Events Calendar

MAISD is proud to present a series of opportunities for New Teachers! In September
learning will be around starting out the school year strong. In October, participants will
learn about classroom management, student engagement and the Michigan Code of
Educational Ethics, making the most of your mentor/mentee relationship and establishing
a classroom culture. In November, participants will enjoy a session around planning and
teaching for student learning and thinking and more active engagement strategies. In
January, participants will learn about assessment for learning. February will have
participants discussing effective communication with administrators, colleagues and
families. March will be a time for reflecting about how to manage stress and staying in
the field of education long-term. The New Teacher Academy will wrap up in May with
reflection about how the year was and what could be done differently.

New Teacher Academy Year 1

Learn how to coach teachers and other school staff with a simple coaching cycle
framework. Discussion on the data collection tools to make coaching easier. Learn the
priority skills for coaching, how to pick a starting skill for coaching and how to keep
everything organized!

Jill Jackson's - How to Coach Teachers to Teach (Almost) Anything

This is a training on the foundations, guidelines, administration and scoring of the
Acadience Reading K-6 assessments. Participants will be given opportunities to practice
administering the assessments throughout the day using pencil and paper AND digital
scoring.
Please bring a fully charged touchscreen device (Tablet, laptop, or Chromebook).

Acadience Reading Essentials

Looking to improve your district students’ academic literacies and content learning at the
secondary level? Looking to collaborate with others to improve engagement, relevance,
and authentic learning experiences for students? Looking to support instructional growth
for secondary educators? Join the MAISD Disciplinary Literacy Community of Practice!
This community of SECONDARY administrators, instructional coaches and teacher
leaders will focus on:
(1) developing a deeper understanding of the:
● MAISA GELN Essential Instructional Practices for Disciplinary Literacy in the
Secondary Classroom
● Essential School-Wide Practices in Disciplinary Literacy: Grades 6-12
● Exploration of resources in the Disciplinary Literacy Resources Hub
● Active Implementation Framework
● Adult Learning Principles
● Components of a Professional Learning System
● Connections to the requirements of PA 146, Michigan’s Literacy & Dyslexia Law
(2) collaborating to support the strong implementation of disciplinary literacy in secondary
schools through systems development, professional learning and organizational growth

MAISD Disciplinary Literacy Community of Practice

Registration details: https://vibrantfuturesmi.org/annual-conference/