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MAET STUDENT NEWS AND SUMMER 2009 DATES HAVE BEEN SET
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MAET student Michael Hughes (Plymouth, England Class of 2009) was appointed to the Apple Distinguished Educator Class of 2008. Michael is an English and Social Studies teacher at Jakarta International School in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) program is a relationship program focused on educational excellence and leadership. ADEs are members of a select group of K-12 and Higher Education professionals possessing an identified expertise in educational technology leadership. This group of over 1200 educators spans the globe with membership in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Latin America, and Asia. Congrats Michael!
MAET student Stephanie Peterson applied for and received a grant this fall from the MEEMIC Foundation for the Future of Education. In January, she’ll be receiving $1300 to buy a class set of headsets with microphones. The goal of her project is to increase oral proficiency and listening and speaking skills through the use of innovative and modern technologies. Using the headsets, her students will be experimenting with podcasting, digital storytelling, and will create a digital audio portfolio to showcase their work. Congratulations Stephanie!
Summer 2009 Dates
Plymouth, England
In Plymouth, England you will earn the master’s degree in Educational Technology from Michigan State University while staying in-residence at the University of Plymouth in southwest England. Studying in Plymouth provides an opportunity for International Baccalaureate (IB), Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDS) and other domestic and international school educators a chance to work, learn and collaborate in a face-to-face setting. The program will run from Sunday, June 28 – Friday, July 24, 2009
East Lansing Summer Cohort – CEP800, CEP815 & CEP822
After completing the Educational Technology Certificate Program, students may apply to the Master’s program to join the East Lansing summer cohort. This hybrid version of the program combines the power of working together in a summer cohort with the flexibility of completing courses during the academic year. Participants come together for two weeks of face-to-face on-campus in East Lansing from June 17 – July 1, 2009 and then meet online from July 2 – July 29. On July 30, 2009 students will reconvene on campus to share final course projects.
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