MACUL SIGPL Newsletter
2018 September Issue
Education Twitter Chats: Grow and Learn from Your PLN
One way to learn from your PLN is to participate in a Twitter chat. If you want to learn about what education Twitter chats are available for you to join, check out this great resource Education Chats filled with resources and a calendar of chats to keep you learning and growing.
Spotlight on Speakers: Janice Kato
Check out her MACUL SIGPL Workshop, Using Google Classroom as a PD Launchpad.
2018 Summer Book Study Recap: Intentional Interruption
Cultivating Curiosity
The annual Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) Conference is March 20-22, 2019 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, MI.
It is one of the Midwest’s largest educational technology conferences with 5000+ educators from across Michigan, the region, and Canada.
The first day offers in-depth, focused workshops with the following two days of conference featuring 300+ sessions.
The MACUL conference gives attendees an opportunity to explore new tools, discover the latest trends, gain valuable resources and network with like-minded educators.
CHECK OUT OUR SIGPL WORKSHOPS AT MACUL - MARCH 20, 2019
Full Day Workshop
Project Based Professional Learning (PBPL): Igniting Inquiry and Curiosity in Adult Learners with PBL and Technology Integration
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
By bringing a PBL lens and technology integration together, professional learning facilitators can guide adult learners to similar outcomes. Modeling a PBL environment during staff development gives educators firsthand experience with the process of planning, working in a collaborative group with peers, and learning in a project-based setting. Through a synthesis of direct instruction, group work, videos, and hands-on experiences, participants will learn more about project based learning and engaging learners in sustained inquiry, the importance of meaningful technology integration in facilitation and professional learning roles; and
designing professional learning that ignites inquiry and curiosity in their adult learners.
Presenters:
- Myla Lee, Instructional Coach and PBL Specialist, Novi Community Schools
- Rich Dixon, Director of Online Learning, Buck Institute for Education, and
- Mary Wever, STEAM and Technology Educator, Waverly Schools
Half Day Workshops
Using Google Classroom as a PD Launchpad
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Presenters:
- Janice Kato, Instructional Technology Specialist, Saginaw ISD, Google for Education Certified Trainer
- Matthew McCullough, Director of Innovation in Teaching and Learning at Schoolcraft Community Schools
Designing or Renovating your Makerspace
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Presenters:
- DEMCO interior design team, and
- Nicholas Provenzano, Makerspace Director University Liggett School
SIGPL
Director: Kellie DeLosSantos, Jackson County ISD, @mrsdls
Communications Officer : Myla Lee, Novi Community School District, @MyTLee3
Operations Officer: Justin Cowen, Breitung Township School District, @cowen_rocks
Website: https://maculcommunity.org/sigs/sigpl/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SIGPLMACUL/
Twitter: @SIGPL_MACUL