October 25, 2004
1. Strengthening Math Computation and Problem Solving Skills Workshop: This workshop offers practical, hands-on activities, lessons and manipulatives that will strengthen your students' understanding and retention of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages, integers, and basic algebraic concepts. The workshop is aimed at teachers of grades 4-8. It will be held in Columbus on January 6 at the Grand Host East (Reynoldsburg). If you have further questions, call the Bureau of Education and Research (1-800-735-3503) or visit online at www.ber.org.
2. Afghanistan and Iraq in the Post 9/11 Era, a Teach-in moderated by Jerry Revish: Monday, Nov. 15 at 7:00 pm, Mershon Center, 1501 Neil Ave., Columbus, Ohio. Jerry is well known for his coverage of social issues and international events, and has been an award-winning reporter for channel 10 since June 1980. The panel members for this event will be Margaret Mills, Richard Herrmann, John Quigley, and Alam Payind. The Teach-in will last about 2 hours, consisting of 15 minute presentations by the panel members, followed by a 45 minute Q&A session. Contact Melinda Wightman, wightman.16@osu.edu.
3. Global School Bus is ready to visit your school: Do you need a presenter on a country or culture of the world? Send requests to Jenny Spolnik-Greathouse, spolnik.1@ose.edu, 614-292-6053. Our volunteers are eager to share their knowledge to students of all ages!
4. SSCO: School Study Council of Ohio presents "Yours, Mine, and Ours," communicating and collaborating to meet the needs of learners. Presenters are Robert Gentes, Beth Wyandt, and Eric Pickering. Target audience for this presentation: intervention and support teachers, inclusion and prospective inclusion teachers, general and special education classroom teachers. The workshop will be held on November 10 from 9 am to 2:30 pm at the SSCO office, Suite 300, 4807 Evanswood Drive, Columbus. For further information contact Marie Weller, 614-785-1163 (mweller@ssco.org).
5. Technology Workshops:
Tuesday Workshop Schedule
Date
Title
Presenter
Oct. 26
Electronic Note taking Ken Collura
Nov. 2
No class (Election Day)
Nov. 9
Internet Connectivity
Time Warner
Nov. 16 Grade
Wizard
Janet Anthony
Nov. 23 No Class
(Thanksgiving Week)
Nov. 30 Web Page
Design
Vandelay
All Workshops are between 4 and 6 pm and are held in the Lecture Hall at Bishop Hartley High School. Please tell your building tech coordinator so that they can pass along your interest. Light refreshments will be available and CEUs are available for those attending multiple workshops. Please park in the rear parking lot for easy access to the lecture hall.
6. Math/Science Day at Kings Island: You don't want to miss King's Island's math and science day 2005. This event will be held on May 13 or 18 from 9 am to 6 pm. Cost is $21.50 per students. (One free chaperone admission with every 15 tickets purchased) For online registration or for more information, visit the following website: www.pki.com or call 1-800-333-8080.
7. Adult Center: The
Adult Center for Education, Zanesville, Ohio, is now offering certification
testing and/or training for Teacher Assistants, Classroom Aides, Classroom
Assistants, Teacher's Aides, Instructional Aides, or Instructional Assistants.
Paraprofessionals can demonstrate their proficiency skills
and qualifications by passing ACT Work Keys®
Assessments. The Work Keys Program, developed by ACT (American College
Testing) is a legally defensible, U.S. Department of Labor Testing System,
recognized, endorsed by the state of Ohio and meets the No Child Left Behind
(NCLB) Legislation. A letter of endorsement from The Ohio Department of
Education is attached for proof of acceptance for Ohio Certification.
Work Keys® Testing is available daily at the Adult Center for
Education by appointment. The Teacher Assistant Certification is
affordable and scoring is instant.
For more information or scheduling for Paraprofessional
Certification, contact Patti Hardcastle, CBS Coordinator, at the Adult Center
for Education,
1-740-455-3111 ext. 189.
8.
Lessons That Change Writers, Grades 5-9: a one-day workshop presented by
Nancie Atwell - Readers of Nancie Atwell's bestseller In the Middle
know that her students are famous for exceptional writing - literary, skillful,
passionate memoirs, stories, poems, reviews, and essays. That's no
accident. Good writing can be taught and learned.
In this workshop, conducted in conjunction with the
publication of her latest book, Lessons that Change Writers, Nancie will
focus on the mini-lesson: the powerful, whole-group meeting that begins
each day's writing workshop and has much to do with the quality of the student
writing produced there. Nancie will share dozens of the lessons that her
students cited as those that changed them as writers - advice, models,
activities, and language that kids can understand and put to work in their
writing. These relevant, practical approaches helped her students become
more engaged, more productive, and more purposeful writers, not to mention
achieve publication and recognition beyond their classroom and school.
When large class size makes daily, individual writing
conferences an impossibility, Nancie will also show how to view and use
mini-lessons as whole-group writing conferences.
As with all of Nancie's work, the emphasis of the day is on
practicality. She is a classroom teacher, and the workshop is packed with
examples, methods, and ideas developed over twenty years of teaching writing in
a workshop.
This workshop is designed for teachers of grades 5-9 but will
also be of value to administrators, reading and language arts teachers, and
curriculum coordinators. The workshop will be held in Cincinnati on
February 25, 2005. For further information, call 1-800-541-2086 ext. 1151.
9. TESOL
Fall Conference: This year's Ohio TESOL Fall Conference in conjunction
with the Lau Resource Center will be held November 12 & 13 at the Hilton Hotel
at Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio. The theme for this conference is
Empowering Students to Succeed. The conference will be a great
opportunity for professional development, featuring a variety of presentations,
speakers, displays, and networking options.
Featured speakers are Micheline Chalhoub-Deville and William
Hart. Dr. Chalhoub-Deville, Associate Professor, Foreign Language and ESL
Education Program, University of Iowa, is a nationally recognized expert in
assessment of the English language proficiency of non-native speakers of English
at all levels. Dr. William Hart, who holds a doctorate in English from the
University of Southern California, teaches college writing courses in Los
Angeles and writes novels, stories, and poetry collections. He also
scripts feature films for PBS. They will be presenting featured sessions
as well as concurrent sessions on both days of the conference; scheduling
details and complete biographies may be found in the Conference Program.
In addition to the featured presentations, conference
attendees will have over 80 concurrent sessions to choose from, including a
panel presentation introducing the SIOP Model of sheltered instruction for
students as they study content areas while learning English.
Representatives from the Ohio Department of Education will be on hand to offer
sessions explaining current government policies and requirements. Teachers
also have a chance to hear leading practitioners in the field discuss current
issues in ESOL in Ohio; note especially the opportunity to hear about the
State of the Profession on Friday morning. As in years past, there will be
a Swap Shop, which will provide teachers with an opportunity to share handouts
of practical ideas, and Poster Sessions, which offer teacher ideas at a glance.
New this year are two graduate panels, which give higher education students a
chance to present their research.
Additional conference information and opportunities to
volunteer may be found at www.ohiotesol.org.
10.
Religious Education Certification Hours Available: Do you need to
renew your advanced certification this year? An easy and fun way to
religious education certification hours is coming November 13. Attend the
Faith Formation Congress at the Fawcett Center and earn 4 hours enrichment or
method credit. CEU credit is also available through the Department of
Education.
Early Bird Registrations ($30 fee) need to be postmarked by
October 29. After that the cost is $35.
If you need a brochure, please contact Sue Reihing at
614-221-4633 or
sreihing@cdeducation.org or visit our webpage at
www.cdeducation.org/dre and click
on FFC.
11.
Weekly Religion Ideas:
For Teachers - Since the elections
are so close, perhaps you would like to have some resources regarding political
responsibility. The Social Concerns Department sent every pastor the
packet called "Faithful Citizenship, A Catholic Call to Political
Responsibility" which was developed in collaboration with several offices of the
United States Catholic Conference of Bishops. In it are found the Bishops'
Statement on Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political
Responsibility, A summary brochure of this statement which includes the key
themes of Catholic Social Teaching, A Family Guide, Ideas for Catholic School
Principals and Teachers, Youth Ministers and Directors of Religious Education
and Catechists, Ideas for Liturgists and Prayer Leaders and Tips for Conducting
Candidate Forums. Here is a excerpt from the above statement: "We
need a new kind of politics - focused on moral principles, not on polls; on the
needs of the vulnerable, not the contributions of the powerful; and on the
pursuit of the common good, not the demands of special interests." p 3.
For the
Classroom -
VC 2408 Faithful Citizenship:
Politics for the Common Good JH-A
A 9 minute video with good discussion questions. The Department of
Religious Education has 3 copies.
Teach about the key themes
from Catholic Social Teaching:
1) Life and Dignity of the Human Person
2) Call to Family, Community and
Participation
3) Rights and Responsibilities
4) Option for the Poor and the Vulnerable
5) Dignity of Work and the Rights of
Workers
6) Solidarity
7) Caring for God's Creation
Go to
www.usccb.org/sdwp/projects/socialteaching/excerpt.htm. Have students
identify a public issue being discussed in the campaigns or on the news and have
them draw a picture illustrating how Catholics might respond to it in light of
our faith. There are more examples in the packet. Call the Dept. of
Social Concerns, 241-2540, if you need one. The Dept. of Religious
Education has one in the Resource Center.
Resources:
Other websites you might want to use for more ideas and resources are
www.votingcatholic.org
www.cafeteriacatholics.com
www.ohiocathconf.org
www.usccb.org
There are also many videos on social issues in the Dept. of Religious Education
Resource Center. Call Sue Reihing at 221-4633 or the AV line,
1-800-688-4641 and make your reservations.
12. Job Opening: The pastor and principal of Saint Mary Magdalene School, Columbus will begin a search for an administrative aide. Interested applicants should contact Principal Rocco Fumi at 614-279-9575. The start date is November 8. Salary in negotiable. Catholic preferred.
Send comments to office@cdeducation.org
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