About Wayne RESA Enhancing Education in Wayne County.

Learn how to make STEM and technology classrooms more inclusive for students with disabilities through accessibility and assistive technology. This session will explore adaptive tools, communication supports, and practical strategies for modifying materials and activities so all students can actively engage in STEM learning. STEM and special education teachers will gain hands-on ideas for fostering creativity, problem-solving, and innovation in an accessible way. Join us to discover how small changes can create big opportunities for all learners in STEM!

This training will start with an in-depth discussion of Medicaid policy and program requirements for the Caring for Students (C4S) program, including the C4S Plan of Care requirements. We will demonstrate how to find and complete the C4S Plan of Care in MISTAR Forms, and finish by walking through entering your Direct Services in Service Tracker.

Schools today are seeing more students with health needs than ever before. Because medical emergencies could occur at any time, it is important to establish effective teams to respond to school medical emergencies with highly effective protocols. Training includes standardized emergency plans and current best practices and skills to care for students with asthma, allergies and other medical conditions. Send a team from your building to receive this training to better ensure an appropriate response to all medical emergencies.

The Special Education Discipline in Action Series moves beyond the basics with interactive scenarios, real-world conversation strategies, and practical tools to strengthen team decision-making and elevate teacher voice in discipline and MDR processes.This series is designed for participants who have already completed the Discipline in Focus series (either by attending live or viewing the recording presentations) and are ready to move from foundational knowledge to real-world application. This advanced series focuses on the nuanced, day-to-day challenges teams face when making discipline decisions that are both legally sound and student-centered. Across 3 sessions, participants will “choose your own adventure” and work through a realistic discipline scenario, practice navigating difficult discipline conversations, and explore strategies to ensure teachers’ insights meaningfully shape MDR discussions. By the end of the series, participants will feel more confident analyzing complex discipline situations, advocating for appropriate supports, and collaborating with teams to make thoughtful, defensible decisions that prioritize students and relationships.

Have you found yourself wondering why students find fractions so challenging?Trying to figure out how to address gaps in students’ early fraction understandings to move forward with grade-level content? Come join us to learn how you can teach fractions in a meaningful way that will develop deeper numeracy success in fractions as well as division.We consider fraction understanding to be a pivotal hinge point in mathematics learning because intentional work in fractions can both strengthen foundational numeracy skills and lay the foundation for success in later algebra.

Documenting Assistive Technology in the IEP is essential for compliance and quality implementation. This virtual course will cover how to correctly document AT in the various components of the IEP.

The Michigan K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (Mi-BTAM) program is a proactive approach to ensuring the safety and well-being of school communities. It provides schools with tools and strategies to identify, assess, and manage potential threats in a supportive and collaborative manner. Mi-BTAM fosters a positive school environment by focusing on early intervention and promoting the safety of all students and staff.Mi-BTAM is aligned with the Guide Framework of the United States Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center and is appropriate for use in the K-12 setting.

This session provides MTSS leaders with the opportunity to utilize research-based tools to develop and strengthen their district's existing MTSS frameworks. Effective systems are essential for establishing a cohesive and comprehensive MTSS process. Participants will learn strategies for building strong Tier I systems to support Tier II and Tier III interventions and practices.

Leadership can feel isolating—and the challenges facing schools are not getting simpler. These high-energy network meetings are designed to reconnect you with purpose, perspective, and a powerful community of leaders who are navigating the same realities you are.Each session moves beyond updates and surface-level conversation. Together, we tackle real problems of practice, exchange proven strategies, and explore current educational shifts with urgency and clarity. You’ll leave with actionable next steps, innovative ideas, and renewed confidence in your leadership.Our conversations are anchored in five essential pillars of high-impact leadership. Instructional Leadership, Talent Management, Culture and Climate, Systems Thinking, Change Management.If you are looking for meaningful collaboration, practical solutions, and a professional network that challenges and supports you, this is where leadership gets sharper—and stronger.

With the passage of Public Act 146, secondary schools must consider how to respond in ways that are compliant and developmentally appropriate. While much attention has centered on early literacy, PA 146 carries clear implications for grades 4-12, particularly around supporting adolescents with evidence-based literacy practices. We invite secondary ELA teachers, instructional coaches, and interventionists to join us in thoughtfully unpacking the requirements of the law and what it means for our classrooms.This session will focus on practical, developmentally appropriate instructional shifts that support the needs of adolescents explicitly. These include strengthening meaning making, morphology, and information processing while honoring students’ identities and capacity to learn. Join us as we consider the letter of the law and the spirit of adolescence.As part of the registration, participants who attend virtually will receive a copy of Zaretta Hammond’s newest book, Rebuilding Students’ Learning Power and other session materials. To allow for processing and shipping, please register no later than November 2, 2026

For too long, professional development has been a collection of disconnected events that are well intended, but rarely supported long enough to change daily practice and impact student learning. This series starts by naming that reality and then shifts the work toward building a coherent professional learning system: clear focus, classroom-connected (job-embedded) learning, and routines that help adults learn, try, gather evidence, and adjust over time.This workshop series is designed for teams of educators that must include: District Leadership, Building Administrative Leadership, Instructional Coaches, Lead Teachers, and other Instructional Leadership in your context that have a role to play in supporting the professional learning and development of your staff.This series is hybrid with both face-to-face learning sessions, in district brainstorming and planning, and asynchronous learning.For greater details please see the series SMORE flyer: https://app.smore.com/n/2rdyw

This professional learning session equips school counselors with updated knowledge of college and community college pathways, program options, and application processes. Participants will explore key differences between four-year institutions and community colleges, review specific academic programs, and examine transfer and career-aligned degree options.The sessions also highlights college applications, scholarship search strategies, and financial and essentials to strengthen equitable access for students. Counselors will leave with practical tools and resources to better guide students and families through postsecondary exploration and the application process. Each session attended will award 1.0 College Scech credit.