Rural Schools Educator Community Face-to-Face Event

Teaching in a rural district can be challenging. Being the only person in a district teaching an entire content area can be isolating. CESAs 8 and 9 are here to help . . .

One of the needs of our rural educators is the ability to collaborate with colleagues who are teaching similar content. Many of our districts have one person who teaches ALL middle school ELA or one science teacher for grades 6-12...the list can go on! Rural educators also can feel isolated from a professional development stand-point due to increased travel to attend workshops and a lack of substitute teachers available to cover classes when attending workshops and conferences.

For a rural educator, it can be incredibly challenging to continue their professional growth with such obstacles.  The solution—The Rural Schools Educator Community.  

The purpose of this free blended learning experience (one face-to-face AND four online collaboration opportunities) is to meet the needs of rural teachers in CESAs 8 and 9 to connect with their colleagues in other rural schools to share best practices, to discuss content-specific questions, and to provide space for consultancies.

By providing a free blended learning opportunity to support rural teachers’ professional growth and connection to colleagues on such topics as the role of technology in rural classrooms, assessment, and personalized learning, we believe their experience in this network can serve as a model of instruction to be taken back to their own classroom. 

CANCELLATION POLICY: Any registration cancellation must be received 7 days prior to the scheduled date to receive a refund or avoid invoicing. CESA 8 will only provide full refund of registration fees depending on individual circumstances. Refunds depend upon the ability of CESA 8 to cancel any financial obligations created by the registration such as meals, materials, etc. Registered participants not in attendance on the day of the session will be charged the full registration fee. CESA 8 reserves the right to cancel any session due to insufficient enrollment or inclement weather. Participants will be notified via email through myQuickReg.com if a cancellation occurs. Please make sure all of your contact information is correct in myQuickReg.com. DIETARY ACCOMMODATIONS: Due to varied dietary restrictions, CESA 8 cannot guarantee that all special dietary accommodations can be met. CESA 8 makes every effort to accommodate basic dietary restrictions with advance notice, but please plan accordingly. BY REGISTERING FOR THIS EVENT YOU CONSENT TO PHOTOGRAPHS/VIDEOTAPE taken during the course for publicity, promotional, and/or educational purposes including but not limited to publications, presentations, newsletters, internet, and social media sources. I do this with full knowledge and consent to waive all claims for compensation for the use or for damages. If you do not consent to this statement, please send a written notice via email to the agency contact listed on the workshop posting.