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West Central Region Education Resources
Here you will find the education resources for the West Central STEM Region.
FIRST Robotics Practice Field Sign-Up
Holly Nature Sanctuary Place-based Education
The Franklin F. and Brenda L. Holly Nature Sanctuary is an 80 acre wooded and wetland nature sanctuary. The Sanctuary, through collaborative efforts of the Michigan Nature Association, Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative, and Mason County teachers, Sten Vaara, Brianna Wise, and Mark Willis, has become home to place-based education for students throughout the surrounding region. For more information, use the links below.
3P Learning Academy
June 17-19, 2024
Communications by Design
$450 stipend
Dive into the world of 3P Learning. In the 3PL Academy, you will learn:
●how to match content standards to project, problem, or place-based learning
●eight essential components of 3PL
●six steps to plan a standards-based 3PL unit
●six steps to implement at 3PL unit
●15+ 3PL protocols and strategies to use in the classroom
And build a complete unit of instruction with collaborative feedback!
MiSTEM Network Action Area Landing Pages
MiSTEM Network’s three action areas, computer science, math, and science & engineering landing pages are updated often with information on strategic planning, outcomes, relevant professional development, and contact information.
Math Recovery Professional Learning
Math Recovery provides dynamic professional development which impacts the way professional educators think about student numeracy learning.
Educators learn to design, implement, and analyze mathematics instruction based on individual student learning.
West Shore ESD
Wexford-Missaukee ISD
Computer Science for Michigan
Grand Valley State University is Michigan’s Code.org Regional Partner. With the support of the MiSTEM Network, we provide Code.org workshops that are available to Michigan educators.
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Michigan Green Schools
Michigan Green Schools is a non-profit 501(c)3 agency dedicated to assisting all Michigan schools – public and private – achieve environmental goals which include protecting the air, land, water and animals of our state along with world outreach through good ecological practices and the teaching of educational stewardship of students pre-kindergarten through senior high school.
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mySTEMakers
As schools take steps back toward in-person learning, and high quality science experiences, we are reminded that we are still learning. Please take the best practices with technology integration to enhance your teaching and student learning. These resources are still valid and helpful in this transition, and whatever the school year may bring.
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