About Wayne RESA Enhancing Education in Wayne County.

Regardless of whether you focus exclusively on grant management or balance it alongside other responsibilities, Wayne RESA, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Education, invites you to join our quarterly meetings. These sessions are designed to keep you informed about funding opportunities, provide updates on the latest legislation and regulations affecting grants, and ensure you stay current with evolving best practices in grant administration. Additionally, each meeting will feature a shared learning segment covering hot topics in education, fostering collaboration and discussion on key issues impacting the field.

Studies suggest that up to 80% of the information we learn comes through our vision, therefore early detection iscritical. You will learn about this research and the role Early On providers play in this process. You will learn how touse the new vision screening tools and equipment. Bring your program’s SPOT Vision Screener to have hands-on practice.

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.

Explore the latest in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) 3.0 and discover a range of assistive technology tools that empower all learners in K-12 general and special education settings. This interactive session will showcase practical examples of no-tech, mid-tech, and high-tech tools designed to remove barriers and provide multiple means of engagement, representation, and expression. Participants will leave with strategies and resources to create inclusive learning environments that meet the diverse needs of every student.

Successful participants will leave this course with American Heart Association 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. AHA First Aid certification will also be awarded to learners who have attended MERT training as a prerequisite within the past year. Participants will also learn basic principles and skills to recognize bleeding emergencies and reduce the risk of death caused by bleeding. This course includes skills 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.*

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.

This training builds upon Implicit Bias Pt. 1, delving deeper into the impact of bias and the ability to foster environments of belonging.

This powerful annual workshop series is dedicated to humanizing, characterizing, empathizing with, and recognizing Black boys. Inspired by Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s Cultivating Genius text, among others, this series seeks to dismantle deficit-based stereotypes and statistics that hinder African American males from reaching their full academic potential. We seek belonging, healing, and restorative justice!The workshop's stated outcomes include:Understanding the Status Quo: Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the academic, social, emotional, and political realities faced by African-American males.Self-Reflection: Examining personal beliefs, assumptions, mindsets, and language that may negatively impact the educational experiences of these students.Challenging Misconceptions: Understanding the factors that contribute to myths, stereotypes, and misconceptions about African-American males.Understanding Identity Development: Understanding the development of African American male identity.Systemic Change: Identifying and understanding five systemic forces that need to be dismantled to effectively educate African American males.

Successful participants will leave this course with a nationally recognized, MDE-approved, k-12 CPR/AED/First Aid certification (valid for 2 years), as required by all newly certified teachers. Course content includes knowledge and skills-based instruction in CPR, AED use, and choking relief for adults and children. The First Aid portion provides training on various medical emergencies and injury care.Special Message for Attendees: Please wear loose, comfortable clothing to practice skills on your hands and knees.

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.

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.

The tech industry thrives on innovation, creativity and the ability to challenge the status quo-qualities found in contrarian thinkers. In this engaging and thought-provoking workshop, high school counselors will discover how to identify and guide nontraditional, out of the box thinkers into successful tech careers.