**THIS SESSION IS FULL! Stay tuned for additional opportunities!** The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Teaching and Leading and the Mississippi Association of Educators (MAE) have partnered to provide FREE Praxis workshops across the state! The first session will be held at Lafayette High School on August 18, 2018. Click here to register!…
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THE START OF A HOPEFUL NEW YEAR — A NOTE FROM PRESIDENT HELMICK Dear Fellow Educators, This week begins a brand-new chapter in the lives of students, teachers, administrators and parents as we kick off the 2018-2019 school year. There is just nothing like the eager anticipation that comes with the start of a new…
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This article was written by MAE member and educator Roshunda Harris-Allen. Many early childhood educators lack the knowledge required to understand each of the components related to teaching science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in their classrooms. Because of this deficit, inexperienced early childhood educators are responsible for providing academic instruction in classrooms that serve…
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JACKSON, MS. — The District Survey Subcommittee of the Student Testing Task Force is slated to meet on Wednesday, July 18, at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the content of a proposed survey to send out to school districts in the fall. MAE President Joyce Helmick volunteered to serve on the subcommittee. The survey was proposed…
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By Joyce Helmick, MAE President The Mississippi Association of Educators Delegation to the NEA Representative Assembly represented Mississippi well as we took care of the business of the National Education Association in Minneapolis, Minn., during the Fourth of July week. Paramount on everyone’s mind was the treatment of the immigrant children who had been taken…
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Dear Fellow MAE Members, Today is the day we celebrate the birth of our country and remind ourselves how fortunate we are to live in America. Even in the present troubles, I encourage all of us to remember who we are and what we stand for. As public school educators, we actually live and practice…
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Did you miss Tuesday’s livestream of the Student Testing Task Force? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! We’ll be providing a summary of each meeting, along with items of note and what we’ll be keeping our eye on as we move forward. If you missed the release of MAE’s Report from the Front Lines, you…
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Jackson, MS — The Mississippi Association of Educators has released its Report from the Front Lines, a compilation of state testing stories submitted by educators. MAE President Joyce Helmick distributed copies to the members of the Student Testing Task Force, which met Tuesday, June 19, at the Mississippi Department of Education to begin studying the…
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Jackson, MS — The Mississippi Student Testing Task Force is slated to meet on Tuesday, June 19, at 9:00 a.m. at the Mississippi Department of Education Building. MAE President Joyce Helmick is among those appointed to this body, which is charged with reviewing the state’s current testing programs. Tuesday’s Task Force proceedings will be live-streamed….
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JACKSON, MS. – Joyce Helmick, President of the Mississippi Association of Educators, issued the following statement on today’s Mississippi Department of Education decision regarding state testing: The Mississippi Association of Educators believes the Mississippi Department of Education has taken a step in the right direction in their decision to eliminate the policy that would have…
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