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Professional Development Opportunities Calendar
Professional Development Opportunities Calendar
Please click on the events by date to view a description, registration links and more. This calendar will be updated weekly with new opportunities each month!
Please click on the events by date to view a description, registration links and more. This calendar will be updated weekly with new opportunities each month!
Welcome to the Proctor Public Schools professional development webpage! Resources will be available for staff to view and learn independently. The tabs at the top will bring you to staff development opportunities by topic.
Welcome to the Proctor Public Schools professional development webpage! Resources will be available for staff to view and learn independently. The tabs at the top will bring you to staff development opportunities by topic.
A quick review of new relicensure requirements are below.
A quick review of new relicensure requirements are below.
Please provide feedback to Gina Cole & Mark Hagemeyer on how we can make this site a better fit for your needs.
Please provide feedback to Gina Cole & Mark Hagemeyer on how we can make this site a better fit for your needs.
CULTURAL COMPETENCE
Cultural Competency Training must include the following elements in a format fostering self-reflection and discussion where the focus is on deepening the teacher’s own frames of reference, potential bias in these frames, and the impact of these frames on students, students’ families, and the school communities”
Racial, cultural, and socioeconomic groups;
American indian and Alaskan native students;
Religious diversity;
Gender identify, including transgender students;
Secual orientation;
Language diversity;
Individuals with disabilities and mental health concerns; and
Systemic racism
Suicide prevention training should include:
Suicide prevention training should include:
Current research on adolescent brain development
What research shows about suicide:
Risk factors
Protective factors
Research-based warning signs for youth suicide (www.youthsuicidewarningsigns.org)
Teen suicide (myths vs. facts)
Self-harm vs. suicidal behavior
Teens and mental health (normal adolescence vs. warning signs and early onset mental illness)
Communicating with teens
What to do if someone is at risk (how to ask about suicide, how to respond and what to do next)
Support circles and networks
Treatment for teens, treatment compliance issues, issues for chronically suicidal adolescents
Working with special populations (bullying and suicide, LGBTQ and suicide)
d. Cultural considerations
Suicide prevention in schools (prevention, intervention, postvention and reintegration)
Free online learning opportunities for Ed MN members. Members can access our full catalog of professional development to improve their professional practice and earn CEU credits for relicensure as well as build union understanding and power.
Free online learning opportunities for Ed MN members. Members can access our full catalog of professional development to improve their professional practice and earn CEU credits for relicensure as well as build union understanding and power.
The majority of courses will be pre-recorded. Some will be offered live via webinar and some will be a combination of both.
The majority of courses will be pre-recorded. Some will be offered live via webinar and some will be a combination of both.
The Minnesota Department of Health, the Minnesota Department of Education, and Kognito have partnered to bring free, online mental health training to Minnesota schools. Together, we can build a statewide community of leaders who can support the mental and emotional well-being of all students. The training initiative provides free access to Kognito At-Risk for Minnesota districts and schools.
ASCD Professional Learning Services
Across the country, schools have been thrust into a hybrid learning environment where everyone is expected to adapt with little time or preparation. Distance learning is becoming a staple of our education system, and it’s crucial to help your teachers and students manage.
ASCD has produced a Webbies series, which are short instructional video clips with practical strategies to help address these common challenges and remove some of the stress this situation can cause for all involved.
Video topics include:
Digital Tools to Monitor Progress and Check for Understanding
Plan for Wellbeing & Connectedness
Planning for Reopening School: Integrating Lessons Learned
How to Set Expectations for On-Line Learning for Teachers and Students
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