Improve Learning - Empower Educators - Provide Savings

The REMC Association enthusiastically supports the use of Open Educational Resources by licensing all publicly available resources it creates on remc.org under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Educator Resources

IMPROVE LEARNING

We improve learning by providing curriculum, lesson plans, and activities to build knowledge, teach technology skills, and be safe and secure online. 

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Professional Learning

EMPOWER EDUCATORS

We believe in empowering educators to create high quality, engaging instructional environments when they have access to the necessary skills, tools and rich sources of information. We provide educators with free instructor-led courses and events with the opportunity to earn free SCECHs. 

Connect with our calendar of FREE Professional Learning events already scheduled for the current school year. 

REMC Courses

REMC Courses provide an opportunity to enhance personal or professional learning by exploring technology tools and instructional practices.  Each course is FREE, 3 weeks in length and requires 10 hours of time to complete. Work includes new learning and application in the classroom or teaching practices. Courses require at least 1 live interaction with the instructor. All courses are facilitated by Michigan educators. 

Optional SCECHs are available for each course. Participants may also pursue a REMC Microcredential for deeper learning through one of 7 pathways.

REMC Workshops

REMC Workshops provide participants an opportunity to collaborate and delve into a current educational technology topic. Each workshop is designed to support educators and enhance instructional practices. Workshops are FREE and offer optional SCECHs for participation in all activities. 

REMC workshops are held in one of several ways:

  • Webinar - Instructor-led workshops offered virtually with synchronous meetings and may include asynchronous tasks and activities. 
    • Multi-day workshops range from 5-15 hours.
    • Single day workshop range from 1-5 hours
  • In Person - Instructor-led workshops offered at a local setting on various topics.
  • Blended - Instrcutor-led workshops offered virtually that include an in person session, usually at the kick-off.

Power Up Teaching & Learning

These materials provide guiding questions, learning activities, ideas, and resources geared towards helping educational professionals “power up” their common teaching practices using educational technology.  

The 5 topics of content are:

  • Curriculum and Content Development
  • Digital Leader
  • Effective Communication
  • Learning Environment
  • Meaningful Data

Resources can be found at: Power Up Teaching & Learning

Technical Support Essential Skills

Technical Support Essential Skills (TSES) resources were developed under the guidance of experienced Chief Technology Officers (CTO’s) and IT Directors to help prepare new IT technicians. Content sections provide an overview of essential technical skills, important terms, information about the concept, and include job-embedded task or reflection. Each topic allows technical support staff to apply their learning on the job by addressing critical technical and personal skills that will help them be more successful in their technical support role.

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REMC SAVE

PROVIDE SAVINGS

REMC SAVE logoA FREE service to all Michigan Schools. REMC SAVE provides competitively bid, large volume contracts for a variety of educational resources, including furniture, school and office supplies, software and digital services, and technology. Michigan schools using REMC SAVE have saved a billion dollars since 1990.  Every dollar saved is one more dollar invested in our students.  

The following Michigan agencies are eligible to purchase using the REMC SAVE contracts:

  • PreK-12 Public, Charter (PSA) and Non-Public Schools
  • Community Colleges, Universities and Colleges
  • Public Libraries
  • Museums
  • State, County, and Local Government Agencies
  • Educational Non-profit Organizations
  • Health Care Facilities

Bids completed by REMC SAVE are compliant with the Michigan Revised School Code, allowing schools to buy without bidding. Learn more about REMC SAVE at REMC.org

About REMC

The REMC Association of Michigan, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, provides classroom tools and professional learning for the statewide K-12 educational community as well as savings through REMC SAVE. Our members are the local 28 regional media centers that provide training, instructional technology tools and educator development.

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