OESCA continues to seek opportunities to build ESC capacity and to identify partners that can bring value to the membership and the districts you serve. To follow are some of the recent partnership activities from the association:
- Brisk Teaching Lunch and Learn Webinar: Join OESCA and Brisk Teaching for an AI-Focused Lunch & Learn webinar TODAY, April 17th, from 12pm-1pm. Brisk is an AI-powered Chrome extension for educators that instantly creates resources like standards-aligned lesson plans, quizzes, podcasts, and presentations, provides timely, rubric-aligned student feedback, and supports personalized student learning and engagement through Brisk Boost -- all from within the places teachers are already working: Google Docs, Slides, and Forms, Canvas, PDFs, YouTube, websites, digital curricula, Google Classroom, and more! Brisk is compliant with Ohio Senate Bill 29 and has signed the Ohio state DPA. Get a peek at Brisk here. Brisk is a premier sponsor of the upcoming regional AI Summits. The Zoom link to connect for the April 17 webinar is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81650550616?jst=2 We look forward to seeing you April 17th from 12pm-1pm.
- Magic School Statewide Pricing: We’re excited to share that MagicSchool has partnered with the Ohio Educational Service Center Association (OESCA) to bring exclusive pricing to Ohio school districts. Through this partnership, districts can purchase MagicSchool’s award-winning AI platform at a discount for institution-wide purchases. What’s MagicSchool? MagicSchool is the most loved, trusted, and secure AI platform in education, already used by over 5 million educators across 12,000+ schools and districts, including over 39,500 educators in Ohio. As the most comprehensive platform, it’s designed to save educators time and reduce burnout by taking care of the tedious stuff—like lesson planning, assessment writing, and data analysis - and to create engaging learning experiences for students. MagicSchool helps schools Save Time, Enhance Teaching, Support Students, Customize at the School/District Level, and Make Informed Decisions. Take advantage of this opportunity by: Completing this form, and the MagicSchool team will be in touch with you directly; Attending our upcoming webinars & events; and Sharing the news.
- bravEd Discounted Professional Development Series: OESCA is thrilled to announce a new partnership between OESCA and bravEd, bringing you exclusive access to a series of professional development offerings at a significant discount! bravEd will be running three PD series at the end of this year. You can find detailed information about each offering at https://www.brave-ed.com/seminars. Exclusive OESCA Member Discount: Thanks to our partnership, OESCA members can receive an 80% discount on all bravEd series. Simply enter the code OESCASUPPORT at checkout to take advantage of this special rate. We are excited to bring this benefit to our members and can’t wait to see how this partnership grows.
- StarlingMinds National Staff Wellness Survey: OESCA is supporting business member StarlingMinds in gauging educator well-being. Staff wellness is critical right now. With our partners at Starling Minds, we’re gathering insights from K–12 leaders across the U.S. to better understand what’s working—and what’s missing—when it comes to supporting staff mental health and well-being. If you have 5 minutes, we’d be grateful if you could share your perspective in this short survey by April 30, 2025: Take the survey. As our gift to you, you can have any of the following: Early access to the national report, Entry into a $200 Amazon gift card draw, Executive briefing for your district with Starling Minds, 2-month Starling Minds Staff Wellness Pilot. Thank you for helping shape the future of staff well-being in education.
Let us know how we can best support you, your ESC and the client schools and districts you serve. Thank you for your ongoing support of OESCA and Ohio's network of ESCs.