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The 2023 National ESEA Conference was held in Indianapolis, Indiana this year from February 1 to February 4. State coordinators from the Region 8 Comprehensive Center (CC) team in partnership with representatives from the Michigan and Indiana state education agencies (SEAs) presented three workshops in the span of three days.
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The fourth and final session in our four-part webinar series, Getting Ready for Summer, was held on May 9, 2023, and discusses promising practices for learning acceleration. Participants review strategies for accelerating student learning during the summer and outline an approach for developing a…
: The third session in our four-part webinar series, Getting Ready for Summer, was held on May 2, 2023, and focuses on strategies for creating a warm and welcoming summer learning environment. Participants explore the building blocks for a positive climate and culture, including communicating a…
The second session in our four-part webinar series, Getting Ready for Summer, was held on April 25, 2023, and focuses on effective student and family recruitment for summer learning programs. The session guides participants through activities to develop and align key recruitment messages tailored…
The first session in our four-part webinar series, Getting Ready for Summer, was held on April 18, 2023, and focuses on the essential elements of effective summer learning programs and planning. The session guides participants through activities to reflect on previous summer programming and develop…
Geometry Supports and Resources for Teachers will help math teachers and coaches unpack, understand, and use current math content and practice standards. The brief includes progressions of learning, an overview of effective instruction, and practical instructional strategies, including strategies…
How can districts and schools provide teachers more flexibility and enable more time for planning, collaboration, and professional learning? This brief provides an overview of the various types of workplace flexibility and shares three examples of districts in Indiana (Randolph Eastern School…
Region 8 Comprehensive Center developed this brief in collaboration with the Indiana Department of Education to outline best practices for cultivating relationships with potential new hires. The brief goes over relationship-based recruitment and what it looks like to have an ongoing relationship-…
The Region 8 Comprehensive Center collaborated with the Indiana Department of Education to evaluate the obstacles many districts face in the teacher hiring process. The brief further discusses the importance of hiring timelines, benefits and barriers of early hiring, and recommendations and…