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

This workshop is designed for awareness, action, and implementation regarding expectations and learning for all students, including those who may not speak English for their first language. Topics will include funding, accountability systems, writing/implementing an LIEP plan (required by state law), special education and EL, and family/community engagement. 

Conversations about the science of reading currently proliferate the reading landscape. With limited time and unlimited information, educators find themselves trying to sort out the facts from the fluff. Teachers and administrators want to know, "what does this mean for reading instruction in our schools and in our classrooms?" This training will respond to these questions by bringing clarity around what it is, why it is important, and how it impacts our schools and classrooms.

With the help of knowledgeable Sourcewell consultants, local educators can collaborate through professional networks to learn from each other and take away valuable resources. These facilitator-led groups are a great way to foster professional growth and self-improvement. 

Networks are for central Minnesota schools and districts.  Meeting format (in-person or virtual) will be based on each group's needs and the content to be covered. Some may be all in-person meetings and some will be all virtual. Most will be a mix of both.  

Choose from more than 20 subject areas. See all the details and register on our Networks page. 

Are you eager to learn more about the new Minnesota science standards (Next Generation Science Standards)? Are you looking to build and test phenomenon-based lessons? Are you ready to trailblaze in shifting your science instruction? Join Region 5 science teachers as we explore and build our community of practice to support three-dimensional teaching and learning for K-12 teachers.

This is a specialized training on both practical and legal considerations of open meeting laws and data practices. Participants will gain an understanding of these very complicated laws,  learn how to access appropriate tools, 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.

For additional information view the Course List (includes course objectives)

The Minnesota Department of Education has partnered with Sourcewell to provide a limited number of seats available on a first-come first-serve basis. To be eligible, a proctored assessment must be completed within 90-days of system access. If the proctored assessment has not been completed within 90-days, you will be invoiced $59.

Please be aware that this is an on-demand training and any preparations for the assessments are up to the individual to complete online.

To access the Paraeducator Online Training for professional development without the assessments, register here.

This event will bring novice and seasoned paraprofessionals together for a day of learning and collaborating around academic, social, and behavioral supports, leading participants to feel empowered to implement new strategies.

Join us for a day focused on creating positive school culture and inclusivity with national presenter and trainer Marceline DuBose. Together we will identify common school scenarios that create barriers for some, name strategies for building an inclusive school culture, and provide opportunities to connect with other regional educators committed to working on similar goals and projects.

Language is ever evolving and changing. Sometimes knowing which terms or descriptions to use can be difficult and sometimes we don’t even know we are using outdated or harmful language. This webinar is focused on promoting positive language around topics such as race, gender, and common school-based labels and language.

Get ready to connect and elevate best practices as a licensed family adult foster care program at this virtual conference. This is our first year offering a Regional Family Adult Foster Care Conference to provide professional development to individuals that operate a family adult foster care license in the following counties: Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, Wadena, Otter Tail, and Douglas Counties.

This training will discuss and provide guidance on how to guide the work of paraprofessionals in the general education and special education classrooms. It will cover ways of supporting general education teachers with accommodating and modifying classroom work and activities, implementing high leverage practices, collecting data, and making decisions based on the data.

What is it that makes a school experience excellent? A central piece to learning includes our curriculum and instructional choices. In this series, we will excavate one of the most frequent absent narratives in our curriculum and instructional materials: student voice. Marceline DuBose will lead us through practical strategies to make Collective Knowledge Creation part of every instructional choice. Come away with new insights, thoughtful processing questions, and tools you can use to put students back at the center of their educational experience.

Put data to work. Receive valuable information on assessment and data literacy in the morning, work time in the afternoon, and two follow-up data sessions during the 2023-2024 school year. Concentrate on a topic of importance to your district and strive to make action plans meaningful and relevant.

This professional learning opportunity is for educators who are interested in learning more about STEM education and how to integrate STEM learning into all content areas for even greater student engagement. Learn to create hands-on, authentic learning opportunities for students that leverage best practices in lesson design, content and standards, and instructional strategies to bring STEM learning alive and support students as they find the potential of their Super-Power through STEM. Participants will have time to work with consultants to design a new or enhance a current learning experience in their classroom.

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.

Trauma inhibits a person’s ability to learn, build relationships, and function in a classroom. To support students affected by trauma, educators must first understand the various types of traumas (beyond ACES) and how trauma affects the brain and behavior in both students and adults. This equity-infused training will include an introduction to trauma-informed practices.

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.

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.

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.