#517EdTech

517 ed tech's tenth school year

The Educator's Workbench - Cohort 7 is coming to Bath starting on January 9!

This free, 2-Day exploration of Universal Design is of our highest-rated projects based on attendee feedback.

Interested in joining cohort 6? Head to the Educator's Workbench homepage for all the details and to get signed up!

Capital Area District Library

Wednesday, November 6 - 4 pm - 5 pm - CADL Resources for Grades K-6 Educators (For Educators of All Grades)

Join CADL staff members for an overview of CADL resources useful to Grades K-6 educators and students. Staff will present information about digital books, databases for younger learners, Bookflix, Library of Things items, and more. This session will be held virtually. Interested participants can earn one SCECH per session. . Registration available at Ingham ISD's PD Zone.

Please note that due to the district boundaries of Capital Area District Library these opportunities are for teachers teaching in Ingham County Schools only. For more information on CADL’s Fall Learning Series, reach out to Jennifer DeGroat at degroatj@cadl.org

Recordings of previous sessions

Desmos

Join Andrew (a former MS and HS math teacher) for this 2-part exploration of the mathematics tool Desmos - Desmos is a free web application that has been crafted by math teachers to help support student exploration of this subject that many students find frustrating to learn and teachers find frustrating to teach. This tool provides a number of different modes of exploration that set the standard for usability for digital math tools.

Session 1 - An Introduction to Desmos

Session 2 - Activity Builder and the Computation Layer

Michigan E Library - also known as Mel
An exploration of the Michgan eLibrary - The Michigan eLibrary is a free set of resources on all kinds of different things and they've continued to expand their offerings. Join #517EdTech as we bring in a couple of guests from Michigan eLibrary to lead us through exploring the amazing collection of resources that you and your students could be using right now for free.

Elementary Presentation

Secondary Presentation

Latest 3-Minute Instructional Tech Video from #517EdTech

Allison's Tech Tip Tuesdays

Andrew's 3-Minute Instructional Tech

Find the rest of our video resources here.

At #517EdTech, we believe that the most influential interactions that happen in a school are between teachers and learners.

As such, we seek to support educators in investing their time, energy, brainpower and collaboration in reconsidering the possibilities for the seemingly-normal (but wildly impactful) interactions they have with learners each day.

#517EdTech was launched in 2014 with goal of connecting educators in Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties in Mid-Michigan for the collective investment where it matters most. Our professional learning network includes educators from over 20 public, private, and post-secondary educational communities, and has grown to over 700 educators in the Capital Region. There's room for you, too.

Questions about how to get involved? Ask Christy, Andrew or Allison for more information.