Thursday, September 04, 2008
PLC’s - Learning Progressions and Learning Goals, October 14-15, 2008
By Lisa McNamara, Posted on 09/04 at 06:43 AM. Permalink
News
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Professional Development Opportunities for 2008-2009
By Lisa McNamara, Posted on 08/26 at 12:08 PM. Permalink
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Adolescent Literacy - February 19-20, 2008
By Lisa McNamara, Posted on 01/24 at 03:39 PM. Permalink
Deborah Reed, a former high school teacher, is a research associate with the Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts at The University of Texas at Austin. She currently serves as the Principal Investigator and Project Manager for the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies, a statewide initiative to train middle school teachers in a 3-tier approach to reading instruction and intervention. Prior to joining the Vaughn Gross Center, she was a program associate with the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory where she participated in a federal research study of systemic improvement in the area of reading. Deborah’s publications have appeared in Learning Disability Research and Practice, Middle School Journal, Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, and Journal of Staff Development. She has also served on the Adolescent Literacy Working Group hosted by the Center on Instruction, Reading Strand.
Helen S. Apthorp, Ph.D., Principal Researcher, McREL, has extensive knowledge of reading and language development and education research. She holds a doctorate in Special Education from the University of Connecticut and a master’s degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Colorado. In 1998, she moved to Colorado with her husband and two sons and joined McREL as a Researcher. Dr. Apthorp’s research and evaluation experience includes studies in the areas of language and communication, school effectiveness, and reading instruction. Recently completed studies involved efficacy trials of three interventions; one focusing on phonics/phonemic awareness, another on oral reading fluency, and the third on vocabulary development. In addition, Dr. Apthorp co-directed McREL’s study of schools beating-the-odds, a non-experimental comparative study funded by McREL’s Regional Educational Laboratory contract with Institute of Education Sciences. Her research has appeared in refereed journals, such as, Review of Education Research, Journal of Learning Disabilities, Journal of Educational Research, and Developmental Psychology.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
NDCI-hosted conference events for 2008
By Justin Wageman, Posted on 01/17 at 12:30 PM. Permalink
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
PLC’s Learning Progressions and Goals - Option 1 Assignment
By Lisa McNamara, Posted on 10/15 at 10:43 AM. Permalink
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
2009 Thacher Scholars Award
By Lisa McNamara, Posted on 09/24 at 07:34 AM. Permalink
Entries must be postmarked April 6, 2009. IGES plans to announce the winning entries by May 12, 2009. Entries will be judged by IGES staff. Eligible geospatial tools and data include satellite remote sensing, aerial photography, geographic information systems (GIS), and Global Positioning System (GPS). The main focus of the project must be on the application of the geospatial tool(s) or data to study a problem related to Earth’s environment.
Geospatial technologies and data have numerous uses in science research, ranging from climate prediction to archaeology. They can be used to improve our understanding of the Earth system, including interactions among the atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere and hydrosphere. They can also be used to improve the quality of our lives by supporting weather prediction, natural hazards monitoring, agriculture, land-use planning, coastal management, transportation, public health emergency response and other fields.
The Thacher Scholars Award was founded in honor of former IGES board member Peter Thacher, who died in 1999. Peter Thacher was former deputy executive director of the United Nations Environment Program, NASA advisor and, at the time of his death, president of the Earth Council Foundation/U.S. He was a leader in promoting the use of satellite remote sensing.
For more information on the Thacher Scholars Award, please visit http://www.strategies.org/ThacherScholars.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
2009 Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest
By Lisa McNamara, Posted on 09/16 at 05:35 AM. Permalink
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
National Consortium for Teaching About Asia
By Lisa McNamara, Posted on 09/09 at 11:45 AM. Permalink
Make a Sound Choice Events
By Lisa McNamara, Posted on 09/09 at 10:21 AM. Permalink
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Math/Science - Template for Academic Credit
By Lisa McNamara, Posted on 07/31 at 09:02 AM. Permalink
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Materials from free federal teacher-to-teacher workshops
By Justin Wageman, Posted on 04/30 at 03:58 PM. Permalink
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Assessment and Grading That Work - April 9-10, 2008
By Lisa McNamara, Posted on 03/13 at 08:21 AM. Permalink
Dr. Debra Pickering is presently a private consultant working with schools and districts nationally and internationally. During more than 30 years in education she has gained practical experience as a classroom teacher, building leader, and district administrator. For many years, she has used this experience to provide training and support to K-12 teachers and administrators as they seek to continually improve student learning.
In addition to her work with schools, Dr. Pickering has co-authored, with Robert Marzano, educational books and manuals, including Dimensions of Learning, and, more recently, Classroom Instruction That Works, Classroom Management That Works, and Building Academic Vocabulary, all published through ASCD.
Dr. Pickering received her Ph.D in Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis in cognitive psychology, and earned her Masters in School Administration from the University of Denver.
Debra has worked with educators to translate theory into practice using a combination of theoretical grounding and over three decades of practical experience in the “real world”. Her work continues to focus on the study of learning and on the development of resources for curriculum, instruction, and assessment that can help all educators continue to meet the needs of students, K-12.
Peg Portscheller is the President of Portscheller & Associates, a education consulting firm dedicated to providing training, mentoring, performance coaching and on-site support to education leaders around the country.
She previously served as the Chief Learning Officer for the Leadership and Learning Center, a nationally renowned education consulting and publishing company based in Denver and Boston. In that capacity, Peg oversaw 50 consultants and the work they do with school districts across the country.
Peg has a breadth and depth of education leadership experience that is unequalled. She is one of the few educators in the country who has been both a union leader, serving as a state president for two terms, and a superintendent. In her tenure as both a teacher and a superintendent, Peg boasts “educator of the year” and “superintendent of the year” honors.
In the course of her “almost four decades” in education, Peg has taught at the middle and high school levels as well as in the higher education arena. In addition, she has rich experiences in leadership, curriculum, instruction, staff development, assessment and data, and system reform. She served for 15 years as a member of the board of McREL (Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning) and led their policy work during the reauthorization of the federal No Child Left Behind act. Peg also served as the Executive Director of the Colorado Association of School Executives and as the Executive in Residence at Adams State in Colorado.
Peg is a skilled presenter, facilitator, speaker and trainer. She has been active in the profession at all levels including having served as the state affiliate ASCD president in who different states as well as serving as a leader in Phi Delta Kappa, the American Association of University Women, and the American Association of School Administrators.
Her experiences in very diverse school systems give her credibility with all audiences and groups and her warmth and sense of humor put people at ease while inviting them to explore new possibilities. As Peg puts it, “This is first and foremost a ‘business’ of the heart. When the heart is engaged, the mind can deal with changes that need to be made in service to kids.”
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Scholarship opportunity for teachers
The Division of Education of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
seeks to train the nation’s teachers to encourage their students to learn
about the Holocaust, to reflect on its meaning for today, and then to act
responsibly as members of the national and global community.
Currently our programs, both in Washington, DC and around the country, reach
thousands of educators every year. Participants in our programs also form a
connection to our Museum that will continue to grow throughout their
careers. In an effort to extend our national outreach in education even
further and to nurture new audiences, I would like to invite you to share
some information with teachers who serve the communities in your state.
We are pleased to offer The Arthur and Rochelle Belfer National Conference
for Educators. Teachers with less than five years’ experience in teaching
about the Holocaust are encouraged to apply. The workshop is free of charge
and includes many classroom resources. Participants are responsible for
their travel expenses.
A limited number of $1000 scholarships are available to teachers whose
schools meet two or more of the following criteria:
a. More than 75% of students participate in Title I programs;
b. More than 70% of students are eligible for the federal Free and
Reduced Lunch Program (FRLP)
c. Located in a region defined as underserved by the Museum.
More information and applications are available on our website:
http://www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/
Belfer_08_Flyer.pdf
Belferscholarship_APP_08.pdf
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Teaching ambassador fellowship positions
Secretary Spellings has announced the creation of Teaching Ambassador
Fellowship positions for currently practicing, K-12 public school teachers
at the U.S. Department of Education for the 2008-2009 school year. These
positions will offer highly motivated, innovative teachers the opportunity
to contribute their knowledge and experience to the national dialogue on
public education. The Fellowship includes two kinds of opportunities for
teachers across the U.S. Up to 20 Classroom Fellows will remain at their
schools under their regular teaching contracts and will be paid to
participate in additional Department discussions and projects throughout the
school year on a part-time basis. Up to five Washington Fellows will be
chosen to become full-time, paid federal employees in Washington, D.C. for
the school year, working on education programs and participating in policy
discussions.
Teaching Ambassador Fellows will be selected based upon their record of
leadership, impact on student achievement, and potential for contribution to
the field. Highly qualified K-12 public school teachers who have spent at
least three years in the classroom are eligible to apply. Teachers must be
currently practicing in and employed by a public school district to be
eligible. To ensure collaboration at the school and district levels, teacher
applicants must have the full support of their school principals.
Applications are due by April 7, 2008. Teaching Ambassador Fellows will be
named by early summer for the 2008-2009 school year.
Please read the detailed information found at
http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship to learn more. Be sure to click
on all of the links to review the following:
Program Overview
(http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship/programoverview.html)
Eligibility (http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship/eligibility.html)
Applicant Info (http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship/applicant.html)
Application Instructions
(http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship/applicationinstructions.html)
FAQs (http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship/faq.html).