Praxis Prep Program

Based on the NEA C.A.R.E. (Culture, Abilities, Resilience, Effort) Curriculum and broken down into three separate workshops, C.A.R.E strategies prepare educators to implement research-based approaches that maximize the value that diverse groups of students bring with them to school.

In this C.A.R.E. module—Culturally Responsive—educators will explore how opportunity gaps fuel achievement gaps. Students from diverse backgrounds bring their varied cultural, racial, and socio-economic characteristics and experiences to school. Participants will explore the role that educators and the community stakeholders can play while identifying concrete strategies for increasing student engagement to create opportunities and valuable learning experiences for diverse learners.

This workshop is free to MSEA members and will allow the participants to earn one MSDE Continuing Professional Development Credit.

Where: Virtual. Participants will use MSEA’s Professional Learning Portal to attend live, virtual sessions and to complete asynchronous assignments. Registration links for the Professional Learning Portal will be sent to registrants prior to the first session.

When: February 10 from 5-8 p.m. and February 11 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Please note: The C.A.R.E. series has three parts. Parts 1 and 2 must be completed prior to registering for Part 3.

Based on the NEA C.A.R.E. Curriculum and broken down into three separate workshops, C.A.R.E. strategies prepare educators to implement research-based approaches that maximize the value that diverse groups of students bring with them to school.

Part 2 deals with the maximizing the broad range of student abilities and fostering student resilience. Participants will examine their own practice and apply new strategies for developing student abilities and resilience in their own work.

This workshop is free to MSEA members and will allow the participants to earn one MSDE Continuing Professional Development Credit.

Where: Virtual. Participants will use MSEA’s Professional Learning Portal to attend live, virtual sessions and to complete asynchronous assignments. Registration links for the Professional Learning Portal will be sent to registrants prior to the first session.

When: February 17 from 5-8 p.m. and February 18 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Please note: The C.A.R.E. series has three parts. Parts 1 and 2 must be completed prior to registering for Part 3.

Based on the NEA C.A.R.E. Curriculum and broken down into three separate workshops, C.A.R.E. strategies prepare educators to implement research-based approaches that maximize the value that diverse groups of students bring with them to school.

Part 3 focuses on the role of effort in learning and how educators can use a systems-based approach to implementing a culturally competent learning environment. Participants will apply learnings from all three modules of the C.A.R.E. curriculum to create a capstone project demonstrating how they will implement what they’ve learned to create practices that are culturally competent.

This workshop is free to MSEA members and will allow the participants to earn one MSDE Continuing Professional Development Credit.

Where: Virtual. Participants will use MSEA’s Professional Learning Portal to attend live, virtual sessions and to complete asynchronous assignments. Registration links for the Professional Learning Portal will be sent to registrants prior to the first session.

When: March 3 from 5-8 p.m. and March 4 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Please note: The C.A.R.E. series has three parts. Parts 1 and 2 must be completed prior to registering for Part 3.

Listen in to hear from new Maryland teachers about their school year, what has helped them suceed, and what they wish they knew. You’ll have an opportunity during our hiring round table to talk with teachers in your area about their experience and the hiring process.

Join us on Saturday, March 18 for the 2023 IPD Conference. This year’s theme is Moving Forward Together in a Dynamic World. When you reflect on what you have learned as an educator in 2022, how do you reimagine professional learning? Come inspire and empower fellow educators at MSEA’s IPD Conference.

Conference Strands
1) New Educator Survival 101
2) School Engagement Reinvented
3) Elevating Our Diverse Communities
4) Collaboration within School Communities

Schedule
Welcome: 9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Keynote/Session 1: 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Session 1/Keynote: 10:35 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
Lunch: 11:50 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.
Session 2: 12:55 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Session 3: 2:25 p.m. – 03:40 p.m.
Closing: 3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Caucus (Optional): Starts at 4:15 p.m.

Interested in being a presenter?
Click here to download the RFP form.

Note: This conference is for MSEA members only. If you are not yet a member and would like to attend, please contact the local association in the county where you work for information on how to become a member. You can also click here for information to join!

The MSEA Retired Conference will include workshop sessions on how to build your local retired chapter, membership recruitment, racial and social justice, estate planning, preventing identity theft and scams, keeping up with technology, staying healthy in retirement, financial security for retirees, and caregiving. We will also have an update on the legislative session and the pension system. This will be an excellent opportunity for retired members to learn, engage, and network! Registration will open in March.

2023 MSEA Summer Leadership Conference
You’re worth it. Fight for a living wage, fairness, and respect

At SLC 2023 we’re keeping it classic with a twist. Attendees will learn the skills they need to advocate for fairness in their job, no matter the title, and win contracts to match through our core trainings—that’s classic. The twist? We’re going hard for the endorsement—by every local union— of the Education Support Professional Bill of Rights. We’ll do that through role plays and case studies, T(Ed) Talks, electives, and our annual solidarity action.

FOUR NEW REASONS NOT TO MISS SLC 2023

Solidarity in Action We’re getting up close and personal as we take the fight for an ESP Bill of Rights to members’ homes and worksites. “Solidarity is easy from afar. It’s much harder and more uncomfortable up close and personal.”

Changing it Up The pandemic taught us that there’s no replacement for in-person connections! That’s why this year’s SLC is more centrally located, shorter (but with the same amount of time for learning!), and a bit later in the summer.

Get Inspired on Us MSEA’s Board of Directors is providing scholarships for ev­ery local union to send three members to SLC. Scholarships cover food, housing, and conference registration fees.

Taking it Beyond SLC This year features an expanded Emerging Leaders Academy. ELA will launch graduates on the path to leadership and a critical follow-up with the SLC team in April 2024 will make sure these new leaders have the knowledge, support, and confidence they need to keep moving forward.

Interested? Contact [email protected] and your local president!

Keep an eye out for registration in March.