Earlier this month I attended a fantastic webinar with Erik Francis that combined Depth of Knowledge (DOK) with artificial intelligence (AI). It's one of those I've had to watch over again and pause to help capture the many great ideas he included. You can see the webinar here, or by clicking on the title above. Erik will be a featured speaker at MidCon, and also has a newly-released Solution Tree book, Inquiring Minds.
CONGRATULATIONS!
To Kimberly Matsuoka - Eastwood Middle School, MSD Washington Township named a finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST)
To schools with middle level students recently designated as STEM schools by IDOE:
- Plainfield Community Middle School (redesignation for additional 5 years)
- North Decatur Jr/Sr High (new)
- Our Lady of Grace, Noblesville (PK-8) (new)
- Paoli Jr/Sr High (new)
- Southmont Junior High (new)
- Salem Middle School (developing)
- Charles N. Scott Middle School, Hammond (developing)
Food for Thought: Cell Phones
There have been many conversations, news stories, and debates about cell phones in schools; many Indiana middle schools have recently changed policies, partly in efforts to adjust to the new state law. Here is a thought-provoking article from edWeek (with a free account, you can access a few articles/month)
Just for Fun....
See the great lengths these students went to prove they weren't cheating on an exam!
Image Credit: Keeney, Carolyn. lustuslas1.jpg. Dec-00. Pics4Learning. 23 May 2024
TIMES IN EST AND FREE UNLESS NOTED
Many are available via recording.
May 26- Deadline for Nominations for Indiana Educator Excellence Awards, 9 pm (new deadline)
May 29- Canva for Education Event
May 31- Next Gen SIG Grant Apps due (new deadline)
June 5- Horace Mann Retirement Webinar, 5 pm
June 10- 14- CSPD Week in Bloomington
June 11- Horace Mann Retirement Webinar, 7 pm
June 13- Keep Indiana Learning Reading Summit, Lebanon ($)
June 13- Horace Mann Retirement Webinar, 2 pm
June 15-Deadline to Sign Up for TeachersFirst Book Study
June 18- Horace Mann Retirement Webinar, Noon
June 18- Embracing AI: Your Sidekick for Classroom Success, 4 pm
June 20- Early Bird Deadline for MidCon24 (can use IMLEAMidCon as Coupon Code)
June 22-24- Schools to Watch Conference, Arlington, VA ($)
June 26-27-MidCon, Westfield Middle School ($)
*July 13- Engineering FYI: For Your Imagination (at Purdue)
August 8- Lilly Teacher Creativity Grant Information Session, 3:30 pm
August 13- Lilly Teacher Creativity Grant Information Session, 4:30 pm
Sept 9- Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Grant Applications Due
*for students
ONGOING EVENTS
IN LearningPartnership (Includes Wednesday PD with IDOE)
Indiana Learning Lab Workshops (Requires Sign in for Registration)
Teachers First OK2Ask Online Workshops; (Past on-demand sessions)
Keep Indiana Learning (KINL); Live Events (some $) Past Recordings/Digital Content
edWeb.net Webinars (Can watch at later date; if sponsored, "commercials" are at the end)
PATINS Trainings for Accessibility for All
AMLE Events (some free, some paid)
Please note: Webinars and events mentioned in this space are not an endorsement of commercial products; on the contrary, we try to avoid listing events that appear to be commercial in nature. Every effort is made to strip social media/tracking data from provided URLs. In many cases, you can register and receive a recording later.
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