Consolidated Application Training

This year the LEA Planning Cycle Application and Consolidated Application will be completed via the Advanc-Ed website. At this session, you will learn how to use the new portal to complete the requirements for the application. Participants should be district staff responsible for submitting the LEA Planning Cycle Application. Consider sending a two-person team from your district. Leah Breen and ISD/RESD consultants will be available to answer questions.

Two sessions are available:
Ingham ISD – March 24, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Shiawasee RESD – March 4, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Seating is limited. Register today!

Michigan Merit Exam

This informational session will provide parents and students with an overview of the components of the Michigan Merit Exam, the Michigan Merit Scholarships, and offer tips and resources for success. A brief explanation of the eligibility requirements of the Michigan Merit Scholarship will be included. The Michigan Merit Scholarship provides students with $4,000 to attend postsecondary schools in Michigan. ALL Michigan students who take the complete MME are eligible for this scholarship.Participants will have an opportunity to view and discuss sample assessment items from the ACT and WorkKeys sections of the exam. Facilitators: Kelly Trout, Ingham ISD State Assessment Coordinator, and Cindy Leyrer, Ingham ISD WorkKeys Specialist.

Michigan Merit Exam

This informational session will provide parents and students with an overview of the components of the Michigan Merit Exam, the Michigan Merit Scholarships, and offer tips and resources for success. A brief explanation of the eligibility requirements of the Michigan Merit Scholarship will be included. The Michigan Merit Scholarship provides students with $4,000 to attend postsecondary schools in Michigan. ALL Michigan students who take the complete MME are eligible for this scholarship.

Participants will have an opportunity to view and discuss sample assessment items from the ACT and WorkKeys sections of the exam. Facilitators: Kelly Trout, Ingham ISD State Assessment Coordinator, and Cindy Leyrer, Ingham ISD WorkKeys Specialist.

NEW Michigan World Language Requirement

The NEW Michigan Merit Curriculum requiring two credtis of World Language will go into effect with the graduating class of 2016. Districts need to begin to design assessments for students who wish to use the alternative option to the high school two-credit offerings. To assist local school districts to develop an assessment, the presenters have developed a prototype assessment in Spanish and French to determine if students have reached Novice-high proficiency. This session is designed to describe the elements of a Novice-high proficiency assessment. Examples will be provided.

Participants will:

• Become familiar with the new Michigan world language high school graduation requirement
• Become familiar with the criteria that define Novice-Mid and Novice-High proficiency
• Become familiar with proficiency-based assessments and contrast them with traditional assessments
• Review new language assessment prototypes in Spanish and French
• Identify next steps for developing assessments in your own district

KeyTrain® Training

Participants will learn to create and edit students accounts, create classes and assign lessons, and understand administrative features found in the KeyTrain® learning system. KeyTrain® Training is a curriculum designed to achieve mastery of the applied workplace skills assessed by WorkKeys. WorkKeys Applied Mathematics, Locating Information and Reading for Information assessments are components of the Michigan Merit Examination. KeyTrain® courses utilize a multi-sensory, multimedia experience. Learning includes both simple skill demonstrations and high-level activities that require complex problem-solving abilities, building the learner’s skill level and confidence throughout the process. Learning modules include 16 career clusters and provide examples of real skill levels corresponding to skill levels required of jobs. Ingham ISD has provided the KeyTrain® learning system to all schools in its service area. Facilitator: Rick Harris, Regional Manager, KeyTrain®.

KeyTrain® – Quick Tour

This session is a quick tour and review of KeyTrain®. The session will focus on topics and questions the participants bring to the session. Participants will have the opportunity to review the features of KeyTrain and learn about updates and enhancements. KeyTrain® is a curriculum designed to achieve mastery of the applied workplace skills assessed by WorkKeys. WorkKeys’ Applied Mathematics, Locating Information and Reading for Information assessments are components of the Michigan Merit Exam. KeyTrain® courses utilize a multi-sensory, multimedia experience; learning includes both simple skill demonstrations and high-level activities that require complex problem-solving abilities, building the learner’s skill level and confidence throughout the process. Ingham ISD has provided the KeyTrain® learning system to all schools in its service area. Facilitator: Rick Harris, Regional Manager, KeyTrain®.

KeyTrain® Training

Participants will learn to create and edit students accounts, create classes and assign lessons, and understand administrative features found in the KeyTrain® learning system. KeyTrain® Training is a curriculum designed to achieve mastery of the applied workplace skills assessed by WorkKeys. WorkKeys Applied Mathematics, Locating Information and Reading for Information assessments are components of the Michigan Merit Examination. KeyTrain® courses utilize a multi-sensory, multimedia experience. Learning includes both simple skill demonstrations and high-level activities that require complex problem-solving abilities, building the learner’s skill level and confidence throughout the process. Learning modules include 16 career clusters and provide examples of real skill levels corresponding to skill levels required of jobs. Ingham ISD has provided the KeyTrain® learning system to all schools in its service area. Facilitator: Rick Harris, Regional Manager, KeyTrain®.

KeyTrain® – Quick Tour

This session is a quick tour and review of KeyTrain®. The session will focus on topics and questions the participants bring to the session. Participants will have the opportunity to review the features of KeyTrain and learn about updates and enhancements. KeyTrain® is a curriculum designed to achieve mastery of the applied workplace skills assessed by WorkKeys. WorkKeys’ Applied Mathematics, Locating Information and Reading for Information assessments are components of the Michigan Merit Exam. KeyTrain® courses utilize a multi-sensory, multimedia experience; learning includes both simple skill demonstrations and high-level activities that require complex problem-solving abilities, building the learner’s skill level and confidence throughout the process. Ingham ISD has provided the KeyTrain® learning system to all schools in its service area. Facilitator: Rick Harris, Regional Manager, KeyTrain®.

Ingham Educational Assessment Committee (IEAC)

This committee meets monthly to provide current assessment information to local test coordinators and others interested in assessment topics. Participants will discuss current assessment issues, share information, and receive updates related to state assessments and the Michigan School Report Card. Agenda items will be shared with interested individuals prior to the scheduled meeting dates. Facilitator: Kelly Trout, Ingham ISD state assessment coordinator.

Differentiated Instruction: Lessons Learned from the Field

Participants will become more skilled in differentiating instruction to serve a variety of interests, readiness levels, and learning profiles. Steve Kahl, award-winning high school teacher and current practitioner, has presented differentiated instruction sessions to hundreds of schools throughout California. With his vast knowledge on the topic, as well as his many years of exemplary teaching experience, he will be demonstrating how to combine routine formative assessments, rigorous tiered assignments, and engaging project menus to serve a continuum of learners. Although Steve is a secondary teacher, elementary teachers have also found his presentations to be useful and engaging.

Participants will engage in the writing or revising of a current lesson, incorporating their new understanding.

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