MI Champions Window Opens
Posted by Diane Zoellmer on October 20th, 2008
This is a fantastic opportunity to help your teachers become more skilled at using educational technology and it’s FREE! Last year we had two teams from our area in the program. They are currently in their second year. I’d like to see even more of our districts represented this year.
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 (one of the largest in the Midwest) 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.
Some of the feedback from MI-Champion participants, as reported in the evaluation study from Eastern Michigan University:
Conference Feedback:
“The conference provided me new ideas about how to use technology in the classroom.”
“I had never used some of the technologies that we were exposed to at this conference (netcasts, blogs, etc.) and I feel more confident in using them both for my own enjoyment and to assist students in learning content. It was definitely a worthwhile experience for me.”
Summer Two Day Workshop Feedback:
” I enjoyed the wide variety of resources that I was provided with today. It was amazing how much I have learned in 2 short days.”
Overall Program Feedback:
“This is the best thing I have ever been a part of!”
“Thank you for treating us like professionals (lunch, stipend, paying for the MACUL conference, etc.). Being so “appreciated” makes us want to work even harder to make learning accessible to all children!”
For more information and to apply for the MI-Champions program for your school team, link to www.macul.org. Application deadline is November 10.