MICDS is pleased to announce the 2009 Summer Teacher Institute for Technology and Curriculum Innovation. This series of hands-on professional development workshops features distinguished educators from MICDS and around the world, including:

Will Richardson

Karl Fisch
Alec Couros
Kevin Jarrett
Kim Cofino
Darren Kuropatwa
Dean Shareski
Chris Lehmann
Jeff Utecht

Summmer Teacher Institute 09
Each week offers a selection of new sessions that will engage [...]

In the 1960s, Andy Warhol created several “mass-produced” images from photographs of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Jackie Onassis that cemented his status as a pop art icon.  Warhol’s classic screen prints can never truly be replicated, but the spirit of his serial images can be explored digitally and appreciated artistically thanks [...]

A few weeks ago, while working on our academic technology plan, I came across the Educational Jargon Generator. This delightful little tool, adapted from Dack.com’s Web Economy BS Generator, “was designed to assist in the writing of reports, grant applications, and other documents related to public schools.”  Although I work in an independent school, I [...]