2012:  Year of the Digital Learner

Michigan is celebrating 2012 as the Year of the Digital Learner, and is part of the national Digital Learning Day initiative.  Sign up your school today!

                                         

A Year of Activities and Events Celebrating Digital Learning

February 1      Digital Learning Day Kickoff, Donley Elementary School, East Lansing

February 1      Copper Country ISD DLD Activities, Upper Peninsula

February 1-29   Michigan eLibrary/M.O.R.E. Lesson Plan Contest

February  9     REMC $AVE Show-Off, Lansing Center     

February 18    Day of Discovery, REMC 12 West/Kalamazoo RESA

February 20    REMC Connected Educator Series Premiers on MI Streamnet & MI Learning   

March  7-9      MACUL Conference/Student Technology Showcase, Grand Rapids

March 17        MAME Spring Event (gaming and mobile devices), Ann Arbor

April 12           Day of Discovery, Grand Rapids, REMC 8/Kent ISD

April 27           Mobile Learning Conference, Kalamazoo RESA         

May 2             Day of Discovery, REMC 20/Wayne RESA  

May 4             Upper Peninsula Educational Technology & Business Conference, Munising

June 20          Michigan Joint Education Conference, Eastern Michigan University         

September     21Thing4Teachers 2012-13 Launch

September     State Technology/Curriculum Directors Meeting.                                                     

October 19     Google Conference, Southfield Christian Schools  

October 31-Nov. 2   MAME Conference, Lansing                

November      Student Technology Showcase, Lansing, Capitol Building

November      21Things4Students, Lansing, Capitol Building    

November 15-16   MI Digital Learning Conference: Innovations in Flipped and Blended Learning,                                    Macomb ISD                            

December      MVU Online Teacher of the Year

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2012 Year of the Digital Learner Contact: Barbara Fardell, Michigan Department of Education, fardellb@michigan.gov