Professional Learning
Empower Educators
We empower teachers with free professional learning through virtual courses, face-to-face workshops, and hands-on training, all offering SCECHs.
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1 Oct
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MI Mystery Connect TrainingRegistration ends Dec 22Date: Oct 1Time: 12:00 AM to 12:01 AMLocation: WebinarCalendar: WW CalendarAsynchronous Training Session for MI Mystery Connect Participants. The objective of this session is to share the MI Mystery Connect project and through it enhance teaching skills among third-grade teachers from different schools in Michigan. Through this initiative, we aim to create a collaborative community of teachers working together to utilize technology to improve the learning experience for third-grade students by engaging them in a “game/challenge” type of learning that will motivate them to use their reasoning skills as well as their knowledge of Michigan geography.
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5 Oct
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Esports Implementation: Building a 3-5 Year PlanRegistration ends September 2912:00 AM to 12:01 AMEsports Implementation: Building a 3-5 Year PlanRegistration ends Sep 29Date: Oct 5Time: 12:00 AM to 12:01 AMLocation: VirtualCalendar: WW Calendar
Envision and create a plan for implementing an esports program that spans 3-5 years. Design this plan to align with your district or school mission and vision, and expand access to as many students as possible by establishing essential activity components. On completion of this workshop, your team will have a plan that includes a series of steps that can lead to a sustainable and successful program that welcomes all students and staff who want to participate and contribute.
Virtual: instructions will be emailed prior to start.
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Esports Amplified Educator AcademyRegistration ends Sep 28Date: Oct 5Time: 8:30 AM to 3:00 PMLocation: Kent ISDCalendar: WW Calendar
The Esports Academy is designed to provide training and support for schools interested in starting a scholastic esports team. The goal is to train individuals on how to start and support an esports program as well as provide an opportunity for newly created school esports teams to gain experience by participating in an organized esports tournament. The REMC Esports Academy will provide an entry point for schools wanting to explore the benefits of participating in scholastic esports.
Lunch will be provided for this in-person workshop.
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9 Oct
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Assessment Tools for the ClassroomRegistration ends Oct 5Date: Oct 9Time: 12:00 AM to 12:02 AMLocation: Begin work anytime.Calendar: WW CalendarFormative Assessment is an essential part of the learning process leading to student success. Using Formative Assessment, teachers involve students in ongoing self-assessment so they are aware of expectations, gauge where they are in their learning, and then adjust to close the gap between them. Learn about digital tools to support this process. Explore and use quiz and polling tools, interactive and video assessments, portfolios, interactive lessons, and online bulletin boards. Leave with new tools to engage and assist your students in taking responsibility for their learning and achievement.
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Creating a Digital Makerspace for your ClassroomRegistration ends Oct 5Date: Oct 9Time: 12:00 AM to 12:02 AMLocation: Begin work anytime.Calendar: WW CalendarJust because you might not have a physical Makerspace in your school, that doesn't mean the learning, creating, and innovating is limited. You will learn about why digital making is important, how to structure engaging and creative work for students, how students can develop critical 21st-century skills - and discover a myriad of resources that can be used.
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Digital Citizenship - Practical ImplementationRegistration ends Oct 5Date: Oct 9Time: 12:00 AM to 12:02 AMLocation: Begin work anytime.Calendar: WW CalendarIn a digitally connected world, students need guidance to navigate the world safely and professionally. Learn the ISTE indicators for Digital Citizenship to build a knowledge foundation. Present practical applications for students. Guide students in developing plans to navigate high speed communication, job opportunities, social media, personal security and more.
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Effective Online Classroom Communication StrategiesRegistration ends October 512:00 AM to 12:02 AMEffective Online Classroom Communication StrategiesRegistration ends Oct 5Date: Oct 9Time: 12:00 AM to 12:02 AMLocation: Begin work anytime.Calendar: WW CalendarMake the most of your online presence while complimenting your traditional classroom! Effectively use your district’s course management tool and/or a classroom website for organized communication with students and parents. Learn how to organize your online classroom/website, best methods for communicating online with students and parents, and how to create or locate online quality resources that will make your online presence successful.
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Energize Student Writing Through Author CraftRegistration ends Oct 5Date: Oct 9Time: 12:00 AM to 12:02 AMLocation: Begin work anytime.Calendar: WW CalendarEnergize students to level up their writing across all styles and content? Explore author’s craft through the writing process structure. Help writers improve their craft through immersive experiences where they explore and sculpt ideas into meaningful drafts to share with various audiences. Join us on this writing journey.
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Igniting Student Curiosity with Inquiry and TechnologyRegistration ends October 512:00 AM to 12:02 AMIgniting Student Curiosity with Inquiry and TechnologyRegistration ends Oct 5Date: Oct 9Time: 12:00 AM to 12:02 AMLocation: Begin work anytime.Calendar: WW CalendarWhat makes YOU curious? Students who ask questions engage themselves in learning to find answers as curiosity is the simplest and most effective way of learning. Join other educators as we spark our curiosity about the importance of asking questions. Explore how to nurture a culture of inquiry in the classroom by helping students formulate great questions in their learning and how to integrate technology to ignite and sustain critical thinking.
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Increasing Efficiency and ProductivityRegistration ends Oct 5Date: Oct 9Time: 12:00 AM to 12:02 AMLocation: Begin work anytime.Calendar: WW CalendarBecome more productive, efficient and organized in your professional and personal life. Increase and improve productivity using apps and other simple technology. Tech Tip 1: When selecting an app, learn to use it regularly. For example, update and check a calendar each day. Or create tasks in a list app, then complete and check them off.Tech Tip 2: Don’t try using everything at once. Start with one or two applications and then add more as needed.
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Integrating Technology with the Foundational Elements of Literacy InstructionRegistration ends October 512:00 AM to 12:02 AMIntegrating Technology with the Foundational Elements of Literacy InstructionRegistration ends Oct 5Date: Oct 9Time: 12:00 AM to 12:02 AMLocation: Begin work anytime.Calendar: WW CalendarLearn the foundational elements of literacy development from kindergarten through high school, uncovering why some students might struggle with reading content. You will also explore ways technology helps amplify critical thinking in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The final deliverable in this relevant course is a tech-integrated literacy lesson that you can use in your classroom this year. (For secondary teachers who teach other disciplines besides English Language Arts, you will design a lesson based on the disciplinary literacy that supports your content.)
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OER to Support Personalized LearningRegistration ends Oct 5Date: Oct 9Time: 12:00 AM to 12:02 AMLocation: Begin work anytime.Calendar: WW CalendarOpen Educational Resources (OER) are free, editable classroom resources that can be used in curriculum. Competency-Based Education (CBE) personalizes learning for students by focusing on content mastery. Combining OER and CBE supports the flexibility of time, place, and pace while enhancing student agency through choice, voice, and authenticity. Participants will either create an authentic lesson or project incorporating an OER to enhance personalized learning, or develop a plan for personalized professional development in their professional context.
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Power Up: Meaningful DataRegistration ends Oct 5Date: Oct 9Time: 12:00 AM to 12:02 AMLocation: Begin work anytime.Calendar: WW CalendarDuring your career, you will have many new experiences utilizing teaching strategies and methodologies to achieve goals for yourself and your students. This course will expand your ability to effectively use data to increase the chances of reaching those goals.
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24 Oct
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Podcasting- From Idea to ImplementationRegistration ends Oct 17Date: Oct 24Time: 8:30 AM to 3:00 PMLocation: Ingham ISDCalendar: WW Calendar
Engage in the active development of a podcast designed to amplify your voice, as well as that of your students or colleagues. This workshop is a hands-on experience, equipping you with knowledge, skills, and time to begin developing and creating your own podcast. Teams or individuals are both welcome.
NOTE: Participants will need to provide their own equipment.
This session is in person at:
Ingham ISD, Thorburn Educational Center Room 3022630 W Howell Rd, Mason, MI 48854
From 8:30am-3:00pm on October 24, 2023.
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26 Oct
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Esports Amplified Educator AcademyRegistration ends Oct 19Date: Oct 26Time: 8:30 AM to 3:00 PMLocation: Wayne RESACalendar: WW Calendar
The Esports Academy is designed to provide training and support for schools interested in starting a scholastic esports team. The goal is to train individuals on how to start and support an esports program as well as provide an opportunity for newly created school esports teams to gain experience by participating in an organized esports tournament. The REMC Esports Academy will provide an entry point for schools wanting to explore the benefits of participating in scholastic esports.
Lunch will be provided for this in-person workshop.
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Promoting STEM Through LiteratureRegistration ends Oct 24Date: Oct 26Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PMLocation: VirtualCalendar: WW Calendar
Use literature to get your students excited about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) by actively involving them in the design thinking process. Participants in this virtual event learn to use these resources with students in a virtual environment and how to implement Design Thinking.
Each of the titles selected for the project shares a story where something was built or invented by designing, planning, gathering materials, and creating. In addition to strengthening literacy skills, your students will develop inquiry and problem-solving skills. They will also see that with perseverance, anyone can be innovative and invent new things. The project is available for free at stemandlit.com.
Participation will be confirmed 3 weeks in advance so a box of materials (including a free book that is part of our project) can be shipped to each participant before the event.
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30 Oct
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Student-Centered Learning Across Michigan Cohort 5: October 30, 2023 to December 11, 2023Registration ends October 2512:00 AM to 12:01 AMStudent-Centered Learning Across Michigan Cohort 5: October 30, 2023 to December 11, 2023Registration ends Oct 25Date: Oct 30Time: 12:00 AM to 12:01 AMLocation: VirtualCalendar: WW Calendar
In this learning opportunity, we will utilize Modern Classrooms Project’s free course to pause, reset and create a local support structure as you work to design your own elements of a blended, self-paced, and mastery-based classroom. The Modern Classrooms Project is a nonprofit that has developed an instructional framework grounded in blended, self-paced, mastery-based learning that leverages technology to foster human connection, authentic learning, and social-emotional growth.
In this 6 week largely asynchronous, self-paced course, we’ll work to design learning for your students that makes it easier to meet the needs of all your students (even when they’re absent), allows you to have a clearer picture of student learning, and includes a blended learning framework to allow you to work with smaller groups of students while the learning continues in your classroom.
This Virtual course will be offered:
Cohort 1 - October 31, 2022 - December 11, 2022
Cohort 2 - January 9, 2023 - February 19, 2023
Cohort 3 - April 10, 2023 - May 21, 2023
Cohort 4 - July 10, 2023 - August 27, 2023
Cohort 5 - October 30, 2023 to December 11, 2023
Cohort 6 - January 8, 2024 to February 19, 2024
Cohort 7 - April 15, 2024 - May 27, 2024
Cohort 8 - June 17, 2024 to August 5, 2024
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Podcasting for Educators: Podcasting 101Registration ends Oct 27Date: Oct 30Time: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PMLocation: VirtualCalendar: WW Calendar
Explore the essential elements of podcasting allowing learners the opportunity to understand the essential elements needed to amplify the voices of others and bring new insights into the world through audio.
This session will be held online on October 30, 2023 from 4:00-5:00pm.
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Making IT Happen Award Winners
The REMC Association of Michigan is pleased to honor Judy Bowling and Kerry Guiliano with the 2023 Making IT Happen award. This prestigious award honors outstanding educators and leaders who demonstrate extraordinary commitment, leadership, courage and persistence in improving digital learning opportunities for students.

Visit us at an upcoming Michigan conference
REMC is excited to be sharing our resources, professional learning and savings at numerous conferences this year. Expanding our partnerships and supporting other organizations is a strategic goal set for our Association.

Esports training opportunities
Don't miss out on upcoming Esports Training! REMC is offering an Educator Academy for those new to esports and a 3-5 year Implementation workshop for those putting plans in place. Organized, competitive gameplay is another pathway for students to feel connected and engaged with school. Through esports, students can develop global professional skills and find career and college opportunities.

Plan ahead with REMC's annual professional learning calendar
Plan ahead with the REMC Professional Learning Annual calendar! If you are looking to enhance your technology integration skills, explore new instructional delivery methods or learn tips and tricks from Michigan educational practitioners - the REMC Association has something for you!

Spook your students with tips and tricks from our October courses
Get spooky with an October REMC course and learn new tech skills, connect with other educators and explore ways to increase student engagement. All REMC courses offer 10 FREE SCECHs and can be taken from the convenience of your home and when the time is right for you.