Google Gems

Google Gems is back on May 7th!

Join Allison, Christy and Andrew at Eaton RESA in Charlotte on May 7th for Google Gems: Workspace Refresh and Update. This full-day session will cover nearly all of the workspace apps, explore their newest updates, model effective uses for educators of all kinds, and leave you with a wide variety of tips, tricks, shortcuts, and best practices so you can get the most out of the Google Workspace tools. This will be a jam-packed day that will be perfect for any educator in a Google Workspace district.

Click here for registration and more information.



Capital Area District Library


Thursday August 7 - 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM- Student Success Initiative: Back to School Bootcamp

Are you a newly hired teacher looking for free resources and lesson plans to help you this year? Are you a veteran educator looking for something new to introduce to your classroom or some extra support in the midst of budget cuts? Are you a homeschool educator looking for additional support? Join CADL staff for this free, full-day, back-to-school training to learn about our Student Success Initiative, digital resources, free digital book collections, research databases, library of things, ready-made lesson plans, and more! Registration available at Ingham ISD's PD Zone.

Please note that due to the district boundaries of Capital Area District Library these opportunities are for teachers teaching in Ingham County Schools only. For more information on CADL’s Fall Learning Series, reach out to Jennifer DeGroat at degroatj@cadl.org 


Recordings of previous sessions

Desmos

Join Andrew (a former MS and HS math teacher) for this 2-part exploration of the mathematics tool Desmos - Desmos is a free web application that has been crafted by math teachers to help support student exploration of this subject that many students find frustrating to learn and teachers find frustrating to teach. This tool provides a number of different modes of exploration that set the standard for usability for digital math tools.

Session 1 - An Introduction to Desmos

Session 2 - Activity Builder and the Computation Layer


Michigan E Library - also known as Mel
An exploration of the Michgan eLibrary - The Michigan eLibrary is a free set of resources on all kinds of different things and they've continued to expand their offerings. Join #517EdTech as we bring in a couple of guests from Michigan eLibrary to lead us through exploring the amazing collection of resources that you and your students could be using right now for free.

Elementary Presentation 

Secondary Presentation

Latest 3-Minute Instructional Tech Video from #517EdTech

Allison's Tech Tip Tuesdays

Andrew's 3-Minute Instructional Tech

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At #517EdTech, we believe that the most influential interactions that happen in a school are between teachers and learners.

As such, we seek to support educators in investing their time, energy, brainpower and collaboration in reconsidering the possibilities for the seemingly-normal (but wildly impactful) interactions they have with learners each day. 

#517EdTech was launched in 2014 with goal of connecting educators in Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties in Mid-Michigan for the collective investment where it matters most. Our professional learning network includes educators from over 20 public, private, and post-secondary educational communities, and has grown to over 700 educators in the Capital Region. There's room for you, too. 

 

Questions about how to get involved? Ask ChristyAndrew or Allison for more information.

Professional Learning from REMC

REMC Association of Michigan offers a wide variety of free, targeted professional learning in a variety of formats and topics. 

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Archived episodes of The Digital Instruction Network

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#517EdTech is coordinated by

Allison Rogers from C C RESA

Allison Remington (Rogers)

Instructional Tech Specialist 

Clinton County RESA

Allison's YouTube Channel

Christy Lobdell 

Assistive and Instructional Technology

Eaton RESA

Ingham ISD's Ken Turner

Ken Turner

Instruction and Technology Coach

Ingham Intermediate School District

A picture of Andrew Shauver

Andrew Shauver

Instruction and Technology Coach

Ingham Intermediate School District

REMC 13 Director

Andrew's YouTube Channel