Last Marking Period of the year is here!!!
Please do not hesitate to reach out to your ECSES IT and STEM coaches via email at esces-it@iu13.org
The 20-21 school year was a fantastic experience for many to learn new technology tools that we shared with you or you found on your own for your students. This summer Giovanna and I are offering seven (7) face to face professional development opportunities. All these sessions are on MLP for registration. We are running several sessions on instructional software licences. We have IU13 paid accounts and these sessions will allow you more time to learn how to incorporate these in your class next year. Through a grant that was awarded to us this year, we have classroom sets of some really cool tech tools for coding for all ages. Dash and Dot is for our more primary classes, littleBits for all levels, and Micro:bits for our secondary classes. Finally, we have a session on Makey Makey which is a highly motivating coding tool where students use objects like fruit, clay, toys, etc to create interactive touch pads, keyboards and a lot of other things. Here is a list of what we are offering. Hope to see many of you there.
Newsela: Check out this short video from Giovanna on a new feature in the free or Pro account of Newsela.
Discovery Education : New Financial Literacy Lessons for all Grades
Cha- Ching- Get K-6 students excited about financial responsibility through musical inspiration, fun videos, and activities for in class and at home – and enter your school to win $10k in the Money Smart Kids Contest!
Econ Essentials - Introduce students to real-world economics principles with the NEW Rapid Response activity. Discover how Supply & Demand can be disrupted by major events, and help students put our current global economy in perspective.
Pathway to Financial Success in School - Guide high school students beyond the basics of Financial Literacy with two new Self-Paced Modules: Exploring Earning Potential and Choosing Your Path After High School.
Actively Learn- Click here for the website Login using Google Account- free until the end of the year.
HUGE NEWS about Mystery Science - IU13 now has a site license for Mystery Science and you can log into DE to join your account. STEM Connect and Mystery Science will not be going away!!
Look on the right hand side of this Blog post for our next prize give-a-way. Could it be you? SECs or Program Designee will be nominating staff or classes each month and the winner or winners will be randomly selected using Wheel of Names. Good Luck!
