Year: 2021

We want to make sure you, as an educator, know about existing student loan forgiveness programs, how to find out if you’re eligible and how to apply for them. Education Minnesota’s updated “Degrees, Not Debt” program is designed to inform members about recent changes to federal loan forgiveness programs.   While an offline version of this event is available to members at MEA Online, there will be a live, interactive Webinar next Monday, Dec. 13. Details are below.

Degrees Not Debt Live Webinar

Monday December 13^th at 6pm- Virtual Event

Registration:   https://cvent.me/dKx8XP

For additional questions regarding the webinar or its content please contact Bridget Moore at [email protected]

This is a reminder of upcoming grants opportunities available through Education Minnesota (also listed in your Oct/Nov MN Educator magazine): 

Classroom Focused Grants – up to $3,000 for for innovative project design and implementation 

PD Grants for Teachers –  up to $1500 for teachers to either facilitate, develop or attend PD sessions. 

IMPACT Grants – up to $15,000 for projects that team up with a local non-profit

Ed MN Early Teacher Seminar –  unique PD targeted for teachers in the profession five years or less. 3 grad credits and 10 CEU’s upon completion. 

Reminder: U of M survey on school conditions

If you haven’t yet done so, please take the opportunity to share how the current school year is going and what additional supports are needed by taking this third and final round of the MN Safe Learning Survey.   If you are both an educator and a parent feel free to take the survey twice to reflect your opinion in both roles.  

The survey closes Wednesday, Nov. 24.
 

hanges by the 2021 Legislature will affect your work as an educator and a union member.

On Thursday, July 15, our lobbyists and education experts went live via Zoom to explain what happened — and what didn’t — on these issues and more:

• Funding
• Licensure
• Higher ed
• ESP issues
• Education debt
• Recruiting and retaining educators of color

Couldn’t make the live Q&A? Watch it below:

Roseville was one of a handful of districts across the country participating in the AFT’s Teacher Leader Program.  Congratulations to the six EM-R members who formed a cohort and recently completed the program.  Much thanks also to Jodi Kyllonene, the group facilitator.  As part of the course culmination, the six participants developed and presented an action research project and the links to these projects can be found below:  

Brooks Hidaka, RAHS “Public School Funding” https://youtu.be/4PCK7Ck9QkY

Shauna Kidimu, Harambee “Positive Impact of Restorative Practices” https://youtu.be/_eYQeHWIUe4

Anne Robenhorst & Brittany Stahlman, RAHS “Underrepresented Students in Advanced Classes” https://youtu.be/vnmsT9951qE

Ken Henry, RAHS “The Role of Student Voice in District Class Size Policy” https://youtu.be/6-KqjmjPpTo

Jessica Prenzlow-Morgan, Harambee “Class Sizes: Enough Already!” https://youtu.be/Co95btHjxU0

Join us May 15 to rally for public education!
Gov. Tim Walz and House DFL leaders are taking strong first steps this session toward fully funding our schools, increasing state aid by hundreds of millions of dollars.

Senate Republicans? Not so much. Their plan puts no new money on the general formula, siphons money from public schools via vouchers and will force districts to make harmful budget cuts and lay off staff.

Join hundreds of Minnesota educators and community members at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 15 at the state Capitol for a fun, family-friendly rally to support public education.

Sign up now!

2021 Share My Lesson Virtual Conference 
All of the sessions from Share My Lesson’s 2021 virtual conference are now available on demand for free. Check out the remarkable lineup of webinars to support your upcoming needs, including how best to reopen schools safely, support social and emotional recovery and learning recovery, strengthen a foundation of anti-bias education, increase civic engagement and incorporate trauma-sensitive practices.