MPE is pleased to provide the following professional development resources to support its members’ professional growth for the benefit of themselves and their students, as research has proven that superior professional development is vital to elevated school performance. MPE is not endorsing any provider or opportunity listed here; rather, the information is provided as a tool for MPE members in their endeavors.
Training in the following areas is designed for administrators and/or school leadership teams:
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Instructional Coaching |
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Instructional Leadership |
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Struggling Learners and ELL |
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Students with Disabilities |
Teachers, as well as administrators, may attend training in the following:
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Assistant Teachers |
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Data Driven Decision Making |
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Depth of Knowledge
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Each provider’s website is listed so that MPE members may contact individual providers for additional information or to register for these opportunities. These professional development resources will be updated monthly, so please check back for the most recent information.
Resources for Administrators Instructional Coaching
Instructional Coaching
- The University of Mississippi’s Institute for Education and Workforce’s Instructional Coaching Institute is a 3-day program designed to help principals and school leaders learn to coach faculty members to embed standards-based education into the systems and practices of their schools. The first day of the Institute explores how to become an effective instructional coach and introduces a six-step process adopted by the National Institute for School Leadership. The following two days, participants learn how to analyze instruction in the classroom and apply the coaching techniques to individual and group settings. (662.791.8150 or 662.915.2707; enrollment is limited to 25 principals and administrators)
Instructional Leadership
- JBHM Education Group’s Institute for Instructional Leaders equips school leaders with the tools they need to serve as instructional leaders. This three-day interactive Institute provides intensive training on the basics of each area of need. During the Institute, participants will learn to:
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Interpret assessment data related to state and federal accountability |
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Use data to drive instructional practice |
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Understand special education issues and implications |
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Conduct classroom observations with a focus on student learning |
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Provide constructive feedback to teachers |
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Utilize all resources effectively |
(www.jbhm-edgroup.com; $7,500 per district with 20 participants required; regional institutes are presented with individual registration available)
Struggling Learners and ELL
- Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium (Audience: Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, Special Education Directors, Federal Program Directors and Principals): A primary responsibility for administrators today is to meet the needs of all learners (especially those who struggle to meet standards) while supporting teachers as they learn new methods that will accelerate learning for students who need the most assistance. This workshop provides practical advice for administrators who are interested in increasing student achievement of students who struggle to meet federal and state requirements (e.g., AYP, Accreditation Levels, or other accountability concerns). This workshop will include information to address issues such as:
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Low performing students |
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Students with disabilities in the regular classroom (least restrictive environment) |
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Needs of English Language Learners |
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Requirements of Teacher Support Teams |
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Meaningful, achievable and sustainable academic growth |
(www.gceic.org; 5 SEMIs)
- August 20 - Gulfport
- August 29 - Biloxi
- September 5 - Petal
Students with Disabilities
- The University of Mississippi’s Institute for Education and Workforce’s Students with Disabilities Institute is a two-day program designed to prepare principals for exercising leadership in mobilizing staff to address the learning needs of students with disabilities, and in designing and managing continuous professional development systems for all staff in the school around supporting all students, including those with disabilities. The program is not a course on Special Education law and regulations. The program is divided into five main topics:
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Designing assessments for progress monitoring |
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Developing sound instructional goals |
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School wide behavioral interventions |
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Instructional and assessment accommodations |
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Organizing the school to support and sustain high quality learning experiences for students with disabilities |
(For additional information, call 662.791.8150 or 662.915.2707)
Resources for Administrators and Teachers
assistant teachers
- The University of Southern Mississippi Elementary Teacher Education Program will be offered to assistant teachers in an online format beginning next fall. In an effort to address the critical shortage of classroom teachers, the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education at USM will allow those who are employed as an Assistant Teacher in any public school in Mississippi to take their K-6 professional education courses online. For additional information call Dr. David Daves, Chair - Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education at 601-266-5917.
Data Driven Decision Making
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This one-day workshop hosted by the Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium will help educators understand how to effectively make use of available data to improve student growth for all learners. Supported by research from master educator Dr. Douglas Reeves, Data Driven Decision Making is helping schools across the United States close the achievement gaps and increase student growth gains through the effective use of data analysis and progress monitoring. This workshop provides participants with the information needed to make data driven decisions and assists them in selecting the tools and programs that will be most effective. (www.gceic.org; $100; .6 CEUs available for $20.00; no charge for 5 SEMIs)
Depth of Knowledge
- This one-day workshop hosted by the Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium will help educators understand the innovative concept developed by Norman Webb. Webb’s studies on curriculum alignment and on aligning curricular and assessment have impacted many schools across the United States. Webb’s levels of knowledge: Level 1 – Recall and Reproduction, Level 2 – Skills and Concepts, Level 3 – Strategic Thinking, and Level 4 – Extended Thinking represent a hierarchy of complexity. Knowing the levels and the types of tasks and assessments that are representative of each type will help teachers and other educators formulate in class assignments and assessments that more closely reflect the intent of the curricula they teach. (www.gceic.org; .6 CEUs and 5 SEMIs)
- August 26 - Picayune
- September 3 - Picayune
Healthy Students Act
- Beginning with the 2008-09 school year, the Healthy Students Act will require students to have 150 minutes a week of activity based instruction and 45 minutes a week of health education for grades K-8, and a ½ Carnegie unit of physical education for graduation for grades 9-12. Workshop attendees will learn new ways to provide quality health and physical education programs at their schools and are asked to dress in a manner that will be comfortable for participation in physical activities. Space is limited and .5 CEUs will be awarded to all attendees. For more information call 601-359-1737.
- August 12 – North Mississippi Medical Center’s Wellness Center, Tupelo
- August 13 – MSU McCarthy Gym, Mississippi State
- August 20 - Coca Cola Bottling Company, Hattiesburg
- September 3 – Delta State University, Cleveland
- September 4 – Horn Lake Intermediate School, Horn Lake
Inclusion
- East Mississippi Center for Educational Development (Audience: new teachers, teachers new to the world of inclusion, special education teachers, administrators and other education staff/faculty): Inclusion is including students with special needs in the regular education setting of their neighborhood school that they normally would have attended if they didn’t have a disability. The most current language of the federal mandate on inclusive education comes from the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). There is no one recipe for including students with disabilities into the regular classroom because every student is different. This workshop will take a look at special education terminology, IEPs, resources, methods, teacher collaboration, administrative support, and websites that can help support inclusive education. Group discussions and participation will be included in this workshop. (www.emced.org; .6 CEUs and 5 SEMIs)
Mississippi Mathematics Framework Grades 6-12
- This one-day workshop will be hosted by the Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium and will be conducted by an educator trained by the Mississippi Department of Education. In 2006, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics released the Curriculum Focal Points, which became the guide for a national alignment for mathematics in kindergarten through eighth grade. A committee of educators was assembled in the fall of 2006 to resolve vertical alignment issues while utilizing the NCTM Focal Points. Upon the completion of the 2007 Mississippi Mathematics Framework Revised, a two-day training was developed by Dr. Barbara Dougherty, Director for the Center of Educational Research at the University of Mississippi, to assist educators in properly implementing the mathematics framework using research based activities. This is a revision of the original two-day workshop described above. (www.gceic.org; $50; .6 CEUs and 5 SEMIs)
School Safety
- The College of Lifelong Learning at Jackson State University will sponsor a national conference, entitled S.O.S Spirit of Safety Conference: Violence Prevention in Schools, Colleges, and Universities. The objective of the conference is to share practical ideas and research-based strategies promoting violence-free educational environments with educators and other professionals, connected with schools, colleges, and universities. The conference is for teachers; counselors; school security officers; law enforcement personnel; social workers; principals; and IHL faculty, administrators, and safety personnel. Cost of CEUs has not been established at this time. Free SWU's and SEMI Credits will be offered pending approval. For conference costs and special rates for those who register early, visit www.jsums.edu/cll. For more information contact Will Jones, at 601-432-6879.
- November 10-12 Jackson Hilton Hotel
Additional Resources
The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Leadership and Professional Development provides all school personnel with research-based professional development infused with nationally recognized “best practices” and training theories. For more information, visit www.mde.k12.ms.us/olpd.
Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s PBS TeacherLine is the premier resource offering professional development courses online to PreK-12 teachers and school districts. PBS’s facilitators lead over 100 standards-based courses that span the entire curriculum. Coursework can cover a complete sequence of study or address a specific requirement, depending on a teacher’s or districts’s needs. Visit: www.pbs.org/teacherline. Select “Course Catalog” – by state, drop down to “Mississippi.” For more information, contact Jill Boteler at jill.boteler@mpbonline.org or 601.432.6203.
Mississippi e-Learning for Educators is a partnership between Mississippi Public Broadcasting and the Mississippi Department of Education which uses an online delivery model to provide effective professional development, leading to gains in educators’ content knowledge, improvements in teaching practices and increased student achievement. Participants learn and share best practices and instructional resources through interactive communities. You may view the course listing at http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/olpd/edtech/index.html.
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