REMC February Newsletter

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February 2018 Newsletter
JOIN
REMC ASSOCIATION of MICHIGAN
AT THE
MACUL CONFERENCE
 
Learn More About Classroom Makers
REMC SAVE Program For Schools
Resources For Your Classroom
GET INSPIRED In The REMC
PRESENTATION ROOM
Stop By And Take Home Some Fresh Ideas And New Know-How! 

A team of enthusiastic educators will share great ideas for integrating technology into class work, professional development, using REMC resources and more. Sessions are Thursday and Friday of the MACUL Conference in the Haldane Room, in the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel.

Sessions for Thursday, March 8
10:00 – 11:00 am, Read, Writing, Retelling and Green Screens

1:00 – 2:00 pm, Blending in Lower El: It Can be Done

2:30 – 3:30 pm, Videos [Check]: Now what do I do?

4:00 – 5:00 pm, Let’s Have a Play Date: Creating Teacher-Focused Professional Development with Voice & Choice,

Sessions for Friday, March 9
10:00 – 11:00 am, Engaging Students with Disabilities with Technology

11:30 am – 12:30 pm, Engaging Student-Led Video Projects

1:00 – 2:00 pm, Technology and Achievement: Meeting the Needs of a Diverse Student Population

2:30 – 3:30 pm, All Hyped Up Over Google Docs (located in: River Overlook B)
 
A REMC Maker Materials Session, 11:10 – 11:35 am, Friday, March 9, Learning Lab 1, Exhibit Hall. 



Get your Hands on Classroom Makers Materials & Ideas and delve into design thinking with your grade 3 – 8 students! Launch a Classroom Maker program with support and materials from REMC. Learn how to integrate introductory maker kit tools and information using the maker pedagogy and philosophy.

REMC SAVE IS Your No.1 SAVINGS AGENCY!

The REMC SAVE booth # 201 at the 2018 MACUL Annual Conference features hands-on STEM/STEAM products available through REMC SAVE vendors.  We will show you how to use them as well as how to save time and money buying them.

Beyond items like personal learning devices, computers, interactive whiteboards, projectors, and Adobe and Microsoft products, REMC SAVE can help you keep your classroom running smoothly with items like paper, pencils, art supplies, binders, folders and more.

 
Put on your deer stalker hat and visit REMC SAVE vendor booths throughout the exhibit floor to solve the "savings mystery" game.  Gather clues at each booth to “Crack the Code to Savings”. Correct codes let you enter a drawing to win one of four Chromebooks donated by Inacomp, Sehi, Firefly and CDWG. 
          
UPCOMING EVENTS

21 Things 4 Teachers Modules, January 15 – June 20, 2018.  Self-paced, instructor facilitated, 12 modules to choose from and SCECHs. Click for more details and to register. 

REMC Virtual Courses, March – May, 2018. Free to Michigan school personnel.  Session topics include: Open Education Resources, Google Apps for Chrome, Literacy and Technology, Social Media and more. SCECHs available.

MACUL Conference 2018, Think. Create. Inspire. March 7-9, 2018, Amway Grand Plaza and DeVos Place, Grand Rapids.

Day of Discovery, March 14, 2018 at Genesee ISD/REMC 14E. In this free workshop, you’ll dig into the Spotlight on Strategies series. These creative, research-based instructional strategies for incorporating digital media in meaningful, effective, and practical ways are presented by teachers for teachers. Explore ways to activate student learning and get hands-on time to plan and share implementation ideas.

Personalized Learning Conference, May 2, 2018, Learn how to personalize teaching and learning for the purpose of increasing student learning outcomes.

P.L.A.Y.D.A.T.E. MI, May 4 at Kalamazoo RESA/ REMC 12E. A new kind of free conference event. NO presenters. NO agenda. Just PLAYing. Explore the tools you've never had time to try!
 
Save the Date: Maker Summit, June 20, 2018, Battle Creek Science and Math Center.

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