Webinars

Session #5 of the 2023-24 webinar series During our March In The Middle With You Webinar, we discussed the topics of Social Emotional Learning and Staff Appreciation. Special thanks to our Board of Directors representatives, Jeff Dykhouse and Craig Blower for sharing some of the great work each is leading in their respective buildings! Jeff Dykhouse, principal of East Grand Rapids Middle School, discussed the implementation of the Trails to Wellness program, developed by…

Framing Forward in Policy, Procedure and Practice Part 5 of our MASSP Catalyst+ Webinar Series was Framing Forward in Policy, Procedure, and Practice.  We were joined by Michigan Virtual President and CEO, Jamey Fitzpatrick and Senior Director of MV Learning Research Institute Ken Dirkin. Both have been on the vanguard at the state level in thinking about AI in education and schools.  The conversation started with MV’s 8 domains as a framing for…

AI and Legal Considerations for Schools AI has created myriad legal challenges and landmines for school leaders and systems. The spring of ‘23 saw schools and universities struggling with measured responses and overreaction to AI that placed districts and schools at legal risk. Working with our legal partners, this session is designed to provide guardrails for schools to consider when building their thinking around responses to AI as an organization. Our 4th…

Attributes of High Quality Leadership https://youtu.be/StAWubkUeHM

Session #4 of the 2023-24 webinar series. Thank you for attending session 4 of our In The Middle With You webinar for the 2023-24 school year.  Special thanks to our presenters Sonica and Lilliana fromThe Regional Laboratory Midwest for presenting great information on the DILE Approach (Data Informed Leadership for Equity) a program available to middle schools. During our session,we started by revisiting the definitions of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion). We then particpated in the “Name Game”,…

Breaking Out of Traditional Thinking As AI has come into the conversation it’s been focused on what AI is rather than why and how we might utilize it for learning. As an education community, we have yet to dive deeply into how AI can shift our cultures of learning and what we do in schools. Our third Catalyst23+ webinar thinks deeply about this conversation. Dr. Zak Cohen, Principal of the Francis Parker…

Presented by MASSP & MEMSPA Today’s webinar with attorney Bob Schinder from Miller Johnson provided principals with the opportunity to learn more about the recent Michigan Court of Appeals ruling (Batista v. ORS) that impacts the MPSERS pension benefits of building level leaders.  During the webinar, Attorney Schindler 1) Provided an overview of how this litigation began and the course of action it has taken through the court system, 2) Explained the…

Part 5 of the College Board Going Digital Series Thank you for attending the MASSP Leader2Leader webinar, The College Board Going Digital: Part 5 - Utilizing Results for Assessment & Instruction. Today's webinar brings our regular contributors from the College Board, Executive Director Ted Gardella and Director of State Partnerships Kari Anama, and adds GELN SAT Task Force and GELN Disciplinary Literacy Co-chairs Cherron Ramsey from Wayne RESA and Dr. Jenelle Williams from the Oakland…

Part 4 of the College Board Going Digital Series Thank you for attending the MASSP Leader2Leader Webinar, The College Board Going Digital, Part 4: Practice, Practice, Practice. This webinar featured regular contributors, College Board's Executive Director Ted Gardella and Director of State Partnerships Kari Anama, as well as Jason Feig, director of district partnerships from Khan Academy. We are excited to have this panel as we are shifting gears today. The last three webinars…

Part 3 of our College Board Going Digital Series This webinar was jam packed with information and many of the links are organized below. The College Board assessments begin their digital transformation this fall. Schools have one opportunity to provide 8th and 11th grade students as well as their staff with a school-based practice of the digital format with the PSAT8 and the PSAT/NMSQT next fall. This webinar series is designed to…