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  • Sat
    26
    Oct
    2019

    SouthCoast Education Summit!

    Somerset Berkley Regional High School

    SouthCoast Education Summit

    Join your fellow MTA members and other educators at the 2019 SouthCoast Education Summit: Social-Emotional Learning on Saturday, October 26, at Somerset Berkley Regional High School.

    This free program is open to teachers, education support professionals, administrators and school committee members. The planning committee includes area school educators and the MTA, in conjunction with the Bay Coast Bank and the Bristol County Chamber of Commerce. This year’s conference includes an expanded number of workshops for Early Childhood Educators in addition to the many great workshops for K-12 Educators.

    Register here!

    The day will feature more than 40 workshops, many of which are being presented by MTA members. Topics include:

    • ACEs, Trauma, and Resilience: Addressing Needs and Building Capacity in Early Childhood
    • Best Practice for Recognizing and Responding to Child Abuse
    • Building Social Emotional Competencies by Talking about Race and Racism
    • Inclusive Practices at the Middle School Level
    • Indirect Victims of the Crisis: Educational Consequences for Children of Opioid Using Parents
    • A Place for All to Learn: Creating Safe, Inclusive Schools for Transgender and Non-Binary Students
    • Preschool Problem-Solving
    • Recess Time!: Supporting Early Elementary Students’ Problem-Solving Skills At Recess
    • Social and Emotional Learning for Educators
    • Teaching Values with Rules: An SEL approach to Classroom Management
    • Yoga and Mindfulness Strategies For The K-5 Classroom

     

    The agenda for the day will run from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with three workshop sessions and a lunch.

    The keynote address will be delivered by Charlie Applestein, MSW. He is the author of the book No Such Thing as a Bad Kid.