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Educators and non-profit 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 the […]

Oakland Schools was awarded a CTN grant to support a two-week Summer Institute to prepare 25 K-12 teachers from across Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne County to navigate the intersection of writing instruction and artificial intelligence.

Oakland Schools received a CTN grant to support its countywide initiative to provide equitable access to applied nanotechnology education and prepare students for high-demand careers in advanced manufacturing, medicine, electronics, and energy. Oakland Schools will use CTN grant funds to build on the success of its STEMi Mobile Innovation Lab and STEM Check-Out Program.

Oakland Schools was awarded a grant for its county wide initiative, Building AI Readiness through Learning and Community. The project will provide professional development and knowledge sharing among county educators in Oakland County’s 28 school districts to accelerate effective integration of AI into their classrooms.  

Wayne County RESA received a CTN grant for the professional learning experience, From Media Literacy to Media Mindfulness: How Picture Books Hold the Power to Help Kids Learn About Who They Want to Be In The World and Online. The professional learning experience is specifically designed for school library media professionals in in Wayne, Oakland,

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

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.

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

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

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