MCREN News & Events
Stay up-to-date on upcoming professional learning opportunities and other ways to engage and learn with MCREN!

2025 BIPoC Educator Summer Conference
Save the Date for the 2025 BIPoC Educator Summer Conference!MCREN is excited to announce the 2025 BIPoC Summer Conference will be held June 20-22nd at Salishan Coastal Lodge in Gleneden Beach (Lincoln City)! This conference is an opportunity to unite with BIPoC educators from across the state of Oregon as we build a lasting community of support! Attendees will have an opportunity to network,...

Coming Soon: Wayfinder Adult SEL
A No-Cost Professional Learning Series for Multnomah & Clackamas County School Staff MembersRegistration & Wait List Full - Thank You For Your Interest! MCREN is proud to offer Wayfinder Adult SEL to any Multnomah or Clackamas County School District Staff Member beginning January 2025! This no-cost professional learning series is designed to help participants focus on their own Social...

Principal Mentor Training
Join Us for the MCREN Principal Mentor Training!MCREN is excited to offer a new professional learning series designed to prepare and support administrators in their role as principal mentors. This no-cost opportunity is open to any school administrator that is currently a mentor or is interested in becoming a mentor in the State of Oregon! MCREN’s Principal Mentor Training will develop a...

New Educator Collaborative
Join MCREN and Clackamas ESD for the New Educator Collaborative!The New Educator Collaborative (NEC) is open to any first and second year new educator in Multnomah or Clackamas County. The NEC helps new educators throughout the school year. We offer timely topics, like preparing for family conferences, as well as ongoing best practices, such as setting up classroom discussions and managing...

New Principal Collaborative 2024-25
Join Us for the MCREN New Principal Collaborative!The MCREN New Principal Collaborative is open to any new principal or assistant principal. The Collaborative will prepare new principals to meet the constantly evolving challenges that school leaders face. Join us for this unique opportunity as we build a regional network of support for new principals! Participants will receive the tools to...

Participate in the Mentor Collaborative Preview!
2024-2025 PREVIEW of Mentor Collaborative: A Network Professional Learning Series for New Educator MentorsInterested in learning about mentoring, building relationships with colleagues and facilitate learning for other educators? Please join us for a PREVIEW of Mentor Collaborative! Together we will:*Learn qualities of Effective Mentoring*Explore mindsets, modes and tools of mentoring*Examine...

Mentor Collaborative – Professional Learning Series & Community of Practice
2024-2025 Mentor Collaborative: A Network Professional Learning Series for New Educator MentorsNew Educator Mentors, Instructional Coaches and Educators leading peers in professional growth – you are invited to delve into the Mentor Collaborative (with Lori Cohen & Bianca Espinosa!) Together, we will focus on accountability, conditions for safety & belonging, as well as spaces that are...

Design Lab with Lori Cohen
Join MCREN for the Design Lab with Lori Cohen! This workshop series takes participants through a transformative professional design and facilitation learning experience that allows for more equity-centered practices, systems change, and a reimagining of what’s possible for adult learners. Drawing upon the research-informed practices, adult learning theory, Universal Design for Learning, and...

Multnomah & Clackamas County Administrators Participate in Transformational Leadership
60 Regional Administrators Participate in Transformational Leadership: MCREN launched Transformational Leadership for Multnomah and Clackamas County Administrators in January 2024. This three event workshop series invites K-12 principals, assistant principals, and district-level leaders to be in community, leveraging the expertise of their colleagues to center equity and grow in their practice....

Wayfinder Adult SEL Professional Learning
Coming Soon: Adult SEL/Wayfinder for Multnomah & Clackamas County Educators: MCREN is excited to share that we’re in the process of partnering with Wayfinder to provide Adult SEL Professional Learning in the Fall of 2024. Participants will engage in a 10-part series that will promote the development of skills to manage expectations, build strong relationships, and engage in real-time self...