Milwaukee Center for Teaching, Learning and Public Education

Educator and friend of the WEA Academy Jen Murphy provides high quality virtual yoga and wellness classes to guide and motivate individuals toward healthier, happier lives. Check her out @ https://bit.ly/3If36f0

July 18th at 1PM CST
As the new school year begins, it is critical to provide support to newcomer and immigrant families in navigating the school system.
In partnership with Welcoming America, we invite you to join us TODAY, July 18th at 1PM CST for this interactive webinar where we will share strategies and resources to best support these families. Our diverse panel includes district leaders, school administrators, non-profit organizations, and parent advocates who will share their knowledge and expertise on best practices for engaging with families and building strong partnerships with schools and community-based organizations.

Registration- https://welcomingamerica.zoom.us/webinar/register/3016877900998/WN_xINaPNmYQtqLvTXB37Cm-g #/registration

https://welcomingamerica.org/

Home Building a Nation of Neighbors Welcoming America is a nonprofit leading a movement of inclusive communities becoming more prosperous by ensuring everyone belongs, including immigrants. Learn more about how we connect a broad network of nonprofits and local governments and support them in becoming tr...

Whether you’re an aspiring educator, an early career educator or a seasoned veteran, you will find our classroom management course engaging and immediately applicable to your practice. Register @ https://bit.ly/43QapD2. Free for WEAC members.

Join us in person or online this September for Teaching Hacks: Ideas to Make your Teaching Life Easier. Register @ https://bit.ly/42e5FFR

🎓 Relive your college days with us for National Board Jump Start! Jump Start is a comprehensive seminar designed to provide future Nationally Board-Certified Teachers (NBCTs) personalized coaching & intensive support. Details @ https://bit.ly/3NU9zAf

Water and Environmental Racism
Teaching Activity. By Matt Reed and Ursula Wolfe-Rocca. Rethinking Schools.

"The Flint Water Crisis is one of the most egregious examples of environmental racism in recent memory. In 2011, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder appointed an “emergency manager,” an unelected official, to oversee the majority-Black city’s budget and cut costs. To save money, the manager ended the city’s five-decade practice of piping treated water for its residents from Detroit, and opted to pump highly corrosive, untreated water from the Flint River. While residents immediately complained of skin rashes, hair loss, and foul smelling and tasting water, it took more than a year before the contaminated water was addressed by the government, and many more years of litigation and grassroots organizing to win a settlement for victims. At least a dozen people died of Legionnaires’ disease and many more were sickened with lead and other toxins."

A mixer activity, inspired by the 2016 Democracy Now! documentary Thirsty for Democracy, introduces students to the struggle of residents to access safe water for drinking, cooking, and bathing in the majority-Black cities of Flint, Michigan; Jackson, Mississippi; and Newark, New Jersey.

Water and Environmental Racism - Zinn Education Project Teaching Activity. By Matt Reed and Ursula Wolfe-Rocca. Rethinking Schools. A mixer activity, inspired by the 2016 Democracy Now! documentary Thirsty for Democracy, introduces students to the struggle of residents to access safe water for drinking, cooking, and bathing in the majority-Black cities o...

FORT SUPPORT SESSIONS

Join members for our upcoming Foundations of Reading Test- FoRT (190) exam support sessions. These sessions will occur over five weeks starting on March 25, 2023. Each session will explore the sub-areas of the Foundations of Reading Test, including the writing portion, through articles, content discussion, practice tests, and example strategies for early literacy learners. All sessions will be held virtually from 8:00 am- 12:00 pm on Saturdays. Link for sessions will be sent on Friday before the session. Register below for session(s).
Participants are encouraged to attend all sessions to maximize learning.
Please see the dates and session topics below:
Session 1: March 25, 2023- Topics: Phonics & Phonemic Awareness, Concepts of Print &The Alphabetic Principle
Session 2: April 15, 2023- Topics: The Role of Phonics in Reading Development, Fluency, & Word Analysis Skills
Session 3: April 22, 2023- Topics: Vocabulary Development & Comprehension in Imaginative/Literary Texts
Session 4: April 29, 2023- Topics: Comprehension in Informational/Expository Texts & Methods for Assessing Reading Development
Session 5: May 6, 2023: Topics: Multiple Approaches to Reading Instruction & Integration of Knowledge (Writing)

https://weac.org/event/fort-support-sessions/2023-03-25/

THE REBELLIOUS LIFE OF MRS. ROSA PARKS

MTEA is pleased to welcome Dr. Jeanne Theoharis, author of The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks.
This is a two-part session.
The first session, on Wednesday, March 29, from 5:00-6:45pm, MTEA will virtually screen the documentary The Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks.
The second session, on Thursday, April 13, from 5:00-6:15pm. Members will have the opportunity to log into a virtual participant in a talk with author Jeanne Theoharris.
Register to learn more about the life of Rosa Parks, participate in a virtual discussion, and receive a lesson plan you can use with students this fall.
“Presenting a corrective to the popular notion of Rosa Parks as the quiet seamstress performed a single act that sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott that birthed the modern Civil Rights Movement, Jeanne Theoharis provides a revealing window into Parks’ politics and decades of activism. She shows readers how the movement radically sought — for more than half a century — to expose and eradicate the racial-caste system in jobs, schools, public services, and criminal justice and how Rosa Parks was a key player throughout.”

Wednesday, March 29, from 5:00-6:45, The Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks virtual screening.

Thursday, April 13, from 5:00-6:15, a virtual talk with author Jeanne Theoharris.

https://weac.org/.../the-rebellious-life-of.../2023-03-29/

Need to pass a Praxis exam? We can help. Join us for a 4-week blended learning series starting April 3. Register @ http://ow.ly/bzWl50Nh9t0

At a time when some decision-makers are trying to whitewash our history and culture, educators, parents, and allies are coming together to ensure that every Black student and educator can live, grow, and thrive with support, love, and joy.

In partnership with the Black Lives Matter at School coalition, we continue an ongoing movement of critical reflection through honest conversation and impactful actions in our schools and communities. Explore the many ways you can join the Black Lives Matter at School movement and participate in a nationwide week of action Feb. 6-10.

We make the future, and by joining together—parents, students and educators—we can make every neighborhood public school a place that inspires imagination, cultivates critical thinking, and ensures our children can live fulfilling lives.

Are you ready to support the freedom of Black students and educators to thrive? Take the first step today and visit NEA’s Black Lives Matter at School webpage. While you're there, sign a petition, find an event near you, or explore resources to join us.

In solidarity,

The NEA EdJustice team

Black Lives Matter at School | NEA Across race and place, educators, parents and allies are coming together to ensure that every Black student and educator can live, grow and thrive with support, love and joy. The goal of Black Lives Matter at School is to spark an ongoing movement of critical reflection and honest conversation and i...

DONOR’S CHOOSE- MTEA PD, VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON
Are there certain supplies or projects that you would like to provide for your students? DonorsChoose allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom projects. This session will provide members with the tools to post a project successfully. This session is hands on, so bring a laptop. MTEA will have a limited number available for use.
Virtual session- Thursday, January 26, 4:30 pm – link will be sent to your email
In-person session- Tuesday, January 31, 5:00 pm – masks are required
Please register below for you session. If you chose the in-person session, masks are required inside the MTEA Building.
Register by 11:00am, January 26- https://weac.org/event/donors-choose/2023-01-31/