When a baby is born a Coach makes a home visit welcoming the baby. Future visits are scheduled and families are connected to community resources. Families are then connected to Toddler Playgroups, where the parent and child learn together. Preschool age children are connected to preschools and scholarships are provided where needed. HighScope training and coached support is supported in the community - EVERY child's ready for school and EVERY school's ready for every child.

Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, yet the social sector remains focused on the isolated intervention of individual organizations. Kania & Kramer (2011) Come learn how 3 networks in Michigan are working to increase Michigan's postsecondary educational attainment rate to 60% of Michigan residents by year 2025.  Attendees will walk away with understanding the five conditions of collective impact so that they can apply this framework to their local leadership initiatives.  

The  Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and ELA, and soon the Next Generation Science Standards, describe not only the academic content students need to know but also the skills necessary for post-secondary success.  These standards blur the lines between content areas so all teachers need to understand their role in supporting student success.  Furthermore, educational systems need to recognize that the new standards, the new assessments and the Michigan Merit Curriculum require the efficiencies and opportunities provided by educational technology. Join the Michigan Department of Education’s Office of Education Improvement and Innovation in a discussion of the curriculum and instruction necessary to prepare all students to be career and college ready. 

The Great Lakes Bay Region (Saginaw, Bay and Midland counties) has developed a unified Instructional Office to serve the students and staff of the region. The collaboration effort is a success story involving three ISD superintendents, the involvement of the College of Education at SVSU and a solid strategic plan to improve student achievement. The effort is resulting in efficiencies, cost reduction and a strong support for professional development.

Michigan educators are reaching thousands of learners, including teachers & community, with quality resources distributed to computers and mobile devices through MI Learning on iTunes U. Explore top collections and evaluate the potential to create, capture and distribute lessons to students, available 24/7. See how Michigan educators and educational agencies can serve all learners by sharing quality resources for free!

www.macul.org/milearning 

In an unprecedented move, all 12 districts in the Ingham ISD service area made a unified commitment to system reform to ensure each student reaches their maximum potential.  Three years ago, we joined forces to embrace systemic change through an RtI initiative. The Ingham RtI model empowers local districts through shared leadership to develop and implement research-based strategies, structures and systems that lead to improved student outcomes. Our exciting story of success will be shared through our data.

The Eastern Upper Peninsula School District is linking K-12 students to their futures by establishing a seamless, web-based learning environment between school, home and the community. This project has allowed over 4000 students to use netbooks, year round, from seemingly anywhere to enhance their education and enhance broadband usage across the region.  e an overview of the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program, through NTIA, currently underway in the Eastern UP. 

A short overview of the federal grant opportunities that are being leveraged in the state will be provided.  Merit will do an overview of their statewide infrastructure project REACH-3MC, and discuss the possibilities that this project brings to educators around the state. Merit will provide stories about how some of our education members are currently utilizing their fiber infrastructure to collaborate with others in the state.

A partnership has been formed to promote the teaching of innovation and problem solving throughout grades 6-12 in engineering and biomedical offerings.  The partners include: the Michigan Department of Education, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Eastern Michigan University, and Lawrence Technological University with several additional partners to be named.  This presentation will define and present criteria for assessing STEM programs, describe how the selected program addresses these criteria, and describe the operation of the partnership.

Ypsilanti New Tech is a 21st Century learning environment where students are empowered to share their voice and leadership skills in a culture mirroring the work place. Industry relevant technology and teacher coaches are the norm. Project-based learning and merging disciplines to create courses like GeoArt, PhysiTech and BioLit is the hallmark of the YNT approach. Connecting geometric ideas and artistic inspiration; Fusing Physics, Marketing and Technology or introducing the biological world to the creative writer makes the curriculum engaging and dynamic.