MADA is proud to announce that Maryland Teacher of the Year Sean McComb has received the nation's top teaching honor of being the 2014 National Teacher of the Year! The announcement was made this morning on the news show CBS This Morning.  He will be featured in a White House ceremony with President Obama on Thursday, May 1st. 

Sean is a teacher at Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts in Baltimore County.  He teaches in Patapsco's Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program, helping students strengthen their work habits and academic skills to graduate ready for college or career.  "My teaching is built on the belief that relationships and engagement can turn challenges into opportunities for excellence for all students," he said.  "As we embrace that truth, we help awaken students to their full potential and the possibility to live out the American dream."

Sean is the fourth teacher from Maryland to earn the distinction of being named a finalist for  National Teacher of the Year in recent years.  Both Montgomery County kindergarten teacher Kimberly Oliver Burnim and Frederick County chemistry teacher Michelle Shearer were named National Teacher of the Year in 2006 and 2011, respectively.  Cecil County English teacher Rhonda Holmes-Blankenship was named a finalist last year.  MADA is proud to be a presenting sponsor of the MD Teacher of  the Year program. 

MADA encourages all of our members to send a representative to our 2014 Summer Business Convention which will be held at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort from June 22-25.  We have three excellent speakers scheduled, two great evening parties, and there's plenty of fun to be had while at the resort! 

For the business portion, we welcome Associate member, Joe Jankowski of ARMADA, who will join Peter Kitzmiller and Travis Martz to discuss the retail warranty reimbursement submission that will overcome most manufacturer's objectives and loopholes.  Peter and Travis will also cover the latest changes coming out of the 2014 General Session.  Our second speaker, Mike McKinley, is a well-respected motivational speaker and he will share with us his business expertise, all in a fun and informative format.  To round it out, we've got Associate member, Erik Nachbahr, CEO of Helion Technologies, who will share the latest in business technologies and trends.

Register today by downloading the registration form and forwarding to the Association asap! 

Date/Time:

May 14, 2014

9:30-11:30 a.m.

Location:

The Tidewater Inn

101 East Dover Street

Easton, MD 21601

Cost:

$85.00 per person (Member)

$125.00 per person (Non-Member)

OSHA regulation requires dealers to document when your own employee is injured on the job, but what happens if your temporary worker is injured? When you employ a temporary worker, both the staffing agency that supplies them, and you, the host employer, are responsible for them.

How does this play into recording temporary worker injuries? To clarify this situation, OSHA has issued guidance on who is responsible for documenting temporary worker injuries.  In regards to injury and illness record keeping, OSHA states that injuries and illnesses should be recorded in only one employer's OSHA 300 log, most often the host employers' log.

The role of who is responsible for recordkeeping is largely determined by who is supervising the temporary employee. Employers must record any injuries and illness of any employee that they supervise on a day-to-day basis. OSHA states that supervising is defined as "the details, means, methods, and processes by which the work is to be accomplished." This means that the employer who controls the conditions that present potential hazards and directs the actions surrounding those hazards is the supervisor responsible for logging injuries and illnesses, which is most often the host employer.

Additionally, OSHA also requires that information about temporary injuries and illnesses must be shared between the host employer and temporary worker's staffing agency. This communication should focus upon eliminating work place hazards and supplying training to prevent future injuries.

To learn more about OSHA's temporary worker injury and illness reporting guidance, visit the OSHA website.

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 #2: Which Online Tactics are Working Best in Dealerships Today

Date/Time: Thursday, May 15 at 1pm Eastern

Presenter: Samantha Cunningham of Potratz Advertising

Cost: $149.00 per person  

There is no shortage of conferences and workshops that you should be attending in the realm of Digital Marketing in your dealership. For the most part, the presentations are focused on the products and/or services that the speaker represents.  In this workshop, Samantha Cunningham promises to provide you with a list of the seven most effective digital marketing tactics that you can, and probably, should employ right away.  This webinar will cover the following:

• How to spend smarter instead of just more money on your marketing
• When price matters in online advertising and when you should steer clear
• Social Media "Likes" and "Followers"...do they equate to sales?
• What's working in SEO and SEM
• The Must Have elements for your dealership's Website