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GOVERNMENT & ASSOCIATION
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National Education Association:
- The NEA Foundation supports a variety of efforts by teachers, education support
professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to improve student learning
in the nation's public schools, colleges, and universities.
- For the past five years, the National Education Association (NEA) has worked
with Instructional Technology Services to provide and promote quality online
professional development for NEA members nationwide. My Education Connection will
provide ready access to quality professional development at an affordable cost.
This project has the potential to make a significant impact on public education
through programs for new teachers and staff in high-poverty, high-priority schools.
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Michigan Education Association:
- The Michigan Education Association (MEA) is a self-governing education
association, representing more than 157,000 teachers, faculty and education
support staff throughout the state. MEA is committed to creating and
maintaining an effective education system that: Supports the development of
successful, empowered students; advances the principles of democracy, human
and civil rights; meets the needs of our global society; and improves the
quality of life for all.
- For the past year, the Michigan Education Association (MEA) has been
working with Instructional Technology Services to provide and promote quality
online professional development for MEA members. These programs would be
open to the State of Michigan's 88,000 teachers as well as educational support
personnel statewide. This will potentially have the strongest impact on public
education in our country, especially in high priority schools and with new
teachers.
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Maine Education Association:
- Maine Education Association (MEA) is a unified, democratic professional
organization advocating for its 25,000 members while inspiring them to be
leaders in the educational process. The MEA is leading the way to great
public schools in the state of Maine.
- Maine Education Association (MEA) and Instructional Technology Services (ITS)
has been working to provide and promote quality online development for MEA members.
These programs would be open to the State of Maine's 20,000 teachers as well as
educational support personnel statewide. With ITS and MEA we will provide ready
access to quality professional development at an affordable cost.
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Michigan Society of Association Executives:
- The Michigan Society of Association Executives (MSAE) is a not-for-profit
membership organization that serves similar organizations in a variety of
managerial and staff specialist roles. MSAE focuses its resources on the
professional development needs of its members. Partnerships offer the
opportunity of strengthening the association industry and investing in the
future of not-for-profits in Michigan.
- Instructional Technology Services, Inc. partnered with MSAE to provide its'
members with online education modules. ITS, Inc. attended MSAE's ORGPRO 2007
in Frankenmuth, Michigan to video tape the session "Advanced Marketing to
Gen X & Trailing-edge Boomers" by Suzanne Kart, M.A. ITS, Inc. will create an
online training module that MSAE will be able to offer to members from the
presented information on video clips taken at the session. Click here for more information
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Michigan Dental Association:
- The Michigan Dental Association (MDA) is a not-for-profit professional
association of dentists in Michigan. MDA focuses its resources on the public's
oral health ethics, science and professional advancement of its members.
- Instructional Technology Services, Inc. partnered with MDA to provide its'
members with online professional development opportunities. Courses are available
online today. Participants can study at their own pace and there are no expensive
books to buy. Click here for more information
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Michigan Works! Association:
- Michigan Works! Association (MW!A) comprises Michigan's workforce
development system and workforce development programs. The Michigan
Works! System is a comprehensive workforce development system composed
of federal and state-funded programs to prepare people for jobs and
careers so employers have the skilled workers they need to be competitive
in our global economy.
- ITS, Inc. was contracted by the Michigan Works! Association to convert
content for their employee orientation entitled "Michigan Works! System
Orientation" for an online format. MW! A employees access the online
orientation through CourseMill; the Learning Management System ITS, Inc.
uses to host courses. ITS, Inc. provides learner services by enrolling
learners, tracking learner progress through the program as well as
providing management reporting.
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Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning:
- The Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL)
is a non-profit organization established in 1975 dedicated to bringing
educators from all levels together to share their knowledge and concerns
regarding educational uses of computers and technology.
- MACUL and Instructional Technology Service, Inc. have partnered to offer a
customized, online learning opportunity for teachers that focus on core academic
in a self-paced format. Two online learning series are available for MACUL
members - Classroom Instruction and School Safety. MACUL members may select as
many learning modules as they wish and earn between 15-45 clock hours of
professional development for a discounted rate of $79 per series. Also, MACUL
members can access over 200 on-line courses in a variety of formats -
instructor-led, self-paced and an online learning library. Many of these courses
can be taken for graduate credit through one of ITS, Inc.'s higher education
partners.
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OrgPro 2008:
- ORGPRO 2008 is Michigan's premier education and networking event for organization
professionals in the not-for-profit sector. The convention includes educational
programming targeted to the needs of association executives, chamber executives,
not-for-profit executives, staff specialists, and administrative staff, meeting
professionals, volunteer leaders and vendor representatives.
- Instructional Technology Services, Inc. partnered with MSAE to
offer Video Sponsorships for ORGPRO 2008. Click to view.
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