About Wayne RESA Enhancing Education in Wayne County.

All secondary principals are invited to join us for this monthly, virtual session designed to keep school leaders informed of applicable state and county updates.We will discuss the latest in educational research, instructional strategies, and initiatives that help building leaders stay current, ensuring they are well-equipped to serve as strong instructional leaders in their schools.Additionally, we will explore the latest assessment and state accountability information and Wayne County initiatives and opportunities.This is a great opportunity to receive timely updates, ask questions, and stay connected with what's happening across the county and state.*Participants are encouraged to register whether they plan to attend the live meeting or prefer to watch the recording.

These quarterly meetings equip Homeless Liaisons in Wayne County with essential resources, updates, and best practices. District Homeless Liaisons will review policies and procedures while exploring effective strategies for identifying and supporting students experiencing homelessness. Each session provides valuable insights, collaboration opportunities, and actionable guidance to enhance services for vulnerable students.

These quarterly meetings equip Homeless Liaisons in Wayne County with essential resources, updates, and best practices. District Homeless Liaisons will review policies and procedures while exploring effective strategies for identifying and supporting students experiencing homelessness. Each session provides valuable insights, collaboration opportunities, and actionable guidance to enhance services for vulnerable students.

Alternative School Leadership Network meetings provide opportunities for current administrators & building leaders of alternative, non-traditional, and virtual school settings to collaborate and develop their knowledge and understanding of current educational topics and shifts. After each session, leaders will leave with essential information from the Michigan Department of Education, relevant updates from RESA consultants, ideas for staff meetings and building school culture, and membership in a Wayne County supportive professional learning community. Some sessions also include the leaders from our Alternative School Leadership Cross-County Collaborative.Meetings are at no-cost and invitations to the meetings will be sent prior to each session. If you are a leader of an alternative, non-traditional, or virtual school and do not receive these invitations, please contact Linda Kell, Leadership Development Consultant, at KellL@resa.net.

Join us for a professional learning session focused on Human Trafficking Awareness, tailored for school professionals. This workshop will delve into key aspects of human trafficking, and its impact on our communities. Topics covered include understanding what Human trafficking is, equipping participants with the knowledge and tools to recognize, respond, and empower those impacted by this pervasive issue. Key topics covered include: understanding Human Trafficking, identifying vulnerable areas, recognizing red flags, taking action, shedding light on victims, unveiling perpetrators, and debunking misconceptions. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your awareness and contribute to the fight against human trafficking in our community.

Support the Michigan ACE Initiative and the journey to becoming trauma-informed by participating in the Michigan ACE Community Champion (MACC) Training of Presenters. Upon successful completion, participants will gain access to the tools necessary to present Michigan ACE Initiative and Understanding Trauma: Embracing N.E.A.R. content to school and community groups. This two-day workshop includes a group practice session presenting an abbreviated version of Understanding Trauma: Embracing N.E.A.R. to fellow workshop participants.Must have successfully completed Understanding Trauma: Embracing N.E.A.R. in order to participate in MACC Training of Presenters.

All elementary principals are invited to join us for this monthly, virtual session designed to keep school leaders informed of applicable state and county updates.We will discuss the latest in educational research, instructional strategies, and initiatives that help building leaders stay current, ensuring they are well-equipped to serve as strong instructional leaders in their schools.Additionally, we will explore the latest assessment and state accountability information and Wayne County initiatives and opportunities.This is a great opportunity to receive timely updates, ask questions, and stay connected with what's happening across the county and state.*Participants are encouraged to register whether they plan to attend the live meeting or prefer to watch the recording.

Want to learn more about The Essential Instructional Practices in Early Mathematics: Essential Instructional Practice (EIP) 6? EIP 6 states- Engage children regularly in brief (5-15 minute) interactive number sense routines focused on developing mental strategies for seeing quantity and working flexibly with numbers. This course focuses on Whole Number Number Talks which are one type of a Number Sense Routine you might choose to implement within your classroom.This is a self-paced course in Edupaths. In this course, you will be introduced to a Number Talk and the teaching practices that support the use of a number sense routine in the classroom. You will watch videos, plan for a number talk, practice recording student thinking, and consider the questions to use to support students' conceptual understanding of mathematics.Once the course window has opened, you will receive access via an Edupaths link to the course content.The cost of this workshop includes a Whole Number Number Talk book and a complete set of images to be used to support student understanding of numbers.To receive SCECHs, the course must be completed in its entirety by the last date of the course you are registered for. You can expect the full course to take approximately 8 hours to complete and can be broken into subtopics to more easily fit your schedule.Please be advised that once the registration period has closed, course materials will be sent to the address associated with your Learning Stream account. Once the materials are sent, the course is non-refundable.

Please join us for an intensive eight-day training of Cognitive Coaching Seminars® facilitated by a Thinking Collaborative facilitator. Participants of the foundations seminar learn how to: develop trust and rapport; develop an identity as a mediator of thinking; utilize conversation structures for planning, reflecting and problem resolving; develop teachers’ autonomy and sense of community; develop higher levels of efficacy, consciousness, craftsmanship, flexibility and interdependence; apply four support functions: coaching, evaluating, consulting, collaborating; utilize the coaching tools of pausing, paraphrasing, and posing questions; distinguish among the five forms of feedback; and use data to mediate thinking. Agendas for Days 1–4 include the Planning Conversation Map and the Reflecting Conversation Map as well as the tools of Cognitive Coaching SM. Days 5–8 provide for skill refinement and understanding of the Problem-Resolving Map.

ECS/ ECC staff will have the opportunity to participate in a community of practice in which they can dig deeply into the tier 1 pyramid practices that support their programs. Professional staff will be able to collaborate and problem solve together are implementation issues.

Please join us for an intensive eight-day training of Cognitive Coaching Seminars® facilitated by a Thinking Collaborative facilitator. Participants of the foundations seminar learn how to: develop trust and rapport; develop an identity as a mediator of thinking; utilize conversation structures for planning, reflecting and problem resolving; develop teachers’ autonomy and sense of community; develop higher levels of efficacy, consciousness, craftsmanship, flexibility and interdependence; apply four support functions: coaching, evaluating, consulting, collaborating; utilize the coaching tools of pausing, paraphrasing, and posing questions; distinguish among the five forms of feedback; and use data to mediate thinking. Agendas for Days 1–4 include the Planning Conversation Map and the Reflecting Conversation Map as well as the tools of Cognitive Coaching SM. Days 5–8 provide for skill refinement and understanding of the Problem-Resolving Map.

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is essential for creating a positive school environment where all students feel healthy, safe, supported, engaged, and challenged. This series is designed for educators of all SEL experience levels, from beginners to experts, who want to implement or strengthen SEL initiatives for students and families.Each session will explore different facets of the five core SEL competencies identified by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). Participants will gain practical strategies and tools to effectively develop SEL skills in learners of all ages.The series also provides a collaborative forum for school professionals to share their SEL successes, challenges, and ideas.