About Wayne RESA Enhancing Education
 in Wayne County.

We invite secondary math teachers, leaders, coaches, and curriculum leads to join us as we learn in and from practice, make shifts based on student feedback, and support learning that brings engagement, and deep learning to the middle and high school mathematics classroom. Within secondary math leaders, we seek to create authentic engagement in students by leveraging what we know about adolescence, deep and meaningful mathematics, and the reality of a world in rapid change. Recognizing that students may come to our classrooms with a myriad of experiences and learning opportunities, we will commit as a community to positioning each student to meaningfully participate in deep investigation of mathematics.

In this session, participants will dive deep into understanding behavioral functions, learn about data analysis, and apply that understanding to creating a function-based behavior intervention plan. During this training, there will be time for hands-on learning and coaching to support real teams and situations. Participants should come with a student in mind and some data to support their learning.

How do you know if a program that you implemented is effective? Schools and districts can expect to implement a wide-range of educational services, supports, and interventions, over the course of the academic school year but have no means by which to assess or evaluate the impact. This professional development course is designed to answer just these types of questions. This course will explore the logic model as a structure to design, implement, and evaluate programs and/or initiatives. Through intentional development, logic models, evaluation frameworks, and data collection tools can help schools and districts support student and adult learning, while monitoring intended outcomes. These sessions are intended to help participants develop a deep understanding of a logic model for a current or new program, develop evaluation questions with connected data collection tools, and design a plan for monitoring and evaluating the impact of the program on student, staff, and/or school/district performance.

Join us as we explore Literacy Essential 2 from the Essential Instructional Practices in Literacy 4-5. Discover ways in which intentional, research-informed instruction using increasingly complex texts and tasks that build comprehension, knowledge, and strategic reading activity can benefit all students. This session will be held virtually. One SCECH available- must attend the entire hour to earn credit.

Join us for this dynamic six-week virtual session designed for educators passionate about enhancing literacy instruction. In addition to receiving a copy of Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters (Beers & Probst, 2017), each week, participants will receive a carefully selected, engaging piece of research that sheds light on literacy practices and theories. This series offers a unique opportunity to network with colleagues, share insights, and deeply discuss how these findings apply to your own educational context. Beyond the discussions, you'll gain access to a variety of protocols and strategies for conducting and facilitating your own literacy research studies. Whether you're looking to invigorate your teaching practices or lead change within your own educational community, this session is your gateway to becoming a literacy research advocate.

In this multi-session training series, professional staff and paraprofessionals will learn about the very important role they have in schools and interventions to support students.Topics will include roles and responsibilities, documentation of support, the importance of teaming, understanding disabilities, understanding processing difficulties, educational strategies, behavior interventions, trauma-informed strategies, data collection tools, practical application of strategies, promoting independence, and the use of Assistive Technology. Time will be given to problem-solve and network with other staff members across the county and RESA staff.Teams are encouraged to attend together for a greater impact.

SEED- Single District customized sessionsSeeking Educational Equity and Diversity, otherwise known as SEED, is a peer-led professional development program which creates conversational communities to drive personal, organizational, and societal change toward greater equity and diversity.SEED’s unique methodology involves:• facilitating ongoing, structured, group conversations in which all voices can be heard• examining how our own stories relate to social systems• learning from the lessons of our own lives as well as from texts• turning oppression and privilege into agency and actionSEED seminars help participants reflect upon and connect their individual experiences to the wider systemic context. Members of a SEED seminar gain new insights into how the world works and how they can make their schools more inclusive and equitable.Participating in SEED seminars affords you an opportunity to become a part of a conversational community where open, authentic dialogue supports our mutual learning about diversity. Regular attendance promotes trust and builds a strong community. Participants who register for the SEED seminars are asked to commit to ALL sessions in the series.Districts interested in customized SEED training should contact Alyn Eastin at 734-334-1517 or eastina@resa.net to set up a time to discuss logistics to meet your district’s specific request.Limited availability

Participants will engage in 3 sessions to learn more about how to support Black girls in schools. Each participant will receive a coursepack and a foundational text to accompany the learning experience. The objectives of the session are as follows:- Examine systemic factors that diminish positive educational outcomes for African American Girls.- Explore the beliefs, assumptions, and stereotypes that negatively impact African American Girls.- Understand the impact of trauma, adultification, and criminalization of Black Girls in Schools.

This session is for Wayne RESA employees only. For others who are interested in participating in SEED for the 23-24 school year, please register for 5434 Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (County-Wide).SEED is a peer-led professional development program that creates conversational communities to drive personal, organizational, and society change toward greater equity and diversity.SEED’s unique methodology involves:Facilitating, ongoing, structured group conversations in which all voices can be heard.Examining how our own stories related to social systems.Learning from the lessons of our own lives as well as from texts.Turning oppressions and privilege into agency and action.SEED seminars help participants reflect upon and connect their individual experiences to the wider systemic context. Members of a SEED seminar gain new insights into how the world word and how they can make their schools more inclusive and fairer.Participating in a SEED seminar affords you the opportunity to becomes a part of a conversational community where open, authentic dialogue supports our mutual learning about diversity. Regular attendance promotes trust and builds a strong community. Participants who register for the SEED Seminar are asked to commit to ALL sessions in the series.

Participants will develop the knowledge and skill required to provide immediate mental health crisis interventions to the students, staff, and school community members who have been simultaneously exposed to an acute traumatic stressor. The knowledge and skill developed within this session also help to build a bridge to the psychotherapeutic and trauma-informed mental health response sometime required to address challenges associated with trauma exposure.

The Library Media Leaders' network meetings are designed to offer opportunities to explore, network, collaborate, and share best practices around information literacy, media literacy, instructional technology, curriculum and instruction support, school library trends, as well as the Follett Destiny library management system. Participants will gain awareness about what is happening around the state through the different partnerships (REMC, MDE, MASL, MACUL, etc.), as well as what is happening locally in Wayne County. Through this network and support system, we can build the instructional leadership capacity of school librarians to promote and implement innovative learning opportunities for students.

Day 1-Foundations in Discipline: We’ll discuss the due process rights of general and special education students, the interplay between student safety and student discipline, applicable federal and state discipline laws and regulations, and provide an overview of the Special Education Discipline process step-by-step.Day 2-Removals and the “Ten Days”: Removals for disciplinary reasons that may entitle a special education student to disciplinary protections to extend beyond out-of-school suspensions and expulsions.Day 3-Manifestation Determinations Reviews; Options for Returning Students: We’ll discuss the purpose and logistics of MDR meetings, considerations for MDR teams to help guide discussions, the role of parents in MDRs, and how to problem-solve contentious situations.Day 4-Providing Services: Did your special education students receive special education services after ten days of removal, even when expelled?Day 5-Wayne RESA Discipline Forms and Procedures: We’ll discuss each form and when to use it during the discipline process.