The AECT Foundation Lottery for International Convention Attendees

The second of two items from the folks at AECT.  This one may be of interest to some of my international academic readers.

Subject: The AECT Foundation Lottery for International Convention Attendees

The AECT Foundation is inviting international AECT members, who are citizens living and working in a low-income nation, to enter a financial assistance lottery for the 2023 AECT Convention in Orlando, FL. The reimbursement amount will be $200.   Although the Foundation’s general account is modest, its Board has decided to answer the call for financial assistance. To determine eligibility, please view the International Monetary Fund’s website at https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDPDPC@WEO/OEMDC/ADVEC/WEOWORLD for information on specific countries. If you meet the aforementioned criteria and the GDP per capita index for your nation is 15 thousand dollars or less, you may enter the lottery.   Being a student or faculty member/employee at a college/university in a qualifying nation is required. In addition, students must register for the convention using the student discounted rate. To enter the lottery, please send an email to AECT Foundation Treasurer Robert Doyle at rgdoyle12@gmail.com and briefly describe how you meet the criteria. Your email message must include your name, position, institution/employer, and physical address. Your entry must be received by 23:59 US Eastern Daylight Time, June 18, 2023.   The Foundation’s resources are not sufficient to support all eligible members. The Foundation, therefore, decided to utilize a lottery selection system. Grantees will be selected randomly.   Each grantee will receive the $200 reimbursement after the convention.

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May 22, 2023-AECT News & Notes

A newsletter from the Association of Educational Communications and Technology.  Note that both the Distance Learning Division and the Teacher Education Division have been quite friendly to K-12 distance, online, and/or blended learning sessions at past conferences.

May 22, 2023 Newsletter

ROAD TO #AECT100 ORLANDO, FLORIDA

Thank you to everyone who completed their #AECT23 review assignments. We are close to finalizing all proposal decisions and plan to send accept/reject email notifications today, Monday, May 22.

REGISTER TODAY FOR AECT 2023!

Early bird registration is open! Join us for the AECT 2023 Convention, October 15–19 in Orlando! Register today: https://bit.ly/AECT2023

AECT DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT COMPETITION PHASE 1 – DEADLINE EXTENDED

DEADLINE EXTENDED: The AECT Design and Development Competition Phase I submission deadline has been extended to Sunday, May 28, 11:59pm EDT. Details: https://bit.ly/AECT23DDC1

AECT 2023 EARLY CAREER SYMPOSIUM

The AECT 2023 Early Career Symposium is accepting applications! Applications are due on June 15, 2023, and the call for participants can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/39e7cf68 Please share with your colleagues and graduate students. Contact Dr. Meina Zhu, meinazhuiu@gmail.com with questions.

UPCOMING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS

The AECT Board of Directors Meetings are planned for the third Thursday of each month from 4:30 – 5:30 PM Eastern. All meetings are done via Zoom. Please contact Rick West at rickwest@byu.edu to obtain the meeting URL. The agenda for each month can be found here.   Thursday, June 15, 2023 Thursday, July 20, 2023 Thursday, August 17, 2023 4:30 – 5:30 PM Eastern Time

FIRST PRINCIPLES OF INSTRUCTION, REVISED EDITION AVAILABLE!

First Principles of Instruction, Revised Edition (Hardcover), by M. David Merrill is available for order directly from AECT. The cost is $55 and includes domestic shipping.   To order this title, please send an email to aect@aect.org letting us know of your interest. Be sure to include your name, address, and phone number. We will provide you with an invoice for payment prior to shipping.

NEWS & NOTES INFORMATION

Do you have information to include in News & Notes?  Please email aect@aect.org with “News & Notes” in the subject line followed by a brief heading and text in the body of the message. No PDF’s please.

AECT OFFICE

The AECT office is not staffed full-time. Please email us at aect@aect.org. Provide your complete contact information and we’ll do our best to respond promptly. Have a great day.

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Project Tomorrow May Newsletter

An item from the folks behind the Speak Up survey.

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May 17, 2023

Dr. Evans Is Convening Think Tank Discussions about AI in Education

Join the discussion! There is no shortage of opinions on the impact of AI in the classroom. We want to go beyond those opinions and hear directly from you. School and district leaders are invited to participate in a think tank facilitated on Zoom by Dr. Evans. This open discussion is not a pitch for or against AI but rather a safe forum for education leaders to share ideas and learn from colleagues. Reserve your spot now! Wednesday, May 31 at 2 pm PT/5 pm ET Tuesday, June 8 at 9 am PT/12 noon ET Thursday, June 13 at 12 noon PT/3 pm ET If you are unable to participate now, let us know your interest in a future conversation using the link above.

2022-2023 Speak Up Survey Updates

Thank you to all of our 2022-2023 Speak Up participants! Michelle will be reaching out to each of our district contacts in the next few weeks with some preliminary data and to get feedback on your experience. National Surveys will open for K-12 District Leaders on June 14th. There will be separate surveys for Superintendents and Directors, Technology Leaders, and Communication Officers. Like our school-level surveys, this set informs local, state, and national policies and programs that support the effective use of technology within K-12 school districts. Stay tuned for additional information prior to the launch.

Speak Up’s Third Annual K-12 District Cybersecurity Awareness and Preparation Survey opens May 17th. Project Tomorrow has been reporting on the state of cybersecurity in K-12 districts since 2017 and will continue to do so this year. District leaders’ input on this survey is critical to informing new policies, programs and funding to support cybersecurity in K-12 districts. Help us make sure your district is represented!

NETP Listening Sessions Wrap Up & Public Polls Open

Project Tomorrow has been honored to lead the listening session work for the National Educational Technology Plan (NETP) with Learning Forward. The final group listening session is on Thursday, May 18 with K-12 District Technology Leaders. Previous sessions included other K-12 education roles, teacher preparation programs, and accessibility and policy leaders. We will be releasing a series of six online polls in May and keeping them open June 2023. The first two are audience based for educators and parents of K-12 students. To access the polls and updates, visit: https://tech.ed.gov/netp/

Visit Us at ISTE!

Julie and Michelle will have sessions at ISTE next month and would love to connect with Project Tomorrow friends and partners.  Let us know if you are going to be there too. We will have more details in the June newsletter.

Thank you from the Project Tomorrow team! Julie, Michelle, Ian, Irene, David & Jonathan

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LEARN News | May 2023 – It’s Exam Prep Time

An item from a Canadian K-12 online learning program.

MAY 2023 View this email in your browser CEO MESSAGE OF THE MONTH LET’S LEARN PROVINCIAL RESOURCE TEAM Wellness Innovation Lab Teachers, CDAs, school board representatives, and partners in mental health from across the province joined the PRT at LEARN on Friday, April 14th, 2023, to hear about and experience the Wellness Innovation Lab. This dynamic design thinking experience prioritizes the voice of youth (15-29), teachers, and community partners so that they can develop local strategies that address mental wellness needs in their schools and their own communities. Participant feedback was overwhelmingly positive! They had the opportunity to listen to each other and share great ideas to improve school climate, discovered creative ways to get youth to open up through different games and SEL techniques, and are excited to host a Lab in many of their own schools! Want to learn more about the Wellness Innovation Lab or to book it in your school/centre? Contact Bobbie Variantzas at bvariantzas@learnquebec.ca. TO LEARN MORE, REGISTER HERE CDAs – Effecting Change in their Communities! You have heard about CLCs, but do you know what a Community Development Agent (CDA) does? Read this article by Daniela Scoppa and hear from three Community Development Agents who are effecting change in their communities. Simone Viger (LBPSB), Ed Sweeney (CQSB), and Michael Sitruk (RSB), share how they build and foster mutually beneficial partnerships that support community vitality and student success. As Simone says, “… a CLC school can add to a child’s sense of belonging,” and “When everyone brings their strengths to the table, unexpected benefits come from collaboration.” LEARN MORE ABOUT CDAs Quebec Youth Slam Do you have secondary students that write and perform Spoken Word Poetry? The Quebec Youth Slam hosted by LEARN is taking place on Friday, May 19, 2023 Time: 12:00 – 1:30 pm Via Zoom Contact bloomer@learnquebec.ca for more information. STILL TIME TO REGISTER EXAM PREP RESOURCES Just in Time for End of Year Review Here’s a great resource if you want to find out more about the requirements of the MEQ compulsory exams. For each subject listed on the exam preparation page, you will find an information video hosted by a subject specialist, an exam checklist, and many resources to help you prepare for end-of-year assessments. GET READY FOR YOUR EXAMS CLASSMARKER Time to Practice! Another awesome tool to prepare for the upcoming end-of-the-year evaluations is ClassMarker. For students in Secondary, we provide self-tests for select courses. Write and rewrite these assessments multiple times. Feedback is instant. Sec. 3 Math Math CST 4 Physics Science and the Environment Science and Technology IMPORTANT! Depending on your school board, you will find instructions to sign in at the top of the ClassMarker page. TEST YOUR SKILLS BY LOGGING IN LEARN TUTORING Promoting Student Success Across the Province Thank you for making this year such a success. Registration is now closed. For current students, LEARN Tutoring is here to help you until June 8. See you in the fall! WHAT LEARN TUTORING IS BLOG Bias in AI – Implications for Classroom Use “We wondered how bias shows up in the field of education and how the use of artificial intelligence results in prejudice and changes the landscape for already vulnerable learners. Through examples from the field, we found that there is much work to be done.” KEEP READING PODCAST ShiftED Podcast #19 in Conversation with Dwayne Matthews At this year’s installation of the LCEEQ provincial conference, we enjoyed listening to Chief Innovation Evangelist and Future of Education Strategist Dwyane Matthews. His talk was so compelling and timely, where he asked a poignant yet simple question, “Are we preparing students for 2019 or 2030? ” Many recent points of inflection have been propelling these questions, be it; the pandemic, new reaches with A.I., and our quickly changing job market, climate change is forcing us to ask this question more and more. Do our students in our classes today have the capacity to adapt to a vastly unknown future? Do our students have the skills to navigate a fluidly changing landscape? In this podcast, we explore these ideas; it’s fascinating, to say the least! Enjoy. CHECK OUT THE PODCAST Making the Case for Youth Mental Health and Art Education Research shows what Teaching Artists understand through experience: Art Education is key to improving Youth Mental Health. According to researcher and artist Catherine Heinemeyer, creative subjects in schools promote “…dialogue, self-expression, playfulness, exploration, development of personal initiative, and just plain chatting, between young people and caring adults”, enabling “young people to understand the world around them and thrive despite adversity” (The Conversation). CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL ARTICLE Next Issue: JUNE 2023 LET’S  STAY CONNECTED Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved. LEARN 4190, rue Garand, Suite 201 Laval, QC  H7L 5Z6

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May 15, 2023-AECT News & Notes

A newsletter from the Association of Educational Communications and Technology.  Note that both the Distance Learning Division and the Teacher Education Division have been quite friendly to K-12 distance, online, and/or blended learning sessions at past conferences.

May 15, 2023 Newsletter

ROAD TO #AECT100 ORLANDO, FLORIDA

Thank you to everyone who completed their #AECT23 review assignments. We are close to finalizing all proposal decisions and plan to send accept/reject email notifications by May 22.

REGISTER TODAY FOR AECT 2023!

Early bird registration is open! Join us for the AECT 2023 Convention, October 15–19 in Orlando! Register today: https://bit.ly/AECT2023

AECT DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT COMPETITION PHASE 1 – DEADLINE EXTENDED

DEADLINE EXTENDED: The AECT Design and Development Competition Phase I submission deadline has been extended to Sunday, May 28, 11:59pm EDT. Details: https://bit.ly/AECT23DDC1

AECT ADDIE KISSINGER INTERN INFORMATION

Applications for the 2023 AECT Addie Kinsinger Leadership Development Internship Program Strohbehn, Cochran, and Harris internships are now open. Eligible applicants and interested sponsors may review program details and application requirements at aect.org/internprogram    Three online webinar sessions will provide information about the program, including specific details about the application materials, process, and deadlines. Registration is required May 17, 2022, 6:00 – 7:00 PM ET. Register Here The deadline for application submission to the internship program is June 5, 2023. Questions can be directed to the Program Coordinator, Nate Turcotte, aect-intern-chair@aect.org.

AECT 2023 EARLY CAREER SYMPOSIUM

The AECT 2023 Early Career Symposium is accepting applications! Applications are due on June 15, 2023, and the call for participants can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/39e7cf68 Please share with your colleagues and graduate students. Contact Dr. Meina Zhu, meinazhuiu@gmail.com with questions.

RTD WEBINAR: STRATEGIES FOR PUBLISHING AND REVIEWING THEORETICAL MANUSCRIPTS

RTD is excited to announce our second webinar: Strategies for Publishing and Reviewing Theoretical Manuscripts. Please join us on Wednesday, May 17, from 3-4pm EDT.  Link: https://tinyurl.com/24jc7e5h   Panelists include:   Dr. Tristan Johnson, Associate Dean at Boston College and Editor-in-Chief for ETR&D Dr. Stephen C. Yanchar, Professor at Brigham Young University Dr. Enilda Romero-Hall, Associate Professor at University of Tennessee Knoxville

CROSS-DIVISIONAL FREE WEBINARS

The AECT STC, LED, & DELT host a 3-part webinar series on ChatGPT.   Part 1: What is ChatGPT and how is it used in education? Friday May 5, 2023 10-11:30am EDT Register: https://bit.ly/ChatGPT-Part1   Part 2: Diving deeper into generative AI Friday May 12, 2023 4-5pm EDT Register: https://bit.ly/ChatGPT-Part2   Part 3: Future directions Friday May 19, 2023 7-8pm EDT Register https://bit.ly/ChatGPT-Part3   Save the Date! Stay tuned for more details!

ANNOUNCING LED’S LEARNER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVATED PODCAST WITH DR. BRENT ANDERS

LED is proud to announce our latest Learner Engagement Activated podcast. This month, we feature Dr. Brent Anders. What is ChatGPT and how can it be used in education? How will artificial intelligence change our roles as teachers? What are the new AI literacies we should be addressing in schools? These are some of the questions we will address in this episode of Learner Engagement Activated, the podcast that helps you take teaching and learning to the next level with the latest in research and applications on learner engagement for students at all ages, levels, and environments. Episode 13: Brent Anders

UPCOMING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS

The AECT Board of Directors Meetings are planned for the third Thursday of each month from 4:30 – 5:30 PM Eastern. All meetings are done via Zoom. Please contact Rick West at rickwest@byu.edu to obtain the meeting URL. The agenda for each month can be found here. Thursday, May 18, 2023 Thursday, June 15, 2023 Thursday, July 20, 2023 4:30 – 5:30 PM Eastern Time

FIRST PRINCIPLES OF INSTRUCTION, REVISED EDITION AVAILABLE!

First Principles of Instruction, Revised Edition (Hardcover), by M. David Merrill is available for order directly from AECT. The cost is $55 and includes domestic shipping.   To order this title, please send an email to aect@aect.org letting us know of your interest. Be sure to include your name, address, and phone number. We will provide you with an invoice for payment prior to shipping.

NEWS & NOTES INFORMATION

Do you have information to include in News & Notes?  Please email aect@aect.org with “News & Notes” in the subject line followed by a brief heading and text in the body of the message. No PDF’s please.

AECT OFFICE

The AECT office is not staffed full-time. Please email us at aect@aect.org. Provide your complete contact information and we’ll do our best to respond promptly. Have a great day.

AECT 320 W. 8th Street, Suite 101 Bloomington, IN 47404-3745 Toll Free: 877-677-2328 | Phone: 812-335-7675 Email: aect@aect.org