Monday Musings

May 31, 2004

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

1.    Global Studies Workshop:  This workshop is designed to help teachers understand various cultures from different regions around the world so that they will be better able to teach about these cultures to their students.  Participants will receive information about these cultures and will experience aspects of the cultures.  They will have an opportunity to explore how to teach their students about other cultures.
            Hours:  2 semester hours
            Cost:    $466.00 (includes a $20.00 material  fee)
            Instructor:    Kent Minor
            August 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
            8:00 am - 1:00 pm
            Ashland University,  Columbus Center
            1900 East Dublin-Granville Rd
            Columbus, OH    43229
        http://www.ashland.edu/offcamp/cols/colshome.html

2.    Modern German Culture Workshop:  This workshop is designed to help teachers in grades K-5 understand modern German culture through comparisons of the lives of children in the U.S. and Germany.  Participants will be provided with classroom-ready lessons and resources from the Goethe Institute/InterNationes.  They will engage in interactive lessons and hands on activities related to the understanding of other cultures as specified in the state Social Studies standards.  Participants are eligible to apply for a study trip to Germany.    
            Hours:  1 semester hour
            Cost:    $233.00 (includes a $10.00 material fee)
            Instructor:  Linda Cotter
            Hours:    1 semester hour
            Cost:    $233.00 (includes a $10.00 material fee)
            Instructor:    Linda Cotter
        To register, contact Ashland University in Columbus or go to the website at http://www.ashland.edu/offcamp/cols/colshome.html.

3.    Faith Formation Congress 2004: 
            Crossing Boundaries, Breaking Barriers, Transforming Community
            Date:    Saturday, November 13, 2004
            Place:    Fawcett Center - OSU
                        2400 Olentangy River Road
                        Columbus, Ohio   
        The day will open with a Eucharistic Liturgy with Bishop James A. Griffin as celebrant.  Fr. Donald Senior, CP will give the homily/keynote address and will offer a workshop during the first session.
        Publisher/vendor exhibits will also be available for participants to visit during the day.  Brochures with registration information will be available after August 9, 2004.
        For more information, contact Sue Reihing or Martha Choroco at the Department of Religious Education, 614-221-4633.

4.    Online Program for Educators:  You can now earn a master's degree, become a teacher, a principal, or an instructional technology specialist ONLINE at Drexel University  Visit www.drexel.com/eschoolnews to learn how.
        Online programs for educators include:
            -Principal's Certification Program
            -Instructional Technology Specialist Certification
            -MS in the Science of Instruction
            -Post-Bachelor's Teaching Certificate
        Classes are now forming for September.  For more information or to apply, visit www.drexel.com/eschoolnews or call 877-215-0009 (toll-free).

5.    Everyday People Make a Difference:  Join teachers from schools throughout the Columbus Diocese for an exciting opportunity to be trained to use the primary, intermediate, middle school or high school version of Everyday People Make A Difference, featuring. . .
            Service-Learning
            Character Education
            Career Development
with connections to . . .
            Catholic Social Teachings
            Catholic Identity Goal for O.C.S.A.A.
            Other Existing Curriculum Priorities
        This interactive workshop will be held at St. Brigid of Kildare, 7175 Avery Road, Dublin, OH    43017, on Tuesday, August 17, 2004, 9 am to 3 pm.  The training, materials, continental breakfast and lunch are provided free to all participants.
        Sponsored by the Columbus Diocese and Partnerships Make a Difference.

6.    Helping Students Develop a Sense of Passion and Purpose:  This Ohio Dominican University Graduate Workshop is designed to help teachers more effectively inspire a "sense of passion and purpose" in their students.  Helping Students Develop a Sense of Passion and Purpose" will meet from 4 pm to 7 pm on the following dates:
9/16, 10/21, 11/18, 12/16, 1/20, 2/17, 3/17, 4/21 and 5/19.  CEUs, workshop materials, and refreshments for all participating Catholic Diocese of Columbus teachers.  Space is limited and registration will be taken on a first come, first served basis.  For more information, call Kitty Quinn at 614-221-5829.

7.    New Free Online Journal:  World History Connected -  World History Connected is designed for everyone who wants to deepen the engagement and understanding of world history; students, college instructors, high school teachers, leaders of teacher education programs, social studies coordinators, research historians, and librarians.  For all these readers, WHC presents innovative classroom-ready scholarship, keeps readers up to date on the latest research and debates, presents the best in learning and teaching methods and practices, offers readers rich teaching resources, and reports on exemplary teaching.  WHC is free worldwide.  It is published by the University of Illinois Press, and its institutional home is Washington State University.  http://worldhistoryconnected.press.uiuc.edu/

8.    Social Studies Institute of Ohio:  World Studies Summer Workshop - will present a three-day summer workshop for World Studies teachers of 9th or 10th grade students with two follow-up sessions that will be held during the 2004-05 school year.
        Emphasis for the program will be placed on aligning classroom assessment and instruction to the Ohio Academic Content Standards and best practices in order to improve student performance on the Ohio Graduation Test.
        A total stipend of $240 will be paid to teacher participants:  $160 for the Summer Workshop, $80 for the two follow-up sessions.  The Summer Workshop will be offered in four locations:
            Region 8/9 - August 2, 3, and 4 - St George Center, Akron
            Region 11 - August 2, 3, and 4 - Athens High School, The Plains
            Region 4 - August 9, 10, and 11 - Montgomery County ESC, Dayton
            Region 1 - August 9, 10, and 11 - Mentel Memorial Golf Course, Columbus
        Please visit http://webapp2.ode.state.oh.us/stars/default.asp to register.

9.    Reminder:  Requests for fall quarter OSU fee waivers must be submitted by
July 16. 
              

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