Center for Leadership and Learning
For some students, Math is a subject to be avoided, however it doesn’t have to be that way. Learn how students experience anxiety in math classrooms and identify how teacher beliefs and classroom practices impact student anxiety, as well as strategies to support anxiety reduction in your students. Facilitators: Coleen Stamm, Desiree Harrison, Carrie Heaney – Farmington Public Schools
The coronavirus has caused significant disruption. For teachers, it has caused substantial changes in their personal and professional life. This Webinar focuses on the challenges teachers face upon returning to school, as well as the safety of staff and students. Learn how you can better understand the change process and practice a strategy to best deal with stress and anxiety. Facilitator: Dr. Keith Levick- Goren and Associates
Quality practice will look, sound, and feel different in in-person, virtual, and hybrid learning environments. Participants will learn about best practices for pedagogy in any environment, including creating instructor presence, setting clear learning objectives, teaching for real world applications, setting clear expectations, engaging students, giving prompt feedback, and more. Facilitators: Kelly Newton and Sarah Van Loo -Ann Arbor Public Schools
So many frustrated colleagues and parents battle each other on a daily basis, but ultimately we have the same goal…educating our students-their children. However, communication tends to be the biggest barrier, which often leads to a disconnect between the two. Learn some communication techniques that work to make parents your go-to-partners in education. Facilitator: Jacquelyn Cunningham Ed.S – Lincoln Park Public Schools
This is a repeating two-part series. Select 101 or 201 – start times are staggered for registration purposes. In an effort to support and maintain high quality educators, the Michigan Department of Education (MOE) has adopted the “Core Practices:’ MEA is proud to partner with the MOE and teaching universities to help bring these trainings to you to help improve teacher practice in the classroom as well as teacher preparation programs in our state in order to drive improved student outcomes. Facilitators: Dr. Anthony Francis (Oakland U) and Dr. Paula Lancaster (CMU)
After leveling up your EdTech capacity during the pandemic, let’s consider the key components of what quality blended lesson design looks like. We’ll share how we use guidelines like The Triple E Framework (Dr. Liz Kolb) to figure out how well our favorite tools are helping us engage our students and enhance and extend their learning. Facilitators: Chris Thomas (Ann Arbor EA) and Ellen Brooks (Monroe EA)
Upcoming Events –
Core Safety Practices- MEA Professional Learning Webinar Series – Winter 2024
Hundreds of MEA members participated in the fall series of professional learning opportunities relating to student violence. The series continues with more offerings focusing on de-escalation, post-incident best practices, communication infrastructure, leveraging policies and law, and managing stress.