Summer Learning Opportunities 

TCAPS Digital Wellness Choice Board

We can best empower our students when we are informed about the myriad of issues around technology. The more we know, the more successfully we can guide our students and model digital wellness.  This on-demand learning opportunity is self-paced and offers many choices for learners.  

Learn More: Adult Learning Digital Wellness Choice Board 

Signup: SIGN UP FOR SCECH HERE - Digital Wellness 

Brightspace 3-12

These are written to be 19-week courses, but feel free to work through the modules at your own pace or skip around to meet your learning needs. 

Website: Elementary - Welcome to Brightspace 

Website: Secondary - Welcome to Brightspace

Seesaw K-2

This is written to be a 9-week course, but feel free to work through the modules at your own pace or skip around to meet your learning needs. 

Website: Elementary - Welcome to Seesaw

Michigan Virtual K-12

Michigan Virtual has many self-paced courses available.  Some have minimal cost, but many are free, and all have SCECH associated with them.  

Website: Michigan Virtual Full Course Guide

REMC Courses

REMC Courses provide participants an opportunity to enhance personal or professional learning.  Courses are an exploration of technology tools or instructional practices to strengthen learning through classroom integration.  Individual REMC courses provide educators with SCECHs or you can pursue a focused pathway and earn a REMC Microcedential.  All courses are facilitated by Michigan educators. 

Website: REMC Professional Learning Courses

Google Training Courses 

Google offers multiple self-paced FREE training courses.  The Fundamentals and Advanced Training courses can lead to Google Certification.  The following courses are available: 

• Google Fundamentals Training (perfect for new users)

• Google Advanced Training (great for educators who are ready for more)

• Distance Learning for Educators

• Inspire Creativity Through Learner Engagement

• Chromebooks in the Classroom

• Digital Citizenship and Safety Course

• Accessibility Tools Training

• Support English Language Learners

Website: Google Workspace for Education Training

Google Applied Digital Skills

Google Applied Digital Skills is composed of free video lessons and projects that help users learn practical digital skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.  There are over 100 great lessons available that are ideal for adults in any field as well as students.  Popular lessons include:

• Create a Resume in Google Docs

• Track Your Monthly Expenses

• Organize College Information in Google Sheets

• Create a Scrapbook

• Write a Press Release

• Plan an Event

• Send Professional Emails

• Build Your Online Business

Website: Google Applied Digital Skills

MyPD - Because educators deserve credit for their informal learning efforts

What if you could take all the time that you spend informally researching educational strategies (e.g., reading blogs and articles, watching YouTube videos or participating in Twitter chats) and formally honor this time commitment with SCECHs?  Now you can! MyPD is a vehicle to formally honor educators’ informal learning efforts.  In this course, you will define your problems of practice, create a plan to address them and receive valuable feedback from professional learning coaches.

Note: Any of the above courses that are NOT already giving SCECH would be excellent candidates for this program!

Website: Michigan Virtual - MyPD

TCAPS Loop Podcast Network

The TCAPS Loop Podcast hopes to help make the Ed-tech landscape a little more interesting and much less daunting. Contributors to "the Loop" are fellow Educators and Specialists willing to act as your digital ed-tech tour guides. This podcast is locally produced and recorded here at TCAPS.

Website: TCAPS Loop Podcast (Also available on your favorite podcast player)

METS Group - 2022 Virtual Fall Rally 

This 2022 Virtual Fall Rally is a series of videos provided by some of the best educators from across the state of Michigan.  Topics include:

• Learning with Choice Boards

• Creating with Canva

• Making Vocabulary Engaging and Collaborative with Peardeck Flashcard Factory

• Cut the Crud: Utilizing New Native Chromebook Features

• Google Publisher - aka Google Slides for Desktop Publishing

• YouTube Beyond the Basics

• Chromebook Accessibility Tools to Level the Field

• Self-Pacing with Google Slides (Learning Roadmaps!)

• Teaching with Chromebooks (Tips and Tricks)

• Get Smart! Using Smart Chips and Building Blocks 

Playlist: METS 2022 Fall Rally 

Focus: TeachingBooks

Did you know that TCAPS has a district-wide subscription to TeachingBooks?  TeachingBooks is a dynamic, PreK–12 reading and library service that strives to deepen everyone's connections to the books they are reading.  With 170,000+ engaging video, audio, and online resources, TeachingBooks brings to life the books that are enjoyed in our community.  We recommend spending some time exploring all this site has to offer.  The webinars below are a great introduction.  

Website: TeachingBooks 

YouTube Learning Playlist: TeachingBooks YouTube Channel 

Webinar Archives: TeachingBooks Webinar Archive 

Focus: ISTE Standards

Today’s students must be prepared to thrive in a constantly evolving technological landscape. The ISTE Standards for students are designed to empower student voice and ensure that learning is a student-driven process.  The videos below highlight ways to infuse the ISTE Standards in your classroom.  

This would be a great topic to study in depth this summer and would be ideal for a MyPD project.

Website to explore: ISTE Standards for Students