Metropolitan RESA

🧮 K–5 MATHEMATICS ENDORSEMENT — Informational Meeting

Interested in strengthening your math content knowledge and instructional practice while earning a K–5 Mathematics Endorsement?

Join Metro RESA for a Virtual Information Meeting to learn about the program, application process, expectations, benefits, and upcoming cohort.

📅 Thursday, August 13, 2026
⏰ 7:00–8:00 PM
💻 Virtual via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85798776396

✨ 100% virtual coursework
💰 Eligible candidates may receive a $1,000 annual stipend for up to five years, subject to state funding
📈 Build stronger mathematics content and instructional practices

📝 Application Deadline: October 1, 2026
📚 Courses Begin: November 19, 2026

Questions? Contact Michelle Mikes at [email protected].

➕➖✖️➗ DEVELOPING MATHEMATICAL FLUENCY IN K–5

Fluency is more than memorizing facts—it’s about building number sense, flexible thinking, reasoning, and automaticity! 🧠💡

Join us for two activity-packed days of professional learning featuring engaging games, routines, and ready-to-use teaching activities you can take straight back to your classroom! 🍎📚

🔢 Addition & Subtraction | Grades K–5
📅 September 2, 2026 | ⏰ 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
Explore strategies that build fluency with basic facts, whole numbers, and fractions.

✖️ Multiplication & Division | Grades 3–5
📅 September 3, 2026 | ⏰ 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
Build fact fluency and automaticity while extending flexible strategies to whole numbers, decimals, and fractions.

💲 Cost: $199 per session
📍 Location: S. Truett Cathy Professional Learning Center
1087 Battle Creek Road, Jonesboro, GA

🔗 REGISTER: https://mresa.geniussis.com/Registration.aspx
🔍 Course Keyword Search: Fluency

✨ Strengthen students’ mathematical thinking while adding practical, classroom-ready strategies to your instructional toolbox!

🔢✨ BUILDING NUMBER SENSE THROUGH COUNTING COLLECTIONS & DAILY ROUTINES ✨🔢

Calling all K–5 educators! 🍎📚 Ready to strengthen your students’ number sense through meaningful, hands-on mathematical experiences?

Join us at Metro RESA for a full day of professional learning focused on how counting collections and daily routines can help students develop a deeper understanding of numbers and mathematical relationships.

🧮 During this interactive session, participants will explore:
🔹 Counting and grouping strategies
🔹 Place value and the base-ten system
🔹 How number sense develops across K–5
🔹 Hands-on counting experiences
🔹 Daily routines that promote mathematical reasoning
🔹 Multiple representations of student thinking
🔹 Strategies for strengthening mathematical discourse
🔹 Instructional approaches that support ALL learners

💡 Walk away with practical strategies and routines you can use to help students reason, represent, discuss, and apply their mathematical thinking across the elementary grades!

📅 Date: August 31, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
💲 Cost: $99
📍 Location: Metro RESA
1870 Teasley Drive SE, Smyrna, GA 30080

🔗 REGISTER TODAY:
https://mresa.geniussis.com/Registration.aspx

🔍 Course Keyword Search: Counting Collections

🍎 Invest in your professional learning and discover new ways to make number sense a meaningful part of every school day!

📊✨ DESMOS FOR SECONDARY EDUCATORS ✨📊
Interactive Tools & Activities for 6th Grade–Algebra: C&C Classroom

➗ Are you looking for engaging ways to strengthen reasoning and sense making in your secondary mathematics classroom?

Join us for a hands-on workshop exploring FREE Desmos resources designed specifically for secondary students! 🍎💻

🔎 What You’ll Explore:
🔹 Activities with responsive, real-time student feedback
🔹 Polygraphs
🔹 Marbleslides
🔹 Card Sorts
🔹 Polypad manipulatives
🔹 Georgia Milestone testing calculators
🔹 Connections to Georgia’s mathematics curriculum
🔹 Practical strategies for accessing and facilitating Desmos activities in your classroom

Whether you're brand new to Desmos or have already explored some of its tools, there will be something for every secondary math educator! 🙌📐

📅 Date: September 1, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
💲 Cost: $99
📍 Location: Metro RESA
1870 Teasley Drive SE, Smyrna, GA 30080

🔗 REGISTER TODAY:
https://mresa.geniussis.com/Registration.aspx
🔍 Course Keyword Search: Desmos

💡 Bring new energy, interaction, and mathematical thinking to your classroom with Desmos!

Click, Explore, Learn: Free Desmos Activities for Elementary Math Classrooms Featuring Desmos Training Consultant Andy Malbouef

Are you looking for ways to strengthen reasoning, problem-solving, and sense-making in your K–5 math classroom? Join us for an engaging session where we’ll explore a variety of free Desmos resources designed specifically for elementary learners—including fluency activities, math centers, classroom routines, bite-sized “math moments,” and interactive lessons that provide students with responsive, real-time feedback to support their thinking. Whether you’re brand new to Desmos or already familiar with its tools, this session will provide ideas you can take back and use right away. Come ready to explore, collaborate, and reimagine what math learning can look like for your students!

Date: Monday, August 24, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Cost: $149
Location: Metro RESA, 1870 Teasley Drive SE, Smyrna, GA 30080
Click Here to Register - Course Keyword Search: Desmos
https://mresa.geniussis.com/Registration.aspx

Join Metro RESA ELA for an engaging day of professional learning designed to strengthen foundational literacy instruction across grades K–6. We are excited to welcome Elise Lovejoy of Express Readers for ELA Diving Deeper: Decodables and Structural Analysis, a two-part learning experience that equips educators with practical strategies to support students' reading development from early phonics through advanced word analysis.

If you have questions about this session, please contact Erika Tucker at [email protected].

We hope you'll join us for this valuable opportunity to deepen your literacy instructional practices and enhance outcomes for all readers!https://mresa.geniussis.com/Registration.aspx

Registration is open and filling fast! https://mresa.geniussis.com/Registration.aspx

Welcome Back! Our most recent newsletter is here: https://app.smore.com/n/5cs2f

As we begin the 2026–2027 school year, all of us at Metro RESA are excited to welcome you back! Our theme this year, Better Together, reflects our belief that the greatest impact happens when educators, schools, districts, families, and communities work together in support of every student.

Whether you're returning to the classroom, leading a school, or supporting educators across your district, Metro RESA is here to partner with you every step of the way. We look forward to providing high-quality professional learning, innovative resources, and collaborative support throughout the year and beyond.

Here's to a fantastic school year. We are Better Together!

🚀 Strong Teams. Stronger Schools. Stronger Student Outcomes. 📚✨

As the 2026–2027 school year begins, our Metro RESA School Improvement Team is preparing to do what they do best: partner with school and district leaders so they can empower educators and help every student succeed.

Last week, our incredible team came together for an End of Summer Learning Lab filled with professional learning, collaboration, strategic planning, and alignment. Before we can serve our 12 metro Atlanta school districts, we make sure we are learning, growing, and sharpening our own practice together. 💡

Did you know? Our School Improvement Specialists:
📊 Build district and school capacity through data analysis, needs assessments, strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation.
🎯 Coach leadership teams to strengthen instructional systems and improve student outcomes.
🤝 Collaborate with partners including the Georgia Department of Education, GLRS, and Metro RESA teams to provide seamless, research-based support for schools.

We are proud to serve alongside a team of experienced educators, former principals, district leaders, and instructional experts who are passionate about helping schools thrive. Learn more about the outstanding professionals on our School Improvement Team and their work across metro Atlanta: https://www.mresa.org/resourcescontent-areas/metro-resa-school-improvement/meet-our-team and explore their district spotlights!

Here's to another year of building leadership, strengthening systems, and creating opportunities for every learner! ❤️🍎