About Wayne RESA Enhancing Education in Wayne County.

In this series participants will learn about the foundational elements of Early Childhood Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (EC PBIS). These essential practices make up the bottom layer of the Pyramid Model and support the social and emotional development of all children ages birth through five. The two key components of the model that will be discussed are the development of nurturing and responsive relationships and the creation of high quality supportive classrooms.

Interactive writing experiences with children are a collaborative and interactive experience. With intentional planning, early childhood educators can help to enhance children’s writing skills during the daily routine. During this session participants will experience multiple specific shared writing experiences and strategies that will move children along the writing continuum.

This foundational workshop examines the safety and legal issues that must be considered when administering medications and providing support in the school setting to students with asthma, severe allergies, diabetes, seizures, and other acute and chronic health conditions. Steps necessary to comply with the Michigan School Code and alignment with best practices are discussed. Specific instruction and hands-on practice for safely administering oral, topical, ear, eye, epinephrine auto-injector, rescue inhaler, and nebulizer medications is included.Please Note: This workshop meets Michigan's required 'stock' epinephrine auto-injector training mandate for designated K-12 school staff (Public Act 187 of 2013). **3 year best practice

Area Community College staff will provide school counselors with the latest enrollment information and review of the admissions process for future students. In addition, Community College staff will also provide school counselors with detailed information about their many continuing education and certificate programs as viable post-secondary options for students seeking a quick path into the workforce. 1st Session in the series will feature Henry Ford Community College (HFCC), 2nd Session in the series will feature Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD), 3rd Session in the series will feature Schoolcraft College.This series can offer up to 3 Career Scech's, 1.0 credit hours per session.

Counselors will learn about the various branches of the military.Each session will cover one specific military branch as outlined below, address enlistment, education and training, career opportunities and benefits, and conclude with a discussion and Q and A. These virtual professional learning sessions fulfill the five military SCECHs required for school counselors.This professional learning session will be virtual and each attendee will receive 1.0 military SCECHs for each session attended.Each session will highlight a different branch of the Armed Forces.

In this series participants will learn about the targeted social emotional supports elements of Early Childhood Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (EC PBIS). These essential practices make up the middle layer of the Pyramid Model and support the social and emotional development of all children ages birth through five who need additional targeted teaching or skill building. We highlight six data-based interventions that can be used with children who need this level of support.

Participants will develop the knowledge and skill required to provide immediate mental health crisis interventions to the students, staff, and school community members who have been simultaneously exposed to an acute traumatic stressor. The knowledge and skill developed within this session also help to build a bridge to the psychotherapeutic and trauma-informed mental health response sometime required to address challenges associated with trauma exposure.

Early Intervention for Young Children at Risk for Oppositional Behavior: This workshop will present research and best practices for early behavioral intervention for young children at risk for oppositional behaviors. It will describe how schools and parents can collaborate to develop a unified approach to teaching the child prosocial skills and provide effective limit setting. The target audience includes early childhood and early elementary general and special educators.*This session will highlight early childhood/early elementary PBIS exemplar schools from Wayne County. Exemplars will demonstrate specific PBIS interventions related to early childhood that are implemented within their daily school operations.

We the Students: Bringing Civics and Inquiry to Life through Student Collaboration and Simulated Congressional Hearings – Transform students’ lives and school culture through We the People.From enhanced simulated congressional hearings to real life public testimony, students will process societal conflict, controversy, and change through a Constitutional framework across units of self-selected study.Learn about upcoming interdisciplinary K-12 professional learning opportunities rooted in meaningful civic identities.Learn how to integrate We the People and an immersive opportunity.Randomized research studies show, when We the People style instruction is integrated 71% of elementary and 68% of middle school students demonstrate significantly increased civic and Constitutional knowledge

This no-cost, live virtual event is designed to be a flexible series to support all districts with MICIP, the Michigan Integrated Continuous Improvement Process. Teams are encouraged to register at any time during the duration of the offerings. This series offers participants the opportunity to build their understanding of MICIP. A tiered approach will be delivered to support districts at various stages of implementation. The format of the sessions will include facilitated work time and targeted support for all teams in attendance. Topics such as MTSS, Student Voice, Monitoring & Adjusting, Creating your Data Story or Needs Assessment Support will be embedded throughout the series. In addition, school or district teams can access implementation facilitators from Wayne RESA for personalized support. To learn more, you can access Wayne RESA’s continuous improvement content here. http://www.tinyurl.com/WayneCI

ECS/ ECC staff will have the opportunity to participate in a community of practice in which they can dig deeply into the tier 1 pyramid practices that support their programs. Professional staff will be able to collaborate and problem solve together are implementation issues.

The Next Generation Science Exemplar (NGSX) is a workshop series designed to explore the major ideas found in the National Research Council Framework and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). These documents are at the core of the 3-Dimensions of the Michigan Science Standards. NGSX participants experience 3-dimensional science learning as both student and teacher using the Disciplinary Core Idea of Structure and Properties of Matter. They experience an anchor phenomenon and then engage in 3 key Science and Engineering Practices: Modeling, Argumentation, and Explanation. The second half of NGSX is integrating three-dimensional learning into science classrooms. Teachers learn key strategies and structures to support students in using science and engineering practices to develop, apply, and refine disciplinary and cross-cutting ideas. Teachers engage in these practices and investigate classroom cases to explore how to bring these approaches into their own classrooms, evaluate newly aligned curricula, and contribute to more balanced assessment systems for science.To learn more about NGSX visit:www.ngsx.org.