EdUpdate

The EdUpdate section of Mississippi Achieves includes announcements for educators and district leaders about professional development, events, resources, grants and awards.

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To submit information for consideration in EdUpdate, email it to Tabatha Burkett at tburkett@mdek12.org by noon on Monday. Information must be submitted in a Word document. You may include links, flyers or PDF documents with your Word document. Please include a contact name and an email or phone number with each item. 

 

Schools can participate in national school safety, prevention program in January

Mississippi schools are invited to participate in a free school safety and prevention program called Invent2Prevent sponsored by the U.S ...
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GRAMMY Museum of MS offers free K-6 field trips for history/social studies classes

The GRAMMY Museum of MS offers a wide range of educational opportunities for both teachers and students, specifically for social ...
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MAAP ELA, Math Item Writing Workshop set for Feb. 12-15; Survey deadline is Dec. 20

The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Student Assessment (OSA) is seeking a list of qualified participants for a MAAP ...
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MAAP-A Item Writing Workshop for Special Education teachers set for Feb. 13-14; Survey deadline is Dec. 20

The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Student Assessment is seeking a list of qualified participants for the MAAP-A Item ...
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Literacy resources, supports available

The following literacy resources and supports are available to educators. Webinar/practice guide: Providing Reading Intervention Grades 4-9: This 60-minute webinar ...
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MDE extends survey deadline to Dec. 1 for feedback on Attendance Awareness Communication Toolkit

The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Office of Communication and Government Relations is seeking feedback via a survey regarding usage ...
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Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries accepting grant applications to aid school libraries

The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries is accepting applications now through Nov. 27, for grants to update and diversify school ...
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Participate in survey about children with limited speech, self-determination

Are you a special education teacher or BCBA who works with kids in grades K-5 who have limited speech?  We ...
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Education Preparation Providers of JSU, WCU receive SOR Excellence Award

The Mississippi Department of Education's Office of Elementary Education and Reading, Division of Literacy, awarded Jackson State University (JSU) and ...
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Mississippi Reads One Book event set for Feb. 5-16

Orders are now being accepted for the statewide read aloud called Mississippi Reads One Book set for Feb. 5-16, 2024 ...
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