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Great Summer PD Opportunities from ICE...
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DeICE Summer Mini Conference July 30
The DeICE Summer Mini-Conference will be held at Joliet West High School on Thursday, July 30, from 9 am-12:30 pm. There's even a STEM workshop for children of attendees entering grades 1-6 (a small fee is required.) Check out all the sessions and register today!
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Taste of Tech - August 3-4-5
ICE Chip and ICE Cold have joined forces to bring you the 3rd Annual Taste of Technology. This three-day workshop format provides a great hands on, in-depth experience. Each day participants can take in up to two half-day (2.5 hour) workshops - AM and PM sessions will be offered - on a variety of topics. Some of the topics for this year include Google, Coding in the Classroom, Makerspaces for the Classroom, 1:1 integration, using video to enhance the classroom and more. Up to 5 PDCs will be available each day. The cost for the general sessions is $5 for each half-day session, either the AM or PM session, or $10 for both AM and PM. Lunch will be provided for full-day participants as part of your workshop fee. To register please visit: http://tinyurl.com/tot15registration
if you have any questions, please contact Mike McGowan at TeacherMike78@gmail.com
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Summer Administrator Academies
@ Taste of Tech!
ICE is pleased to offer the following administrator academies at Old Quarry Middle School in Lemont during the Taste of Technology event. This is a great way to get this requirement completed before the school year even starts! Click the links below for descriptions, costs and registration for each session:
August 3 - Effective Presentations for 21st Century School Leaders presented by Charlene Chausis and Patricia Duggan
August 4 - Become an iAdministrator to Strengthen Your Leadership and Management Skills presented by Mike McGowan
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Want to be more active in ICE?
Join the ICE Social Media team!
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Seeking a few new contributors...
Are you interested in getting involved in the Illinois Computing Educators organization, but aren't sure how? The ICE Social Media team is a great way to get started. Our team produces the ICE Newsletter, the #ICEilchat Twitter Chat, and all of the posts to Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. We are planning an orientation session for new contributors and support to get you started. If you are interested in getting involved and being a part of this team, please fill out our online form and we will contact you soon with more details. Thanks!
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TechCon 2015: Call for Innovators
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For more than five years, ICE has partnered with the Illinois Association of School Business Officials (IASBO) and the Illinois Educational Technology Leaders (IETL) to offer a one-day conference in October known as Techcon. Techcon 2015 will be on Friday, October 16. Collaboration & idea sharing is key to innovation. For 2015, TechCon is building a hands-on conference and we need your stories to help us implement innovation for the future. Submit a story about your district's innovation, and if your story is chosen to share at TechCon, you may qualify for a reduced registration fee of $95. Fill out the Call for Innovators Questionnaire by July 20th to submit your story!
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We are now accepting proposals for all session formats. Please consider sharing your expertise and skills. Submit your proposal online now!
Submission deadlines:
Workshop Proposals due by September 10
General Breakout Sessions due by October 1
Exhibitor Breakout Sessions due by November 3
Poster Sessions due by November 3
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Reminder - next ICE Twitter Chat is July 30!
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 #ICEilchat - July 30 from 8:00-9:00 pm
Join us on Thursday, July 30, for the next ICE Twitter chat! Join our edchat team and participants from near and far for a lively and resource-packed online discussion. See resources from previous ICE chats and get tips on participating in Twitter chats on our chat website. Jump on Twitter at 8 pm on the final Thursday of each month and find us at #ICEilchat!
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ICE Members get discounts at events...
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ICE Members Save at The K-12 Learning Space Symposium
The K-12 Learning Space Symposium is the first of its kind to be offered in the Midwest. This two-day event will be on July 21-22 at Arrowhead High School in Heartland, WI near Milwaukee. ICE members will receive a discount off the regular registration of $299. Cost to ICE members is $239 through July 1 and $269 after July 1. Check out all the details at http://bit.ly/k12learningspaces
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Other items of interest to ICE Members...
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