About Wayne RESA Enhancing Education in Wayne County.

In this three-part book study, participants will learn the multidimensional reading model to move students toward advanced reading, writing, and development, giving attention to instruction and text.The intended audience for this book is literacy coaches, school leaders, and teachers. To fully participate in this series, participants should have access to Dr. Tatum's book Teaching Black Boys in the Elementary Grades: Advanced Disciplinary Reading and Writing to Secure Their Futures.

The purpose of this network is to provide a space for all educators working directly with newcomers to learn, collaborate, and share ideas and strategies to best serve their newcomers.Objectives:-Build a collaborative community of educators to better serve newcomers and their families-Provide a space for collaboration and new learning opportunities for educators of newcomers-Equip educators with strategies to promote English language development (ELD) and meaningful access to curriculum for newcomers

This professional learning mini-series on diverse text sets involves equipping educators with the knowledge and skills needed to create inclusive and culturally responsive learning experiences for their students. This session focuses on exploring the importance of diverse text sets, which include a variety of texts representing different cultures, perspectives, and experiences. Participants will learn how to curate and use diverse text sets to promote equity, empathy, and critical thinking in their classrooms using the work of Gholdy Muhammad.This course is a RESA supported Professional Learning under the 35j Grant and is in alignment withthe Essential Practice.

Instructional Leadership plays a crucial role in the responsibilities of educational leaders. In this three-part series, leaders will have the chance to explore the fundamental elements and skills vital for impactful instructional leadership. Additionally, the series will delve into strategies for cultivating a school environment that prioritizes student achievement and the integration of instructional best practices. Participants will engage in collaborative sessions with subject matter experts, gaining valuable insights into conducting walkthroughs and observations across various subjects including math, science, social studies, and literacy instruction. In each session, interactive and realistic discussions will address the challenges of instructional leadership and offer practical strategies for overcoming them.

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.

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*

When young children engage with culturally relevant texts, they can advance their Academic success in literacy, experience a sense of Belonging in classrooms, and engage in Criticality as a classroom community that embraces diversity and inclusion while simultaneously engaging in social justice work. Considering traditional foundational literacy instruction does not build with Black and Brown children’s racial and ethnic identities, home languages, and lived experiences as strengths in the classroom, Lawson’s emerging scholarship and teaching pedagogy support educators with incorporating culturally relevant texts throughout foundational literacy instruction in K-2. Lawson incorporates children’s identities, lived experiences, home languages, and targeted phonics features by designing student-generated decodable readers co-authored by children to advance their decoding skills. By using culturally relevant texts to cultivate these ABCs in early childhood classrooms, children can experience culturally responsive education that affirms their identities and lived experiences, supports their understanding of their peers’ identities and cultures, deepens their understanding of societal injustices, and advances their literacy development in meaningful, inclusive, and equitable ways.The target audience for this workshop is K-2 teachers and instructional specialists. Please contact Dr. Rosalyn Shahid (ShahidR@resa.net) for details.

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.

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.

The Writing Network offers preschool educators the opportunity to gather 2 times throughout the year to engage in learning focused on instructional practices in early writing. Together we will explore daily writing routines, including interactive writing, and strategies for connecting daily read alouds to authentic writing activities like child-made books. Several read aloud texts will be provided as part of the course, to support implementation in the classroom. Participants are highly encouraged to have attended the Early Childhood course, Supporting Beginning Writers, offered prior to this series.

Early On and Early On MMSE providers will learn about the requirements and development of the IFSP from start to finish, including Transition Plan and Conference requirements. This training is reserved for Wayne County Early on Providers as first priority

Building upon the foundation laid in CSTAG Levels 1 and 2, the Level 3 training takes participants to the next stage of expertise in threat assessment. This advanced program is designed to refine and expand the skills acquired in the previous level, providing a deeper understanding of the CSTAG model. The training focuses on honing the practical abilities of participants in investigating threats with increased complexity. Special attention is given to advanced topics such as nuanced risk assessment and dynamic threat scenarios.In Level 3, cases become increasingly complex and require careful analysis and teamwork. Participants can expect to work together in teams to apply what they learned in Levels 1 and 2 through a series of case exercises using the CSTAG model. Targeted towards members of school-based teams, this level is particularly relevant for the principal or assistant principal, school resource officer, and school health professionals. Including teachers, aides, and additional staff members continues to be encouraged, fostering a comprehensive and collaborative approach to advanced threat assessment and proactive intervention strategies.