REMC13 News and Events

MI-Access Spring 2008 Webcast

The MI-Access Webcast is designed to provide District and School MI-Access Coordinators with the information needed to help the Spring 2008 MI-Access assessment administration process go smoothly. Webcast Content: Assessment window, shipments, tracking materials, etc.; Teacher/Student/ Manual Counts and the MI-Access Online System; Pre-identifying students and the OEAA Secure Site; Manuals, assessments accommodations, and proper administration information; Returning materials (including fee for late returns & missing/incorrect student labels); and What is new since Fall 2007. February 6, 2008 Webcast.

English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA): Spring 2008 Administration

A live Teleconference/Videoconference for ELPA District and Building Coordinators, Title III Coordinators, and building level staff who will be administering the ELPA to students. Important topics include: Assessment Design Updates: What’s New?; Administering the ELPA; Online Tools for Coordinators; Using the Harcourt Ordering System; Security, Ethics, and Staff Roles; Description of Materials; Testing Material Receipt and Return; and ELPA Calendar. Videoconference Feb. 5, 2008.

Michigan Merit Examination: Important Changes for the
Spring 2008 MME     DV0832

MI-Access Spring 2008 Webcast     DV0833

English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA): Spring 2008 Administration    DV0834

Free workshops after and during school on Blackboard are available this winter at CCRESA. Please check the flyer for registration information. Blackboard Workshops at CCRESA flyer.pda

The conference will show educators how to make use of the next generation of technologies to support student learning and achievement. A host of new tools and practices of “Web 2.0” and beyond are focusing on how learners of all ages and abilities can collaborate to explore new ideas and understandings. Come join us in learning about the new face of the Internet and how it can transform teaching and learning.

The single day conference will offer a day full of workshops and sessions to develop skills and provide ideas of how these new tools address student understanding as reflected in the Michigan Curriculum Framework. This conference will not only show how these tools are being used in their classrooms and schools to address the benchmarks for student learning, we will use the tools to establish a continuing dialogue to further your instruction.

Registration:
$85 for MACUL members (includes attendance at all sessions, lunch, and access to the conference wikispace and web site)
$105 for non-members (includes MACUL membership through April 30, 2008)
Online registration only at the MACUL Web site (http://macul.org)

If you created a LearnPort I.D. and password previously, you may access the new interface without
creating a new one. If you have forgotten your login and password, you can email the system to retrieve them. If you are a new user we have attached instructions for logging in and filling out your user profile.

School employees are provided up-to-date and flexible online professional development to help meet personal and district learning requirements. Michigan LearnPort provides high quality courses and content through a full set of web-based communication tools and offers full professional development record-keeping capabilities. Topics range from Bloodborne Pathogen training to training on differentiated instruction.

One of the most exciting tools to use in LearnPort is netTrekker d.i. This award-winning educational search engine brings the best of the web to K-12 students, teachers, librarians, and parents. netTrekker d.i. connects you and your students to more than 180,000 hand-selected, educator-approved sites - organized by readability level and aligned with your state standards, providing resources ideal for every student’s learning needs with safe, reliable results.

Filling out the user profile .pdf

Register for a LearnPort I.D.

The tutorials take you through the steps of creating all the “pieces” of a course such as creating and posting announcements, how to post materials to the site, how to use the discussion board, how to enroll students, how to change the design of the course, and much more. The videos are free. You just need to drop an email to nmanning@inghamisd.org and Nancy will send you a CD-ROM via REMC 13 courier.

The session is free and you can register at Ingham ISD’s registration site. The trainer from ProQuest will focus on SIRS Discoverer, SIRS Renaissance and Heritage Quest. Not only will you learn how to use the database, you will pick up helpful tips for using it with students and staff.