.ly/3Djjg8m

If you are a principal, teacher, PTA leader, coach, or club sponsor, I’m looking for a few schools interested in piloting a new school fundraiser. It is free to run, easy to set up, and has no minimum requirements. Schools receive $150 worth of items just for signing up, and the

Join Our Upcoming Construction-focused Career Boot Camp Registration is open now and closes April 28. Register Here: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/response… . . . #UrbanLeagueofNebraska #WorkforceDevelopment #CareerOpportunities

ICYMI and worth your coffee break ☕ • The most important hire a school board makes • High school pathways that boost earnings into your 20s • A school choice advocate making the case for neighborhood schools Read it here: fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…

Sign up for the Omaha Parks Challenge, now through May 10! You’ll receive a list of 10 parks to visit and snap a photo at each one along the way. 📸 Complete all 10 stops and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a group pool pass! 🏊‍♂️ Sign up for free: ow.ly/fPxT50YHsHi

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke MLB’s color barrier, changing America forever. His legacy is a blueprint for resilience,and the ongoing fight for equity in our workplaces and communities. ✊🏾 Honor the legacy. Break the barriers. #JackieRobinsonDay #UrbanLeagueNeb

🧑‍🔬 Science Sundays returns to Gene Leahy Mall this week, hosted by NESciFest! Make a trip out to the Slides this Sunday, from 1 to 2 PM for Constellation Making. Materials are provided and this event is free and open to all visitors!

Take a minute today to watch your child. Pay attention to what they look at. How do they move? What do they sound like? What are they learning? Even when you’re busy, responding to what they are learning deepens your connection with them. 💡

Julia Torquati, a UNL CYAF professor and Buffett Institute Community Chair, recently moderated a webinar on Prior Learning Assessments, a way for early educators to earn college credits for work experience or skills they have learned on the job. vimeo.com/1180519357?fl=…

Calling all 8th and 9th graders! Registration today for LIT Camp! From climbing the rock wall and canoeing to giving back to your community, this camp is packed with adventure and growth. Spots are limited, so don't wait to sign up! Learn more: parks.cityofomaha.org/lit-camp/

The Nebraska Early Childhood Policy Leadership Academy (PLA) is a nonpartisan leadership development program focused on preparing advocates to play an active role in shaping policies that affect the early care, education and healthy development of young children. Participants in

🚦 De las supermanzanas a corredores más seguros: ¿qué se necesita para rediseñar las calles a gran escala? 📅 22 abril ⏰ 8:00 am Ciudad de México | 10:00 am NYC | 5:00 pm Adís Abeba | 7:30 pm Nueva Delhi 🌐 Inglés, español y portugués 🔗 Regístrate ahora us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Morphemes are the smallest units of meaning in words, and learning morphemes can help students break down the meaning of unfamiliar words! Check out our new resources designed to help educators implement morphology instruction: irrc.education.uiowa.edu/morpheme-lab

Omaha Urban Thinkscapes is registered; are you?

Learn more about the Nebraska Early Childhood Policy Leadership Academy (PLA) in this short video by Jodi-Renee Giron, FFN's Grassroots & Advocacy Advisor who leads PLA. The application opens May 4! Learn more: firstfivenebraska.org/advocacy/pla/ #PLA #NECLeaders #NECPLA #Nebraska

Not every summer memory comes from a big trip or expensive camp. Sometimes it starts with a child doing something on their own for the very first time. The LG Summer Experience helps kids build confidence, responsibility, and real-world problem-solving skills all summer long.

Itty Bitty Hummel Day Camp gives littles, ages 3-6, a feel for what Hummel Day Camp will be like when they're old enough! Choose between two sessions, August 10th-11th or 12th-13th. Registration begins next Monday, May 11th. 🌳🥾🔥 Learn more: ow.ly/y4mP50YS7my

Just announced at CityLab: the next phase of BICI will open for applications on June 3rd, World Bicycle Day! 🚲 Supporting cities to build protected cycling networks that improve safety, health & air quality 🚲 Learn more + sign up for updates: globaldesigningcities.org/bici-launch/

Not later. Now. You’re already building your baby’s brain. 🧠 Learn more at vroom.org/new-parents

Perhaps MAPA - Omaha Metro or CityofOmaha would be interested in this.