Through a new agreement with Althing LLC, SSC will distribute breakthrough student, school staff, and employees of non-education members mental health, addiction, and general health services that include immediate care provider access.

Learn more about this partnership and about the novel, proven Althing approach and how we can support your efforts to provide effective student and staff health services by participating in this free webinar.

Additional webinar dates and times are outlined below. To register for an alternate date/time, select the specific session from our event listing.

Tuesday, February 1, 2022, 3:30 to 4:00 PM

Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 11:00 to 11:30 AM

Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 3:30 to 4:00 PM

If you are unable to participate in a webinar and want to learn more about this opportunity, contact Kari Kubicek at SSC.

In this virtual session we will explore how 3 Dimensional teaching and learning is essential to implementing the 2019 MN Science Standards. The 2019 MN Science Standards are the framework by which science curriculum is designed, and this session will provide information on how to work with district faculty or science committees to design standards-based science instruction. We will spend time examining how to organize and formulate specific lesson plans, unit plans, learning targets, and assessments. Also, we'll dive into how to evaluate science resources such as Amplify, STEMScopes, Discover, FOSS, and others, on the extent to which they fit within the 2019 standards and the science curriculum your school district has designed. 

Registration rates:

SSC Member Rate: $99/person

Non Member Rate: $109/person

About the presenter:

Dr. Thomas Meagher is the District STEM Education Coordinator for Owatonna Public Schools supporting over 120 teachers grades K-8 in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math teaching and learning. He also holds the position of Lecturer of Science/STEM Education at the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development and works closely with the U of M STEM Education Center. Tom holds a PhD in Science Education from the U of MN, a Masters of Biology from the University of Montana and an Environmental Education Certificate from Hamline University Center for Global Environmental Education. Dr. Meagher was named MN Secondary Science Teacher of the Year, awarded the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Exchange, named as a finalist for the President Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, and a semi-finalist for the MN Teacher of the Year. With over 25 years in education, Dr. Meagher has taught many fields of science grades K-20, taught on three different Native American reservations and public schools and specializes in outdoor learning and inquiry. His passion is to mentor and support new and experienced teachers to help everyone learn the joys of STEM teaching and learning indoors and outdoors.

Through a new agreement with Althing LLC, SSC will distribute breakthrough student, school staff, and employees of non-education members mental health, addiction, and general health services that include immediate care provider access.

Learn more about this partnership and about the novel, proven Althing approach and how we can support your efforts to provide effective student and staff health services by participating in this free webinar.

Additional webinar dates and times are outlined below. To register for an alternate date/time, select the specific session from our event listing.

Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 11:00 to 11:30 AM

Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 3:30 to 4:00 PM

If you are unable to participate in a webinar and want to learn more about this opportunity, contact Kari Kubicek at SSC.

This virtual session is both a stand-alone and the third in the five part We've Got This: Behavior Management Series facilitated by SSC Faculty member Angie Ellsworth. These offerings will provide participants with resources, strategies and supports to implement positive behavior management in their classrooms as well as share and learn best practices from each other.

Target Audience: Elementary and Middle School Classroom Teachers

Using Circles To Build Community and Restore Relationships

Circles, an ancient and indigenous practice employed in cultures all over the world, provide a safe, supportive space where school community members can talk about sensitive topics, work through differences, and build consensus. Learn more about Circles, participate in a variety of examples of Circles, and leave with resources that build your confidence in implementing Circles in your classroom.

The remaining sessions in this series are scheduled on the following dates from 5:30 to 7:30 PM via Zoom.

Classroom Management 101: Fresh Start or Re-Start - Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Self-Regulation: Recognize, Regulate, and Return to Learn – Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Tier 2 Behavior Supports: Moving into Data Driven Interventions -Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Successful Intervention Give and Get: Effective Strategies for the Classroom - Wednesday, April 13, 2022

A 10% discount will be applied if an individual registers for all five sessions. Rates are outlined below. To register for the full series, go to the December 1 Classroom Management 101 session in our event listing and click register. You will have the option to choose the discounted full series rate.

SSC Member Rate: $49.00/session

SSC Member Rate for full series (includes 10% discount): $220.00

Non Member Rate: $59.00/session

Non Member Rate for full series (includes 10% discount): $265.00

*If you are unable to participate in the live virtual session, a recorded version of the session will be made available to registered individuals.

About the presenter: Angie Ellsworth, MS, LSW, LSC, received a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and Masters Degree in School Counseling from Winona State University. She's spent the past 20 years working with children ages 5-16 with academic, behavioral, and mental health challenges and supporting parents and school staff in helping them succeed. She is trained in a variety of behavior management strategies and philosophies, and with her love of research and personal and professional experiences, she shares best practices to enhance what is already working for you and inspires you with new ideas. Angie brings an interactive and energetic approach to professional development, with real-life applications for success. She and her husband have three athletic teenagers and two black labs. She likes to be active in the sunshine.

Through a new agreement with Althing LLC, SSC will distribute breakthrough student, school staff, and employees of non-education members mental health, addiction, and general health services that include immediate care provider access.

Learn more about this partnership and about the novel, proven Althing approach and how we can support your efforts to provide effective student and staff health services by participating in this free webinar.

Additional webinar dates and times are outlined below. To register for an alternate date/time, select the specific session from our event listing.

Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 3:30 to 4:00 PM

If you are unable to participate in a webinar and want to learn more about this opportunity, contact Kari Kubicek at SSC.

SSC is offering grade band specific learning sessions during the 2021-22 school year to support teachers in implementing the 2019 MN Science Standards. SSC Faculty member Dr. Thomas Meagher will be facilitating these sessions in which participants will have the opportunity to design lesson plans based on the grade specific components of the new standards.

In this session, designed for high school teachers, we will explore how to design 3D science lessons that are focused on the 2019 MN Science Standards to engage students in essential skills of critical observation, scientific questioning, investigation design, data collection, analysis and discussion and argument with evidence.

Learn techniques in developing lessons and unit plans that utilizes hands-on inquiry learning and uses local science phenomena. Key content areas we’ll work within to design lesson plans will be dependent upon the specific subject areas of the attendees teaching in high specific courses.

This session is intended for grades 9-12 classroom teachers.

Registration rates:

SSC Member Rate: $99/person

Non Member Rate: $109/person

STEM Forward/SSC Member Rate: $89/person

STEM Forward/Non SSC Member Rate: $98/person

About the presenter:

Dr. Thomas Meagher is the District STEM Education Coordinator for Owatonna Public Schools supporting over 120 teachers grades K-8 in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math teaching and learning. He also holds the position of Lecturer of Science/STEM Education at the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development and works closely with the U of M STEM Education Center. Tom holds a PhD in Science Education from the U of MN, a Masters of Biology from the University of Montana and an Environmental Education Certificate from Hamline University Center for Global Environmental Education. Dr. Meagher was named MN Secondary Science Teacher of the Year, awarded the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Exchange, named as a finalist for the President Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, and a semi-finalist for the MN Teacher of the Year. With over 25 years in education, Dr. Meagher has taught many fields of science grades K-20, taught on three different Native American reservations and public schools and specializes in outdoor learning and inquiry. His passion is to mentor and support new and experienced teachers to help everyone learn the joys of STEM teaching and learning indoors and outdoors.

This virtual training is designed with interactive opportunities to deepen one's understanding of cultural frames of reference, potential bias, and cross cultural differences impacting expectations for, and relationships with students, students' families, and school communities in relation to racial, cultural, and socioeconomic groups, American Indian and Alaskan native students, religious diversity, gender identity, sexual orientation, language diversity, individuals with disabilities and mental health concerns, and systemic racism. Time will also be spent exploring identity and cultural effects on our own values, attitudes, and behaviors.

We highly encourage participating in the live session, however we are offering the option for individuals to have access to a recording of the session if he or she is unable to participate in the live session. To obtain access to the recorded session, individuals must register for the session. Individuals participating in the recorded session will be expected to complete and submit one to two activities based on the content of the session in order to receive a CEU certificate for the training. Please contact Kari Kubicek after registering if you will need access to the recording.

Registration Costs:

SSC Member Rate: $79.00

Non Member Rate: $89.00

About the presenter:

Angie Ellsworth, MS, LSW, LSC, received a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and Masters Degree in School Counseling from Winona State University. She's spent the past 20 years working with children ages 5-16 with academic, behavioral, and mental health challenges and supporting parents and school staff in helping them succeed. She is trained in a variety of behavior management strategies and philosophies, and with her love of research and personal and professional experiences, she shares best practices to enhance what is already working for you and inspires you with new ideas. Angie brings an interactive and energetic approach to professional development, with real-life applications for success. She and her husband have three athletic teenagers and two black labs. She likes to be active in the sunshine.

We've seen this pandemic bring out the best of people. But we also have lots of people struggling, including ourselves. Join us in recognizing signs and symptoms of mental health disorders, ways to support each other and our students, and how to connect to additional resources. You'll find there's a place for everyone on the dual continuum model and then dig deeper into how to support students with such great needs. Participants will spend time collaborating on ways to meet mental, emotional, and behavioral needs in the classroom.

We highly encourage participating in the live session, however we are offering the option for individuals to have access to a recording of the session if he or she is unable to participate in the live session. To obtain access to the recorded session, individuals must register for the session. Individuals participating in the recorded session will be expected to complete and submit one to two activities based on the content of the session in order to receive a CEU certificate for the training. Please contact Kari Kubicek after registering if you will need access to the recording.

Registration Costs

SSC Member Rate: $49.00

Non Member Rate: $59.00

About the presenter:

Angie Ellsworth, MS, LSW, LSC, received a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and Masters Degree in School Counseling from Winona State University. She's spent the past 20 years working with children ages 5-16 with academic, behavioral, and mental health challenges and supporting parents and school staff in helping them succeed. She is trained in a variety of behavior management strategies and philosophies, and with her love of research and personal and professional experiences, she shares best practices to enhance what is already working for you and inspires you with new ideas. Angie brings an interactive and energetic approach to professional development, with real-life applications for success. She and her husband have three athletic teenagers and two black labs. She likes to be active in the sunshine.

Using interactive technology and engaging dialog, participants will identify facts and myths about suicide, increase awareness of high risk behaviors and warning signs, and learn about proactive factors that may afford protection against suicidal behavior.

We highly encourage participating in the live session, however we are offering the option for individuals to have access to a recording of the session if he or she is unable to participate in the live session. To obtain access to the recorded session, individuals must register for the session. Individuals participating in the recorded session will be expected to complete and submit one to two activities based on the content of the session in order to receive a CEU certificate for the training. Please contact Kari Kubicek after registering if you will need access to the recording.

Registration Costs:

SSC Member Rate: $49.00

Non Member Rate: $59.00

About the presenter:

Angie Ellsworth, MS, LSW, LSC, received a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and Masters Degree in School Counseling from Winona State University. She's spent the past 20 years working with children ages 5-16 with academic, behavioral, and mental health challenges and supporting parents and school staff in helping them succeed. She is trained in a variety of behavior management strategies and philosophies, and with her love of research and personal and professional experiences, she shares best practices to enhance what is already working for you and inspires you with new ideas. Angie brings an interactive and energetic approach to professional development, with real-life applications for success. She and her husband have three athletic teenagers and two black labs. She likes to be active in the sunshine.

Through a new agreement with Althing LLC, SSC will distribute breakthrough student, school staff, and employees of non-education members mental health, addiction, and general health services that include immediate care provider access.

Learn more about this partnership and about the novel, proven Althing approach and how we can support your efforts to provide effective student and staff health services by participating in this free webinar.

If you are unable to participate in a webinar and want to learn more about this opportunity, contact Kari Kubicek at SSC.

Stay tuned for details regarding the agenda.

Students are struggling right now, and so are many adults in finding how to support them. This licensure session provides a sincere and genuine look at how to meet students where they are and address personal and professional barriers in doing so. Participants will explore a foundational understanding of behavior and a variety of effective ideas for all staff to support all kids, including verbal, non-verbal, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive strategies.

We highly encourage participating in the live session, however we are offering the option for individuals to have access to a recording of the session if he or she is unable to participate in the live session. To obtain access to the recorded session, individuals must register for the session. Individuals participating in the recorded session will be expected to complete and submit one to two activities based on the content of the session in order to receive a CEU certificate for the training. Please contact Kari Kubicek after registering if you will need access to the recording.

Registration Costs:

SSC Member Rate: $49.00

Non Member Rate: $59.00

About the presenter:

Angie Ellsworth, MS, LSW, LSC, received a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and Masters Degree in School Counseling from Winona State University. She's spent the past 20 years working with children ages 5-16 with academic, behavioral, and mental health challenges and supporting parents and school staff in helping them succeed. She is trained in a variety of behavior management strategies and philosophies, and with her love of research and personal and professional experiences, she shares best practices to enhance what is already working for you and inspires you with new ideas. Angie brings an interactive and energetic approach to professional development, with real-life applications for success. She and her husband have three athletic teenagers and two black labs. She likes to be active in the sunshine.

This licensure session includes more specific interventions for smaller groups of students who exhibit ongoing behaviors that are starting to impact their success and that of their classmates. Participants will engage in exploring a menu of researched based interventions, discuss implementation, and determine data-tracking tools that work best for their system.

We highly encourage participating in the live session, however we are offering the option for individuals to have access to a recording of the session if he or she is unable to participate in the live session. To obtain access to the recorded session, individuals must register for the session. Individuals participating in the recorded session will be expected to complete and submit one to two activities based on the content of the session in order to receive a CEU certificate for the training. Please contact Kari Kubicek after registering if you will need access to the recording.

Registration Costs:

SSC Member Rate: $49.00

Non Member Rate: $59.00

About the presenter:

Angie Ellsworth, MS, LSW, LSC, received a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and Masters Degree in School Counseling from Winona State University. She's spent the past 20 years working with children ages 5-16 with academic, behavioral, and mental health challenges and supporting parents and school staff in helping them succeed. She is trained in a variety of behavior management strategies and philosophies, and with her love of research and personal and professional experiences, she shares best practices to enhance what is already working for you and inspires you with new ideas. Angie brings an interactive and energetic approach to professional development, with real-life applications for success. She and her husband have three athletic teenagers and two black labs. She likes to be active in the sunshine.

Review strategies to support English Language Learners in all content areas. Leave with easy to use tools to implement immediately for all grade levels!

We highly encourage participating in the live session, however we are offering the option for individuals to have access to a recording of the session if he or she is unable to participate in the live session. To obtain access to the recorded session, individuals must register for the session. Individuals participating in the recorded session will be expected to complete and submit one to two activities based on the content of the session in order to receive a CEU certificate for the training. Please contact Kari Kubicek after registering if you will need access to the recording.

Registration Costs:

SSC Member Rate: $49.00

Non Member Rate: $59.00

About the Presenter:

Kori is originally from Wisconsin, where she attended Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She graduated with a degree in elementary education. After teaching in WI for two years, she moved to Minnesota where she was a classroom teacher for five years. Following her work as a classroom teacher, she was the literacy coordinator at a large charter school in St. Paul. She is currently works as a kindergarten through eighth grade instructional coach at a small suburban school near the Twin Cities. She has a masters degree in special education and reading and literacy. She is currently a doctoral student in the area of reading and literacy. She has extensive training in workshop model teaching and balanced literacy. She has presented at literacy conferences around the United States on the effective implementation of interactive read-aloud to increase student comprehension.

SSC is offering grade band specific learning sessions during the 2021-22 school year to support teachers in implementing the 2019 MN Science Standards. SSC Faculty member Dr. Thomas Meagher will be facilitating these sessions in which participants will have the opportunity to design lesson plans based on the grade specific components of the new standards.

In this session, designed for grades 6-8 teachers, we will explore how to design 3D science lessons that are focused on the 2019 MN Science Standards to engage students in essential skills of observation, science notebooking, scientific questioning, data collection, analysis and explanations with evidence.

Learn techniques in developing lessons and unit plans that utilizes hands-on inquiry learning and uses local science phenomena. Key content areas we’ll work within to design lesson plans will be 6th grade Earth Science (MN landscape), 7th grade (MN native species) Life Science and 8th grade Physical Science (Motion, Sound/Light waves, Energy).

This session is intended for grades 6-8 classroom teachers.

Registration rates:

SSC Member Rate: $99/person

Non Member Rate: $109/person

STEM Forward/SSC Member Rate: $89/person

STEM Forward/Non SSC Member Rate: $98/person

About the presenter:

Dr. Thomas Meagher is the District STEM Education Coordinator for Owatonna Public Schools supporting over 120 teachers grades K-8 in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math teaching and learning. He also holds the position of Lecturer of Science/STEM Education at the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development and works closely with the U of M STEM Education Center. Tom holds a PhD in Science Education from the U of MN, a Masters of Biology from the University of Montana and an Environmental Education Certificate from Hamline University Center for Global Environmental Education. Dr. Meagher was named MN Secondary Science Teacher of the Year, awarded the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Exchange, named as a finalist for the President Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, and a semi-finalist for the MN Teacher of the Year. With over 25 years in education, Dr. Meagher has taught many fields of science grades K-20, taught on three different Native American reservations and public schools and specializes in outdoor learning and inquiry. His passion is to mentor and support new and experienced teachers to help everyone learn the joys of STEM teaching and learning indoors and outdoors.

This virtual session is both a stand-alone and the fourth in the five part We've Got This: Behavior Management Series facilitated by SSC Faculty member Angie Ellsworth. These offerings will provide participants with resources, strategies and supports to implement positive behavior management in their classrooms as well as share and learn best practices from each other.

Target Audience: Elementary and Middle School Classroom Teachers

Tier 2 Behavior Supports: Moving into Data Driven Interventions

Don’t let the words “data driven” scare you! If you feel like you’ve “tried everything” and nothing has worked, we’ll regroup by digging deeper into these research based strategies, why they work, and why they don’t. Creative ideas for implementation, easy to document forms, and a resource vault of ideas will be shared to help you out!

The remaining sessions in this series are scheduled on the following dates from 5:30 to 7:30 PM via Zoom.

Classroom Management 101: Fresh Start or Re-Start - Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Self-Regulation: Recognize, Regulate, and Return to Learn – Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Using Circles to Build Community and Restore Relationships - Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Successful Intervention Give and Get: Effective Strategies for the Classroom - Wednesday, April 13, 2022

A 10% discount will be applied if an individual registers for all five sessions. Rates are outlined below. To register for the full series, go to the December 1 Classroom Management 101 session in our event listing and click register. You will have the option to choose the discounted full series rate.

SSC Member Rate: $49.00/session

SSC Member Rate for full series (includes 10% discount): $220.00

Non Member Rate: $59.00/session

Non Member Rate for full series (includes 10% discount): $265.00

*If you are unable to participate in the live virtual session, a recorded version of the session will be made available to registered individuals.

About the presenter: Angie Ellsworth, MS, LSW, LSC, received a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and Masters Degree in School Counseling from Winona State University. She's spent the past 20 years working with children ages 5-16 with academic, behavioral, and mental health challenges and supporting parents and school staff in helping them succeed. She is trained in a variety of behavior management strategies and philosophies, and with her love of research and personal and professional experiences, she shares best practices to enhance what is already working for you and inspires you with new ideas. Angie brings an interactive and energetic approach to professional development, with real-life applications for success. She and her husband have three athletic teenagers and two black labs. She likes to be active in the sunshine.

Join us for a crash course in the essential components needed for students to be successful readers! We will review the "Big 5"(plus 1) of reading instruction and how each component may be implemented in a variety of classrooms.

We highly encourage participating in the live session, however we are offering the option for individuals to have access to a recording of the session if he or she is unable to participate in the live session. To obtain access to the recorded session, individuals must register for the session. Individuals participating in the recorded session will be expected to complete and submit one to two activities based on the content of the session in order to receive a CEU certificate for the training. Please contact Kari Kubicek after registering if you will need access to the recording.

Registration Costs:

SSC Member Rate: $49.00

Non Member Rate: $59.00

About the Presenter:

Kori is originally from Wisconsin, where she attended Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She graduated with a degree in elementary education. After teaching in WI for two years, she moved to Minnesota where she was a classroom teacher for five years. Following her work as a classroom teacher, she was the literacy coordinator at a large charter school in St. Paul. She is currently works as a kindergarten through eighth grade instructional coach at a small suburban school near the Twin Cities. She has a masters degree in special education and reading and literacy. She is currently a doctoral student in the area of reading and literacy. She has extensive training in workshop model teaching and balanced literacy. She has presented at literacy conferences around the United States on the effective implementation of interactive read-aloud to increase student comprehension.

Call For Proposals

You are invited to submit a break-out session proposal for the Spring Educator Forum taking place on April 13, 2022. This event is the premier STEM ecosystem peer-to-peer professional development and networking event for K-12 educators, post-secondary educators and students (future educators), and community service providers in southeast Minnesota. Proposals (45 or 90 minutes sessions) are due by 11:59 PM on February 2, 2022.  Selected presenters will be notified in February and will receive a stipend of $50. Submit your proposal today! https://forms.gle/dANeuSFghkLxfq8d6

Event Details

Register today to attend this event! Break-out sessions will be posted mid-February that support:

• Elementary STEM lessons & activities
• Unplugged lessons & activities
• Reenergizing student engagement in STEM education and/or career pathways
• Parent engagement in STEM education and/or career pathways
• Developing and enriching strategic partnerships
• Increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM
• Preparing the STEM workforce for the future
• MN science and math standard supports
• Engaging students where disciplines converge
• 10.Building computational literacy
• Local approaches to support efforts measured by Minnesota Compass (https://www.mncompass.org/stem-minnesota)  

This virtual session is both a stand-alone and the last in the five part We've Got This: Behavior Management Series facilitated by SSC Faculty member Angie Ellsworth. These offerings will provide participants with resources, strategies and supports to implement positive behavior management in their classrooms as well as share and learn best practices from each other.

Target Audience: Elementary and Middle School Classroom Teachers

Successful Intervention Give and Get: Effective Strategies from the Classroom

Join educators from around the region and “toot your own horn” in this give and get session. We’ll break into primary and secondary groups where you will have up to 3 minutes to share one idea, example, resource, or template you have found to be effective in managing behavior or supporting SEL for students. And you’ll get ALL the ideas (hard copy or digital) to take with you!

The remaining sessions in this series are scheduled on the following dates from 5:30 to 7:30 PM via Zoom.

Classroom Management 101: Fresh Start or Re-Start - Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Self-Regulation: Recognize, Regulate, and Return to Learn –Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Using Circles to Build Community and Restore Relationships - Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Tier 2 Behavior Supports: Moving into Data Driven Interventions - Wednesday, March 9, 2022

A 10% discount will be applied if an individual registers for all five sessions. Rates are outlined below. To register for the full series, go to the December 1 Classroom Management 101 session in our event listing and click register. You will have the option to choose the discounted full series rate.

SSC Member Rate: $49.00/session

SSC Member Rate for full series (includes 10% discount): $220.00

Non Member Rate: $59.00/session

Non Member Rate for full series (includes 10% discount): $265.00

*If you are unable to participate in the live virtual session, a recorded version of the session will be made available to registered individuals.

Join us to celebrate the fantastic CTE work happening in our region! More details to come ...

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Empowering School Innovation and Student-Centered Learning - Future Ready Schools® (FRS) provides educators with research-based tools and resources that facilitate the modernization of schools and districts that support personalized, student-centered learning. Our work is grounded in the Future Ready Framework and powered by practitioners in the FRS network to ensure relevance. FRS offers a collection of evidence-based case studies, white papers, and featured articles that offer real-world advice from school district superintendents and innovative leaders who have used or are using FRS tools to transform teaching and learning in their districts. Organized around the Future Ready Framework gears, our work features school districts from a variety of perspectives, experiences, and demographics.

This Future Ready Schools Leadership Institute is a FREE two-day professional learning event designed to support district teams of three to nine people in creating policies, procedures, and practices that empower school and district leaders to transform teaching and learning in their school and/or district. The Leadership Institute will inspire, invigorate, and inform district teams with a wealth of information and resources that will support their Future Ready efforts. District teams will collaborate to build regional networks of like-minded colleagues, generate feedback on practices, articulate actionable next steps, and identify resources to take their learner-centered strategies to the next level. Attendees will leave the leadership institute with a better understanding of the following:

1) Equity of opportunities in the context of digital transformation

2) The FRS Framework and free resources as essential components of a successful digital conversion

3) Strategies to articulate a vision for student-centered learning

4) Enhanced capacity across each FRS strand to change the culture, increase collaborative leadership, and develop a district/schoolwide program

5) How to create a vision for digital transformation in your school or district

Bring a Team of Educators from the District - Transformation efforts are more efficient with a collaborative leadership approach, so this year the FRS Institutes have a team-based registration requirement. The district team of three to nine educators should include both district- and school-level leaders (i.e., district leaders, librarians, instructional coaches, principals, and/or technology leaders). Each team member will gain understanding about their role in the transformation process and practical advice for navigating the shift to robust and innovative teaching and learning. Potential roles to include are: Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Chief Academic Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Technology Officers, Technology Leaders, Curriculum and Instruction Coordinators, Assessment Directors, Directors of Professional Development, Instructional Coaches, Principals/Assistant Principals, and Librarians/Media Specialists.

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Please register at the Future Ready Schools website: 

https://futureready.org/events/category/institutes

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Join us for an amazing peer-to-peer learning opportunity that highlights STEM lessons and activities taking place in our classrooms in southeast Minnesota that you can replicate immediately in your classrooms!

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