About Wayne RESA Enhancing Education in Wayne County.

The University of Florida Literacy Institute Essential Background Knowledge training will provide educators with two days of necessary knowledge to support the development of foundational literacy skills. The day one session will provide an overview of research on reader development and principles of effective reading instruction and intervention. We then take a closer look at the key foundational reading skills UFLI Foundations addresses: phonemic awareness, alphabet knowledge, decoding, encoding, and oral reading fluency. The day two session will cover a comprehensive look at the UFLI Foundations explicit and systematic phonics program. This will include a brief overview of the program, review of essential background knowledge needed for implementation, as well as an overview of the manual and materials needed. Each lesson step will be covered in-depth with an opportunity to practice the newly learned strategies. Finally, there will be a brief overview to progress monitoring and differentiation.The intended audience for this session includes teachers, interventionists, building leaders, central office staff, literacy leaders. Lunch and coffee will be provided!For more information about this session, contact Carrie Fromm at FrommC@resa.net

We invite math teachers, leaders, coaches, and curriculum leads to our network of mathematics leaders where each year our goal is to provide support math leaders and/or teachers to utilize equitable and evidence-based practices in mathematics classrooms and inform district work related to mathematics curriculum, instruction, and assessment.In this coming year, our learning will draw from the Essential Instructional Practices in Mathematics and mirror the body of work being conducted at the state level to implement the Essential Practices in K-5 classrooms. In each meeting, we focus on utilizing your curricular resources, engaging students in meaningful mathematics, and using instructional routines and questioning to teach, assess, and provide feedback. While our overarching vision for learning is similar each year, we engage in variations on how we address that learning each year - bringing in new articles, videos, and specifics of content to build math leadership capacity over a series of years. Feel free to join us for multiple years as we grow and learn together.In the 2024-2025 school year, each participant in Elementary Math Leaders will also have the opportunity to attend a learning lab during the academic year. The learning lab date is in addition to the scheduled meeting dates and will be determined as the new school year begins and then shared with the group.

All curriculum leaders are invited to join us for this monthly, virtual session designed to keep you up to date on pertinent local and state matters. We will spend time exploring legislative updates and exploring assessment and state accountability information. Information regarding Wayne County initiatives and opportunities will also be shared. This is a great opportunity for curriculum leaders to receive current information, ask questions, and find out what’s happening around the state and within our county.

Careers in Constructions and Professional Trades will highlight a variety of Trade careers and highlight apprenticeship week activities.Attendees learn about starting places such as pre-apprenticeships, college programs, trade schools, universities, and apprenticeship options.Sessions will highlight non-traditional roles.2-3 guests representing training institutions or unions will share their experiences and opportunities within their organization.This professional learning experience will off Career Scechs for each session attended.

This workshop is designed to help participants examine ways for schools to welcome all students including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ+) youth. Workshop participants will review terminology related to LGBTQ+ population and explore societies’ traditional gender roles for males and females. The relationship between biological sex gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation is reviewed for a better understanding of gender non-conforming youth. Participants will discuss ways to increase awareness and decrease intolerance while identifying strategies to make school welcoming to all students.

This PD offering supports teachers’ assessment and interventions for Tier II and Tier III. MTSS in Mathematics supports teams of K-5 teachers to implement tier II and Ill instruction for addition and subtraction in the elementary mathematics classroom. Teachers learn to utilize a diagnostic assessment from Math Recovery® that targets students' current understanding in mathematics for the focus mathematics topics. Participants are then supported to recognize students' progress during tier 1 mathematics instruction, and to implement tier II and tier Ill interventions based on progress monitoring. The teachers will receive an assessment and intervention kit from the US Math Recovery Council as well as additional intervention resources. The cost for this course includes a diagnostic assessment kit from US Math Recovery Council and resources to support intervention, including manipulatives, an intervention resource with activities and a one-year membership to US Math Recovery. Please note, this is an interactive PD series. You need to attend all sessions and participate actively to receive certification from Math Recovery. For additional information, contact Dawn Shovein (phone: 734 334-1414; email: shoveid@resa.net)

The Michigan DEI Facilitators network is an offering for leaders in DEI throughout Michigan schools. Leaders will come together to build relationships, share in learning to grow their capacity for equity work, and gain and share resources. Strategies for supporting school administration, staff, students, and communities in their efforts toward diversity, equity, and inclusion will be discussed and developed.

This session will dive into the various components and aspects that make-up the federal accountability index system. The session will help schools and districts understand their own data and how to apply it to school improvement.

Teacher Studio is a hybrid learning community for educators interested in hands-on, maker-based learning. Each month, participants will make something together and share ideas for supporting maker-based learning experiences with their learners. Participants can join online via zoom or in person at Wayne RESA. The Teacher Studio is made up of school-based and out-of-school-based educators from a variety of content areas, grade levels, and experience levels with making. The Teacher Studio is a partnership between UW-Madison PLACE, Betty Brinn Children’s Museum, Building For Kids Children's Museum, Madison Public Library, the Fermilab Office of Education and Public Engagement, and Wayne RESA.

Resource Program Teachers, Teacher Consultants, and Special Education Administrators are invited to join Resource Fridays to obtain support from Wayne RESA Special Education Consultants. The virtual office hours will be a place to ask questions, network, and obtain resources to support your practice.

Successful participants will leave this course with American Heart adult and child CPR/AED certification (valid for 2 years). Course content includes knowledge and skills-based instruction in CPR, AED use, and choking relief for adults and children. Participants will also learn basic principles and skills to recognize bleeding emergencies and reduce the risk of death caused by bleeding. This course includes hands-on training on bleed control techniques and tourniquet use. Upon successful completion, participants will receive certification in bleed control from the Stop the Bleed Program.*Special Message for Attendees: Please wear loose, comfortable clothing to practice skills on your hands and knees.**This session is restricted to Wayne RESA Employees*

Join the Wayne Assistive Technology Team to explore the many different ways that our students can access various technologies. An overview of assessment and tools will be provided. Including built-in accessibility tools on some of the devices you may already be using. Additionally, you will have the opportunity for hands-on experiences with various access methods including eye-gaze and switch access.