http://www.mistreamnet.com/archnew.php Recently posted On-Demand professional development and legislative videos for Michigan educators. en-us http://www.mistreamnet.com/images/rss_milogo.jpg http://www.mistreamnet.com 90 36 http://mistreamnet.com/videtail.php?who=alvernocollege On-Demand event from 5/13/08: "Since the early 1970s, the Alverno College faculty have been developing and implementing ability-based undergraduate education, redefining education in terms of abilities needed for effectiveness in the worlds of work, family, and civic community. The distinctive feature of an ability-based approach is that we make explicit the expectation that students should be able to do something with what they know." - From the Alverno College Ability-Based Curriculum http://mistreamnet.com/videtail.php?who=NotSchool On-Demand event from 5/12/08: Jean Johnson and Johnny Dyer from the United Kingdom's Inclusion Trust demonstrate their successful "Not School" program of re-engaging disengaged and marginal learners. http://mistreamnet.com/videtail.php?who=mde042808 On-Demand event from 4/28/08: Information from the Michigan Department of Education for the Seat Time Waiver process. http://mistreamnet.com/videtail.php?who=CISD042508 On-Demand event from 4/18/08: Data for Student Success is a professional develoment model and data inquiry tool designed to help build a culture of quality data in Michigan schools that is focused on school improvement. This seven minute video provides an overview of the program that is being designed for statewide rollout initially beginning in the fall of 2008. Currently lead by Calhoun ISD in partnership with Shiawassee and Macomb ISDs, Data for Student Success is funded through an Enhancing Education through Technology Federal Grant from the Michigan Department of Education through CEPI. http://mistreamnet.com/videtail.php?who=LGBIDLIST On-Demand event from 4/17/08: A Brief overview of how to use the REMC cooperative Purchasing Web site http://mistreamnet.com/videtail.php?who=sbe040808n01 On-Demand event from 4/8/08: Regular meetings shall be held monthly unless otherwise determined by the State Board of Education (SBE). A quorum of the SBE must be present. The Superintendent (Chairman) or the president shall preside. An affirmative vote by a majority of the members serving on the SBE shall be required to transact business. In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, regular meetings shall be open to the public unless the SBE takes specific action to go into closed session.