Increase relationships and confidence with other teachers and the curriculum through a hands-on exploration of the Metier self-awareness curriculum including structure, process, and activities.

Increase relationships and confidence with other teachers and the curriculum through a hands-on exploration of the Metier Flowblazer’s structure, process, and activities.

This workshop is designed to build awareness, create an action plan, and support implementation of supports for multilingual learners and EL/ELL/ESL students. Explore considerations for programming, resource allocation, program models, and ideas for cross department collaboration and high leverage strategies to support the multilingual learners in your school/district.

This is a specialized training on both practical and legal considerations of Minnesota’s open meeting law and data practices requirements. Participants will gain an understanding of these complicated laws, learn how to access appropriate resources, and leave with practical knowledge for working within the laws’ parameters.

This is a specialized training on both practical and legal considerations of Minnesota’s open meeting law and data practices requirements. Participants will gain an understanding of these complicated laws, learn how to access appropriate resources, and leave with practical knowledge for working within the laws’ parameters.

Join this on-demand training opportunity to access a wide variety of online courses designed to provide paraprofessionals the targeted training needed to succeed as a Title I paraprofessional, including strategies that can be applied immediately.

The training includes access to over 150 courses and can be used for professional development or certification. Access to the content will be available for one year from your registration date. If you are using this training for certification, you must complete PARA Assessment 1 and PARA Assessment 2. The assessments must be proctored. Please be aware that this is an on-demand training and any preparations for the assessments are up to the individual to complete online.

Sourcewell will not be hosting proctoring sessions at this time, please see this FAQ document for more information.

Calling all paraprofessionals! Join us as we explore methods to assist students with diverse behavioral needs and promote literacy growth. Gain insights into how adult perspectives can impact student experiences and deepen your understanding of trauma in both students and adults. Learning experiences are designed specifically for you, providing you with the tools to maximize your impact in the classroom.

School leaders will come together five times throughout the year to share a meal, network with one another on topics of interest to them, and learn up to date information on key leadership topics.

This conference will be a great professional development opportunity and you will have time to connect and network with other administrative assistants working in districts throughout central Minnesota. You will be able to bring some wonderful insights back to your school. Based on input gathered from school staff across the region, this conference will cover some important and practical topics: Setting boundaries for effective support, optimizing team performance, creating warm, welcoming, and safe school environments, and applying strategies for wellbeing and balance. You will have the opportunity to connect and network with other administrative assistants working in districts throughout central Minnesota.

The Sourcewell Educator Summit is an excellent opportunity to engage with leading education experts as you continue the work of creating a culture of learning for all.

Multilingual learners are enrolling in unprecedented numbers across greater Minnesota. Every teacher and school administrator can be prepared to support this diverse student population. Dr. Amy Young will walk us through how to support every multilingual learner in every classroom, every day.

This training provides an opportunity to examine and evaluate your current practices when responding to young people experiencing trauma. Learn about and address behaviors resulting from unmet needs, then problem-solve and plan interventions using grade-level-specific student and schoolwide scenarios. Scenario responses will explore and apply a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) model for behavior. Resilience is not a result of hard times; it’s a result of the various supports available during challenging times. Let us be those proven supports and make the shift from understanding trauma, to responding in ways that build resilient young people, ready to thrive socially, emotionally, and intellectually.

This course focuses on understanding themes of reciprocity and restoration applied to both human relationships and the environment. We will use the text Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults by Robin Wall Kimmerer and adopted by Monique Gray Smith. Learn introductory circle keeping practices, restorative justice methods, and build background through the text about indigenous wisdom, scientific teaching, and knowledge of plants.

The New Teacher Academy is designed to increase confidence and capacity in novice educators by combining relevant training with growth-focused coaching support. Support throughout the year includes five full-day trainings at Chase on the Lake, five individual in-classroom coaching sessions, Catalyst Whole Group Leadership, and Catalyst Live.

Identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among young people. You will build the skills and confidence you need to reach out and provide initial support to young people. You will also learn how to help connect them to appropriate support.