Summer Professional Development Opportunities
It’s not too early to start planning for back to school workshop week! Our staff enjoys presenting in our member districts and customizing for the time and topic you’re looking for. See below for some ideas of topics, or reach out to Education Director, Michelle Wang, with ideas for other topics. We are happy to lead large or small group sessions, with licensed or unlicensed staff.
Professional Development Topics:
- Trauma & Resiliency
- Cultivating Resilience in Educators
- Health-related topics (diabetes, asthma, etc.)
- Math Instructional Strategies
- Science of Reading
- Differentiation
- PBIS
- Equity
- Data
Check out our current professional development opportunities below.
District Data Retreat
District Data Retreat is a professional development opportunity where district, charter, and school leaders/leadership teams will be able to build visualizations of their spring 2023 MCA and ACCESS data using a provided platform. The morning will focus on understanding, and use of these tools with local data. Additionally, considerations of other data to support district, charter, and school improvement and implementation will be discussed.
Date: August 9th
Time: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Resource Training & Solutions, Sartell
CEUs: Teacher CEU; Administrator CEU
Who should enroll? District Leadership Teams
Facilitators: Scott Fitzsimonds, Regional Center of Excellence & Dr. Michelle Wang, Education Director
Cost:
Full Member: $800/team of 6; $75/additional person
Associate Member: $1066/team of 6; $75/additional person
Non-Member: $1333/team of 6; $75/additional person
Register Now!
Registration Deadline: July 26, 2023
Leading in Times of Change
One aspect that is constant in education is that we are faced with, and must lead through, continual change. In this session, you will reflect on changes that you are facing as a school leader and analyze a current change through a process of effective and efficient leadership practice.
Date: August 9
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Resource Training & Solutions, Sartell
CEUs: Teacher CEU; Administrator CEU
Who should enroll? District Leadership Teams
Facilitator: Todd Van Erp, Principal Leadership Specialist, Regional Center of Excellence
Cost
Full Member: $0 due to a partnership with the Regional Centers of Excellence
Associate Member: $0 due to a partnership with the Regional Centers of Excellence
Non-Member: $0 due to a partnership with the Regional Centers of Excellence
Register Now!
Registration Deadline: July 26, 2023
Trauma Informed Resilient Schools Training
The bad news is trauma is a fact, but the good news is, so is resilience! We can’t talk about making a school trauma informed without talking about how to make a school resilience-focused. We may not be able to take away toxic stress and trauma that a student has experienced or will continue to experience but we can create new experiences of resilience in our schools.
This training is filled with practical tools and strategies to use with all students, but are especially important for students who have experienced trauma. Become a Certified Trauma and Resilience Specialist in Education (CTRS-E) through a 10-step evidenced based training that will ensure a trauma-informed, resilience-focused foundation is set for future growth and the betterment of the students you serve. Click thelink to learn more!
Multiple Dates Available:
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Time: 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Location: Resource Training & Solutions, Sartell
CEUs: Teacher CEU; Administrator CEU
Who should enroll? Administrators, educators, mental health professionals, educational support staff, or anyone who interacts with students who’ve experienced trauma
Facilitator: Megan Perry, Regional Social Worker
Cost:
Full Member: $150
Associate Member: $187
Non-Member: $250
Register Now - Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Registration Deadline: June 8, 2023
Register Now - Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Registration Deadline: June 14, 2023
PD Toolkit: Cultivating Resilience in Educators
Gain the experience of building emotional resilience through short practical reflections, discussions, and activities you can then take and deliver to cultivate emotional resilience in your educators. This material is suitable for staff meetings, PD, or PLCs. You will receive the google slides from our training for your facilitation in helping teachers weather the storms and shift their mindset with actionable steps toward rediscovering themselves, their energy, and their passion for teaching. Topics include: Know Yourself, Understand Emotions, Tell Empowering Stories, Build Community, Be Here Now, Take Care of Yourself, Focus on the Bright Spots, Cultivate Compassion, Be a Learner, Play + Create, Ride the Waves of Change, and Celebrate + Appreciate from the book Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators by Elena Aguilar.
“By cultivating resilience in schools, we help ensure that we are working in, teaching in, and leading organizations where every child thrives, and where the potential of every child is recognized and nurtured.” Elena Aguilar
Date: July 11, 2023
Time: 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: Resource Training & Solutions
CEUs: Administrator CEU
Who should enroll? Superintendents, Directors, Principals, Coordinators, or other roles that lead professional development
Facilitator: Megan Perry, Regional Social Worker
Cost:
Full Member: $100
Associate Member: $134
Non-Member: $167
Register Now!
Registration Deadline: June 26, 2023
Communications Planning for School Communicators
Families are more likely to trust schools when they have a clear understanding of what schools are doing and schools’ expectations of families. Community members will be more supportive of their school district if they see the benefits schools provide their community. This course provides the tools you need to develop a communications plan for the upcoming school year. At the end of this workshop, people responsible for communications -- superintendents, principals, assistants to superintendents and principals, and communications directors -- will have an editorial calendar that you can use for the 2023-2024 school year and subsequent years, a $2,000 value.
Date: June 14, 2023
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Virtual
CEUs: Administrator CEU
Who should enroll? People responsible for communications - superintendents, principals, assistants to the superintendent and principals, communications directors
Facilitator: Dehler PR Staff
Cost:
Full Member: $130
Associate Member: $173
Non-Member: $217
Register Now!
Registration Deadline: May 31, 2023
Catalyst: Whole Group Classroom Leadership Foundational Skills
At the core of strong classroom management is how the adults manage themselves. In this class, participants learn strategies (based on observations and field-testing in more than 50,000 classrooms) that allow them to strengthen relationships, increase equity, reduce frustration, and foster independence in the classroom.
Multiple Dates Available:
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Resource Training & Solutions, Sartell
CEUs: Teacher CEU; Administrator CEU
Who should enroll? PK-12 educators, administrators
Facilitator: This course is facilitated by the Catalyst team.
Cost:
Full Member: $175
Associate Member: $234
Non-Member: $292
Relicensure Requirement: Positive Behavioral Intervention Strategies
Register Now- Thursday, June 22, 2023
Registration Deadline: May 26, 2023
Register Now - Thursday, August 10, 2023
Registration Deadline: July 28, 2023
Catalyst: Supporting Whole Group Classroom Leadership Foundational Skills
This course is designed for educational support staff. At the core of strong classroom management is how the adults manage themselves. In this class, school support staff participants learn strategies (based on observations and field-testing in more than 50,000 classrooms) that allow them to strengthen relationships, increase equity, reduce frustration, and foster independence in the small groups and individual students they support.
In this course you will learn communication strategies that empower you to support the students in the classroom that rely on you most.
Attendance in this course will allow you to:
- Be even more proactive and equitable in your practice
- Support the classroom teacher in managing individuals and the group
- Increase flexibility and reduce surprise
- Keep the focus on relationship instead of student behavior
- Support individuals while increasing independence
- Work collaboratively with teachers to send a consistent message
- Know when to work independently, from the teacher while supporting the same goals
Date: August 29, 2023
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Resource Training & Solutions, Sartell
CEUs: Support Staff Certificate of Completion
Who should enroll? Educational Support Staff
Facilitator: This course is facilitated by the Catalyst team
Cost:
Full Member: $175
Associate Member: $234
Non-Member: $292
Relicensure Requirement: Positive Behavioral Intervention Strategies
Register Now!
Friday, July 28, 2023
How to Learn Math for Teachers Course Study
Explore the new research ideas on mathematics learning and student mindsets that can transform students’ experiences with math. Whether you are a PK-12 teacher preparing to implement state standards, an administrator wanting to know ways to encourage math teachers or another helper of math learners, this cohort is for you. The course study includes registration to Jo Boaler’s online Stanford course “How to Learn Math for Teachers” and coaching sessions. Participants can work at their own pace to complete the work throughout the summer session. This experience provides the opportunity to make sense of your learning, create connections, and plan how you’ll apply your learning in your classroom.
Participants will learn:
- New pedagogical strategies
- An understanding of high quality math tasks
- Questions to promote understanding
- Messages to give students
- Inspirational messages from educational thought-leaders
Graduate-level credits are available through College of St. Scholastica for an additional fee. Information regarding credits will be provided upon registration.
This course is self paced to be completed between: May 22 - August 25
Time: Office hours will be available within the course.
Location: Virtual
Who should enroll? PK-12 Mathematics Educators, Paraprofessionals, Administrators, Higher Education
Facilitator: This course is self-paced, with coaching support available from an Education Manager at Resource Training & Solutions
Cost:
Full Member: $210
Associate Member: $280
Non-Member: $350
Register Now!
Registration Deadline: May 21, 2023
June Book Club: The Writing Revolution
You won’t find Oprah at this book club, but you will have great opportunities to network and learn with your colleagues! Join Education Director, Michelle Wang, and your regional colleagues as you read and virtually discuss The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in all Subjects and Grades (Hochman & Wexler, 2017). This text teaches a flexible writing method, called the Hochman Method, that can be taught across all grades and subject areas. In this dynamic book study, we will unpack the Hochman Method across four sessions. Participants will leave each session with fresh insights on practical and high-leverage writing strategies and techniques.
**Participants must purchase their own book.**
Dates/Time:
June 8, 8:00 am - 8:30 am OR 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
June 15, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
June 22, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
June 29, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Location: Virtual
CEUs: Teacher CEU; Administrator CEU
Who should enroll? PK-12 Educators, Paraprofessionals, Administrators, Higher Education
Facilitator: Dr. Michelle Wang, Education Director
Cost:
Full Member: $75
Associate Member: $94
Non-Member: $125
Register Now!
Registration Deadline: May 25, 2023
July Book Club: Street Data
You won’t find Oprah at this book club, but you will have great opportunities to network and learn with your colleagues! Join Education Director, Michelle Wang, and your regional colleagues as you read and virtually discuss Street Data: A Next Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation (Safir & Dugan, 2021). This text reminds us that what is measurable is not the same as what is valuable and data can be humanizing, liberating, and healing. The authors offer an actionable framework for school transformation.
**Participants must purchase their own book.**
Dates/Time:
July 11, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
July 18, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
July 25, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
August 1, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Location: Virtual
CEUs: Teacher CEU; Administrator CEU
Who should enroll? PK-12 Educators, Administrators, Higher Education
Facilitator: Dr. Michelle Wang, Education Director
Cost:
Full Member: $75
Associate Member: $94
Non-Member: $125
Register Now!
Registration Deadline: June 27, 2023
Refresh Your PBIS Framework
If your PBIS implementation has fallen by the wayside, Minnesota PBIS is here to help you get back on track! Participants will learn ways to revisit, reset and re-energize PBIS at your building.
Date/Time
Duluth - August 10th at the Inn on Lake Superior - 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Bemidji - August 15th at the Hampton Inn - 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Sartell - August 17th at Resource Training and Solutions -8:30 am - 11:30 am
Who should enroll? PBIS Teams
Facilitator: Minnesota PBIS
Cost:
Members/Non-members: FREE
Register Now - Duluth, August 10, 2023
Registration Deadline: August 7, 2023
Register Now - Bemidji, August 15, 2023
Registration Deadline: August 14, 2023
Register Now - Sartell, August 17, 2023
Registration Deadline: August 15, 2023
How to Provide High Quality Behavior Training for Support Staff
Minnesota PBIS will provide you a template of slides that can be used to train support staff at your school. Training includes: bus drivers, paraprofessionals, playground staff, cafeteria workers and office staff. The training will focus on best practices when training adults and walk you through each presentation for a working knowledge of how to utilize the information at your site.
Date/Time
Bemidji - August 15th at the Hampton Inn - 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Sartell - August 17th at Resource Training and Solutions - 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Who Should Enroll? PBIS Team, Administrators
Facilitator: Minnesota PBIS
Cost:
Members/Non-members: FREE
Register Now - Bemidji, August 15, 2023
Registration Deadline: August 8, 2023
Register Now - Sartell, August 17, 2023
Registration Deadline: August 16, 2023
Keys to Creating a Data Driven School
When it comes to using data, nothing beats a solid process to guide the decisions you make. Minnesota PBIS will help you look at five key factors to take your decision-making process to the next level.
Date/Time
Bemidji - August 15th at the Hampton Inn - 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Sartell - August 17th at Resource Training and Solutions - 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Who Should Enroll? PBIS Team, Administrators
Facilitator: Minnesota PBIS
Cost:
Members/Non-members: FREE
Register Now - Bemidji, August 15, 2023
Registration Deadline: August 10, 2023
Register Now - Sartell, August 17, 2023
Registration Deadline: August 14, 2023
Steps to a Better Classroom
Learn how to maximize learning time, prevent big behaviors and create a supportive environment in your classroom. Presented by Minnesota PBIS.
Date/Time
Duluth - August 10th at the Inn on Lake Superior - 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Bemidji - August 15th at the Hampton Inn - 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Sartell - August 17th at Resource Training and Solutions - 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Who Should Enroll? Classroom Teachers, PBIS Team Members, Administrators, Academic Coaches
Facilitator: Minnesota PBIS
Cost:
Members/Non-members: FREE
Register Now - Duluth, August 10, 2023
Registration Deadline: August 9, 2023
Register Now - Bemidji, August 15, 2023
Registration Deadline: August 8, 2023
Register Now - Sartell, August 17, 2023
Registration Deadline: August 10, 2023
For more information on our professional development opportunities contact Education Director, Michelle Wang.
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