Michigan Learning Channel|Detroit PBS was awarded a grant for The Planning Period, a professional learning video series created and produced by the MLC and hosted by an experienced educator. The CTN grant will support continued development and production of new episodes for three years
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Wayne RESA has undertaken a multi-year initiative to implement maker-centered learning and STEM education in both classroom and out-of-class settings throughout Wayne County. The RESA grant will engage educators in professional learning, establishing Maker-STEM programs in local schools and inspiring curriculum innovation. Key features of the projet include: supporting a new phase of professional learning
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Wayne RESA was awarded a grant for The RESA Maker’s Network: Professional Learning for Innovation and STEM. The grant supports continuation of the multi-year initiative to implement maker-centered learning and STEM education in both classroom and out-of-class settings throughout Wayne County.
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CTN awarded a grant to Wayne RESA for hosting a professional learning experience specifically designed for school library media professionals, addressing the unique needs of a group often underrepresented in professional development opportunities. The professional learning experience will prepare school library and media specials to tackle what is arguably the most important work of our
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This project is a county wide initiative to address the critical need for Artificial Intelligence professional development for educators in Oakland County’s 28 school districts. The project is intended to provide professional development and AI resources to help educators across the county effectively integrate AI into their classrooms. By addressing the current gap in AI
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Educators and non-profit community organizations — here is your opportunity to experiment with and demonstrate the value of emerging digital technologies that have the potential to help you serve students and community members of all ages. Community Telecommunications Network (CTN) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization representing a unique combination of urban and suburban organizations serving
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A grant was awarded to Wayne RESA for hosting a professional learning experience , “Developing Digital Detectives”, specifically designed for school library media professionals. Another grant was awarded to Oakland Schools for “From Conference to Classroom: Empowering Educators with AI”, county wide initiative to address the critical need for Artificial Intelligence professional development for educators
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Since the launch of the Michigan Learning Channel (MLC), educators have been asking for more Michigan aligned resources that have been vetted and are known and trusted to be high quality. In the past year, the MLC has been building project-based lesson plans with local educators that include media components with great success. The MLC
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Oakland Schools, with the cooperation of numerous partners, established the STEM Check Out Program (STEMco) in 2021. Between the 21-22 and 22-23 school years, utilization of the STEMco program nearly tripled, creating a need for a more extensive check- out inventory to meet the needs of students and teachers in Oakland County. For many districts
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The CTN Board voted to award a grant to Oakland Schools to increase its inventory of STEM materials available through its STEM Check Out (STEMco) Program. The Board also approved a grant to the Michigan Learning Channel to support of cohort of educators who will establish a learning community to pilot instructional resources from MLC
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