Professional Learning Communities 101

Presenter: Diane Stultz

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES 101
Teachers are often their own best resource for professional development. However, this cannot be accomplished in isolation. Learn how to begin the necessary conversation with teachers and teacher leaders in order to form a collaborative culture. Join Diane Stultz, Battelle for Kids, and participate in a readiness gap analysis that may drive your plan for establishing productive PLCs and hear of creative ways time is found for these groups within a school day.

Date: Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
Time: 10:00am-11:00am
Cost: $60.00 per site (CEU’s are available to those who attend)

Contact: Leslie Charles

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/

FREE Lesson Preview: IMMIGRATION & CULTURE LESSONS

University Circle Interactive Cleveland and its member content providers are offering a series of FREE VIDEOCONFERENCE themed lesson preview showcases for teachers from December, 2007 - May, 2008. Content providers include: The Western Reserve Historical Society, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Institute of Music, The Cleveland Museum of Natural History and The Temple Tifereth Israel.

The next Showcase Offering is:
March 6 @ 12:00 pm & 4:00 pm (EST)– IMMIGRATION & CULTURE LESSONS (Grades 4-9)
Western Reserve Historical Society – Waves of ImmigrationCleveland Museum of Art – Diversity, Neighborhoods and Urban IssuesCleveland Institute of Music – Musical Geography of America Attend on your own as a Distance Learning or Tech Coordinator or bring a group of teachers, administrators or parents to learn about the programs we have to offer for your students. With advance planning, we can also offer this showcase for a scheduled meeting, teacher in-service program or conference.To register for one or all of these sessions, contact Sandy Kreisman at (216) 707-5021 or skreisman@universitycircle.org. The format for these showcases are casual and will include an overview of the topic and introduction to lessons that fit each theme/content area. Video clips will be shown when appropriate and teacher materials shared. There will be time for questions and each participant will receive a lesson catalog in advance.


Sandy Kreisman
Education Initiatives Manager

skreisman@universitycircle.org

University Circle Inc.

10831 Magnolia Ave.

Cleveland, Ohio 44106

(216) 707-5021 office phone

(216) 791-3935

fax (330) 221-0421 cell
Learn more about UCI at http://www.universitycircle.org/