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The July 27, 2023 MDE memo states that the CPR training is for Year One teachers. These important trainings are now required to take place within the first year of a teacher’s employment for teachers who are employed in classroom teaching on or after August 1, 2023. Districts must provide department-approved first aid and CPR training to new teachers who do not already…

Greetings, We are in the process of renewing Dearborn’s strategic plan. Strategic planning is a process in which our district leaders define their vision for the future and identify goals and objectives for the next three to five years. The process includes establishing the sequence in which those goals should be implemented so that the…

This past week, the Dearborn Teacher University professional development series continued it’s new teacher PD series with an introduction of Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol or the SIOP Model as it is known by most educators.  Two of our EL Department trainers and coaches, led by Mona Jalloul and Jeannine Oynoian spent the hour with our…

This past month our new professional staff members spent the December session of the Dearborn Teacher University professional development workshop being introduced to the world of summative assessments. The high school staff, led by Dearborn High Coordinators, Christine Rosbury and Laurie Lintner, spent the hour examining the the various resources and tools that are available…

This past week, our Year One professional staff examined the critical topic of Culturally Responsive Teaching. The EL Department Language and Literacy/SIOP trainer, Ms. Nadra Shami presented information and activities that introduced the staff to the challenges that our refugee students face on a daily basis. Time was spent in small group and whole group…

This past week, the Dearborn Teacher University sponsored a 2.5 day orientation for all of its newly hired professional staff. During the sessions offered, staff members from various district departments presented a brief overview of how they can support teachers during the school year. Ms. Maryann Brittingham was invited to provide strategies and solutions on…

School Year 2020-2021: • The MICIP Platform will replace the ASSIST platform as the technical solution to implement the mindset and processes of MICIP. • Training on the platform will begin in Fall 2020, with the official launch of the platform occurring at the Fall Continuous Improvement Conference (formerly known as the School Improvement Conference)…

During the past few weeks, all Year One Professional Staff culminated their first year with the Dearborn Public Schools by attending several Dearborn Teacher University workshops. In early May, close to 400 mentees and their mentors gathered together at ASC to reflect on the first year collaboration process and what areas they want to focus…

Last week, over 70 of our new professional staff received professional development on the district’s school improvement growth tool rubric and their role in the process. The Dearborn SIP Rubric’s nine indicators were discussed with an emphasis on how to integrate students use of digital tools in the classroom. Teachers were given the opportunity to…

This past week, our Year One Professional Staff members attended an important professional development session on how to best communicate with their students. Ms. Margaret King-Ahmed, our district trainer in the Teacher Talk/Parent Talk series provided several tips and strategies based on the work by Chick Moorman and Nancy Weber. Participants were able to reflect…