Center for Leadership and Learning

LearnCenter

The Center for Leadership & Learning is pleased to offer our members quality, online professional development through the new MEA LearnCenter.

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Building Full Capacity Locals

MEA is focusing resources into supporting locals as they reengage and work to sign up members. BFCL Grant funds are available to support locals with efforts to recruit new members.

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Join MEA

Through the collective strength of educators, MEA works to strengthen our profession and promote a quality education for our students.

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2025 Summer Conference

Make plans now to join MEA’s first-ever hybrid Summer Conference on July 15-17. Learn more about the conference offerings and register by June 26.

Mission:
The MEA Center for Leadership & Learning is the hub for professional growth, leadership development, and educator empowerment across Michigan to help drive student learning.

Action:
Designed to support educators at every stage of their careers, the Center offers innovative training, impactful conferences, and dynamic learning opportunities centered around research-based practices that advance the education profession.

To provide quality professional development, MEA partners with higher education institutes, non-profits, professional associations, and other state business and community leaders while leveraging the talents of our highly skilled professionals. MEA is committed to statewide leadership on education issues, with a goal of providing the best education possible for every Michigan student.

Engaging with my peers and developing a network of newer educators not only makes me a better teacher, but it helps keep people like me in our profession - and that helps our students succeed."

The President’s Academy was an incredible leadership opportunity and resource for me as a local leader. The mentoring and connections made through that program sustained me during various challenges and continue to inspire me in mentoring other local leaders."

Being able to talk with peers through MEA's virtual book studies has helped me be a better colleague and better resource for the students we serve. Whether it's issues of race in education or simply how to meet the needs of students wherever they're at, we're stronger tackling these problems together as professionals."

Important Updates!

2025 ESP Conference

Attend on June 20-21 at MEA Headquarters in East Lansing to expand your knowledge as an Education Support Professional to help improve your local.

OPTIMISE: Opening the Pipeline of Talent Into Michigan’s Special Education

To address the shortage of special education professionals in Michigan, the Governor established OPTIMISE (Opening the Pipeline of Talent Into Michigan’s Special Education). OPTIMISE aims to effectively attract, prepare, and retain a qualified and diverse workforce in the state while lowering the job vacancy rate.

Grow Your Roots with MiCAREER

Join an inspiring Grow Your Roots recruitment event—a day dedicated to exploring no-cost certification and career advancement opportunities explicitly tailored for rural educators. Focus on the unique strengths and challenges of rural education and learn the importance of building relational trust as the foundation for effective teaching and learning in rural communities.