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Michigan's 7th Standard
October 10th will be a full day for educators, concerning developments in technology
in the state. The Michigan Department of Education will be hosting the "Implementing
the 7th Standard Workshop.” COATT, MACUL and TEAM will
also co-sponsor this event.
The 7th standard for pre-service teachers of the state was updated in
October, 2002. The updating aligns the 7th Standard with the ISTE guidelines
for teachers. Educators will learn how the 7th standard will impact their
institutions.
Also included in the plans are poster sessions and breakout sessions
to be presented in the afternoon. Mark October 10th on your calendar
and be at the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI from
9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. for a very informative day. (Registration
information is available on-line at http://www.coatt.org/mde/index.html).
Announcing COATT Winners for
2003
An awards ceremony for pre-service and in-service teachers who will receive
the COATT e-portfolio award for demonstrating the effective use of technology
in the classroom to enhance student learning will be held on October 10th from
6- 8 p.m. following the “Implementing the 7th Standard Workshop." Awardees,
COATT sponsors, family and friends are invited to attend the ceremony at the
Lansing Center, Governor’s Room, 333 E. Michigan, Lansing, MI.
The number of COATT Awards to be given will number 27 this year. This
is a significant increase over the 19 awarded to applicants last year.
COATT offers an online course entitled “Preparing Teachers for
Tomorrow” for preservice teachers on how to use technology in the
classroom, as well as information for creating your COATT electronic
portfolio. For more information about the training modules and submitting
an e-portfolio for the COATT award, go to www.coatt.org.
Michigan Handheld Computer in
Education Conference
The 3rd annual Michigan “Handheld Computer In Education Conference” will
be held November, 19, 2003 in Holland, Michigan at the Ottawa ISD. The conference
will offer a variety of learning opportunities with 8 different hands-on half-day
pre-conference sessions, on November 18. Topics include, Pocket PC and Palm,
wireless technologies, Dana, and curriculum integration of handheld computing.
Keynote for the full day conference on the 19th will be Bard Williams, Palm
Educator and author, followed by a choice of over 40 breakout sessions. For
more information, go to the website at http://www.remc7.k12.mi.us/remc/handhelds.html
Smithsonian Education
New to the web is the Smithsonian Education website http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/.
Brought to the www by the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies,
it provides educators, students and families with resources from the collection
and the museum’s programs. The site may be searched by lesson plans,
publications and products, websites, fieldtrips, and professional development.
Don’t dismiss the fieldtrip search since it can be a great educational
trip planner, and serves also as a collective site for museums and collections
that offer educational programs to students and teachers.
Preparing Teachers for Tomorrow
COATT offers an online course for Preservice Teachers on how to use technology
in the classroom, as well as information for creating your COATT electronic
portfolio. Preparing Teachers for
Tomorrow (PTfT) is an interactive program designed by educators for students
preparing to be teachers. PTfT focuses on Internet technology integration
in the K-12 curriculum exposing preservice teachers to quality educational
online resources in the context of effective online activities. PTfT helps
teachers-to-be understand how to use Internet technology and content for
instruction, presentation, lesson planning, research, and collaboration. (http://ptft.merit.edu/)
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