CACE

Taking Time to B.R.E.A.T.H.E. with Dr. Joelle Hood
2020-10-29 17:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Taking Time To B.R.E.A.T.H.E.
Strategies for Strengthening Personal and Professional Resilience

Session 1: Thursday, October 29, 2020, 5:30-8pm
Session 2: Thursday, November 5, 2020, 5:30-8pm
Session 3: Thursday, November 12, 2020, 5:30-8pm

Zoom information will be emailed to you before the event. Participants are encouraged to join this virtual workshop from their own device.
Let’s face it. Life is full of change and uncertainty and is pretty stressful right now for most of us. When students and staff experience chronic stress, it can negatively impact their motivation, performance, and well-being, which can then affect the morale and climate of the home, the classroom, the staff room, the organization, and the community. There couldn’t be a more important time to focus on strengthening our well-being and resilience than right now.
Participants in this engaging workshop will walk away with simple research-based practices from the fields of Mindfulness, Positive Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, and Social Psychology, that they can utilize with themselves, their teams, and their students to reduce stress and anxiety, improve attention and performance, and strengthen overall physical and psychological well-being. This transformational learning session provides an easy framework to give staff the understanding, motivation, and practices needed to work on becoming better humans, better educators, better leaders and better organizations.
B = Build Belonging & Cultivate Connection
R = Reflect on Purpose
E = Engage in Self-Compassion
A = Amplify Attention, Awareness, & Awe
T = Tap Into Thankfulness And Appreciation
H = Harness Your Thoughts
E = Empower Empathy Everyday

CACE Leader Connect
2021-05-18 08:30 - 09:30 | Virtual (A link to join the Zoom meeting will be sent to you in advance.)
Join us for this month’s Leader Connect session focused on current issues facing school leaders. Facilitated by nationally recognized educational consultant, Kim Marshall, all administrators are welcome to join us for this informal, interactive, and information-rich discussion.
Draft agenda
8:30-8:35am, Welcome and introductions
8:35-8:50am, Brief Presentation: Return to School Plans: Practices to Keep; Practices to Discard; and How to Decide by Kim Marshall
8:50-9:20am, Open discussion of issues, ideas, and opportunities facing school leaders
9:20-9:30am, Closing remarks
Once you have registered a Zoom invitation will be e-mailed to you in advance of the event. Should you have questions, contact Alana Margeson, CACE Executive Director at alana.margeson@maine.edu.

Taking Time to B.R.E.A.T.H.E. with Dr. Joelle Hood
2020-10-29 14:30 - 17:00
Taking Time To B.R.E.A.T.H.E.
Strategies for Strengthening Personal and Professional Resilience

Session 1: Thursday, October 29, 2020, 2:30-5pm
Session 2: Thursday, November 5, 2020, 2:30-5pm
Session 3: Thursday, November 12, 2020, 2:30-5pm

Zoom information will be emailed to you before the event! Participants are encouraged to join this virtual workshop from their own device.
Let’s face it. Life is full of change and uncertainty and is pretty stressful right now for most of us. When students and staff experience chronic stress, it can negatively impact their motivation, performance, and well-being, which can then affect the morale and climate of the home, the classroom, the staff room, the organization, and the community. There couldn’t be a more important time to focus on strengthening our well-being and resilience than right now.
Participants in this engaging workshop will walk away with simple research-based practices from the fields of Mindfulness, Positive Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, and Social Psychology, that they can utilize with themselves, their teams, and their students to reduce stress and anxiety, improve attention and performance, and strengthen overall physical and psychological well-being. This transformational learning session provides an easy framework to give staff the understanding, motivation, and practices needed to work on becoming better humans, better educators, better leaders and better organizations.
B = Build Belonging & Cultivate Connection
R = Reflect on Purpose
E = Engage in Self-Compassion
A = Amplify Attention, Awareness, & Awe
T = Tap Into Thankfulness And Appreciation
H = Harness Your Thoughts
E = Empower Empathy Everyday

CACE Day 2021 (Via Zoom)
2021-09-17 08:00 - 12:00
Zoom Link Will Be Shared Prior to the Event
Featured Speakers and Topics:

Dr. Jason Judd, Educate Maine – A Snapshot of Education in Maine
Andrew Kirby, 2021 Aroostook County Teacher of the Year -The Power of Relationships
Cindy Soule, 2021 Maine Teacher of the Year- Creating Learning Communities That Disrupt the Opportunity Gap
Dorina Sackman- Transformative Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence 101 for Adults - It Takes a Calm Brain To Calm a Brain (via Zoom)
2021-10-12 12:30 - 15:00
Please join Maine Department of Education Social Emotional Learning Specialist Kellie Doyle Bailey MA CCC-SLP, MMT/SELI as she provides a unique brain-based overview of the importance of growing Adult Emotional Intelligence and the purposeful teaching of the 5 Key Elements of SEL to children of all ages. Kellie will break down the premise of all behaviors tell us something about what a child is experiencing and how we can use SEL and Mindfulness tools/strategies to help children birth to 18 develop self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness, build strong connections/relationships with adults and peers and ultimately make responsible decisions. Participants will develop a core knowledge of Emotional Intelligence for adults and SEL for youth as well as walk away with practical strategies and techniques to help regulate to co-regulate for optimal health, wellness, engagement, and participation in and out of the classroom setting.
Bio- Kellie Bailey, Social Emotional Learning/Restorative Practice Specialist, Maine Department of Education
Kellie Doyle Bailey is the SEL Specialist for the Maine Department of Education. Kellie brings to the field 30 years of experience working in Maine public schools as a speech/language pathologist and more recently mindfulness and SEL educator. She is the founder of The Children’s Collaboration Center and Calm Cool Kids Educate. Kellie has a deep knowledge and understanding of the neuro-developmental sequences of humans’ birth to adult and in assisting educators, support staff, families, and community partners with understanding reactive and responsive learner patterns of dysregulated children.
She is passionate about building awareness of the essential development of adult emotional intelligence and for assisting all adults working directly with youth to find ways to embed Social Emotional Learning into real life learning experiences. Kellie holds a core belief that SEL is critical in keeping kids safe, connected, and cared for and ultimately the impetus for lifelong happiness and success. Only through the expansion and knowledge of our own emotional intelligence work and the cultivation of true practice of being present for ourselves can we then be present for our children.
Kellie encourages adults to fully understand that children can only work optimally when they feel safe, connected, and cared for. Assisting all students in the development of a strong foundational in social emotional learning allows each in becoming responsive rather than reactive to the demands of learning. Kellie is a firm believer that embedding SEL into everyday instruction is a strong step in building trauma informed, best practice schools. Kellie serves as an adjunct instructor for The University of Maine- Farmington, teaching Mindfulness in Education and she is the author Some Days I Flip My Lid and Some Nights I Flip My Lid -Learning to be a Calm Cool Kid– mindfulness books in publication through PESI publishing. Her newest book in the Calm Cool Kids Educate Series- Some Days I Breathe On Purpose will release in November 2021.
*A Zoom link will be shared in advance of the workshop

Mentor Teacher Training from the Maine Department of Education (via Zoom)
2021-10-18 08:30 - 15:30
Mentor teacher training will be provided by Emily Doughty, Educator Effectiveness Coordinator at the Maine Department of Education. All materials will be available electronically and educators will receive contact hours for participation. We encourage interested participants to discuss the opportunity, along with local training requirements, with their mentor chairperson prior to registering. Built-in breaks will be scheduled, including a lunch break.
*A Zoom link will be sent in advance of the workshop

Leader Connect with Kim Marshall (via Zoom)
2021-10-19 08:30 - 09:30
Join us for this month’s Leader Connect session focused on challenges facing administrators during COVID, particularly complex and challenging school and community issues – an opportunity for school and district administrators to come together to share and discuss issues, ideas, and opportunities. Leader Connect is facilitated by nationally recognized educational consultant, Kim Marshall. All administrators are welcome to ZOOM into this informal and information-rich discussion.

B.E.L.I.E.V.E.! IN TRANSFORMATIVE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: A DEEPER DIVE TO THRIVE NOT SURVIVE! & HALLMARK HOLIDAY MOVIES AND MAINE READING STANDARDS? YES, PLEASE! (Hybrid)
2021-10-29 08:30 - 15:00
B.E.L.I.E.V.E In Transformative Emotional Intelligence– In this eye-opening workshop, participants continue to learn about Transformative Emotional Intelligence (TEI) and the positive impact it has on teacher resilience and overall health. The goal is to demonstrate how each educator in the room and on zoom benefits from the seven pillars of TEI. With real talk and self-awareness as it pertains to teaching in our present climate, participants engage in seven strategic techniques that introduce TEI to help achieve meaningful growth and change, bring out the individual potential for intelligent self-direction and new behaviors that lead to stronger healthier classroom culture and community. Participants become empowered through understanding the importance of setting visions, values, non-negotiables, and boundaries for truly joyful teaching and learning. Participants attain knowledge on how to begin the lifelong journey of becoming truly emotionally intelligent thus learning how to thrive in the classroom and community. Using humor and Harvard, Texas A&M, and Yale research on the power of TEI, teachers understand Happy teachers, happy students, happy students, happy learning! Participants leave feeling refreshed, hopeful, revived, and HUMAN! It is time we are open about the emotional intellect of our professional development to achieve meaningful growth and change, bring out our individual potential for intelligent self-direction and new behaviors that lead to a stronger healthier community. That is if you B.E.L.I.E.V.E.!
Hallmark Movies and Maine Reading Standards? Yes, Please!– In this highly interactive, heartwarming, and incredibly helpful session, participants learn how to teach every Maine Reading Standard using Hallmark Holiday and/or Seasonal Films. Come see how the implementation of these fun but rigorous student-centered lessons engages ALL students, builds confidence in reading, speaking, listening, and writing! Students increasing recognition of standards in other literary works through the successful evidence-based “Hallmark Transfer Technique”. Once comfortable with the process, the writing standards are introduced using Miss Dorito’s famous Writing Recipe! Participants leave with the tools to complete a Hallmark Holiday/Seasonal Movie Lesson, Academic Reading Binder Core Guide, and a powerful Culturally Responsive Inquiry Lesson that dives deeper and challenges topics such as the importance of tradition, food, family, women empowerment, equitable representation of all, focus groups, American advertising, marketing, and more! So, grab your Pumpkin Spiced latte, Uggs, and Messy Bun… and be oh so far from Basic! Let’s have some fun teaching our RurALL kiddos ALL the Reading Standards. That is if you B.E.L.I.E.V.E.!
Please note that this workshop is being offered in a hybrid model. You may choose to attend in person in the UMPI Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) or via Zoom. Anyone attending on campus will need to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result within the past 72 hours.
Non-CACE member registration cost is $100

Mindfulness in the Classroom (via Zoom)
2021-11-01 15:00 - 16:30
Are you feeling stressed? Burned out? Overwhelmed? Can’t focus? Many of us are, including our students. You’ve probably heard the word “mindfulness” quite a bit recently. It’s more than just a buzzword. Join us to learn what mindfulness is, what it isn’t, and how it can benefit us AND our students.
Presented by SAD 1 educator, Sharmon Clark, via Zoom.

Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training (In Person, UMPI Multi-Purpose Room)
2021-11-03 08:30 - 15:30
Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
All Maine School districts are required to have a minimum of 2 staff complete a full day Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper training for districts with up to 1,000 students. The law recommends a Gatekeeper in each school building. The Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper training is the foundation of the Maine Suicide Prevention Program (MSPP) and is a pre-requisite for the Training of Trainers (TOT) and the school-based curriculum training lessons.
In this full day training you will learn the foundations of suicide prevention; you will receive up-to-date information about suicide in Maine and in the U.S. This Gatekeeper training will address ways to break down the stigma barriers and how to hold those difficult conversations. This training will provide basic intervention skills and will build personal confidence to be able to effectively respond to suicidal behavior. Resources will be provided for intervention and postvention.
Instructor Information:
Greg Marley, LCSW, Suicide Prevention Director
Greg has practiced in the field of community mental health in Maine for over 30 years, as a clinician, clinical supervisor, manager, trainer, and consultant. Greg has presented across Maine and New England to a variety of audiences in suicide prevention, substance abuse prevention, mental health, and other topics. Since 2009 he has provided training and consultation to schools, primary care practices, hospitals, and mental health programs supporting suicide prevention and intervention as well as support in the aftermath of a suicide loss. In the rest of his life, Greg is renown as an expert in edible, medicinal and toxic wild mushrooms.
Please note that all participants will need to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID result within the last 72 hours, at the door. Masks will be required.

CACE Ed Tech Workshop: Supporting Positive Classrooms and Success for All Students (via Zoom)
2021-11-12 12:30 - 15:30
This afternoon workshop is designed specifically for Ed Techs and will include presentations and activities that will help participants identify and evaluate strategies, techniques, and tools for working effectively with challenging student behaviors. In addition, participants will be given the opportunity to analyze the role of social-emotional learning (SEL) in classroom management and how it impacts their work.
Presenters include:

Professors Alana Margeson and Wendi Malenfant, Education Department at University of Maine at Presque Isle
Dr. Eric T. McGough, Principal, Caribou High School
Dr. Andrea Drabek, School Psychologist, Maine School Administrative District #1
Lori Scovil, Special Education Teacher and Special Education Site Manager, Caribou High School
