Are you looking for professional learning for yourself, or your staff? Visit the Metro RESA course catalog found on the website under Courses and Events tab. Use the search features to find what you are looking for, or take a cruise around all the offerings currently available at Metro RESA. We look forward to serving you in 2023-2024!

Are you a district-level leader looking to connect with others in similar roles? Look no further than Metro RESA Job-Alike groups. Updated schedules will be sent out soon for the 2023-2024 year. Join one of our groups today to enhance your role-relevant knowledge, network with others, and share information to meet the needs of your particular role. Find the Job-Alike group that is a good fit for you.

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Metro RESA is proud to offer a six-month, in-person academy created for both new and experienced instructional coaches led by expert leaders in the field.

The Metro RESA Coaching Connections Academy is a focused, engaging, and intensive professional development opportunity available to Metro Atlanta instructional coaches that will begin in the Fall of 2023. The academy aims to provide a big-picture view of instructional coaching, while still diving in deep to develop crucial skills and strategies instructional coaches need to know to become successful coaching partners with the educators and students they serve. Each session will leave participants with the tools and resources needed to successfully implement in their respective learning communities upon their return. For more information about each individual meeting session, click the link to see more details.

Join Metro RESA as we host Sherry Parrish for Number Talks training. Number Talks are five-to-fifteen-minute conversations that focus on intentional computation problems, or number strings, that build mental computation strategies and number sense in mathematics. Number Talks support students with becoming fluent mathematicians who solve problems accurately, efficiently, and flexibly and communicate their understanding and reasoning of mathematics. In this professional learning session, educators will explore the rationale for Number Talks, rehearse the process, review common strategies, observe Number Talks in action with students, and plan for classroom implementation.

For additional information and registration, click here. To view the agenda, click here.

When:

 August 28, 2023: Kindergarten and 1st Grade

 August 29, 2023: 2nd Grade and 3rd Grade

 August 30, 2023: 4th Grade and 5th Grade

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Location: Academies of Creative Education/ Forsyth County Schools

1160 Dahlonega Highway

Cumming, GA 30040

Cost: $299/session

The Mathematics Diving Deeper Series sessions will continue the journey of professional learning for Georgia’s K-12 Math Standards. Participants will dive into the content that is addressed in units 3 and 4 by exploring grade level/course resources as they unpack the units of instruction. Emphasis will be placed on diving deep into learning plans to better understand the shift toward a key competency approach.

K-5 Registration Flyer

6-12 Registration Flyer

Location: Metro RESA Auditorium Cost: $99 per session

Full Schedule of MRESA Mathematics PL

Join Metro RESA as we host Amie Dean, The Behavior Queen. Amie has a passion for helping students and teachers across the world. Her behavior-focused workshops offer right on time strategies to minimize and process behaviors in the classroom successfully. Leave the workshop ready to implement positive and practical strategies that can be used right away.

Registration is open at www.mresa.org

Sessions will be held in the 2023/2024 School Year

• October 13, 2023: Behavior Interventions That Work
• December 4, 2023: Correcting Problems Now
• February 2, 2024: Behavior Interventions That Work
• February 26, 2024: Better Next Year: Planning for the First Six Weeks of School
• May 7, 2024: Behavior Interventions That Work- Morning Session Focus on Paraprofessional Needs, Afternoon Session Focus on Substitute Needs

Metro RESA's School Climate and Whole Child teams offer a robust listing of professional learning opportunities throughout the year to support both students and staff members. View descriptions of the 2023-2024 professional learning opportunities here.

School Climate PL Registration Links and Schedule

Whole Child PL Registration Links and Schedule

In this virtual information session, you will learn the nuts and bolts of a successful grant application as well as have an opportunity to ask questions. If you plan on applying for the upcoming Mental Health Mini-Grant, this session is highly recommended that you attend.

Staff healing and wellness, a one hour training, provides insight on ways on educational leaders can encourage staff connectivity through attention to emotional wellness and an understanding of how different types of grief could be affecting staff behavior and morale. Participants will learn how to assess the climate of their staff and utilize available resources. This session will also provide tips to utilize during staff meetings, ways to encourage the use of Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services, and recommendations for a human resources re-campaign for EAP service solicitation. To inquire about setting up a training for your district please contact Granville T. Freeman, LPC, CPCS, BCTMH at Granville.Freeman@mresa.org.

Metro RESA is proud to offer a cohort for the Teacher Leader Endorsement. Please visit our webpage for more information visit the Metro RESA Teacher Leader Endorsement page. Registration is open until July 31, 2023.

Email Mandy Johnson, mandy.johnson@mresa.org, with any questions.

The Teacher Leader Endorsement at Metro RESA is a GaPSC approved preparation program that provides approved candidates with the coursework and related field experience required to add the Teacher Leader Endorsement to a current standard Georgia Professional Certificate. Within the year-long endorsement, candidates focus on developing peer and collegial leadership skills. Key elements of the endorsement include promoting effective communication skills, building relationships, developing coaching skills, and broadening perspectives related to district and school leadership. Participants complete a clinical supervision cycle, design an action research project, develop a professional growth plan, create, and deliver a professional learning workshop, facilitate a professional learning team meeting, participate in local governance activities, and work with a site supervisor to better understand building leadership challenges and procedures.

Join Metro RESA for the Upcoming Dyslexia Endorsement

• Begins August 2023
• Online/Virtual Model
• Visit the MRESA Dyslexia Page for More Information

Join Metro RESA for the Upcoming Gifted Endorsement

• Begins August 2023
• Online/Virtual Model
• Visit the MRESA Gifted Page for More Information

Join Metro RESA for the Upcoming ESOL Endorsement

• Begins August 30, 2023
• Nine-Month Program
• Visit the MRESA ESOL Page for More Information

Join Metro RESA for the Upcoming MTSS Endorsement

• Begins September 2023
• Online: Asynchronous-Self-Paced Model
• Visit the MRESA MTSS Page for More Information

Join Metro RESA for the Upcoming STEM Endorsement

• Begins August 2023
• 8-Month Program
• Visit the MRESA STEM Page for More Information

The School Improvement (SI) Team participated in three days of professional learning in July to prepare for a successful school year of supporting Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) schools. Under the leadership of Mrs. Georgi Nour, Director of School Improvement, the SI Team actively engaged in team-building activities and professional learning. The topics covered included: CCRPI, Instructional Strategies, Leading from Where You Are, Coaching for Stronger Implementation: From Collaborative Planning to Classroom Instruction, and Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics. The SI Team shared resources and tools aligned to the Georgia Department of Education’s systems and structures to help school leaders, teachers, and support staff focus on the “right work” to build the capacity of school teams and create a culture of sustainability to improve student outcomes. The team armed themselves with strategies to continuously support schools by implementing Short-term Action Plans to reduce instructional variability in classrooms and focused on supporting the whole child. Picture A, Picture B, Picture C

We would like to welcome the newest members to our School Improvement Team. These five experienced educators bring much experience and knowledge to our team, ranging from special education to state-level support. The new team members will provide support throughout the metro Atlanta school districts. They are excited to join the team!

Our Metro RESA specialists want to keep you informed. Receive the latest updates in ELA, Mathematics, Science, School Climate, and Whole Child Support. Head to our catalog and search "mailing" and you can register for one, or all!

• K5 ELA
• Secondary ELA
• K5 Math
• Secondary Math
• K5 Science
• Secondary Science
• School Climate
• Whole Child Support

2023-2024 Young Georgia Authors (YGA) Competition Guidelines

The purpose of the Young Georgia Authors (YGA) writing competition is to encourage students to develop enthusiasm for and expertise in their writing, to provide a context to celebrate their writing successes, and to recognize student achievement in arts and academics. This prestigious competition has been engaging Georgia students for more than two decades and is open to any student currently enrolled in Georgia public schools, grades K -12. The competition is sponsored by the Georgia Language Arts Supervisors (GLAS) and the Georgia RESA Network with support from the Georgia Department of Education. Winning entries from each system are due to the Metro RESA ELA Supervisor, Kelley York, no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 16, 2024. Kelley York will send specific instructions to upload entries. Please email kelley.york@mresa.org for more information.

Official Rules Booklet