The Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) and the Michigan Education Association (MEA) proudly invite you and your students to participate in the seventh annual Student Technology Showcase. The showcase will give your team the opportunity to demonstrate how your students are using technology to support their learning. Displays in the past showcases have featured simple to very elaborate uses of technology and have included teams of students from grades one through twelve. Teams should consist of one or two teachers and up to four students. One teacher from each team that participates in the showcase will qualify for a free registration to the MACUL Conference.
The showcase will take place during the MACUL Conference in the Devos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids, MI. Nearly 3,000 educators will attend the conference, so we anticipate a large audience for the showcase. The showcase will be held on Thursday, March 11, 2010 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Space is limited so register as soon as possible.
For more information and to register for the showcase go to: http://classroomhelp.com/macul
Please e-mail the showcase coordinator, Chris Burnett at nct2001@yahoo.com if you have any questions.
MEEMIC Insurance and Edutek Midwest have announced the funding of a limited number of full conference registrations (value $180 each). The conference will be held in Grand Rapids on March 10-12.
Seven full-conference scholarships ($180 value each) will be drawn from eligible entries on November 24. Winners will be announced on the MACUL website on December 1.
Deadline to enter: November 20, 2009
Other details to be eligible for this offer:
- must be a current MACUL member
- must be paying for conference attendance and not by employer
- must promise to inform school of scholarship, if selected.
Note: Scholarships will be chosen at random from eligible entries. If winners are unable to attend the MACUL conference for any reason, they must inform MACUL by March 1, 2010. Only one entry per person and this offer is non-transferable. MACUL Board and Special Interest Group officers are not eligible to win.
Download the entry form from the MACUL website
http://macul.org/conferences/2010maculconference/conferencealternativefunding/
Complete the form and email to macul@macul.org
The 2009 MVU Online Learning Symposium, Connecting with Youth in a Media-rich World, will explore how young people are using new media and communication tools to build social networks, create content and learn from their peers. This new environment has significant implications for learning and teaching, and it creates new challenges for students, parents, educators an policy makers.
Keynote speakers include Julia Angwin, columnist and technology editor for the Wall Street Journal, and Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
This year’s symposium will be held on Wednesday, December 2, at the Kellogg Center on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing. A special opportunity for school board members - be sure to check out the School Board Member Waiver on the registration form.
Registration and additional information available at http://www.mivu.org/symposium .
BAISD (Bay-Arenac ISD) will be hosting Leslie Fisher, one of MACUL’s most popular speakers, Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Leslie will be presenting on “Tools for Today’s Learners”, but know that her presentation will be directed at today’s educators.
Other activities featured on that day will be breakout sessions on Pearson Assessment, Data with Mark Wahlstrom and MiTracker, how teachers are using Moodle and will feature several vendors.
There is a $25.00 out of district fee for the days events. For more information visit www.baisd.net, and click on Quick Links and then Courseware. Additional information at Leslie Fisher Event Flyer .
The first annual Michigan K-12 Blackboard Users Conference will be held August 6, 2009 from 8:30-4:00 at Clinton County RESA in St. Johns, MI. This is free to all attendees. SBCEU’s and a book will be provided to all participants. The day will include snacks and a luncheon for participants.
There will be a variety of session tracks for: new Blackboard users, Collaborations and Professional Learning Communities, Blackboard Administrators, and Organizations and Power Users.
Sessions will include: Getting Started, Assessment, Gradebook, Quizzes and Surveys, SafeAssign, Blogging and Journaling, Peer and Self-Assessment, Adaptive release and notification dashboard, and New Blackboard 9.0 Features.
Guests from Blackboard Corporation will be delivering sessions throughout the day, as well as teacher-users and ISD trainers from across the state. More information will be posted, and available at the MACUL Conference.
Register at http://www.solutionwhere.com/inghamisd/cw/showcourse.asp?1437
SB-CEUs will be available.
Michigan DEN members — if you plan on presenting at MACUL in Detroit, March 18 - 20th please contact Michigan DEN LC Chair, Cheryl Lykowski at cheryl.lykowski@bedford.k12.mi.us
Informational flyer in pdf: mi_den-feb-5
The Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) and the Michigan Education Association (MEA) proudly invite you and your students to participate in the sixth annual Student Technology Showcase. The Showcase will give your team the opportunity to demonstrate how your students are using technology to support their learning. Displays in past showcases have featured simple to very elaborate uses of technology and have included teams of students from grades one through twelve.
The Showcase will take place during the MACUL Conference in the Cobo Hall Convention Center in Detroit, MI. Nearly 3,000 educators will attend the conference, so we anticipate a large audience. The Showcase will be held on March 19, 2009 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Teams should consist of one or two teachers and up to four students.
Registration can be found at: http://classroomhelp.com/macul/
If you have questions, please contact Jim Wenzloff at maculshowcase@yahoo.com
The Michigan Council for the Social Studies is excited to offer a grant opportunity for social studies students and educators. The iTunesU Digital Storybook was introduced by the Michigan Department of Education in collaboration with the Michigan Association of Computer Users and Learning.
Application deadline is Friday, November 14, 2008. For application process and information go to http://www.mcssmi.org, then click the Digital Story Book link on the left.
The first 50 completed applications will be eligible for all stipends. All other applications will not receive a stipend, but their projects will be entered in the competition for awards. Please submit an online application once you have reviewed the criteria and guidelines listed in link above.
Attention Building Level Technology Teams! Want to receive free training worth up to $9,000.00 to help educators in your school become more skilled at using educational technology?
The Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) has received a grant from the Michigan Department of Education to train 90 teams at the school building level. In the MI-Champions program, teams of 3-5 educators attend the annual MACUL conference in 2009 and 2010, receive two days of training in the summer of 2009, receive onsite coaching expertise, and a wealth of resources. MACUL conference registration, as well as lodging and substitute teacher stipends are provided each MI-Champion participant.
More information, feedback from MI-Champions participants, and to apply can be found at MI-Champions Information. Application deadline is November 10, 2008.
Oakland Schools invites upper elementary and middle school teachers to have their student participate in a five-week award-winning project that focuses on improved land use. This authentic project targets the Science, Social Studies and Language Arts Benchmarks that address human interaction with the environment, analyzing data, public policy, inquiry and participating in public discourse and decision making. While Science or geography could be the primary content area this project is rich with team teaching possibilities.
In addition to addressing these content areas, this project provides opportunities to cover many or most of the Michigan Educational Technology Standards and components of the Online Learning Requirement.
More information at: Oakland Schools Land Use Project 2008-09