About Wayne RESA Enhancing Education in Wayne County.

Discover how the accessibility features built into iPads and Chromebooks can transform learning for all students. In this hands-on session, educators will explore tools such as ChromeVox, Select-to-Speak, Magnifier, Dictation, VoiceOver, Speak Screen, and Guided Access. Participants will learn how these features can support diverse learning needs, increase engagement, and promote independence. Whether you’re supporting students with disabilities or enhancing access and usability for every learner, this session will provide practical strategies and resources to create a more inclusive classroom environment.

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.

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.

Teachers in grade 3-8 will learn all about big words! Teachers will learn how children learn to read words and why it is urgent to support word recognition beyond 2nd grade. We will cover understandings about word recognition, vocabulary, morphology, and fluency. Dr. Lindsey will give practical tips and strategies for supporting multisyllabic word work, from assessments to quick whole-class add-ons to routines for students with specific needs. Teachers will walk away with new ideas for helping students learn how to better read big words.

Learn about the Michigan ACE Initiative and the N.E.A.R (Neuroscience, Epigenetics, Adverse Childhood Experiences [ACEs], and Resilience) research that demonstrates how ACEs and social determinants affect the health and development of children and adults. Multiple forms of trauma can impact academic success and influence the climate of our schools. Leave this workshop with an understanding of the unique opportunity educators have to help students, families, and staff overcome the effects of trauma by building resilience.

Join us for a transformative two-day professional development event led by Wayne RESA Special Education Consultants. This session focuses on building relationships with general education partners, networking with colleagues across districts, effective scheduling, data collection techniques, and prioritizing self-care.You’ll also explore accommodations, data-driven goal development, transition planning, progress monitoring, service delivery, and the art of specially designed instruction. Gain practical strategies to enhance student outcomes while nurturing your own well-being. Don’t miss this opportunity to refine your skills and make a meaningful impact!Lunch Provided

Learn how autistic people may communicate in ways that are different but meaningful. In this session, we’ll talk about common misunderstandings, explore ways to build stronger two-way connections, and practice using positive language that highlights student strengths.Session Objectives:Identify 2 key features of autistic communicationDefine the double empathy problem & identify ways it may relate to therapeutic support for autistic individualsApply a strengths-based, anti-ableist reframing to deficit-model language commonly used in reports and conversations with caregivers.

Principals with 1-3 years of experience will have the opportunity to connect and collaborate with a community of leaders to explore the realistic challenges of school leadership and gain practical, useful strategies for enhancing leadership capacity. Some topics of discussion include: The Principal as an Instructional Leader, Coaching Struggling Teachers, Dealing with the Demands and Expectations of the Principalship, Filtering Through Staff and Parent Complaints, Understanding School Health and Special Education Requirements from and Administrative Lens, and many additional topics that build leadership capacity. This offering has also been approved by MDE to meet the new administrator mentoring requirement as outlined in MCL 380.1249b

Learn about Next Gen Personal Finance’s FREE curriculum as well as receive a walkthrough sample lesson highlighting resources available to teachers.

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Explore AI-powered translation, transcription, and content creation tools, engaging in hands-on activities and real-world case studies to see these tools in action. Discussions will focus on ethical AI use, including privacy concerns, bias in AI-generated content, and best practices for ensuring cultural and linguistic accuracy. Through collaborative problem-solving and implementation planning, participants will develop practical strategies to integrate AI into their school’s multilingual communication efforts.By the end of the session, you will leave with ready-to-use AI solutions, a personalized action plan, and a deeper understanding of how AI can enhance—not replace—human connections in education.

While students at all levels require explicit instructional support to advance literacy skills, their reading and writing identities also need nurturing, especially in secondary settings. This three-part series will delve into effective reading and writing strategies secondary educators can use to motivate and engage their students. The series will also highlight the Essential Instructional Practices for Disciplinary Literacy in the Secondary Classroom, emphasizing their role in developing critical thinkers, readers, and writers. Finally, participants will explore ways to integrate these practices into their teaching, thereby empowering students to navigate complex assignments with confidence. The intended audience for this series is secondary educators, including teachers, instructional coaches, building leaders, and central office administrators. All meetings will be virtual, and all participants will receive a copy of professional texts that speak to the needs of adolescent learners.