If you aspire to be an Association leader or a leader in your school and school system, then the AEA Minority Leadership Training (MLT) Conference is for you! It will be held on October 31-November 2, 2025, at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama. The MLT Conference is open to ALL AEA members. Professional learning topics include but are not limited to APLDS updates, Alabama teacher observation tool (ATOT), artificial intelligence (AI), partnering for literacy success, youth mental health, chronic absenteeism, communication skills for leaders, and more!

The purpose of this professional learning study is to (1) Provide a variety of practical ways in which instructional leaders may effectively use artificial intelligence (AI); (2) Enhance instructional leaders' knowledge and skills of using AI to assist faculty and staff with instructional needs, to manage the learning organization, and to communicate with colleagues and educational stakeholders; (3) Contribute to instructional leaders' professional growth by providing opportunities to use and model their use of AI in an ethical manner for colleagues, students, and community members.

AEA AdminiCon is the professional leadership conference for members of AEA's Administrator Division. This dynamic leadership experience provides school leaders with practical information for their professional and personal leadership growth. Aligned with the Alabama Standards for Leadership, each session offers information that will enhance knowledge and skills of leaders in any school setting.

The purpose of this virtual professional study is to provide school administrators with knowledge that will enhance their performance in the development of continuous improvement plans. This professional study is based on the National Education Association’s Keys to Excellence for Your Schools (KEYS), a comprehensive, research-based, data-driven approach to continuous school improvement.

This course is based on the National Education Association’s (NEA) Overarching Teacher Leadership Competencies. The purpose of this study is for educators to learn to identify their strengths and areas of improvement from the perspective of teacher leadership while participating in an action plan design process of learn, design, do, and reflect to improve student performance.

Join us for an engaging conference beginning Friday at 6:00 p.m. with a plated dinner, social event, and legislative update, followed by a full day of workshops on Saturday starting at 8:30 a.m. and concluding with a luncheon. This year’s sessions feature refreshed topics and innovative approaches to current educational issues. Registration is $40 in advance and $45 after April 10, 2026 (or on-site).

Thank you for your interest in participating in the Alabama State Department of Education’s MEGA Conference 2025. This year’s conference is a week-long, in-person event that provides attendees with opportunities to engage in meaningful discussions, participate in in-depth training sessions, and learn from leading experts across the education spectrum.

To view a calendar of events and REGISTER  for this professional learning experience, please go to the link: https://www.amsti.org/professional-learning

APLDS clock hour credit will be awarded for this course after the professional learning session. For questions, please contact your AMSTI facilitator.

This one-day session focuses on mathematical routines and is intended to motivate teachers to use routines to promote sense-making. Consistent use of routines connects to Student Mathematical Practice and ALCOS standards, provides formative assessment, and supports the development of conceptual understanding through student sense-making, reasoning, and discourse. Participants will explore the importance of sense-making through various routines and engage in discussions about adapting and implementing these routines in their own practice.

To view a calendar of events and REGISTER  for this professional learning experience, please go to the link: https://www.amsti.org/professional-learning

APLDS clock hour credit will be awarded for this course after the professional learning session. For questions, please contact your AMSTI facilitator.

Number Talks and Number Strings for the secondary mathematics classroom will equip teachers with instructional practices to help students develop mathematical number sense. Number Talks and Number Strings also support the content standards and student mathematical practices by encouraging student discourse and developing accuracy, flexibility, and efficiency.

To view a calendar of events and REGISTER  for this professional learning experience, please go to the link: https://www.amsti.org/professional-learning

APLDS clock hour credit will be awarded for this course after the professional learning session. For questions, please contact your AMSTI facilitator.

The K-5 2019 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics Overview is professional learning for elementary teachers, special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and elementary math coaches. The 3-hour session focuses on understanding the new 2019 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics and its conceptual framework: Position Statements, Mathematical Teaching Practices, Student Mathematical Practices and the K-5 Content Areas. This session provides opportunities for participants to apply their learning from the Math Foundational Training and take their learning deeper as they analyze learning progressions and determine how to incorporate the mathematical practices throughout math instruction.