Six Spectacular Biography Resources For All Curricular Areas From INFOhio **FREE**

Six Spectacular Biography Resources For All Curricular Areas From INFOhio

October 1, 2008, 3:30-4:30 p.m.Come explore the powerful new biography resource, Biography Reference Bank, with more than 550,000 biographies of people from all time periods, including today. This tool also provides thousands of photos, links to numerous full-text magazine articles and abstracts, and even primary source documents from Speeches of the American Presidents.We will also highlight resources from the new World Book Web and SchoolRooms and rediscover biographies from some other INFOhio resources such as SIRS Discoverer, the Digital Video Collection, and EBSCOhost. To top it off, we will share resources for promoting biographies and biography assignments. Discover how it is easier than ever to have an abundance of quality biography information about the great men and women of history for your students!The session presenters are Cathie Cooper (ccooper@mail.gsn.k12.oh.us), Librarian, Adena Local Schools, and Melissa Higgs-Horwell (melissah@scoca-k12.org), Distance Learning Coordinator at SCOCA.

Cost? Nothing!

Contact:
Melissa Higgs-Horwell
Curriculum Integration Coordinator
SCOCA
175 Beaver Creek Rd.
Piketon, OH 45661
800-634-8828
Cell: 740-352-6820
Fax: 740-289-2082
melissah@scoca-k12.org
A complete listing of the first semester videoconferences can be found at: http://mail.esclc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001N0o5y_Ph-rNnFsVBfBGqc55AwRSzzbVqMv3Wd4m-kFwfMGEIhMlPLQRZtXHYESSAid3B9tX-c2wBMtZy28S6zp7R1ftx9YYDtOFArsQ9k_O4uTbxHbBaMKhfMxKDCY740AFO2TmP8gF7uUz32D9S-Q==.

Upcoming professional development sessions in October are : INFOhio Update - What's New With INFOhio's Core Collection (rescheduled) - October 8, 2008, 3:30-4:30 p.m.* World Book Web for High School and Middle SchoolOctober 15, 2008, 3:30-4:30 p.m.* World Book Kids and World Book Online Reference Center for Elementary and Middle SchoolOctober 16, 2008, 3:30-4:30 p.m.* Digital Video Collection and New Resources from the National Underground Railroad Museum October 29, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Solving Equations with Manipulatives: Hands On Equations

October 14, 2008
3:45 -4:45 PM
Solving Equations with Manipulatives: Hands On Equations
The purpose of this overview of Hands-on Equations will allow you to decide if you want to incorporate Hands-on Equations into your math curriculum. Teacher training is provided by the Muskingum Valley ESC. Hands-on Equations is a visual and kinesthetic teaching method that empowers teachers to successfully present algebraic concept to students in grades 3-8. The program provides students with an intuitive understanding of the most fundamental algebraic concepts. Many of the Ohio Academic Content Standards are covered in Hands-on Equations.

CEUs are available to those who attend. The cost for each hour long PD session is $75.00 per site (no limit to those attending from that site).
Bill Williamson, Gifted Consultant & Ruth Ware, Curriculum Practitioner

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
http://mail.esclc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.mvesc.k12.oh.us/tap/

Getting Comfortable with Pre-Assessment

October 7, 2008
3:45 -4:45 PM

Getting Comfortable with Pre-Assessment
Not sure you’re reaching all of the students in your classroom? Concerned that while some students are falling behind, others are going unchallenged? Learn how to effectively use ongoing assessment in your classroom to monitor student progress before, during and after instruction. This interactive session will offer formal and informal tools for gathering student data to use in lesson and unit planning. Participants will also receive “do-it-tomorrow” assessment strategies that do not require “paper-pencil” testing and grading.

CEU’s are available to those who attend. The cost for each hour long PD session is $75.00 per site (no limit to those attending from that site).
Sharon Graves, Ph.D.
Talented and Gifted Services Consultant

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
http://mail.esclc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.mvesc.k12.oh.us/tap/

Grades 6-12: Strategies for Using OAT & OGT Vocabulary

September 30, 2008
3:45-4:45 PM

Strategies for Using OAT and OGT Vocabulary
How does effective vocabulary teaching and learning impact student understanding of grade-level indicators and benchmarks? Are you familiar with the vocabulary that students will encounter on state achievement tests? Whether you are a classroom teacher or building administrator, it is crucial for educators to understand the impact that vocabulary usage has on student’s academic content knowledge and skills. This training focuses on standard-based strategies that help teachers implement indicator vocabulary terms, indicator verb phrases, and testing terms into daily instruction.
The use of MVESCs “Indicator Sentence Strips” will also be demonstrated for building student vocabulary.

CEU’s are available to those who attend. The cost for each hour long PD session is $75.00 per site (no limit to those attending from that site).
Judy VanVoorhis MVESC
Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

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
http://mail.esclc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.mvesc.k12.oh.us/tap/

Diabetes & Nutrition **FREE**

Diabetes & Nutrition from Cook Children's Medical Center

October 7, 2008

4:00 - 5:30 PM

FREE

Registration deadline is September 30th

Obesity has become a nationwide problem among our children. The considerable growth of childhood obesity has led to the rising rate of childhood diabetes. This 1.5 hour program is designed to give school nurses an understanding of the symptoms, causes and consequences of childhood diabetes, as well as a detailed understanding of how to provide nutritionally balanced meals for children with diabetes. In part one of this program, Maura Lindenfeld, RN, MSN, CPNP will define type 1 and type 2 diabetes and outline their differences. Maura will also identify the goals of therapy for type 1 diabetes and list ways for preventing type 2. In the second part, Ashley Cunningham RD, LD, CDE explain carbohydrate counting as it relates to type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Cook Children’s Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity provided 1.5 contact hours. You must attend the activity in its entirety and complete and return the evaluation tool. To register click on this link:

http://www.connect2texas.net/Connect2Texas_pages/register_begin.asp?eventID=1602

Questions: Contact Laurie Hogle lhogle@esc11.net or Lori Hamm lhamm@esc11.net . Connect2Texas is a service offered by Education Service Center Region XI3001 North FreewayFort Worth, TX 76106
(817) 740-3625

Art & Science from Amon Carter Museum

Art and Science from Amon Carter Museum
October 7, 20084:00 - 6:00 PM
$10.00 per person
Registration deadline is October 2nd

From scientists using illustrations to explain important principles to artists using chemistry knowledge to mix pigments and prepare painting surfaces, the dialogue between art and science has powerfully shaped both disciplines for centuries. Using artworks from the Carter ’s permanent collection, explore the interrelationship between art and science. This workshop connects to all levels of math, science, and visual art.

To register click on this link:
http://www.connect2texas.net/Connect2Texas_pages/register_begin.asp?eventID=1684

Questions: Contact Laurie Hogle lhogle@esc11.net or Lori Hamm lhamm@esc11.net . Connect2Texas is a service offered by Education Service Center Region XI3001 North FreewayFort Worth, TX 76106

(817) 740-3625

Editing Audio is Easy and Free

October 7

Editing Audio is Easy and Free
with Audacity Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder. In the classroom Audacity can be used by students and teachers to support a wide range of speaking and listening activities such as questioning and interviewing, oral storytelling, adding narration to a multimedia project, learning vocabulary and foreign language, creating radio broadcasts or podcasts, and recording and playing back musical compositions. Learn the basics of how to capture audio, edit audio, and work with sound files.

Cost for each participating school is $50 per session. Each TeleTech is an hour long. Each session is offered twice: 1:30 and 3:30. Click for the interactive registration form. Questions? Contact Bob Strickerbob@soita.org 150 East Sixth Street Franklin, Ohio 45005 800-964-8211

Cool PowerPoint 2007 Tips & Tricks

September 30

Do you think that PowerPoint is power pointless? Take a look at PowerPoint 2007 and let it change your mind! Learn some new features that can take your presentations from boring to soaring using these tips!

Cost for each participating school is $50 per session. Each TeleTech is an hour long. Each session is offered twice: 1:30 and 3:30. Click for the interactive registration form. Questions? Contact Bob Strickerbob@soita.org 150 East Sixth Street
Franklin, Ohio 45005
800-964-8211

New Features Found in SMART Notebook v. 10

Monday, September 29

Did you come back to school to find the new version of the Notebook software on your workstation? Are you trying to decide whether to upgrade? In version 10, SMART Technologies has added some new tools and features that are worth checking out. Join us to see these items in action.Try using case studies, success stories, testimonials or examples of how others used your product or service successfully. Solicit material from clients and vendors, or ask your readers to write. It's a win-win! You get relevant content, and they get exposure.

Cost for each participating school is $50 per session.

Each TeleTech is an hour long.

Each session is offered twice: 1:30 and 3:30.

Click for the interactive registration form.


Questions?
Contact Bob Stricker
bob@soita.org
150 East Sixth Street
Franklin, Ohio 45005
800-964-8211