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HAL: Tiny Houses (Private)

March 12, 2026

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Workshop Information

You just graduated from architecture school and your very first job is to create a tiny home for a family of three and their dog. Your job is to imagine, design, build and decorate the perfect tiny home. However, the area of this home can only be 150 square feet and may only be 10 feet tall. Your challenge is to add everything this family would need in that space to live.

Nearby electoral outlets needed

Number of Students

15 Max

Grades

Grades 4th and up

Instructor Bio:

Lacey Ruhge is an artist, seamstress, and instructor of all things creative. She is a former elementary art and middle school English teacher who now guides kids and adults through the creative process at her own studio, A Peace at a Time Creative Studios. Her biggest passions are creating with clay, repurposing “junk” items, and generally making creative magic happen with those around her. Lacey received her bachelor’s in elementary education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her master’s degree in art education from The Art of Education University.

Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.

Closed
25 Registered
(1 Registration,
24 Students)

1 Min; 1 Max

HAL: MCC Forensic Science Workshop (Private)

March 12, 2026

If you have dreamed of being a CSI agent, a forensic pathologist, or a crime scene analyst, this is the workshop for you. Learn the tools and techniques used by real-life forensic scientists to solve crimes and uncover hidden evidence.

Please contact Metro Community College for more details.

Closed
21 Registered
(1 Registration,
20 Students)

1 Min; 1 Max

Support for Students Exposed to Trauma (SSET) and Bounce Back Non-Clinical (BB NC) Curriculums (Day 3 of 3)

March 13, 2026

Support for Students Exposed to Trauma (SSET) and Bounce Back Non-Clinical (BB NC) Curriculums

March 2, 2026 - in person at ESU #3--NEW DATE
March 6, 2026 - Via Zoom 7:30 -8:30am
March 13, 2026 - Via Zoom 7:30 -8:30am
Presented by: Emily Arkfeld, LCSW - Papillion La Vista Community Schools and Molly Schnabel, LCSW - Papillion La Vista Community Schools

Description:
SSET and Bounce Back-Non Clinical(BB-NC) are a school-based group intervention for students who have been exposed to traumatic events and are suffering from symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
-Populations Served: SSET: Grades 4-12; BB NC: Grades K-5
-Participants that complete the training will be able to offer BOTH SSET and BB NC within their school or district.
-In 10 easy-to-use group lessons, students who participate in SSET and BB NC increase levels of peer and parent support, as well as learn a wide variety of skill-building techniques to reduce current problems with: anxiety or nervousness, withdrawal or isolation, depressed mood, acting out in school, impulsive or risky behavior

Learning Outcomes:
-Review the definition of trauma and its impact, especially in the school setting
-Overview of group sessions, with resources shared and time to practice
-Discussion of stakeholder buy-in, parent engagement, possible barriers

Consultation: Consultation is a recommended component of the training in order to maintain skills and integrity to the field of trauma informed work. This consultation also provides ongoing support to new group facilitators as they navigate the dynamics of their school setting. Topics will include: engaging difficult or high needs children, collaborating with parents and other professionals, handling ongoing mental health needs for children and families, adjusting sessions when unplanned conflicts arise, etc. Consultation will be two scheduled sessions via zoom for all participants.

Closed
30 Registered

15 Min; 30 Max

HAL: Quiz Bowl - Middle School (Private)

March 20, 2026

Students competing in academic quiz bowl competitions will answer questions from a variety of topics.

Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.

Full
1 Registered

1 Min; 1 Max

HAL: Origami (Private)

March 20, 2026

Infographic Link

Using paper folding techniques to create paper sculptures.

Instructor Bio:

Full
11 Registered
(1 Registration,
10 Students)

1 Min; 1 Max

Special Education Community Of Practice (Day 4 of 4)

March 25, 2026

Special Education Community Of Practice-Cass and Washington County

Audience: Special Education Practitioners + Directors

Join us at ESU #3
8:30-11:30am - Session for Secondary/Young Adult
12:30-3:30pm - Early Childhood/Elementary

This Special Education Community of Practice (COP) is specific to districts in Cass and Washington County. The COP is a collaborative network of special education practitioners, and directors from similar districts dedicated to improving outcomes for students with disabilities. Through shared problem-solving and the exchange of effective strategies, members will work together to enhance IEP development and compliance, and emphasize the use of evidence-based instructional practices to support learning needs of all students.

Closed
22 Registered

15 Min; 40 Max

HAL: Quiz Bowl Grade - 6 (Private)

March 27, 2026

Students competing in academic quiz bowl competitions will answer questions from a variety of topics.

Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.

Full
1 Registered

1 Min; 1 Max

HAL: MCC Science on the Sphere - Meteorology (Private)

March 27, 2026

Explore the dynamic world of meteorology in this engaging and practical course focused on predicting weather patterns specific to Nebraska. Through Science on a Sphere datasets and hands-on experiences, students will gain an understanding of meteorological principles such as cloud formations, atmospheric pressure and precipitation patterns and their application to local weather prediction.

Please contact Metro Community College for more information.

Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.

Full
21 Registered
(1 Registration,
20 Students)

1 Min; 1 Max

School Psychologist Collaboration and Professional Learning

March 27, 2026

School Psychologist Collaboration and Professional Learning

NASP Approved Provider for Continuing Education

A collaborative series facilitated by:
~Dr. Brian McKevitt, PhD, NCSP, UNO Department of Psychology
~ESU 3 Student Services

This ongoing professional learning series is designed to support school psychologists in enhancing their impact through evidence-based practices, collaborative problem-solving, and systems-level thinking.
-Each session will include opportunities to explore current research on effective assessment and intervention practices, engage in structured dialogue with colleagues from diverse districts, and tackle real-world problems of practice.
-Participants will examine case studies, share tools and strategies, and develop action steps to improve student outcomes across academic, behavioral, and mental health domains.
-The series emphasizes peer learning, applied expertise, and actionable planning to support data-informed decision-making in schools.

Open
19 Registered

15 Min; 48 Max

CLC e-Mission (Private)

March 30, 2026

Please contact Adam Larson at alarson@esu3.org for more information.

Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.

Full
1 Registered

1 Min; 1 Max

HAL: MCC Science on a Sphere - Natural Disasters (Private)

March 30, 2026

Please contact Metropolitan Community College for more details.

Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.

Full
16 Registered
(1 Registration,
15 Students)

1 Min; 1 Max

HAL: Poetry Writing and Performing (Private)

March 30, 2026

Presented by Matt Mason.

By engaging in a variety of unique and wonderful poetry writing exercises, students and their teachers will learn the basic elements of poetic craft, specifically, how to use metaphors, similes, imagery, alliteration, and repetition to create poems with texture and depth.

Breaking into small groups to share their original works, students and teachers will discover how guided questions and a specific vocabulary (“I notice” and “I wonder”) can help the writer not just “revise” his/her poem, but also re-envision it, enabling the writer to see his/her work in a new light.

Once the students and teachers have revised and polished their original poems, participants will, through an exercise that utilizes group performance, learn about the basics of performance and how to use the tools of voice, breath, pacing, and body language (choreography) to make our poems leap off the page and command the stage. These exercises will culminate in a final event where students will have the opportunity to recite/perform their original work, understanding that the goal of performance poetry is to couple the best possible text to the best possible performance.

Students will leave this workshop having learned how to compose superior poems and perform them with confidence.

Goals of the day include: demonstrate creative thought through original poetry, learn poetry writing techniques, and be part of a non-threatening collaborative creative process of expression.

Teachers are active participants and should be part of the day's events including supervision and participation.

Instructor Bio

Matt Mason is the Nebraska State Poet and has run poetry workshops in Botswana, Romania, Nepal, and Belarus for the U.S. State Department. His poetry has appeared in The New York Times and Matt has received a Pushcart Prize as well as fellowships from the Academy of American Poets and the Nebraska Arts Council. His work can be found in Rattle, Poet Lore, Prairie Schooner, and in hundreds of other publications. Mason's 5th book, Rock Stars, was published by Button Poetry in September of this year. Find more at: https://matt.midverse.com/

Full
21 Registered
(1 Registration,
20 Students)

1 Min; 1 Max

Cognitive Coaching Foundation Training Session 1-4 (Day 3 of 4)

April 1, 2026

Registration is now closed. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Lexie Anderson landerson@esu3.org.

Foundation Cognitive Coaching Seminars® are eight-day trainings and are delivered in two 4 day series.

The agendas for these days include the Planning Conversation Map, the Reflecting Conversation Map, and the Tools of Cognitive CoachingSM.

In this 4-Day Seminar, participants will learn how to:

develop trust and rapport
develop an identity as a mediator of thinking
utilize conversation structures for planning and reflecting to develop Educator’s autonomy and sense of community
develop higher levels of efficacy, consciousness, craftsmanship, flexibility and interdependence
apply four support functions: coaching, evaluating, consulting, collaborating and utilize the coaching tools of pausing, paraphrasing, and posing questions
distinguish among the five forms of feedback
use data to mediate thinking

NOTE: Registration fees will be communicated to ESU/District contacts via the Executive Director of Professional Learning, Dr. Scott Blum.

Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.

Closed
33 Registered

1 Min; 30 Max

HAL: MCC Biomimicry in Engineering (Private)

April 2, 2026

Workshop Information-
Nature's own innovative designs are often inspiration for cutting-edge technology. Using nature as a model for human problem-solving is the basis of biomimicry. You'll explore how the principles of biology, evolution and adaptation can be harnessed to create more sustainable, efficient and resilient engineering solutions.

Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.

Full
16 Registered
(1 Registration,
15 Students)

1 Min; 1 Max

Special Education Facilitators and the Leadership Grind (Day 6 of 6)

April 2, 2026

Special Education Facilitators and the Leadership Grind

Empowering leaders to support, implement, and elevate special education practices.

Intended audience:
Special Education Facilitators, Supervisors, Coordinators, Leaders

Outcomes:
-Outline the responsibilities of a facilitator and develop effective approaches to help teachers successfully apply theoretical knowledge in practical classroom settings.
-Practice communication skills and equip facilitators with techniques to build and sustain strong collaborative partnerships.
-Provide practical tools and identify strategies to effectively support and hold teachers accountable for the implementation of Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) and development of compliant and high-quality Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).
-Apply evidence-based practices to foster inclusive learning environments. -

Closed
48 Registered

No Min; 25 Max

CLC e-Mission (Private) (Cancelled)

April 3, 2026

Remote

Cancelled

HAL: MCC Hydroponic Adventures (Private)

April 6, 2026

Join us for an exciting adventure into the world of indoor hydroponic growing systems! In this hands-on class, you'll learn how we can grow fresh, healthy produce in urban areas using a special type of farming called hydroponics. We'll explore the amazing technology behind indoor hydroponic farms, and even get to visit a real working farm. You'll discover how this sustainable and innovative method of farming is changing the way we think about food production and distribution. So come along and let's explore the future of farming together!

Please contact Metro Community College for more details.

Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.

Full
25 Registered
(1 Registration,
24 Students)

1 Min; 1 Max

HAL: Neurographic Design (Private)

April 8, 2026

Neurographic Design

Neurographic Design is a method used in art therapy. It helps the artist be more mindful and opens up neurons in the brain that allow creativity to flow. We will use the art elements involved in this process to create a beautiful abstract design on an illustration board with sharpies and brush markers. Through this workshop, students will learn the process of creating a project beginning with the inspiration through idea development, project creation, completion and critique.

Instructor Bio

Julie Fjell is an artist, designer and art instructor. She has taught all ages from preschool to senior citizens, as well as developed art camps and art clubs. Along with teaching workshops and memory care patients, Julie has a business selling her artwork. She received her degree in Art Education from Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Full
11 Registered
(1 Registration,
10 Students)

1 Min; 1 Max

Learning Forward Nebraska Conference

April 9, 2026

ESU 3 is proud to host the annual Learning Forward Nebraska Conference at Educational Service Unit 3 located at 6949 S. 110th Street in La Vista, NE.

Join Jim Knight as he equips literacy leaders with practical coaching strategies and professional learning tools to drive meaningful impact in every classroom.

Space is limited, so please register early! Please note, billing will be sent through Learning Forward Nebraska at the conclusion of the conference.

Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.

Open
109 Registered

1 Min; 120 Max

HAL: String Art (Private)

April 9, 2026

Workshop Information-

Students will be introduced to string art; what it is, how it originated, and current and past string

artists. Throughout the exploration students will be encouraged to find inspiration for the type of

string art they would like to create. They can develop their own template or use any of the

various that are provided. Students will hammer MANY nails into a wood plaque. Then they will

attach and wrap the string on the nails to create their piece. This project is open ended, there

are many ways to successfully create a finished piece.

Number of Students-

Up to 24

Grades-

Grades 4-8th

Cost-

$180

Amount of Time-

Half Day

Where is it held-

Can be held at your school or ESU #3 (depending on room availability)

Instructor Bio:

Full
18 Registered
(1 Registration,
17 Students)

1 Min; 1 Max

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