Introduction to Educating Exceptional Children and Youth. This is an online course that fulfills the state requirement for teachers in Georgia.

This online course will focus on the five areas of reading and how to implement reading and writing strategies across the curriculum.

NAMI will provide training on Ending the Silence for School Staff.  This is a one-hour presentation for teachers and other school personnel to raise their awareness about mental illness, help them recognize the early warning signs, and reinforce the importance in the lives of their students, this presentation opens the door for schools to make a difference.  

Topics include: understanding the difference between "bad behavior" and symptoms of a mental health condition, recognizing early warning signs, communicating effectively with familes, linking to community resources quickly, and creating a supportive learning environment for all students. 

Led by Mark Wilson

Topics:

"Create a Winning Environment" and "Influence the School's Culture"

Continuation of Coaching Matters book study.

Keynote Speaker: Marcus Scott, President of the Georgia Association for Alternative Education (GAAE) and the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI).

The primary goal of this professional learning is to provide an opportunity for staff members who perform similar roles to come together and share ideas and evidence of best practices. Houghlin-Mifflin will be sharing curriculum resources and sponsoring lunch.  Collaboration and job-alikes will be available as well.

Led by Faye Maison

Attorney, Harben, Hartley, and Hawkins

This session will contain a thorough review of Title IX and include a Q&A opportunity

Session must meet a mandatory minimum

Led by: KB Ballentine 

During this session, poet KB Ballentine will facilitate discussion, model strategies, and lead teachers through classroom practices

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Led by: Melissa Stewart, Educational Consultant

Course-specific groups for Algebra 1 and Geometry will be formed to allow teachers from other schools to enjoy a structured collaboration time. After a general session to discuss updates to Georgia Milestones materials, the teachers will share best-practices and strategies used with students that have helped build strong mathematical foundations.

Led by Mark Wilson

Topics:

"Create a Winning Environment" and "Influence the School's Culture"

Led by Mark Wilson

Topics: 

"Conflict is Inevitable but Leaders Learn to Manage it" and "Future-Forward Leadership"

Led by Mark Wilson

Topics:

"Conflict is Inevitable but Leaders Learn to Manage it" and "Future-Forward Leadership"