Quick Connect Weekly Newsletter
3/26/25
Quick Connect, Weekly Education Newsletter
News and resources from Resource Training & Solutions Education Department for the week of March 24-28, 2025.
The past few years have been stressful, even traumatic for our youth and our educators.
Wellness is critical to long-term outcomes for adults, which leads to long-term outcomes for our students. As your Central MN Service Cooperative, we are here to serve you, support you, and provide personal and professional growth opportunities in the areas of mental health, trauma, and resilience. As you learn new strategies, you can begin to use them with students, supporting their resilience and well-being. Our services will build and nurture skills, mindsets, and the capacity to create a culture where all can thrive.
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Adults served through personal & professional development
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School districts served
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Professional development opportunities focused on resilience and mental health
Programs & Services
Resources & Solutions
Encompassing a wide range of topics, from understanding and managing mental health to coping with trauma and building resilience
Resources & Solutions
Encompassing a wide range of topics, from understanding and managing mental health to coping with trauma and building resilience
Training
Curated to equip individuals & organizations with the knowledge & tools necessary to navigate life's challenges with strength and compassion
Training
Curated to equip individuals & organizations with the knowledge & tools necessary to navigate life's challenges with strength and compassion
Mental Health Network
This network is designed to provide school & county mental health related positions opportunites to collaborate & develop professionally
Mental Health Network
This network is designed to provide school & county mental health related positions opportunites to collaborate & develop professionally
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Educational Professionals
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Cultivating Cultural Understanding: Dakota & Ojibwe Educator Resources
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Pop-Up PD: Spreadsheets for Educators
Pop-Up PD: Spreadsheets for EducatorsUpcoming Events
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The Anxious Generation
Jun 24
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
The Anxious Generation
Rather than a book club, engage in an interactive presentation that will give you an overview of the book, The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. You are encouraged to attend with or without reading the book! Explore the collapse of youth mental health in the era of smartphones, social media, and big tech as well as a roadmap to a healthier childhood. Join us to develop a deeper understanding of "the great rewiring of childhood" in our anxious generation and discuss how we can better support our students collectively. Leave feeling like you have read the book!Virtual Zoom link will be sent to you prior to the presentation.
10 Steps to Create a Trauma-Informed Resilient School
Aug 12
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
10 Steps to Create a Trauma-Informed Resilient School
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 evidence-based 10-step training will ensure a trauma-informed, resilience-focused foundation is set for future growth and the betterment of the students you serve. This training will give you some new ideas and practical strategies and tools to use with individuals, groups, in the classroom, and school-wide to make your work with children both rewarding and effective.