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Jessica Lattimore
MRTC Director
Mohawk Regional Teacher Center
Location: HCC College 100 Reservoir Rd in the Ronald F. Williams Library Room LB 133
*Park in front of the Ronald F. Williams Library and go through the front door.
When the library is open: Take the hall to your right. You may use the elevator and go up to the 1st floor. When you exit the elevator, take the right walk through the library and exit the library doors to your left, and the MRTC will be on your right once you exit the library.
Stairs only. Once you enter the Library, walk to your left down the hall, turn right through the archway, and continue to your left past the Multicultural Center. Continue straight through the double doors to the stairway. Take the stairs up 1 flight and go through the door. The MRTC is straight across, beyond the glass display case.
Our hours will be located here weekly.
MRTC Hours: Booking link to schedule an appointment.
Professional Learning Opportunities
Professional Learning Opportunities
Dates: Nov 18, Dec 2, Dec 16
Time: 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Location: Via Zoom
1.5 CTLE Hours (each)
High Impact Engagement Strategies
High Impact Engagement Strategies
Session 1: Let’s Really Engage Our Students: Dynamic Strategies That Work
What is engagement? What does it look and sound like? How do you truly engage your students? During this session, we focus on what student engagement is and is not, and why engaging all students during a lesson will increase student retention and achievement. Participants will learn to effectively design lessons to engage all students in learning that lasts, using protocols that promote deeper learning as well as other engagement strategies that can be easily implemented into your daily practice.
Session 2: I Know I Taught It But: Checking for Understanding
You may have taught it, but did the students learn it? How do you know if all the students got it? Do they know they got it? In this session, participants learn not only what it means to think like an assessor but also how to apply student-engaged assessment strategies into daily instruction to position students as leaders of their own learning. After the session is over, both participants and their students will be able to apply checking for understanding strategies throughout a lesson to gather evidence of student learning against the learning target to see if what was taught was what they learned.
Session 3: Differentiation Does Not Mean Watered-Down: Differentiated Instruction Done Right
“How do I truly differentiate my instruction to meet the needs of all my students without watering down the rigor?” During this session, participants will learn the principles of differentiated instruction and distinguish between differentiation and scaffolding. Additionally, the session will focus on a variety of effective content scaffolds that maintain the rigor of the grade-level standards as well as a variety of effective differentiated strategies that provide support for all learners throughout the 'process' portion of a lesson.
Date: November 20 and December 11
Time: 4- -5:30 PM
Location: Via Zoom
1.5 CTLE Hours (each)
Better Boundaries: Building Trusted Relationships with Students without Blurring or Burning Out
Dr. Brooklyn Raney
This webinar series provides practical strategies, self-assessment tools, and collaborative approaches to ensure that student-educator relationships are both impactful and sustainable. Participants will
leave with a deeper understanding of student needs, personal boundary-setting skills, and actionable strategies for maintaining healthy, professional connections.
Date: December 4, 2025
Time: 12:00 - 3:00 PM
Location: Mohawk Regional Teacher Center
Facilitator: Jessica Lattimore
Audience: Secondary Educators
Unplugged, Engaged, and Empowered: Putting The Anxious Generation Into Practice
Book Study Follow-Up
In this interactive, in-person workshop, educators will explore how to translate the insights from The Anxious Generation into meaningful classroom practice. As schools become cellphone-free, educators face both opportunity and challenge: how do we fill the silence left by devices with purposeful learning, curiosity, and genuine connection?
This session helps educators translate ideas from The Anxious Generation into practical, inquiry-driven classroom strategies that rebuild attention, belonging, and engagement. Through reflection, collaboration, and hands-on creation, teachers will design and share “unplugged alternatives” that bring focus, play, and authentic inquiry back to the classroom.
Dates: 11/17/2025 - 1/25/2026
Live Sessions: 12/15/25 & 1/14/26
Live Time: 4:00-5:30 PM
Session 2: The Anxious Generation Book Study
Facilitator: Jessica Lattimore
This book study invites educators to examine the rising rates of youth anxiety and the cultural shifts impacting today's students, based on Jonathan Haidt's groundbreaking work The Anxious Generation. Together, we will explore the effects of screen time, social media, and the decline of play on child development, while reflecting on practical strategies to support student well-being and resilience. Through discussion, reflection, and collaborative activities, participants will connect Haidt's research to their classroom practice and develop actionable ideas for creating healthier learning environments.
Starts November 17
Books will be provided. There are nine spots available for participants to be paid $25 per hour for the 15 hours upon completion.
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