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Michigan ASCD 2010-2011 Professional Development Offerings

Curriculum Leaders Institute

To participate for the professional development experience, please register at the link above.

To participate for the Specialty Endorsement, please submit a Program Application to sign up for Cohort 4 (2010-2012).  Please include with your application a current copy of your resume and K-12 Administrator Certificate. We will send registration materials once eligibility is determined. Thank you!

 Experienced Curriculum Leaders Series 

Region Map     Registration Form  

 MELG Building, Lansing (Regions 3,6,7,8)

Session 1: Monday, October 18, 2010
Session 2: Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Session 3: Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Session 4: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 

Online Registration

Saginaw ISD, Saginaw (Regions 4,5,9,10)

Session 1: Thursday, October 14, 2010
Session 2: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Session 3: Thursday, January 13, 2011
Session 4: Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Online Registration

COP ESD, Indian River (Regions 1,2)

Session 1: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Session 2: Thursday, November 18, 2010 
Session 3: Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Session 4: Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Online Registration

Courageous & Intentional Conversations

  • November 17, 2010 - Kent ISD

Registration Form    
Online Registration

  • February 16, 2011, Macomb ISD

Registration Form    
Online Registration

Assessing Impact: Evaluating Staff Development

  • September 29-30, 2010
    9:00am – 4:00pm

Registration Form    
Online Registration

CLI Resources

Event Resources

 
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Michigan Association for Supervision 
and Curriculum Development
1001 Centennial Way
Suite 300
Lansing, MI 48917-9279
(517) 327-9224
FAX: (517) 327-0779
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Differentiated Instruction Conference - February 2010 Minimize

Meeting the Demands of Instructional Diversity in Our Classrooms:  From Teacher to Teacher.

 Registration Form          Online Registration

Date: February 1-2, 2010
Location: Kent ISD [MAP]
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. (both days) Registration & Breakfast 7:30 - 8:30a.m. (both days)
Breakfast & Lunch included (both days)
.5 - 1.2 CEUs available
 
Keynote Presenters:
 
Susan Demirsky Allan
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction
GrossePointePublic School System
 
Conference Description:

As the diversity in Michigan classrooms (and those across the nation) increases and classroom accountability becomes more prevalent, teachers are reaching out for instructional strategies that will help each child achieve.  Differentiated instruction is becoming an accepted pathway to achieving educational success.

Michigan schools are under severe financial constraint and many out-of-state conferences are beyond the reach of many schools and teachers.  Teachers and administrators are also clamoring for practical strategies.  This conference will be patterned after the Institute on Academic Diversity run by Dr. Carol Tomlinson at the University of Virginia, and will have “core” instruction in the basics of differentiation and a variety of breakout sessions to address different participant needs.

Differentiation cannot be reduced to a “cookbook approach” but it will be important that this conference provide a balance between the overall philosophy and strategy of differentiation and practical, workable units and activities that have been implemented by real teachers in real classrooms.  It is, of course, also critical that this conference be differentiated to provide for a variety of readiness levels, learning styles and interests.

Example breakouts include: 
·       Content-specific session in math, English, science, social studies, foreign language etc.
·       Process sessions in pre-assessment, assessment, learning profiles, specific strategies such as developing tiered lessons, etc.
·       Roundtables for elementary, middle school and high school teachers, and administrators.
·       Technology strategies for differentiating instruction in content specific sessions.

 Registration Cost:

Registration includes an ASCD publication on Differentiated Instruction. 

Individual Registration:
$75 Michigan ASCD Student Chapter Member
$175 Michigan ASCD Member
$250 Michigan ASCD Non-Member (Includes an annual Michigan ASCD Membership)
 
District Team Registration:
If one member of a district team is a Michigan ASCD member, the entire team can register at Michigan ASCD member cost, $175 each.
 
If no member of a district team is a Michigan ASCD member, one member of the team must register as a Michigan ASCD non-member, at $250 (Including an annual Michigan ASCD Membership), and the remaining team members can either register at Michigan ASCD member cost, $175 each, or take advantage of this opportunity to also receive an annual Michigan ASCD membership, and register at the non-member cost of $250.
District Team Registrations cannot be submitted online.  The entire team registrations must be faxed together to 517.327.0771.  One registration form per team member, please. 

 
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Closest (about 5 minutes) hotel to Kent ISD is the Country Inn and Suites at 3251 Deposit Dr. NE, Grand Rapids, 49506 just south of I96 off East Beltline- 616-942-7000. 
 
Most of the national chains are represented in the 28th St. SE area either side of I96 & 28th St. SE, roughly between Kraft Ave. SE & East Beltline.  The Hilton Airport (616-957-0100) and the Crowne Plaza (616-957-1770) have airport shuttles (as do some others) and hotel restaurants.  Travel time is approximately 20 minutes to Kent ISD.  All hotels in this area offer free parking.
 
Many visitors to Grand Rapids like to stay downtown, because there is so much to walk to.  The Courtyard by Marriott (616-242-6000), JW Marriott (616-242-1500) and Amway Grand Plaza (616-774-2000) all offer great opportunity. Downtown hotels are also roughly 20 minutes from Kent ISD.  Expect to pay downtown prices for parking.
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