Staff Development

From its inception, MM/EC used solid educational research to develop its own philosophy for teaching and learning.  This philosophy is a guidance-based approach to education. MM/EC utilizes the work of many outstanding seasoned educators and professionals across the country to implement a guidance based philosophy and a solid educational experience for its students.

The continuous practice of this educational research provides the foundation for the school improvement process at MM/EC.  These fundamental beliefs help to fulfill the outcomes desired by the new State of Michigan School Improvement Frameworks, the North Central Association AdvancED Standards and the Critical Friends Review process.

Mott Middle/Early College staff have been in-serviced and continue to receive on-going training on the following educational research for teaching and learning.

Research Based Teaching and Learning at MM/EC

Invitational School - Dr. William Purkey
Dimensions of Learning - Dr. Robert Marzano
Choice Theory  - Dr. William Glasser
Discipline With Dignity - Dr. Richard Curwin and Dr. Alan Mendler
Curriculum Design Format - Ralph Tyler and Elliott Eisner
Understanding by Design (UbD)  -  Grant Wiggins
Mastery Learning  - Thomas Guskey
Cooperative Learning - Dr. Roger Johnson and Dr. David Johnson
Integrated Thematic Instruction (Interdisciplinary-Team Teaching)  -  Susan Kovalik
Performance Based Assessment by Lauren Resnick
Learning Styles (David Kolb)  
Brain Research - Eric Jensen, Robert Sylwester and David Sousa 
Multiple Intelligences by Howard Gardner and Thomas Armstrong
College Knowledge- What It Really Takes for Students to Succeed and What We Can Do To Get Them College Ready by David T. Conley
A framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby K. Payne, PhD.

Learning Never Ends for Our Staff

MM/EC faculty and staff continue to be inserviced on the following:

• Staff in service on Teaching and Learning Target Goals:
• Improving Writing Literacy Across the Curriculum
• Improving Problem Solving Literacy Across the Curriculum
• Improving Civility Literacy Across the Curriculum
• Improving Reading Literacy Across the Curriculum
• Middle College High School (MCHS) Consortium Conferences, New York
• Health Career Festivals, Mott Community College
• Standard Setting for Michigan Teacher Certification Test
• Michigan Council for Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conferences
• Managing Aggressive Behavior
• Developing Writing and Thinking Skills
• Middle College National Consortium (MCNC) Executive Board Meetings, New York
• Development of a School Safety Manual
• Music Educators National Conferences
• Michigan Educational Assessment Program Advisory Council Meetings
• Leadership Strategies Conferences for E-Learning: High School to Higher Education
• Middle College High School Consortium National Principals' Conferences
• Michigan Council for the Social Studies Conferences
• Michigan Educational Assessment Program Conferences
• Michigan Career Development Conferences
• Preventing Harassment in Schools Conferences
• Middle College High School National Student Conferences
• Safe and Drug Free Schools Planning Conferences
• American Social History Project (ASHP) Conferences
• Special Education ADD/ADHD Trainings