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News and resources from Resource Training & Solutions Education Department
It’s through connecting with one another that we hone best practices, generate new ideas and achieve better outcomes.
Resource takes the lead on helping educators make these connections to share, learn and grow. Fueled by the needs of members, Resource has launched and continues to facilitate a variety of focused networks.
CCN & DAC come together to offer the best practices regarding curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
CCN & DAC come together to offer the best practices regarding curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
This network was created to offer assistance to districts as they continue to develop, modify and expand programs and activities.
This network was created to offer assistance to districts as they continue to develop, modify and expand programs and activities.
This regional network assists districts as they develop, modify, and expand programs benefitting students through federal programs.
This regional network assists districts as they develop, modify, and expand programs benefitting students through federal programs.
This network is for individuals who help teachers and students use technology to enrich or expand learning.
This network is for individuals who help teachers and students use technology to enrich or expand learning.
This network brings together individuals who work behind-the-scenes in districts, making sure connectivity and equipment functions properly.
This network brings together individuals who work behind-the-scenes in districts, making sure connectivity and equipment functions properly.
The Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) Network is designed to support schools as they implement PBIS.
The Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) Network is designed to support schools as they implement PBIS.
Join us for a shared learning focusing on Multilingual Learning Development & best practices to support educators in our region!
Join us for a shared learning focusing on Multilingual Learning Development & best practices to support educators in our region!
This network is designed to provide school & county mental health related positions opportunities to collaborate and develop professionally.
This network is designed to provide school & county mental health related positions opportunities to collaborate and develop professionally.
Collaborate, develop professionally, and stay current on issues regarding post-secondary planning & career development.
Collaborate, develop professionally, and stay current on issues regarding post-secondary planning & career development.
This network has been designed to provide new and veteran business managers a forum to learn, collaborate, network and grow professionally.
This network has been designed to provide new and veteran business managers a forum to learn, collaborate, network and grow professionally.
News and resources from Resource Training & Solutions Education Department
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The Technology Coordinators network meets five times per school year to discuss and collaborate on current issues in the area of technology use within schools.
The Mental Health Network is for school + county mental health professionals and related positions to come together to collaborate, share ideas, develop professionally, and stay current on resources that help students be successful in school, at home, and in the community. Presenters will be invited to multiple network meetings. Topics will include but are not limited to: trauma-informed practices, alternative discipline, brainspotting therapy, and school partnership opportunities. Mental health-related positions include but are not limited to social workers, counselors, and administration leading efforts in the areas of safety and social-emotional learning. Resource Training & Solutions will host six network meetings per school year. General CEUs will be provided when we conclude in May, based on individual attendance.
Join us for an engaging event designed for teachers in the same grade band, across the state, to explore the 8 Effective Teaching Practices in depth, featuring specific examples and valuable resources. This networking opportunity will enable educators to collaborate on Evidence Based Practices and their implementation in the classroom. The series is divided into two parts, with the first focusing on establishing goals and facilitating discourse, and the second delving into questioning techniques and supporting student understanding.
The Curriculum Coordinators Network (CCN) and the District Assessment Coordinators (DAC) are two groups that often deal with similar issues. As a result, these two groups can collaborate, exchange information, and share best practices regarding curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
The School Resource Officer Network is a space for SRO’s and supporting roles to collaborate, share ideas, and develop professionally with colleagues across the state. Presenters will be invited into multiple network meetings. Topics may include but are not limited to: mental health, trauma, resilience, restorative practices, alternative discipline, self-care, and school partnerships. A MN POST credit will be offered on multiple dates.
The PK Structured Literacy Cohort is a professional learning experience for preschool and kindergarten teachers and support staff who desire a deeper knowledge of early literacy instruction.
Join your COMPASS Math Team for this virtual session that will give an overview of recent updates that have taken place in the 2022 math standards implementation process, and offer a protocol that can be used for unpacking the new benchmarks.
The PK Structured Literacy Cohort is a professional learning experience for preschool and kindergarten teachers and support staff who desire a deeper knowledge of early literacy instruction.
Join us for an interactive session designed for educators on developing foundational fraction concepts in young learners. Participants will explore effective strategies through hands-on activities, visual models, and real-world connections to enhance their understanding of fractions as part-whole relationships and unit fractions. Strengthen your instructional toolkit and make fractions meaningful for all students, setting them up for success in later grades!
The Regional Mentor and Instructional Coach Forums are designed to give mentors and instructional coaches an opportunity to enhance their professional skills through collaboration and problem-solving with regional peers. Throughout the year, participants can attend five one-hour forums facilitated by Kelsey Harps, Mentoring Coach at Resource Training & Solutions, that include about 30 minutes of targeted learning on participant chosen topics, followed by time for collaboration on current challenges. Forums will be offered twice each day to accommodate various schedules, 7 am - 8 am and 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm.
Special Education Rising Educators & Mentors Forums are designed to give mentors of special education teachers and early career special education teachers an opportunity to enhance their professional skills through collaboration and problem-solving with regional peers. Throughout the school year, participants can attend four one-hour forums facilitated by Resource Training & Solutions coaches, that include about 30 minutes of targeted learning on topics, followed by time for collaboration on current challenges.
The Rising Educators Network Forums offer early career educators, those within their first three to five years in the classroom, an opportunity to enhance their professional skills through collaboration and problem-solving with regional peers. Throughout the school year, participants can attend four one-hour forums facilitated by Kelsey Harps, Mentoring Coach at Resource Training & Solutions, that include about 30 minutes of targeted learning on topics relevant to the time of year, followed by time for collaboration on current challenges. Forums will be offered twice each day to accommodate various schedules