At a Breaking Point: Addressing Teacher Retention and Shortages
Date of the event: April 19, 2022
Guests: Maya Baum, Kyair Butts, Lynnette Mawhinney, Brianna Ross, Vanessa Williams, Tyreece Woodly, and MAEC's Daryl Williams as facilitator
Description - School districts across the United States are experiencing a teacher shortage crisis. Qualified teachers, especially teachers of color, are leaving the profession at record rates nationwide. As part of MAEC’s Reflecting, Reimagining, and Reforming Education series, MAEC was joined by a panel of education scholars and practitioners to discuss the systemic factors that have been […]
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Making Sense of Data with Families
Date of the event: March 24, 2022
Guests: Dr. Kevin Gee, Dr. Patricia Satterstrom, Marianna Stepniak, Kathleen Pulupa, Mariela Puentes, Claire Ruhlman and Nikevia Thomas
Description - In this webinar, MAEC and the Cambridge Families of Color Coalition (CFCC) examine the challenges that families face in accessing and interpreting educational data. The findings shared and gained within this webinar will inform the development of MAEC’s educational data guides. When complete, these guides will connect families with the tools they need to support […]
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Take Good Care: Prioritizing Teacher & Student Well-Being
Date of the event: January 20, 2022
Guests: Box, Giselle Abrams, Ramona Johnson, Gabby Lubin, Jenny Portillo, Dr. Seth Shaffer, and Marianna Stepniak
Description - 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 […]
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How to Teach Culturally Responsive Social Studies When Everything Is Controversial
Date of the event: November 10, 2021
Guests: Dr. Tiffany Mitchell-Patterson, Brianna Ross, Dr. Lawrence Paska, Dr. Daryl Williams, and Vanessa Williams
Description - At a time when it may be considered controversial to teach about the experiences and histories of diverse populations, it is more important than ever for teachers to support their students with culturally responsive pedagogy and practice. MAEC’s third segment of the Reflecting, Reimagining, and Reforming Education series focuses on how social studies teachers can […]
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Data Collection After COVID-19: What Needs to Change?
Date of the event: October 14, 2021
Guests: Dr. Kecia Addison, Dr. Kevin Gee, Dr. Jay Huguley, Kasia Razynska, and Marianna Stepniak
Description - Data collection halted during COVID-19 for many states, districts, and schools. In fall 2021, we are presented with a unique opportunity to interrogate the data we collect. What data do schools and districts need to serve all students? How can schools and districts avoid “returning to normal” with their data, which often does not tell […]
