RESCHEDULED:The 2021 Summit has been rescheduled for January 28 & 29, 2021 PowerSchool is the leading provider of K-12 education application technology. Their cutting-edge Student Information System empowers thousands of educators to deliver an outstanding...
Data Day – Building Effective Internal Data Reporting Structures
Can you imagine a world where school districts are able to make data-driven decisions to allocate scarce resources to students who are in most need? Or skillfully aggregate and analyze data to improve metrics like attendance, graduation rates, and test results? With...
Detroit PowerSchool Summit
PowerSchool is the leading provider of K-12 education application technology. Their cutting-edge Student Information System empowers thousands of educators to deliver an outstanding education to millions of students. With that dedication to innovation and education...
March Education Technology Conferences
At the end of March the Macro Connect team took its talents on the road across the Midwest to two different conferences. Our team started the first leg of their journey in Michigan City, Indiana at the 2019 Midwest PowerSchool User Group Conference. Our team got a...
Computer Science Week 2018
Our modern world is powered by computers. Everything from our basic utilities to our cameras, phones, and toys operate with the help of automation and computation. As our needs for sophisticated computing grow, so will the need for a workforce that can push the...
Michigan PowerSchool User Group Conference 2018
Last week we traveled to Kalamazoo, Michigan for the annual Fall PowerSchool User Group Conference (PSUG). It was three days of breakout sessions, one on one training, and networking within the PowerSchool user community. While we were at the conference, we kept a...
Hot and Trending EdTech Topics: Our Week at ISTE
Last week our team headed to Chicago for R&D on hot and trending edtech at the ISTE Conference & Expo. The ISTE Conference & Expo is the most recognized, prominent education technology event in the world and each year it draws thousands of...
Experiment, learn alongside innovators at WLCSD
Looking for great technology PD run by local educators during the back-to-school window? On Thursday, August 23rd Walled Lake Consolidated School District will open its doors for yet another home-grown conference featuring sessions run by and for educators (and a few...
Small Giants Visit Macro Connect
Turning an Idea Into a Dream The Small Giants Community was nothing but an idea back in 2006 when founder Paul Spiegelman read the book Small Giantsby Bo Burlingham. Spiegelman resonated with the leaders he read about and decided to reach out to Burlingham, beginning...