Written by Maria Burnham, Sauk Rapids-Rice High School
EdCampMidMN is running for a second year in a row and registration is open! This FREE professional development opportunity for preK-12 educators is taking place on Wednesday, June 8th at Sartell High School. Details for the conference and registration can be found on our EdCampMidMN website. The conference is actually an “unconference” meaning you get to pick what you want to learn; you also might have the chance to teach another educator something new! Prizes are awarded throughout the day, not to mention some free treats! We hope to see you there! If you have any questions, contact any of the EdCampMidMN team, located on the website.
How many of these notable tech trends have you looked into or possibly implemented in 2015? No worries if you haven’t used some of these yet or even heard of them. These resources can stir your thinking to dream big in 2016!
Just a couple of the ideas and available resources touched on:
Here is a collection of Edutopia’s most popular videos from 2015. Learn some creative tricks and tips from around the country through these education videos (transcripts included). Various topics include: student-led conferences, recess for high school students, service learning with real-life applications (example: growing the salad greens that are served in the lunchroom), and more.
Here are 15 insightful and surprising studies from 2015 that every educator should know about. These published research studies cover some very intriguing topics. Some of these topics include:
#2 – The Benefits of Being Kind Last From Kindergarten to Adulthood
#6 – Low-Income Students Now a Majority
#8 – Don’t Assign More Than 70 Minutes of Homework
#10 – Boys Get Higher Math Scores When Graded by Teachers Who Know Their Names
#15 – When Teachers Collaborate, Math and Reading Scores Go Up
Cambridge-Isanti Schools will be one of three school districts in the state to be featured on the national television series In View. This program is hosted by CNN anchor Larry King and is broadcast in local, regional and national markets, reaching over 80 million households. The profile series features educational programming; specifically, Cambridge-Isanti Schools will be featured as part of a series on public education and its impact on economic systems and stability. Being the series is nonprofit in nature, fund raising is taking place with prominence given to sponsors. Get all of the details here.
Excerpt from the Isanti County News, October 28, 2015.
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