TMS BLIF Update
October 23, 2015
Duties
Bus Lot Duty
Network congestion:
Transition and Resource Fair
The Fair is for all parents, both EC and regular ed.
STEM Equipment and PD-Math, Science, and CTE
Teachers and Administrators, Do you need free equipment, technology and support for your science, math, and CTE courses? The Northwest Outreach Office of The Science House, NC State University, offers a free equipment loan program for STEM teachers! We have laptops, iPads, GPS units, TI graphing calculators, microscopes, and Vernier probeware such as temperature sensors, motion detectors, force sensors, water quality kits, weather kits, physiology kits and so much more! All you need to participate in the loan program is a little training on how to use the equipment!
Please contact me for more details. Gina Barrier Gina_Barrier@ncsu.edu Pass this on to any teacher that you think may be interested in participating in the loan program!
STEM To Your Doorstep!
The Science House, NCSU, is conducting a STEM To Your Doorstep Professional Development session for K-20 STEM teachers!
Location: The Education Center in Lenoir, NC
Date: December 2nd, 2015
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Registration Fee: $55 (Please make check out to NC State University and write TSH STEM workshop-Lenoir in the Memo line. Mail checks to:
The Science House
NC State University
Campus Box 8211
Raleigh NC 27695
Registration Link (Deadline to register 11/30/15):
https://thesciencehouse.wufoo.com/forms/stem-to-your-doorstep-nw-office-dec-2015/
Resources
The Fire By The Roots Featuring John Legend, Speaks To The Growth MIndset
99 Reason's Teachers Rock, 1-5
1. Teachers rock because they are able to make 60 decisions a minute, all while sipping cold coffee, helping children overcome problems in reading and subtraction with regrouping, and filling out about a million forms in triplicate. We rock! ~ Michelle Howell-Martin
2. "When asked what gift they would most like to receive from their students, nearly half of all teachers say a simple "thank you" will suffice, according to a recent National Education Association online poll."
3. Teachers can make you feel special, no matter what your age. Check out My Kindergarten Teacher, My Hero for one touching story.
4. Teachers rock because we have bladders of steel ~ Cheryl Bremson
5. Teachers are the kings and queens of acronyms – from RtI to DI to NCLB to AFT to NEA to SPED to AYP to the ABCs.
Professional Development Opportunities
FREE Online courses: This is just a reminder about the next round of free facilitated online courses available from the NCDPI through the professional development tab in NCEES.
Facilitated Online Courses: Session 2- FALL 2015
These FREE Online module courses will start Monday, October 19. Registration will open October 5, 2015. Registration is limited to 35 participants per section so register early! These courses are facilitated by the Educator Effectiveness staff.
Course name
1. Building and Sustaining Professional Development: 6 weeks, 1 CEU
2. Connecting with our 21st Century Learners: 5 weeks, 1 CEU
3. Digital Literacies in the K-12 Classroom: 6 weeks, 1.5 CEUs
4. Introduction to Data Literacy: 5 weeks, 1 CEU
5. Data Literacy in Action: 6 weeks, 1 CEU
6. North Carolina Teacher Standards and Evaluation Process: 6 weeks, 2 CEUs
7. Responsibilities of the 21st-Century Educator: 7 weeks, 1 CEU
8. Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects, Part 1: 5 weeks, .5 CEU
9. Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects, Part 2:7 weeks, 1.5 CEUs
Inovative Educators
Iredell-Statesville Schools is looking to identify, support and recognize a small cadre of secondary teachers who embrace and implement innovative teaching and learning practices that engage and challenge students to deeper levels of personalized learning and, ultimately, higher student achievement. Interested? View video. Questions contact jed-stus@iss.k12.nc.us
FYI: Presenting At The Technology Academy Would Be Great For Your Evaluations!
Technology Academy
The format of the conference will be open to ALL elementary staff and will focus on the implementation of these devices. There will be 3 dates (12/3/15, 2/11/16, and 4/14/16) this year from 3:00pm 5:00pm at the Unity Center. If you are selected to be one of the presenters then your time and date will be negotiated with you. We are hoping to have 3 concurrent sessions running during this time that teachers can rotate through. You do not have to be working in an elementary school to provide best practices to your colleagues!
I am actively working on getting donations from local businesses and teams to provide you with a goodie bag! You will also receive renewal credit for attending the event! If you are interested please fill out the application found in the link below. I look forward to hearing from you! If you have any questions please contact me at awarren@iss.k12.nc.us.
http://goo.gl/forms/orhI9a9oj9
Thank you!
Alan Warren