{"id":5093,"date":"2025-03-13T11:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/2025\/01\/17\/december-2024-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T15:11:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T19:11:37","slug":"march-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/2025\/03\/13\/march-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2025 &#8220;Use Your Megaphone&#8221;: Inspiring Excellence in Literacy Instruction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5093\" class=\"elementor elementor-5093\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-699bc5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"699bc5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b6e4fd\" data-id=\"1b6e4fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6affd63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6affd63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c825df2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c825df2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f16466\" data-id=\"2f16466\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c25c51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c25c51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Literacy-Newsletter-masthead-2025-03-1024x551.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5096\" alt=\"Literacy Newsletter masthead March 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Literacy-Newsletter-masthead-2025-03-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Literacy-Newsletter-masthead-2025-03-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Literacy-Newsletter-masthead-2025-03-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Literacy-Newsletter-masthead-2025-03-1536x826.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Literacy-Newsletter-masthead-2025-03-2048x1102.png 2048w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Literacy-Newsletter-masthead-2025-03-1080x581.png 1080w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Literacy-Newsletter-masthead-2025-03-610x328.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80bb198 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80bb198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">This newsletter has been created by Wayne RESA literacy consultants for literacy educators. In each issue, you will find Literacy Learning Network updates and information, statewide <\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal\">initiative updates,<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">book synopses, teaching and coaching strategies, and upcoming professional learning opportunities. We look forward to partnering with you as we engage in best practices in literacy instruction for all students.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-daabb8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"daabb8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b77f2b\" data-id=\"5b77f2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f35b63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f35b63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/04\/Literacy-Learning-Network-logo-4j-e1556325497931.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-347\" alt=\"Literacy Learning Network logo with children reading books.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f2e8ed\" data-id=\"6f2e8ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7361944 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7361944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Literacy Learning Network <br>Updates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7868359 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7868359\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f0b548\" data-id=\"7f0b548\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96883f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f96883f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br>MRA Administrator <br>of the Year<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0078a50\" data-id=\"0078a50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c580e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88c580e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f777ce7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f777ce7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c66fd0\" data-id=\"9c66fd0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8741d79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8741d79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congratulations to Mari Treece, Executive Director of Educational Services at Wayne RESA, on being named the 2025 Michigan Reading Association Administrator of the Year! Mari\u2019s leadership has been instrumental in transforming literacy support across Wayne County. She spearheaded the creation of the Wayne County Literacy Learning Network (LLN) and led the development of the Wayne County Coaching System, establishing a sustainable, research-based approach to professional learning for coaches and the teachers they support. She has built a countywide infrastructure for literacy improvement through her strategic vision, empowering educators and driving measurable student success<\/span><b>.\u00a0<\/b>Please join us in congratulating Mari for her enduring and inspiring leadership!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c118d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c118d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4adccd6\" data-id=\"4adccd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45c6a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c45c6a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Summit-Postcard-Option-4_Page_1-1024x793.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5183\" alt=\"Teaching Diverse Histories Summit location and date information - The Icon (Detroit) on August 13-14, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Summit-Postcard-Option-4_Page_1-1024x793.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Summit-Postcard-Option-4_Page_1-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Summit-Postcard-Option-4_Page_1-768x595.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Summit-Postcard-Option-4_Page_1-1536x1190.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Summit-Postcard-Option-4_Page_1-2048x1586.png 2048w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Summit-Postcard-Option-4_Page_1-610x472.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51b8449\" data-id=\"51b8449\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf22f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cf22f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br>Teaching <br>Diverse History <br>Summit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ebb7a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ebb7a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c335a7f\" data-id=\"c335a7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b88a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b88a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Wayne RESA, in partnership with Westwood Community School District, invites all Michigan teachers and pre-service teachers to the first Wayne County Teaching Diverse Histories Summit. The theme of this year&#8217;s Summit &#8211; <span style=\"font-style: normal;background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);line-height: normal\">Lifting Untold Stories: <\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal;background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5)\">Pedagogies and Practices for Teaching a People\u2019s History of Wayne County &#8211;\u00a0 will\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 13.3333px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">support teachers and leaders in growing their knowledge of the stories that shaped Wayne County and the pedagogical moves to bring these stories to life with students.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5)\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 13.3333px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;color: var( --e-global-color-text );background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5)\">It will bring together participants from across the state and presenters from Michigan and beyond for two days, free of cost, of high-quality professional learning based on principles from culturally responsive, inquiry-based, and place-based pedagogy<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt;color: var( --e-global-color-text );background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5)\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;color: var( --e-global-color-text );background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5)\">H<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt;color: var( --e-global-color-text );background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5)\">ighlights include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Keynote speaker Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Youth panel on the importance of teaching untold stories<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Dynamic breakout sessions<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Connections with local organizations<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Place-based workshops and tours<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">SCECHs, books, teaching materials, and lunch<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">For more information and links to registration, please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resa.net\/educational-resources\/content-areas\/social-studies\/teaching-diverse-histories-summit\/\">Diverse Histories webpage<\/a>. We look forward to seeing you in August!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a259ec0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a259ec0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2a5f1b\" data-id=\"b2a5f1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab1449b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab1449b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Storybook Trail<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a92c3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a92c3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9731960\" data-id=\"9731960\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1805593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1805593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Over the summer, Science Consultant Rich Bacolor proposed a plan to create a permanent and accessible STEM and literacy resource for neighborhood families: a Storybook Trail. Rich chose Attwood Park, just around the corner from Wayne RESA&#8217;s main campus, as the site. Inspired by the success of storybook walks at various Wayne RESA-led professional learning events,\u00a0 he knew that such a path would promote the 3P framework, which includes student-centered learning through project-based, place-based, and problem-based lessons. Additionally, the path would offer students and their families an opportunity to engage in STEM and literacy-focused activities as they spent time together outdoors. This collaborative effort between the City <\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt;color: var( --e-global-color-text );background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5)\">of Wayne and Wayne RESA launched in November <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">\u00a0with the book <em>Tidy, <\/em>a lovely story about an overzealous badger who takes leaf clean-up a little too far. A new, seasonally appropriate book is installed every month, and a copy of each book is available for check out at the library. As our Michigan winter transitions to spring, residents can read <em>Branches<\/em> while enjoying warmer and sunnier days. 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src=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/06\/Literacy-Learning-Network-logo-COSA-b-reverse-1024x306.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1381\" alt=\"Wayne RESA COSA logo: Coach on Special Assignment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/06\/Literacy-Learning-Network-logo-COSA-b-reverse-1024x306.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/06\/Literacy-Learning-Network-logo-COSA-b-reverse-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/06\/Literacy-Learning-Network-logo-COSA-b-reverse-768x229.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/06\/Literacy-Learning-Network-logo-COSA-b-reverse-1536x459.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/06\/Literacy-Learning-Network-logo-COSA-b-reverse-2048x611.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4530b00\" data-id=\"4530b00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202f9d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"202f9d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coaching Connections<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3a5a3a\" data-id=\"b3a5a3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0815973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0815973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/10\/Wayne-County-Coaching-Network-logo-b2-1-300x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1663\" alt=\"Wayne County Coaching Network Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/10\/Wayne-County-Coaching-Network-logo-b2-1-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/10\/Wayne-County-Coaching-Network-logo-b2-1-1024x453.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/10\/Wayne-County-Coaching-Network-logo-b2-1-768x340.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/10\/Wayne-County-Coaching-Network-logo-b2-1-1536x679.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/10\/Wayne-County-Coaching-Network-logo-b2-1.jpg 1916w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fa1d26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fa1d26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b149336\" data-id=\"b149336\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe7e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbe7e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">SAVE THE DATES, COSAs!<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Please save the following dates; these dates are also posted on the Google calendar on our <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/resa.net\/cosa-site\/home\">COSA site<\/a>. If you are having trouble accessing the site, please contact <a href=\"mailto:gabriol@resa.net\">Laura Gabrion<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>September 4<\/strong>: COSA Welcome Back Meeting<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>September 16-18<\/strong>: New Coaches&#8217; Kick-Off Institute<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>October 7<\/strong>: New COSAs&#8217; Meeting<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>October 14<\/strong>: ISD Early Literacy Coaches Quarterly Meeting<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>December 9<\/strong>: ISD Early Literacy Coaches Quarterly Meeting<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>February 10<\/strong>: ISD Early Literacy Coaches Quarterly Meeting<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>May 5<\/strong>: ISD Early Literacy Coaches Quarterly Meeting<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cb081b\" data-id=\"5cb081b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6cfa64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6cfa64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">SAVE THE DATES, WAYNE COUNTY COACHES!<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reg.learningstream.com\/reg\/event_page.aspx?ek=0047-0004-a68bac480c5c4df6825318e957dce3aa\">Registration<\/a> is now open for the 2025-2026 Wayne County Instructional Coaching Network! These dates are also posted on the Google calendar on our <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/resa.net\/coaching-essentials\/home\">Coaching Network site<\/a>. If you are having trouble accessing the site, please contact <a href=\"mailto:gabriol@resa.net\">Laura Gabrion<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>September 11<\/strong>: Wayne County Instructional Coaching Network Meeting<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>November 13<\/strong>: Wayne County Instructional Coaching Network Meeting<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>January 15<\/strong>: Wayne County Instructional Coaching Network Meeting<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>March 5<\/strong>: Wayne County Instructional Coaching Network Meeting<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>May 21<\/strong>: Wayne County Instructional Coaching Network Meeting<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa2e1d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa2e1d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be60ac7\" data-id=\"be60ac7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c2c57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84c2c57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #005590\"><b><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 14pt\">Five Myths About Teacher Professional Learning by Jim Knight<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-weight: 400;color: var( --e-global-color-text );background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5)\">In a March 1, 2025, article for ASCD titled &#8220;Five Myths About Teacher Professional Learning,&#8221; Jim Knight, drawing on 25 years of experience in professional development, identifies five persistent myths that hinder effective teacher learning and real change in schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><b>Misconception 1: Workshops Alone Drive Change<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 While workshops raise awareness, they rarely lead to sustained change. Without follow-up support like coaching, most strategies fail to be implemented effectively.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><b>Misconception 2: Teachers Resist Change<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Teachers don\u2019t resist change itself; they resist changes they don\u2019t see as valuable or feasible. Aligning professional learning with teachers\u2019 needs fosters real engagement.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><b>Misconception 3: Externally Set Goals Motivate Teachers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Teachers are more committed to goals they help create. Top-down mandates often lead to compliance rather than meaningful professional growth.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><b>Misconception 4: Coaches and Leaders Don\u2019t Need Deep Knowledge of Strategies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Without a clear, in-depth understanding of instructional strategies, coaches and leaders struggle to support teachers effectively. Tools like instructional playbooks help bridge this gap.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><b>Misconception 5: Fidelity to Proven Strategies Ensures Success<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Teaching should focus on student outcomes rather than rigid adherence to prescribed strategies. Adapting methods to meet students&#8217; needs is key to real improvement.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Knight emphasizes that effective professional learning should be teacher-driven, deeply informed, and student-focused. By challenging these myths, schools can create a culture where educators feel empowered to make meaningful, lasting changes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80a7cb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80a7cb8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87107c9\" data-id=\"87107c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc3c2db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc3c2db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Statewide Updates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae9e1ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae9e1ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63481c8\" data-id=\"63481c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db500e2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db500e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><u><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/2b50.svg\" alt=\"\u2b50\" \/><\/u>The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) and Michigan\u2019s Multi-Tiered System of Supports Technical Assistance (MiMTSS-TA) Center are announcing that this year\u2019s literacy symposium will be a multi-part virtual webinar series. This webinar series, focusing on the how and why of literacy, will address the professional learning specific to the new K-12 Literacy and Dyslexia Laws (Public Act 146 and Public Act 147) and the importance of engaging literature. This series, titled \u201c2025 Diversity in Literature Symposium: The How and Why of Literacy,\u201d will begin in spring 2025. Five webinars are planned for the remainder of the 2024-25 school year. Featuring local and national experts, this webinar series will be free to attendees, is tailored to K-12 educators and administrators, and includes topics such as: \u2022 Defining Dyslexia \u2022 Identifying Characteristics and Consequences of Dyslexia \u2022 Structured Literacy Instruction \u2022 The Reading Brain \u2022 Selecting and Implementing Engaging Classroom Library Texts. Select the link below to register for each symposium webinar.<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">March 19, 2025: <a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_K4wqu90NS7mQpZvtFghq7Q#\/registration\">Mr. Deon Butler; The Dyslexic King<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">March 27, 2025: <a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_wpiKHW1ZTaCK6bItYt60lQ#\/registration\">MDE Dyslexia Handbook, Part 1<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">April 3, 2025: <a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_ac2JgR4PQoW-rxstbUN5_w#\/registration\">MDE Dyslexia Handbook, Part 2<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Please watch for more information on the upcoming May 15, 2025, and June 26, 2025, webinars.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><u><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/2b50.svg\" alt=\"\u2b50\" \/><\/u>MDE is now offering Lexia LETRS Volume 2 (Units 5-8)! This course is for anyone who has completed Volume 1 (Units 1-4) independently or with another entity and does not have the opportunity to continue with Volume 2. Learn more and sign up at <a title=\"https:\/\/www.lexialearning.com\/michigan-letrs\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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._ZC7kF1iB9YLxP2fdP4OIRHNNAYuvEpWzAZCrM9-Mx4%2Fs%2F942870210%2Fbr%2F242751400357-l&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cgabriol%40resa.net%7C570d33acf9bf4dfb09aa08dc78ebc004%7Cac3912c97b2e40d29b9a4c2f5f5ceeb6%7C1%7C0%7C638518201159172887%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uTMzpnVr%2FUzXxUhg1gWCiMQCzkhcJbE2DQpfnERKgro%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.lexialearning.com\/michigan-letrs<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>Note:<\/strong> Any educator currently enrolled in a cohort under the state aid grant is signed up for the entire course (volumes 1 and 2) and should not complete this form.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><u><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/2b50.svg\" alt=\"\u2b50\" \/><\/u><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Registration for LETRS Cohort 10 is open for elementary educators, early childhood educators, and administrators. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Training for Cohort 10 will start in June 2025. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information, including registration links, please visit the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexialearning.com\/michigan-letrs?utm_campaign=23_DPD_C2_TOF_ALL_P15-National-Enrollment_Q1_Jan_US_PPC_Google_SEM&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_medium=PPC&amp;utm_content=PPC&amp;utm_term=&amp;cid=7014v000002S7VtAAK&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkc3o8enT_AIVfxbUAR2ZDAbtEAAYASAAEgJjTfD_BwE\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan LETRS website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><u><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/2b50.svg\" alt=\"\u2b50\" \/><\/u><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Reading Apprenticeship for Academic Literacy Learning (RA4ALL) will combine curriculum and professional learning to accelerate reading achievement for 8th and 9th graders. It builds on the evidence-based Reading Apprenticeship\u00ae framework and the Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words (SIPPS). This Tier II intervention offers districts the opportunity to prepare for the requirements of PA 146 and PA 147, Michigan&#8217;s &#8220;Dyslexia Law.&#8221; The training is free to participants, their schools, and districts. This grant gives districts an opportunity to meet state requirements and involves only a small number of staff per school &#8211; a teacher, an instructional coach, and an administrator. Those participating will receive a stipend in addition to high-quality professional learning. For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.smartsheet.com\/b\/form\/8ebeb3322556437ebba23d02cfeced2e\">register<\/a> for the upcoming informational webinars offered throughout March and April.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><u><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/2b50.svg\" alt=\"\u2b50\" \/><\/u>In October, the U.S. Department of Education unveiled a new toolkit to guide education leaders in incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into schools. The toolkit, titled\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/tech.ed.gov\/files\/2024\/11\/FINAL-ED-OET-EdLeaders-AI-Toolkit-10.29.24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-id=\"l-6390839108\">Empowering Education Leaders: A Toolkit for Safe, Ethical &amp; Equitable AI Integration<\/a><\/em>, helps balance AI&#8217;s potential to personalize learning and improve efficiency with the critical need to protect student privacy and promote equity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size: 16px;font-weight: inherit\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/2b50.svg\" alt=\"\u2b50\" \/>The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) encourages each district to start or continue conversations regarding the use or implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. Over the past two years, Michigan Virtual has emerged as a national leader in this area, and MDE is proud to partner with and support their work by endorsing their resources as MDE&#8217;s AI guidance for districts. MDE is committed to supporting districts with quality <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/mde\/-\/media\/Project\/Websites\/mde\/general\/Artificial-Intelligence-Resources.pdf?rev=524ef0eaae174f3196bc14f74351cd5e&amp;hash=0E418F3D776927B02E17F64B31571EC2\">AI resources<\/a> as they become available.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size: 16px;font-weight: inherit\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/2b50.svg\" alt=\"\u2b50\" \/>MDE hosted live webinars to provide an overview of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rtrgAli_6iI?si=wpRWrCa02wAk8SM3\">PA 146 and PA 147<\/a>, now referred to as the K-12 literacy and dyslexia laws, as well as webinars on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BAyiN-eq4YI?si=Pm7XvcO5tEK4GCG1\">Section 35m and Section 35n<\/a> literacy grant opportunities. Please direct any questions to <a href=\"mailto:MDE-Literacy-Dyslexia@michigan.gov\">MDE-Literacy-Dyslexia@michigan.gov<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size: 16px;font-weight: inherit\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/2b50.svg\" alt=\"\u2b50\" \/>The Michigan Learning Channel has developed resources (linked below) to guide educators who support children with dyslexia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1o4YZOeAGmsANerf8gcNx0AxGMW-z6oPy\/view?usp=sharing\">Stop and Ponder<\/a> poster<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/video.wkar.org\/video\/building-the-reading-brain-fpkzlp\/\">Building the Reading Brain<\/a> video<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/video.wkar.org\/video\/panel-q-a-building-the-reading-brain-8ugoph\/\">Building the Reading Brain<\/a> panel discussion<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/video.wkar.org\/video\/windows-and-mirrors-frrsbk\/\">Windows and Mirrors: Building the Reading Brain<\/a> video<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size: 16px;font-weight: inherit\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/2b50.svg\" alt=\"\u2b50\" \/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mac.memberclicks.net\/building-a-better-assessment-future-2025\">Building a Better Assessment Future<\/a> conference will be held on August 5-6, 2025, at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing. This conference aims to inspire and empower educational leaders to engage in and adopt assessment-literate practices. Participants will explore ways to lead innovative changes by advancing student-centered assessment and grading approaches while also leveraging improvement science to sustain our efforts as we <em>blaze a trail<\/em>\u00a0to work in service of all students.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f96de04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f96de04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c42452\" data-id=\"6c42452\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b602a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b602a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Books and Strategies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-084bbed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"084bbed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4ac497\" data-id=\"d4ac497\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed0a146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed0a146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/01\/Books-e1556322548676.jpg\" title=\"Books\" alt=\"Bookshelf with varying levels of children&#039;s literature.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c479357 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c479357\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf87618\" data-id=\"cf87618\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2a4c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f2a4c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Book Talk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05f8b5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05f8b5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afc978f\" data-id=\"afc978f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de1a06e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de1a06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Igniting Passion in Readers of All Ages<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83a2e75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83a2e75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2eff0d8\" data-id=\"2eff0d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692e678 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"692e678\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;color: #1c75bc\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><i>Nana Akua Goes to School<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;color: #1c75bc\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b>Tricia Elam Walker, illustrated by April Harrison<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5120 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-image-of-Nana-Akua-Goes-to-School-by-Tricia-Elam-Walker-and-April-Harrison-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"Cover image of Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker and April Harrison\" width=\"90\" height=\"88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-image-of-Nana-Akua-Goes-to-School-by-Tricia-Elam-Walker-and-April-Harrison-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-image-of-Nana-Akua-Goes-to-School-by-Tricia-Elam-Walker-and-April-Harrison-1024x1001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-image-of-Nana-Akua-Goes-to-School-by-Tricia-Elam-Walker-and-April-Harrison-768x751.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-image-of-Nana-Akua-Goes-to-School-by-Tricia-Elam-Walker-and-April-Harrison-1536x1502.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-image-of-Nana-Akua-Goes-to-School-by-Tricia-Elam-Walker-and-April-Harrison-2048x2002.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-image-of-Nana-Akua-Goes-to-School-by-Tricia-Elam-Walker-and-April-Harrison-1080x1056.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-image-of-Nana-Akua-Goes-to-School-by-Tricia-Elam-Walker-and-April-Harrison-610x596.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\" \/> <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">In this Ezra Jack Keats Award-winning book, Zura begins to fret when her teacher reminds the class about Grandparents&#8217; Day. Her classmates&#8217; excitement about bringing their amazing grandparents to school only worries her more<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. At home, the source of Zura&#8217;s worry becomes clear. Her grandmother wears traditional Ghana carvings on her face, and Zura worries that her classmates will make fun of them. Her clever Nana, though, has a plan that will not only educate the students in Mr. Dawson&#8217;s class, but it will also build their interest and excitement in Adinkra symbols and their meanings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30e720e\" data-id=\"30e720e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f21ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f21ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1c75bc\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><i>The First State of Being<br \/><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b>Erin Entrada Kelly<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5227\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/81p-FJphqgL._SL1500_-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cover image of the book The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly\" width=\"80\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/81p-FJphqgL._SL1500_-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/81p-FJphqgL._SL1500_-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/81p-FJphqgL._SL1500_-768x1167.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/81p-FJphqgL._SL1500_-610x927.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/81p-FJphqgL._SL1500_.jpg 987w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Twelve-year-old Michael Rosario\u2019s life in 1999 Delaware is predictable\u2014until he meets Ridge, a confident and carefree teen who claims to be the world\u2019s first time traveler. As Ridge explores the past, Michael becomes fixated on his friend\u2019s book, which reveals events from the next twenty years. Determined to secure his future, Michael faces a difficult choice: how far will he go to get the answers he craves? <\/span>Winner of the 2025 Newbery Medal and a National Book Award finalist<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The First State of Being<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a compelling story of time travel, friendship, and self-discovery from acclaimed author Erin Entrada Kelly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe4fdb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe4fdb8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c57573\" data-id=\"7c57573\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35caeb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35caeb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;color: #1c75bc\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><i>Buffalo Dreamer<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;color: #1c75bc\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b>Violet Duncan<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5231\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/81B3QALv17L._SL1500_-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cover image of the book Buffalo Dreamer by Violet Duncan\" width=\"80\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/81B3QALv17L._SL1500_-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/81B3QALv17L._SL1500_-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/81B3QALv17L._SL1500_-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/81B3QALv17L._SL1500_-610x925.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/81B3QALv17L._SL1500_.jpg 989w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><em>Buffalo Dreamer<\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0is a powerful novel about reclaiming the past and honoring cultural identity. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Every summer, Summer and her family visit their reservation in Alberta, Canada, but this year is different. She begins having vivid dreams of escaping a residential school\u2014dreams that feel eerily real. When unmarked graves are discovered at the school her grandfather once attended, long-buried stories come to light, including his own painful past. As her community rallies to acknowledge the truth, Summer embraces her heritage, determined to honor those who came before her and uncover the meaning behind her dreams. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">A National Book Award Finalist, <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Buffalo Dreamer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a moving story of history, healing, and the resilience of Native families.<\/span><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d47748\" data-id=\"0d47748\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc00f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcc00f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1c75bc\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><i>What the Fireflies Knew<br \/><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif\"><b>Kai Harris\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5119\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-Image-of-the-novel-What-the-Fireflies-Knew-by-Kai-Harris-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cover Image of the novel What the Fireflies Knew by Kai Harris\" width=\"80\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-Image-of-the-novel-What-the-Fireflies-Knew-by-Kai-Harris-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-Image-of-the-novel-What-the-Fireflies-Knew-by-Kai-Harris-610x920.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-Image-of-the-novel-What-the-Fireflies-Knew-by-Kai-Harris.jpg 663w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In her debut novel, author Kai Harris crafts the intricate story of ten-year-old Kenyatta Bernice, known affectionately by family and friends as KB. After her father&#8217;s untimely and tragic death, KB and her sister Nia are uprooted twice from their family home in Detroit, ultimately moving to Lansing to live with their surly and unaffectionate grandfather. While their mom works to overcome her own depression, the sisters grapple with grief, injustice, and abandonment as they are forced to grow up quickly in an unfamiliar and, at times, uninviting place. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022, Harris does not disappoint her readers with this gripping story of tragedy and triumph.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8693e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8693e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fb5a19\" data-id=\"3fb5a19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2880fdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2880fdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;color: #1c75bc\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><i>Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;color: #1c75bc\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b>Lorena Escoto Germ\u00e1n<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5127\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-of-Textured-Teaching-by-Lorena-Escoto-German.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of Textured Teaching by Lorena Escoto German\" width=\"90\" height=\"113\" \/><\/span>Lorena Escoto Germ<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">\u00e1<\/span>n, accomplished educator and author, also cofounded two influential groups: #DisruptTexts and Multicultural Classroom. In this book, she compares teaching to &#8220;woven fabric&#8221;; like the &#8220;underside&#8221; of these fabric creations, teaching can be &#8220;chaotic and messy.&#8221; What we see when we look at such creations, though, is not the backside but the gorgeous, textured front. To craft our own textured teaching practices, Germ\u00e1n provides us with supporting research, ideas, and strategies for the four textured teaching traits &#8211; student-driven and community-centered, interdisciplinary, experiential, and flexible &#8211; informed by her teaching as social justice equation: love and community + justice + truth and knowledge.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a014036\" data-id=\"a014036\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553e9bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"553e9bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1c75bc\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><i>The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness<br \/><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b>Jonathan Haidt\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5171\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-image-of-The-Anxious-Generation-by-Jonathan-Haidt-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cover image of The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt\" width=\"80\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-image-of-The-Anxious-Generation-by-Jonathan-Haidt-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-image-of-The-Anxious-Generation-by-Jonathan-Haidt-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-image-of-The-Anxious-Generation-by-Jonathan-Haidt-768x1167.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-image-of-The-Anxious-Generation-by-Jonathan-Haidt-610x927.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Cover-image-of-The-Anxious-Generation-by-Jonathan-Haidt.jpg 987w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt has spent years collecting evidence to support an alarming and increasing mental health epidemic among youth. One causal factor, in his assessment, is the decline in active play, concurrent with an increase in the use of screens. His book urges us to reverse this trend in an effort to restore the mental and emotional health of our children and teens, and he offers a few steps that families, educators, and legislators can take to bring curiosity, creativity, and wonder back into the lives of children. Beyond reading this book, if you are interested in exploring maker-centered tools and collaborating with maker-minded educators, join us at the <a href=\"https:\/\/reg.learningstream.com\/reg\/event_page.aspx?ek=0047-0004-ff614f88c92e4ab680797f94f4395501\">Wayne RESA Maker-STEM Summit<\/a>!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93bd6c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93bd6c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06672b1\" data-id=\"06672b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b77faa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b77faa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Noteworthy News <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5eef094 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5eef094\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08e3c48\" data-id=\"08e3c48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a86da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2a86da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">The Michigan Department of Education has compiled a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/-\/media\/Project\/Websites\/mde\/educator_services\/recognition\/teacher_discounts_by_category.pdf\">document<\/a> with various businesses throughout the state that offer educator discounts, including retail, insurance, automotive, teacher supplies, travel, entertainment, and more. Check them out and start saving now!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58bf638\" data-id=\"58bf638\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e51f844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e51f844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Board-of-Education-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5115\" alt=\"Discount image created in Canva.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Board-of-Education-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Board-of-Education-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Board-of-Education-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Board-of-Education-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Board-of-Education-610x610.png 610w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Board-of-Education.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-899a602 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"899a602\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1b4ecf\" data-id=\"e1b4ecf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0222a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0222a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/mcte-logo-mobile.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5164\" alt=\"Michigan Council of Teachers of English logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a6539b\" data-id=\"2a6539b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6042f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f6042f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">If you are an Educator of Color who (a) currently teaches literacy and\/or English language arts in a Michigan school and (b) is in the first five years of teaching, you are invited to apply for MCTE\u2019s 2025-2026 pilot Early Career Educator of Color Award program. Benefits include mentoring and coaching; registration, lodging, meals, and mileage for three MCTE conferences; <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">three (3)<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"> graduate credit hours towards the Literacy Studies MA program at Grand Valley State University; and more! Applications are due on April 7, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/mymcte.org\/early-career-educators-of-color-award\/\">Apply today<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc32232 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc32232\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-444edcc\" data-id=\"444edcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1572d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1572d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Learning <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be7169c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be7169c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea9c899\" data-id=\"ea9c899\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4968a03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4968a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;border-style: dotted;border-color: #0053a0;width: 100%;height: 25px\"><tbody><tr style=\"border-style: dotted;border-color: #0053a0\"><td style=\"width: 100%;height: 15px;border-style: dotted;border-color: #0053a0;background-color: #8ed8f8\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #005590\"><strong>Upcoming Events at Wayne RESA<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-style: dotted;border-color: #0053a0\"><td style=\"width: 100%;height: 10px;border-style: dotted;border-color: #0053a0\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">See our interactive 2024-2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/wresa\/docs\/wayne_resa_course_catalog_2024-2025_e2\">Wayne RESA Course Catalog<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">for links to course offerings, their descriptions, and online registration in Learning Stream. Simply click on the catalog link above, and then click on <\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal\"><b>Literacy<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"> in the Table of Contents to peruse our offerings.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal\">Don&#8217;t forget to check for interdisciplinary offerings by clicking on additional content areas. <b>Our professional learning events are offered in face-to-face, hybrid, and virtual formats<\/b>. If the format for a session or series is unclear, please contact any member of the Literacy Team for details.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">\ud83c\udf37Be sure to check out our spring professional learning opportunities!\ud83c\udf37<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reg.learningstream.com\/reg\/event_page.aspx?ek=0047-0004-cbb68cdc4e234e40a86660fda6e4ba7d\">Advanced Disciplinary Reading and Writing: A Book Study<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.smore.com\/n\/4pyuw-equity-leaders-series#b4inep3emr\">Equity Literacy Series<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reg.learningstream.com\/reg\/event_page.aspx?ek=0047-0004-46c1f76558c54c4ea234d863b2d25b26\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Cognitive Coaching Series<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bc0ec3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bc0ec3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76aaad9\" data-id=\"76aaad9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-817f9b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"817f9b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/09\/Board-of-Education-2.png\" title=\"Board of Education (2)\" alt=\"AI-gnerated image of a teacher toolkit in a red toolbox\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aba159\" data-id=\"3aba159\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67c4e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a67c4e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tools to Make Your Teaching Life Easier<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b6c636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b6c636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonlit.org\/en\">CommonLit<\/a> is a robust literacy program for students in grades 3-12; it offers reading lessons, an EdReports highly-rated English Language Arts curriculum, and assessments, amongst other resources. The freemium platform includes the CommonLit Digital Library as well as the CommonLit 360 Curriculum. Users can pay for additional resources which are available at multi-year rates.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02b7081 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02b7081\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49a86ed\" data-id=\"49a86ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad6201c\" data-id=\"ad6201c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e9217 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22e9217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wayne RESA Literacy Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-983f18f\" data-id=\"983f18f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6163989 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6163989\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b98e69\" data-id=\"5b98e69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa5b4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fa5b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"mailto:AustinJ@resa.net\">Jeff Austin<\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"mailto:frommc@resa.net\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Carrie Fromm<\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"mailto:joness@resa.net\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Sarah Jones<\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"mailto:gabriol@resa.net\">Laura Gabrion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83313b2\" data-id=\"83313b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0246119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0246119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:palmerh@resa.net\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Heather Palmer<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:shahidr@resa.net\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Rosalyn Shahid<\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"mailto:whalenc@resa.net\">Colleen Whalen<\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"mailto:wilsonm@resa.net\">Mellissa Wilson<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93c2475 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93c2475\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cda174c\" data-id=\"cda174c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c578f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21c578f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a role=\"link\" 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