Workshops

Lunch & Learn-Teaching Engagement Skills: Helping Students Build the Habits for Learning Session 3/3

This workshop goes along with the SEL Series: Beyond Compliance –  Helping Reluctant Learners Engage. This workshop CAN be attended if you cannot attend the other 2 sessions.

Engagement is often treated as something students either have or do not have. In reality, the behaviors that sustain engagement are skills that can be explicitly taught and strengthened over time.

This session focuses on how educators can intentionally support students as they develop the social emotional skills needed for sustained engagement in learning. Participants will explore how skills develop progressively, moving from awareness to guided practice to independent application, and why students often struggle when these steps are skipped.

Educators will examine how to break down complex skills into manageable components and create opportunities for students to practice them within academic work. Participants will also explore how reflection routines, feedback, and classroom dialogue help students recognize their growth and transfer skills across learning situations.

By the end of the session, educators will understand how to support students at different stages of skill development and will leave with practical approaches to help reluctant learners build the habits, confidence, and strategies necessary for meaningful engagement in school.

Registration closes on June 12, 2026

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Lunch & Learn: Fact Fluency – Moving from Accuracy to Automaticity

Participants will learn the research on why fact fluency is so important for foundational-level math and beyond. Participants will explore different tools, techniques, and memory devices to help students gain accuracy. The best methods for automaticity, such as strategic use of flashcards, taped problem sets, and cover-copy-compare, will also be highlighted. 

Note – This session is a repeat presentation from September 2024 due to strong interest and positive feedback.

Registration closes on  June 16, 2026, or when the participant cap is reached. 

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Lunch & Learn: Building Thinking Classrooms – Ready to Implement in the Math Class?

This session will introduce educators to the key practices from the book Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K – 12: 14 Practices for Enhancing Learning, and how they can support deeper student thinking and engagement in mathematics. Participants will learn how one classroom teacher implemented these strategies and what this work looked like in practice. 

This session will provide an overview of the core routines, highlight classroom examples, and allow educators to experience problem-solving tasks as learners. Time will also be provided for participants to consider how these practices could be incorporated into their own classrooms during the upcoming school year. 

Registration closes on June 18 2026, or when the participant cap is reached.

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Lunch & Learn – Better the Ball Leadership Series: Learn to Listen & Listen to Learn Session 1/2

This workshop goes along with the Better the Ball Leadership Series, with Session 2 on June 25th.  This workshop CAN be attended if you cannot attend Session 2.

We listen to learn and when we know better, we do better. Using parts of Better the Ball Leadership,

• Bring awareness to the power of making others feel heard
• Honor that empathy is the ability to understand
• Discover the power of your AWE
• Realize that it’s not about fixing others…it’s about guiding them and listening to learn is 90% of the formula

Registration Closes on June 17, 2026.

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Lunch & Learn: Better the Ball Leadership Series: Establish Boundaries for Self-Care Session 2/2

This workshop goes along with the Better the Ball Leadership Series, with Session 1 on June 23rd.  This workshop CAN be attended if you have not attended session 1.

Better the Ball Leadership Series:  Establish Boundaries for Self Care

We realize failure is a stepping stone & taking care of ourselves is essential. Using parts of Better the Ball Leadership,

• Uncover the real meaning of boundaries and why they are essential for your self care

• Identify your needs to be the best you can be so you can lead others effectively

• Leave with a strong understanding of your perspective of the world so you can make solid decisions

• Leave knowing exactly what you have control over so you can establish and care for your boundaries

Seat paid for by the Area 3 SEL Hub Grant

Registration closes on June 22, 2026

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Impact by Design: Unlocking the Power of Visible Learning

This session introduces teachers to John Hattie’s Visible Learning signature practices that have the greatest impact on student achievement. Participants will explore high-effect size strategies such as learning intentions and success criteria, feedback that moves learning forward, and cultivating visible thinking in the classroom. Through collaboration and practical examples, teachers will learn how to make learning more explicit, ensure students understand what they are learning, why it matters, and strengthen instructional clarity. By the end of the session, educators will leave with ready-to-use strategies that enhance engagement, deepen understanding, and accelerate student growth.

Registration closes on June 23, 2026, or when the participant cap is reached. 

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Lunch & Learn: Keeping the Love of Reading Alive in the Upper Grades

This engaging workshop will share practical, classroom-tested strategies to motivate students and build a strong reading culture. Grounded in the work of Donalyn Miller and Kelly Gallagher, participants will explore research-based approaches to support independent reading, encourage diverse book choices, and engage even reluctant readers.

All of the strategies shared were used in the presenter’s own classroom and offer authentic examples and ideas teachers can implement next year!

Note – This session is a repeat presentation from Summer 2025 due to strong interest and positive feedback.

Registration closes on June 26, 2026, or when the participant cap is reached. 

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Short-Term Substitute Training

The Regional Office of Education is offering FREE three-hour trainings required for short-term substitute teacher certification. 

Prospective substitute teachers must have an Associate’s degree OR have completed 60 or more semester hours of college coursework.

You must complete this training and then you are ready to apply. You will be able to substitute in all grades of public schools, pre-kindergarten through grade 12. A short-term substitute license is valid until June 30, 2028.

Although not required for regular substitute teachers, the training is also open and available to those educators as well. The chart below shows the training dates and times.

Registration closes on July 17, 2026.

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