MAEC names new Vice President, Dr. Karmen Rouland
MAEC is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Karmen Rouland as our new Vice President. “I look forward to supporting and continuing the long history and legacy of MAEC as a leader in social justice and equity in education,” Dr. Rouland said. “As we prepare for the next 30 years and beyond, my focus will be… Read More »
Parents & Caregivers Survey on Understanding Education Data
Education data can be difficult to access and confusing to understand. It shouldn’t be that way. To support families and caregivers to better advocate for their children’s success with data, MAEC is planning to develop a series of one-page guides for parents and caregivers with children in grades PreK-12.
Webinar Recording -Take Good Care: Prioritizing Teacher & Student Well-Being
In this webinar, teachers and students reflected on their challenges, unmet needs, and mental wellness during COVID-19. Mental wellness and social-emotional learning experts examined how to integrate wellness into school and district culture to support students and teachers, with the goal to reimagine the future of mental wellness after COVID. This webinar featured MAEC’s new… Read More »
Practitioner’s Perspective – Mental Wellness for Teachers and Students (Marianna Stepniak)
Content Specialist Marianna Stepniak describes MAEC’s work in developing mental wellness resources and underscores the value of incorporating social-emotional learning alongside academic learning. Where did the idea for MAEC’s mental wellness resources come from? We first started discussing our mental wellness resources in June 2020. That month, it felt like everything came to a… Read More »
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Practitioner’s Perspective – Equitable Leadership for Superintendents (Daryl Williams)
MAEC’s Dr. Daryl Williams reflects on the need for equity-centered leadership and the three necessary components for working toward equity in a school district. Tell us about the importance of providing diversity, equity, and inclusion training for superintendents and district leaders. Many superintendents are being called upon to create diversity, equity, and inclusion frameworks… Read More »
Practitioner’s Perspective: The Need for Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices
MAEC’s Senior Equity Specialist, Nyla Bell, reflects on her experiences with culturally responsive teaching practices and makes the case for the need to incorporate culturally responsive pedagogy in all schools. How does culturally responsive pedagogy support students of color? To quote Gloria Ladson-Billings, culturally responsive teaching is just good teaching. One major reason why culturally… Read More »
Webinar Recording – How to Teach Culturally Responsive Social Studies When Everything Is Controversial
Did you miss our webinar on How to Teach Culturally Responsive Social Studies When Everything Is Controversial? Check it out here!
Webinar Recording – Recovering from the Pandemic
Watch or re-watch our latest webinar where we teamed up with the Council of Chief State School Officers, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, and the American Institutes for Research.
MAEC’s Recent Book Chapter: Using Social-Emotional Learning and Literacy Tools to Bridge the Gap During and Beyond COVID-19
MAEC staff recently authored a chapter in Handbook of Research on Supporting Social and Emotional Development Through Literacy Education about our work with the Collaborative Action for Family Engagement during summer 2020. MAEC’s Marianna Stepniak and Susan Shaffer, working with psychologist Seth Shaffer, explored the resources and tools that MAEC developed through its Family Room webinar series and Learning at Home… Read More »
