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.
Support Resources – Hanover Research
Student and Family Supports Toolkit: Virtual Student Engagement – This toolkit provides teachers with strategies to support the three types of student engagement (i.e., behavioral, cognitive, and affective) in a…
Bring Design into Your Classroom | Free Virtual Design Field Trips with Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Design Field Trip Flyer_Spring Semester We are pleased to announce that Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has a free virtual Design Field Trip program! Whether you are teaching from home or from…
Free Cybersecurity Opportunity for High School Students
CyberStart America CyberStart America is a free, immersive online learning resource for students in the US, acting as an onramp to a career in one of the world’s fastest-growing industries….
Mississippi Connects: Professional Development Action Plan & Facebook Group
PD Action Plan Support For districts that did not sign up to participate in Professional Development Action Plans through our Mississippi Connects professional development partners previously, we want to offer…
Innovative Leadership Summit
Save the date The Research and Curriculum Unit, in partnership with the Mississippi Department of Education, is inviting school leaders, counselors, teacher leaders, and educational stakeholders from across the state…
High-Quality Instructional Materials Resources
In the fall of 2017, the MDE adopted a definition for High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) that serves as a framework for Mississippi public schools on the importance of having textbooks,…
Creating Effective District Leadership – Hanover Research
Leadership Support School Leadership to Support Equity – This brief provides an overview of the Professional Standards for Education Leaders and explores leadership characteristics and practices through the Four Dimensions…
U.S. District Court Northern District Releases Civics Education Resources
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi is pleased to share new resources through Community and Educational Outreach. In an effort to make civics education resources more easily…
Computer Science Offering for Black and Hispanic High School Students
[STUDENTS] 2020-2021 Code Next Connect One Pager [COMMUNITY MEMBERS] 2020-2021 Code Next Connect One Pager Google has launched a free, immersive computer science education program for Black and Hispanic high…
Reimbursements for HB 1788 and SB 3044
Thank you for continuing to submit your reimbursement requests. Staff is busy processing the reimbursements as they are received. During the review, we are noticing that we are missing documentation…