This section of the EdUpdate includes important notifications from the Mississippi Department of Education to school and district superintendents and administrators. These announcements will remain posted for 90 days. View information about professional development opportunities and resources in other sections of the EdUpdate.
Teachers: Mathematics Videos from REL Southeast
Back to School for Mathematics Instructors: Giving Students the Best Start (Part 1) This video provides recommendations on how mathematics teachers can build students’ motivation by focusing on instituting best…
Mississippi Connects: Free Google Training in October for Teachers
friEdTechnolgy is pleased to announce three training opportunities for teachers starting October 12. Google Meet, Digital Interactive Notebooks and Screencastify will all be offered. For more information and to register…
Mississippi Connects: Google Utility Belt Training for Administrators
Batman has one, your favorite construction worker has one, and every school administrator should have one, too! Learn how G Suite and Google Tools can be deployed to help you…
Hanover Research Resources: Student Engagement and Instructional Effectiveness – Hanover Research
STUDENT AND TEACHER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES Research Brief: Preparing for Post-COVID-19 Student Reengagement – This report offers strategies for planning for learning loss; discusses how students returning to school after an extended…
A Message from State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs
Dear Superintendents: We have heard from numerous schools that the current quarantine guidelines are making in-person instruction very challenging. Thus far, the vast majority of cases and outbreaks appear to…
Middle School Mental Health Support (free)
REGISTER NOW! The Mississippi State University Research and Curriculum Unit (RCU) and Extension Center, in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Education, would like to invite middle school administrators and…
New Counselor Trainings 2020
New Counselor Trainings will be held virtually to include five, 2-hour sessions on October 20, 22, 27, 29, & November 4, 2020. https://msachieves.mdek12.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/New-Counselor-Trainings-Updated-9.28.20.pdf These trainings are designed for counselors with…
U.S. Census Continues until Oct. 31
A federal judge ordered Administration officials to stop plans to conclude the decennial census early, “after internal U.S. Census Bureau communications warned that a truncated schedule combined with the challenges…
CARES Act Equitable Services
You may have seen that Secretary DeVos sent a letter to chiefs on Friday noting that the Administration will not pursue an appeal of recent federal court decisions that have…
Assessment & Accountability Update
With the 2020-21 school year underway, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has received numerous questions from educators and stakeholders about plans for statewide assessments and accountability. The most common…