We hope the following can answer your questions. Any others, please contact us at info@daftonline.org or call or text Kevin Walsh at 248-408-6715.
Q. Why was the Teacher Symposium moved to October?
A. After some great brainstorming sessions at last December's sessions and surveys following, it was generally agreed that moving the October would be a great fit with both the energy of a new school year and the time to implement curriculum updates and order gear before the school year and budgets got too far along.
Q. Why are there two Student Symposia in December?
A2: The student symposium in '23 ran out of spaces nearly two months before the session. With so many new schools joining DAFT and the request to bring more students than 10-15 MPI was kind enough to give us a couple dates with repeated sessions and presenters; so we'll give it a try!
Q. Are the Teacher and Student Symposia on-campus or virtual?
A. This year, the sessions will be held in-person only.
Q. Can teachers get SCECHs (State Continuing Ed Credit Hours) for the Teacher symposium?
A. We anticipate the sessions will once again be approved through Oakland Schools for up to 5.5 hours of SCECHs.
Q. How many students can I bring?
A. We are asking schools to limit students to 15 per school through November 10th, then we'll notify registered schools about extra room. Go ahead and request your optimal number on the registration form. We're optimistic with the additional symposium date we will be able to accomodate more an give teachers enough notice for transportation arrangements.
Q. Will the sessions be posted ahead of time?
A. Yes. We'll have the schedule posted via a link on the website registration pages and other locations (such as our DAFT Educators Facebook page) once we've finalized our presenters. Sessions are subject to change.
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