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Nominate an educator for the MassCUE Pathfinder or Administrator Award
Know an educator who is blazing a path to the future of technology in education? Nominate them for a MassCUE Pathfinder or Administrator award! Nominations are open now.
Winners will be honored at our Fall Conference.
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MassCUE News June 2022
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In this issue
- Featured Educator: Shelley Chamberlain, MassCUE Executive Director
- Corporate Partner Spotlight: Corporate Partner Showcase
- MassCUE Board Election Results
- Annual General Meeting: June 8, 2022
- In person CUEup: June 6, Northampton, MA
- Get a CUE Podcast: New episode featuring Shelley Chamberlain
- Googlepalooza: August 10, 2022
- Better Together: August 25, 2022
- Fall Conference exhibitor registration open
- Influence and Advocacy Update
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Update
- SIG News: Makerspace & STEM SIG shopping spree and more
- Infobase Learning Cloud- free with MassCUE Membership
- Big Deal Media Newsletter
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June Featured Educator
Congratulations to our June MassCUE Featured Educator, Shelley Chamberlain! She may be retiring as MassCUE Executive Director, but her legacy will remain. Read about her trailblazing career on our website.
Do you know an educator who is doing inspiring things in their school or district? Consider nominating that educator as one of our Featured Educators.
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June Featured Educator
Shelley Chamberlain
Executive Director
MassCUE
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2. Corporate Partners Spotlight: Corporate Partner Showcase
From cybersecurity to WIFI as a service to TouchView panels and more, school technology decision-makers from school districts throughout the commonwealth had the opportunity to network with digital learning companies and each other at our MassCUE Corporate Partner Showcase on May 20, 2022 at the Renaissance Boston Patriot Place Hotel. Watch our video and learn more.
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3. MassCUE Elections
Congratulations to our newly elected (and re-elected) members of the MassCUE Board of Directors:
Sarah Boyle- Milford Public Schools
TJ Carron- Southern Worcester County Regional School District (Bay Path)
Colleen Terrill- Seekonk Public Schools
Learn more about our new board members on our website. Thank you to all members who participated in our elections.
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4. Last Call to Register for our Annual General Meeting!
All MassCUE members are invited to join us at our MassCUE Annual General Meeting on June 8th at 5:00pm at Gillette Stadium. Come help us celebrate past accomplishments and make plans for new and exciting things to come. Register today on our website.
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5. Join us in Northampton for our next CUEup
Western, MA educators (and others!) are invited to join us at Fitzwilly's Restaurant in Northampton for this FREE opportunity to catch up with colleagues, make new connections and talk ed tech with sponsor Whalley Computer Associates. Preregistration encouraged at our website.
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6. Get a CUE Podcast: Special new episode
MassCUE Executive Director Shelley Chamberlain is retiring this month after more than a decade at the helm. Host Brandon Hall talks with friends and colleagues about Shelley's contributions and legacy. Listen to this special episode.
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7. In-Person Summer Googlepalooza
Join us on August 10, 2022 at Tantasqua Regional Junior High School in Fiskdale, MA for our popular summer training event on all things Google. The theme for this one-day event is RECHARGE. Register today.
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8. Better Together: August 25, 2022
Let’s get together to re-ignite our creativity. We welcome you to join the four leading educational organizations in the Commonwealth – MASCD, MassCUE, MSLA, and GBH Education – for a late afternoon “back-to-school” event on August 25, 2022. Registration is open now on our website.
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9. Fall Conference
Exhibitor Registration Opens This Week
We are excited to be making plans to be back in person at Gillette Stadium for the MassCUE Fall Conference, October 19 – 20th this year (with exhibitor set up on Tuesday October 18th).
Exhibitor registration opens this week! Registration and booth reservations are on a first come, first served basis so we encourage you to reserve your space as soon as possible. Please check our website for a registration link this week.
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10. Influence and Advocacy Committee Update
On May 12th, MassCUE Influence & Advocacy members Colleen Terrill, Jenn Judkins, Natalie Croteau, Heidi MacGregor and Karen Winsper attended an in-person event in Washington, DC to participate in discussions about student data privacy, e-rate and the homework gap with representatives from Capital Hill. In addition, they participated in several roundtable discussions with the US Department of Education about Equity, Secretary Cardona's Priorities and Innovation and Emerging Technologies.
To read more, visit our website.
Email Heidi MacGregor or Colleen Terrill for information on how to share your voice
in advocacy and get involved with the MassCUE I&A Committee.
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11. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Update
MassCUE DEI Committee would like to share the following resources to our learning community as we recognize and honor Juneteenth and celebrate Pride Month.
Juneteenth: What You Need to Know | History
The Trevor Project
GLSEN
We look forward to meeting up with MassCUE members at the Annual Meeting, scheduled on June 8th to discuss and drive the work of the Committee forward.
Email Andrew Marcinek to learn more about our DEI initiative and committee.
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12. MassCUE Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are a great way to connect and share ideas with other educators in an area of interest or region.
The MassCUE Makerspace and STEM SIG will be visiting The Great Exchange Devens during their meetup on June 15th from 3:00-5:00. Stock up on items for your makerspace and share ideas! Learn more and register today.
Our current active SIG Groups include:
Coaching in Schools
Makerspace & STEM
Inclusive Learning
Southeast, Cape & Islands Tech Team (SCITT)
Southeastern MA (SEMSIG)
Tech Integration SIG
Are you interested in starting an eSports SIG? If so please contact Shelley Chamberlain.
Please check the meeting schedule tab of each SIG's webpage for meeting dates for 2021-2022 school year.
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13. Become a MassCUE Corporate Partner
Help MassCUE offer programs and events to educators from around the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by becoming a MassCUE Corporate Partner! Being a Corporate Partner has its benefits, including special recognition on our website, email communications, first priority in promotions to members, a free booth at our annual fall conference and more.
Just a few spots left! We have only THREE open spots for Gold Partners.
To learn more, check out our benefits flyer or visit our website.
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14. Infobase Learning Cloud
Free Access Available with MassCUE Membership!
Receive PDPs and fulfill MA re-certification requirements for FREE with your MassCUE Membership using Infobase Learning Cloud.
Infobase Learning Cloud is an online professional learning system designed to meet the needs of today’s schools. Infobase’s resources help ensure educators have the knowledge, skills, and confidence necessary to provide engaging, meaningful learning experiences. The resources include short videos as well as self-paced workshops.
All learning can be done on your own time from anywhere, and you receive your certificate upon completion of the Infobase Learning Cloud module. Infobase offers a wide range of training webinars. Be sure to check their library of archived webinars.
Please note new members are added to Infobase the first week of each month. New MassCUE members will receive an email with information on accessing and setting up your account.
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15. Big Deal Media Newsletter
Assistive Literacy Software, Game Design Tools, EdTech Activities & More
MassCUE partners with Big Deal Media to bring you the Big Deal Book of Technology Newsletter, featuring contests, resources, and information designed to bring the power of the web to your classroom.
The Big Deal Book newsletter will give you great ideas for your classroom.
Learn more
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