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Resource Program and general education Co-Teaching pairs will learn about the basics of Co-Teaching. This will be geared towards new Co-teaching pairs and staff new to Co-Teaching. The training will have a greater impact if participants participate with their co-teaching counterparts.Participants will explore:-The definition and characteristics of co-teaching-Discuss critical components of a teacher’s model for co-teaching-The roles special education and general education teachers play-Describe strategies for addressing staff collaboration

This full day training, delivered by Dr. Megan Kirby, Director at Language Dynamics Group, focuses on the use of the Story Champs® 2.0 narrative intervention program for small group and 1:1 intervention targeting language comprehension skills. Attendees will review research on how oral narrative skills promote academic language learning (oral and written), leading to success in reading comprehension and writing. The trainer will model how to implement Story Champs 2.0 lessons in small group and 1:1 instructional formats to help learners meet their educational standards for English language arts and to achieve their therapeutic (i.e., IEP) language goals. Story Champs 2.0 kits are required, as attendees will participate in hands-on activities while learning how to use the kit materials. Attendees will receive models for explicit teaching procedures embedded within each Master Lesson Plan (MLP) and for using extension activities that come with the kit as digital download resources (e.g., Classroom Activities, Take Home Activities, Spot the Sparkle posters, writing/graphic organizers). Finally, Dr. Kirby will share resources to support generalization of learned skills beyond the school or therapy setting, particularly related to language and literacy development, and provide an overview of how to use the CUBED-3 Narrative Language Measures (NLM) progress monitoring forms to make data-informed decisions about continuing to use a particular lesson plan or to change the intervention target. Videos of lesson plan implementation are included in the training. Lunch will be provided.Required Materials: A complete Story Champs 2.0 kit is required but not provided to trainees. If attending with a group, up to 4 persons can share 1 kit that they bring to the training.

While the most frequently taught books in middle-and-high school English courses have remained relatively static over the last 50 years, our students and the world they live in is rapidly changing.Curricular requirements are also changing rapidly, as many commercial products have moved away from prioritizing full-length texts, including books.Keeping books in classrooms and students invested in themes and ideas requires cultivating critical approaches to teaching literature.This series will use place-based learning principles and practices to support secondary teachers and coaches in using critical literacy to support teaching traditional texts in ethical and responsive ways.Research shows that place-based learning is one of the primary drivers of student investment and a driver of growing student achievement because it honors student and community funds of knowledge.Over the course of this series, we will explore how to use place-based education and critical place-based practices to teach Of Mice and Men, Hatchet, Shakespeare, and The Great Gatsby in conversation with the land, the people, and the stories of Wayne County.Participants will also learn to use and gain access to responsive and affirming paired texts to support meaning making with the main text.Participants will receive a text set with their participation in this series.

Give your students the tools they need to become informed, confident voters. This interactive workshop brings together the Michigan Center for Civic Education (MCCE) and The Civics Center to equip educators with practical resources for voter education and registration. Explore Michigan youth voter registration and preregistration in a national context and learn what Public Act 258 means for Michigan schools. Discover MCCE’s MiVoice MiVote resources, including Practice at the Polls election simulations, classroom-ready voter education resources, and the Student Voter Registration Challenge. Learn how to support a student-led voter registration drive at your school through The Civics Center’s Run-a-Drive program. Leave with practical tools and strategies to help students understand the voting process, register or preregister when eligible, and participate as informed citizens.

This interactive session provides a clear, practical overview of the federal laws underpinning Section 504, including the impact of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and related regulations. Participants will gain a concise understanding of the legal foundations of Section 504 and what they mean for today’s schools, and consider Section 504 requirements, with a focus on implementing effective procedures that ensure district compliance with federal mandates. We will examine eligibility criteria, clarify the roles and responsibilities of team members, and outline best practices for documentation, evaluation, and service delivery. Through real-world case scenarios, participants will apply their learning to strengthen decision-making and problem-solving skills. The session also includes a review of the Wayne RESA Section 504 toolkit and sample forms, along with practical “dos and don’ts” to help districts build consistent, compliant, and student-centered Section 504 processes.504 Evaluation Teams are encouraged to attend this training together.

Quality consideration is an essential and required component of the IEP process. This virtual course will go over the basics of Assistive Technology Consideration and Assessment to ensure compliance.

Educators and administrators regularly deliver a wide-range of K-12 interventions.These efforts usually are not measured or evaluated in order to determine the program’s success or limitations.This free, one-hour overview, will provide participants with a basic overview needed to measure and assess educational interventions.Theory and practice will be complemented with freeware needed to run common test statistics that are needed to evaluate one’s program.

MISTAR system administrators are invited to learn how to set-up and configure Success Plans. Success Plans are used to determine student performance based on district-defined indicators in attendance, behavior, marks, and more. Rubrics are applied to indicators which calculate points determining students' status in meeting the Success Plan. Learn how to configure indicators and rubrics to define plans for your schools. Success Plans are useful as an early warning system and a step towards the upcoming MTSS module (still in development).TARGET AUDIENCE: This session is intended for those who will be responsible for (and have permissions to access) the setup/configuration of Success Plans (system administrators, etc).This session is offered twice – once at Wayne RESA and once at Oakland Schools - select one to attend.

This workshop covers the practical process of investigating a threat, determining whether it is serious, and taking appropriate calibrated proactive action. Important topics such as the FERPA restrictions on records, coordination with Special Education services, effective disciplinary practices, and dealing with public fears and concerns are discussed. Participants gain practical skills in using the CSTAG decision tree, interview protocols, documentation forms, and procedures for developing safety plans as they work together in teams to apply what they've learned to a series of case exercises using the CSTAG model. Typical school-based teams include principal or assistant principal, school resource officer, and school health professionals (counselor, social worker, psychologist, nurse). Some schools may also choose to include teachers, aides, and other staff.CSTAG is aligned with the Guide Framework of the United States Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center and is appropriate for use in the K-12 setting.Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop as electronic materials will be utilized during the training.

Join in collaboration with fellow Wayne County instructional coaches for a year-long series of deep learning, exploration, and inquiry to support responsive coaching models, to refine coaching practices and dispositions, and to enrich ongoing, embedded professional learning for teachers. This in-county networking opportunity provides multiple avenues to elevate a variety of coaching expertise, from a first-year lead teacher to a more veteran coach. Each session includes content-specific and/or grade-level pathways to support focused study and nurture and continue authentic interactions and conversations among colleagues.

This professional learning series supports secondary mathematics teachers and leaders in designing and facilitating instruction that expands access to grade-level mathematics for all students. Participants will explore strategies that increase participation, strengthen students’ mathematical identities, and build self-efficacy through meaningful, relevant learning experiences. The series includes one full-day, in-person session followed by three virtual collaborative sessions, creating a network of educators committed to learning, reflecting, and growing together.

Effective collaboration between multilingual and special education teams is essential to support multilingual learners with exceptionalities and multilingual learners with suspected disabilities. Join WRESA Multilingual and Special Education Consultants in this asynchronous session on collaborative practices to accurately assess students’ needs, build on their linguistic and academic strengths, and provide the appropriate resources and interventions to support their success.