About Wayne RESA Enhancing Education in Wayne County.

Please join us for an intensive eight-day training of Cognitive Coaching Seminars® facilitated by a Thinking Collaborative facilitator. Participants of the foundations seminar learn how to: develop trust and rapport; develop an identity as a mediator of thinking; utilize conversation structures for planning, reflecting and problem resolving; develop teachers’ autonomy and sense of community; develop higher levels of efficacy, consciousness, craftsmanship, flexibility and interdependence; apply four support functions: coaching, evaluating, consulting, collaborating; utilize the coaching tools of pausing, paraphrasing, and posing questions; distinguish among the five forms of feedback; and use data to mediate thinking. Agendas for Days 1–4 include the Planning Conversation Map and the Reflecting Conversation Map as well as the tools of Cognitive Coaching SM. Days 5–8 provide for skill refinement and understanding of the Problem-Resolving Map.

The Wayne RESA Pupil Accounting Professional Learning Series is a comprehensive 11-month certification course designed to strengthen pupil accounting practices across our local districts.This professional development opportunity is ideal for both new and experienced staff seeking to deepen their understanding of Michigan’s pupil accounting requirements, improve compliance, and enhance the accuracy and efficiency of data reporting.Participants Will:- Learn core content aligned with the Michigan Pupil Accounting Manual- Complete real-world projects using actual district timelines and scenarios- Participate in hands-on workshops and peer collaboration- Earn certification by completing 90% of coursework and achieving 80% masteryTopics Include:Understanding the Pupil Accounting ManualCount Day procedures and documentationEnrollment and residency requirementsData quality and MSDS submissions (General Collections, SRMs, TSDL)Audit preparation and compliance best practices

The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) is widely considered the best instructional model to support multilingual learners (English learners) in English proficiency development and academic achievement. SIOP is the only empirically-validated model of sheltered instruction.Do you have multilingual learners in your school or classroom? Students with disabilities? Students who have been historically disenfranchised? Students who may need extra support with content concepts and skills? SIOP components and features can benefit all of these learners.This virtual SIOP Training is divided into 9 modules: 3 are synchronous (live) and 6 are asynchronous (at your own pace). This training incorporates a wide variety of technology tools into the SIOP model to support learning for ALL learners. Participants will have two weeks to complete all modules.This is an online event.**All sessions and asynchronous work must be attended and completed to receive SCECHs**

Please join us for an intensive eight-day training of Cognitive Coaching Seminars® facilitated by a Thinking Collaborative facilitator. Participants of the foundations seminar learn how to: develop trust and rapport; develop an identity as a mediator of thinking; utilize conversation structures for planning, reflecting and problem resolving; develop teachers’ autonomy and sense of community; develop higher levels of efficacy, consciousness, craftsmanship, flexibility and interdependence; apply four support functions: coaching, evaluating, consulting, collaborating; utilize the coaching tools of pausing, paraphrasing, and posing questions; distinguish among the five forms of feedback; and use data to mediate thinking. Agendas for Days 1–4 include the Planning Conversation Map and the Reflecting Conversation Map as well as the tools of Cognitive Coaching SM. Days 5–8 provide for skill refinement and understanding of the Problem-Resolving Map.

These quarterly meetings equip Homeless Liaisons in Wayne County with essential resources, updates, and best practices. District Homeless Liaisons will review policies and procedures while exploring effective strategies for identifying and supporting students experiencing homelessness. Each session provides valuable insights, collaboration opportunities, and actionable guidance to enhance services for vulnerable students.

These quarterly meetings equip Homeless Liaisons in Wayne County with essential resources, updates, and best practices. District Homeless Liaisons will review policies and procedures while exploring effective strategies for identifying and supporting students experiencing homelessness. Each session provides valuable insights, collaboration opportunities, and actionable guidance to enhance services for vulnerable students.

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.

Wondering why some children struggle in early mathematics? This course helps deepen your understanding of how children learn foundation topics related to addition, subtraction and whole number. Investigate the learning trajectories related to developing a robust understanding of foundational early mathematics skills and supports the development of a deeper understanding of Early Math Essential Practice 4- Formative Assessment Add+VantageMR® (AVMR) supports educators in diagnosing and advancing student understanding and numeracy development. The assessment, data collection, and teaching tools are designed to accelerate the ability of educators to recognize students' current levels of numeracy understanding to make data-driven instructional decisions to support.These supports are applicable for small group interventions as well as tier 1 instruction.The cost of the course includes:- AVMR 1 Teacher Handbook- Three Assessment Kits- One Course Textbook- Wayne RESA provided intervention KitLearn more at: https://www.mathrecovery.org/You need to attend all sessions and participate actively to receive certification from Math Recovery.For additional information, contact Dawn Shovein (phone: 734-334-1414; email: shoveid@resa.net)

Designed to engage teachers as learning engineers as they plan for building students’ fraction sense in the context of the fraction units within their district curricular resource. Specifically focused on student and teacher feedback, this learning is a new effort to partner with teachers and/or coaches as they plan for and implementmathematics units of study, gather asset-based feedback, and consider adjustments to instruction that align with the learning progression in fractions. Recommendations for Tier I and II supports will be woven into this learning.Contact Kristi Hanby, PhD - hanbyk@resa.net if you have further questions.

Exploring Proloquo & Proloquo Coach: Next-Generation AAC:This workshop will explore AssistiveWare’s innovative AAC app, Proloquo, and its companion app, Proloquo Coach. Together, these tools are designed to support beginning communicators and empower communication partners with practical strategies. We will explore features that make Proloquo unique, including the most robust vocabulary on the market and its intuitive design, which is rooted in research.Making AAC Modeling More Impactful:Modeling is one of the most widely recommended AAC strategies, but in reality, it’s far from simple. This workshop will revisit the foundational research on modeling and language development. Together, we’ll explore ways to apply these ideas to practical, high-quality modeling strategies. The goal is that each person will walk away with a few simple ways they can make their modeling more impactful.AAC as UDL: Exploring ways to use AAC as a Teaching Tool:AAC is more than a way to communicate—it can also support teaching and learning in the classroom. This session will highlight practical ways AAC can be used as a tool to support participation, language development, and access to the curriculum. We will look at Proloquo’s Thinking Space as an example of how to represent concepts, build vocabulary, and reinforce learning. Take away practical ideas to make learning more accessible and engaging for all learners.

This professional development session will introduce educators to the concept of executive functioning (EF), its role in student learning, and effective strategies to support students with EF challenges. Participants will learn practical tools to implement in the classroom that will help students develop these critical skills and improve their academic performance and behavior.

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 newcomersand 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