Support for 'blending' your classroom

Blended Learning in the Classroom will be offered in Fall of 2014

This FREE Blended Learning in the Classroom course, led by highly trained instructors, will prepare you to effectively create your own blended environment. Through active and timely praxis, you will engage in learning, application, review, and revision of your own blended environment. 

This course is for classroom teachers of students of all ages. It covers the theory, pedagogy, and technical elements of online work in the blended classroom. Participants engage with their instructor and other participants in this blended course and, in conjunction with the course, develop an authentic blended learning environment for immediate implementation and use with students and revision after feedback. 

Each offering is limited to 20 registrants. Multiple offerings are available at various locations across Michigan, including Kalamazoo RESA, Gull Lake, Mattawan and South Haven. When registering, select the location most convenient to you as the course includes one face-to-face session with your learning cohort and instructor. Live chats and/or virtual sessions may be set up depending on participant needs.

Preparing our K-2 kids for online assessments

Starting next school year, Michigan will offer Interim Assessment for all K-2 students in ELA and Mathematics. And, these assessments will be online.
Start preparing now for the transition to the online assessment environment by attending the next TRIG assessment and curriculum video conference.
May 22, 2014
10-11 AM

"Preparing our K-2 Kids for Online Assessments" will discuss getting our youngest learners ready for future assessment opportunities. The session will focus on how to enhance our students' digital skills through the use of apps, websites, interactive whiteboards, and other technology. The bulk of this conversation will center around Math and ELA tools and ideas to help our students grow in technology preparedness and use.  

Schedule the time to watch the live videoconference now.

This session will be archived on the site following the live stream.

Khan Academy, Smarter Balanced, and Illustrative Math Collaborate to Provide CCSS Math Resources

Want to offer your student opportunities to practice with solving math tasks online?

Do you want to track the progress of your students' learning in math over the course of the year?

Khan Academy’s Common Core math resources have been developed in collaboration with Smarter Balanced, IllustrativeMathematics, and 40 educators to provide thousands of new, interactive math problems fully aligned to every Common Core State Standard (CCSS) for mathematics. Students can work at their own pace through grade-level “missions” and track their progress through personalized dashboards. All problems are accompanied by step-by-step solutions specific to each problem. Successful completion of missions is charted on a progress report on the student’s dashboard while “coaches”—whether teachers, tutors, or parents—can see a student’s progress with access through a class code or coach ID. Learn more about these resources from Khan Academy founder, Sal Kahn, in a recent EdSurge article. 

Register for the 65th annual Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference

Please join MCTM on the campus of Hope College in Holland, MI for the 65th Annual - Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM) Conference, which is being held August 6 & 7, 2014. The Pre-Conference Institutes are being held on Tuesday, August 5, 2014. MCTM is looking forward to this exciting event and is proud to offer a great selection of sessions for enriching, effective, and useful professional learning. Check out the great selection of Pre-Conference Institutes- you won't want to miss them!

The 2014 MCTM Institute and Conference Online Registration is now open. If you are unable to access the online registration form, the registration form is also available in electronic form. If you have any questions about registering, please contact the MCTM office at 734-477-0421.

MCTM has negotiated rates for accommodations with several hotels in Holland. A list of these hotels and several low cost options have been compiled, along with ideas for activities.