Friday, October 31, 2008

NORT2H Members Only - Video on Demand: Searching & Bookmarking

November 11 at 2:30 p.m. or 4:30 p.m.

Join the NORT2H staff as we take a closer look at the Safari Video-on-Demand service to get the most out of your time and meet your students' needs. The Safari video server is much more than searching and playing. Teachers can easily create their own bookmarks and playlists. Together we will review the basics and show how custom playlists can be easier than you think! This program is available only to NORT2H members and it's FREE!

Contact Paul Hieronymus at phiero@leeca.org to sign up!

QAR: Question Answer Relationship


QAR: Question Answer Relationship
QAR is a thinking framework that becomes a practical comprehension strategy for K-12 students. QAR gives students a tool to use while comprehending various texts including high-stakes tests. Please join us to learn the basic QAR language and structure to help students understand the relationship between questions and answers.

Sites Registered:
1. MVESC-Morgan Room (Franklin Local Teachers)
2. Central Elementary
3. Northwest High School

December 2, 2008

3:45 – 4:45 PM


Bobbie Howard
Curriculum Practitioner

Contact:Leslie Charles
Distance Learning Coordinator
Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center
205 North 7th Street
Zanesville, Ohio 43701
740.452.4518 ext 133
lcharles@mvesc.k12.oh.us
www.mvesc.k12.oh.us/tap/

RTI: Response To Intervention


November 18, 2008

3:45 – 4:45 PM


RTI: Response To Intervention
What does RTI look like in practice? What does RTI look like in your school? This session will provide a vision of what RTI might look like in practice and how educators can use this approach in schools. Using the three tiers of intervention, general education teachers and intervention specialist can use research-based strategies to effectively individualize instruction, monitor individual student progress and implement strategies to meet specific needs of students. This session emphasizes a problem solving approach in which data is an integral part in making decisions. Participants will examine a framework that will assist in effectively teaching all children.

Sites Registered:
1. Orange High School
2. River View High School
3. Sheridan High School (Taping Only)
5.Northwest High School
6. MVESC-Morgan Room (Franklin Local Teachers)

7. Clarke County ESC


Sharon Steinmetz
MVESC
School Psychologist


Cathy Morgan
MVESC

Curriculum Consultant


Contact:

Leslie Charles
Distance Learning Coordinator
Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center
205 North 7th Street
Zanesville, Ohio 43701
740.452.4518 ext 133
lcharles@mvesc.k12.oh.us
www.mvesc.k12.oh.us/tap/

November and December Specials from the Amon Carter Museum


November and December Specials from the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas
Tuesday, November 11 – 4:00 to 6:00 CST - Professional Development – History of Photography - $10 per teacher


(Registration Deadline 11/5) Learn about key American photographers and photographic processes and styles, as well as how photography from 1839 to the present day relates to American history. Connect photography’s history to all levels of language arts, science, social studies, and visual art.


Tuesday, December 9 - 4:00 to 6:00 CST – Professional Development – Teaching Language Arts Through Visual Arts - $10 per teacher
Artworks can be a powerful tool for developing skills in oral and written language. Use works from the Carter’s collection to introduce strategies for writing, listening, reading, and speaking. Modifications for students with limited English and those with learning differences will also be shared. Participants learn the basic vocabulary and strategies associated with art interpretation and experience engaging classroom activities designed to teach fine arts while developing written language skills.


Register: Please choose Amon Carter Museum under provider at:
http://www.connect2texas.net/Connect2Texas_pages/event_search.asp
Please contact me with questions or to assist you with registration.
Nancy StricklandDistance Learning and Docent Program ManagerAmon Carter Museum3501 Camp Bowie Blvd.Fort Worth, Texas, 76107Phone: 817.989.5038Fax: 817.989.5039
http://www.cartermuseum.org/

Thursday, October 30, 2008

The Work of Byron Katie


The Work of Byron Katie
Request this Program Now
Professional Development Provider
Unlimited Learning, Inc.
Contact Information
Leecy Wise
P.O. Box 1273
Cortez, CO 81321
United States
Phone: (970) 562-4418
Fax: (970) 562-4418
Program Type
This is a two-part series.Part I: Introduction to The Work. Participants will be introduced to the four questions and turn-arounds, complete a worksheet, and selectively be facilitated through the process of working their beliefs. (1.5 hours)Part II: Participants will be directed to resources for doing The Work in schools and practice the process of working through the worksheets. (1.5)

Education: Superintendent, Curriculum Director, Business Manager, Professional Development Director, Technology Director, Video Conferencing Contact, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Title One Coordinator, Principal, Teacher, Paraprofessional, Parent, College/University, Media Specialist/Librarian, Administrator, students, Public Library: Library Staff, Business/Community: Business Member, Community Member, Government Agency, Content Providers: Educator, Administrator, Technician, Curator, Consultant
Primary Disciplines
Best Practice, Collaboration, Curriculum, Instructional Programs, Leadership
Secondary Disciplines
Best Practice, Collaboration, Curriculum, Instructional Programs, Professional Learning Community
Program Description
As educators, we know that some people learn more efficiently than others. It helps to apply the lessons that research has offered on motivation, intelligences, abilities and disabilities, learning styles, goal setting and more. What we know most of all, however, is that people learn when, how, how much, and what they want to learn. If a student’s experiences and related thoughts about learning are negative, instructors must first overcome those beliefs in order to engage the student. That is where The Work can help. Through The Work process, instructors and students can easily question their negative or stressful beliefs and open the door to learning.Based on Byron Katie's direct experience of how suffering is created and ended, The Work is an astonishingly simple process, accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds, and requires nothing more than a pen and paper and an open mind.Through the inquiry process, anyone can learn to trace stressful thoughts to their source and eliminate them there. Katie (as everyone calls her), through her own extraordinary experience, gives us the tool to open our minds and set ourselves free.The Work is a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches you to identify and question thoughts that cause suffering. It's a way to understand what's hurting you, and to address your problems with clarity. People who do The Work as an ongoing practice report life-changing results.The Work is a process that clears the mind. It is a way to identify and question the thoughts that cause stress. The Work is simply four questions and a turnaround, which is a way of experiencing the opposite of what you believe. Anyone with an open mind can do it. This process is simple, radical, and can be life-changing.
Program Format
The program will be offered in two parts, during which participants will be engaged in doing The Work 85% of the time.

1.5 and 1.5 hours
This program is available by request/on demand ONLY

This workshop will be offered throughout the year as scheduling permits.

Cost per Site: $300.00
Premium Service provices additional benefits. Learn more!
Receiving Site is responsible for own line charge
Program Fee Notes
This program will be offered at a 15% discount through December, 2008
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Notes: Instructions for downloading content will be provided to the participants upon scheduling.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations require 48-hours notice unless otherwise negotiated.
Program is Offered Through
Videoconference
Is video taping allowed?
No
Video Taping Notes
Videotaping is permitted with prior approval from content provider.
The Provider broadcasts over
IP
Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider
Participants will dial in. A test call is required.
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Interdisciplinary Instruction: Where does Technology Fit In?



Professional Development Provider

CILC Professional Development
Contact Information

Doug Meyer


251 East Ohio Street, #960

Indpls, IN 46204

United States

Phone: (317) 730-4114

Fax: (317) 231-6530

Target Audience

Education: Curriculum Director, Professional Development Director, Technology Director, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Title One Coordinator, Principal, Teacher, Media Specialist/Librarian
Primary Disciplines

Description:
What is an interdisciplinary unit? How is planning an interdisciplinary unit unique? Why are videoconferencing, stored and streamed video essential resources for interdisciplinary units? Discuss the answers to these questions and work with your colleagues to develop a technology rich interdisciplinary unit.

Program Format
Opening ActivityIntroductionsActive Learning StrategiesUnderstanding Interdisciplinary InstructionInterdisciplinary Instruction DesignDesign StrategiesInterdisciplinary Unit Development TimeQuestions and CommentsClosing Remarks
Objectives

The Participants will...-explore a variety of active learning strategies -discuss the definition and value of interdisciplinary instruction-explore a variety of interdisciplinary instruction designs-explore a variety of design strategies-develop an interdisciplinary instruction unit or lesson
National Staff Development Council Standards to which this program aligns

Uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal. (Design) Applies knowledge about human learning and change. (Learning) Provides educators with the knowledge and skills to collaborate. (Collaboration) Prepares educators to understand and appreciate all students, create safe, orderly and supportive learning environments, and hold high expectations for their academic achievement. (Equity) Deepens educators' content knowledge, provides them with research-based instructional strategies to assist students in meeting rigorous academic standards, and prepares them to use various types of classroom assessments appropriately. (Quality Teaching)

Program Length
90 minute workshop or tailored to client needs.

By Request
This program is available by request/on demand ONLY

Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees
Premium Service provices additional benefits. Learn more!Receiving Site is responsible for own line charge

Program Fee Notes
Please contact Doug Meyer for pricing information.

Cancellation Policy

The full fee will be charged to sites which cancel with less than a 48 hours notice. Registrations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. CILC reserves the right to close registrations when workshops have reached maximum capacity or to cancel workshops that do not attain minimum requirements.

Program is Offered Through
Videoconference

Monday, October 27, 2008

Technology Toolbox **FREE** to Member Schools


The Lorain County Distance Learning Consortium (LCDLC) and the Northern Ohio Research Training and Technology Hub (NORT2H) provides high quality technology professional development to schools in Ohio and beyond through videoconferencing. These sessions provide classroom teachers the opportunity to learn ways to enhance their curriculum using technology and develop 21st Century Skills without having to travel great distances.
Sessions are an hour in legnth & offered through multipoint connections at 2:30pm or at 4:00pm. Registered sites will receive online access to materials and handouts. These programs cost $50.00 each for Ohio Schools.

Recording is permitted for sites to review or to share with teachers unable to attend the session as long as they have a live audience.
THE EMERGING TECHNOLOGY GAME October 28thJoin us for a fun and interactive look at many of the hot topics in educational technology that teachers can use to enhance their curriculum. Connecting sites will enjoy an interactive game show providing examples of multiple technology tools (many FREE) and ways they can reach students' academic needs.
DIGITAL STORYTELLING AND STUDENT PRESENTATIONS December 2nd Digital Storytelling is a powerful tool for students and educators to enhance their curriculum through student created video stories and digital photography. Using FREE software, teachers and students can create media rich presentations that can be made into podcasts, shared over your network, emailed or posted to your website.
PODCASTING IN K-12 EDUCATION December 11th Podcasting has become the rave of education, but how do you find them or use them with your students? Join the NORT2H Consortium as we take a look at podcasting resources, content and how creating a podcast may be easier than you imagined.
Registration is through email. If you would like to be a part of any of the listed programs please contact Polly Onderko in the NOR2TH office at Onderko@ESCLC.org. Sites requesting more information about the programs should contact Paul Hieronymus at Hieronymus@ESCLC.org or by phone at (440) 324.3172.