Get ready Mississippi educators! 2014 marks the Second Annual Making Connections Conference. The Making Connections Conference is a joint venture between the Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium (GCEIC), the Southern-Regional Educational Service Agency (S-RESA), and the University of Southern Mississippi, College of Education and Psychology (USM). A special thanks to our corporate sponsors l
isted to the right for their financial support and contributions. The MCC committee is committed to making each year's Making Connections Conference bigger and better than the year prior, so this year's committee is more than doubling the seating capacity and anticipating over 2000 educators will converge this June on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the largest gathering of educators in the state. The Making Connections Conference features two and one half days of instructional and motivational breakout sessions with over 100 courses in which to choose. Major course strands include; Common Core State Standards (CCSS), Best Practices/Effective Teaching, Meeting Learner Needs (SPED), Updates from the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), Vendor Product Demonstration, STEM and Technology Training. This year's Making Connections Conference Exhibit Hall will host a variety of activities, along with a multitude of vendor and sponsor booths displaying and selling products and services. Door prizes provided by our sponsors and vendors will also be awarded to participants in the Exhibit Hall throughout the conference.