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North Country Administrators to Participate in Leadership Program
North Country Education Services will begin a year-long Executive Development Leadership Program through the National Institute of School Leadership for 24 administrators beginning in February. Participants will come together two-days per month for this internationally benchmarked program focused on transforming school leadership for improving student learning at scale.
The project was made possible through a combination of a private foundation grant, local district funds and additional support through the Rural School Educator Effectiveness Collaboration SAHE project. There may be a couple spaces available and interested school administrators should contact NCES Executive Director Ray Healey at rhealey@ncedservices.org.
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Second Chance to Enter Student Film Festival
A very broad theme, Our World, Our Fate, was chosen to allow teachers in any discipline to serve as a team advisor (though the content does not have to be limited to your discipline). There is a stipend available for the team advisor. The films are limited to 2 minutes.
Please contact Lori Langlois at lori@ncedservices.org for more information or if you would like to serve a team advisor for your school. Open to New Hampshire students in grades 6, 7 & 8 from schools in SAUs 3, 7, 9, 20, 23, 35, 36, 58, 68, 77 & 84 and Vermont schools in SUs 19 & 21. For K‐6 schools, you may include grade 5 students on the team if necessary.
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Common Core Literacy Standards Workshop for Content Area Teachers Grades 6-12
In this interactive, one-day workshop, middle and high school teachers will deepen their understanding of the Common Core Literacy Standards for Science, Social Studies and Technical subjects. Participants will learn about the rationale and research behind the literacy shifts of the new standards. Through discussion, guided exploration and other activities, participants will create measurable literacy learning targets based on the Common Core Standards. Participants will observe and try out effective instructional strategies designed to enhance content area learning while building transferable literacy skills for students. Every participant will leave with a resource book of instructional strategies to incorporate into his/her content area.
Presenter: Karen Matso
Date: March 2013 (contact NCES for specific date)
Time: 8:30 to 3:15 (sign-in at 8:00)
Cost: NCES full members $50, associates $65, others $80.
Location: NCES, Gorham, NH.
Register: Contact Lisa Blais at 603-466-5437 or lisa@ncedservices.org
Made possible with support by a project of SERESC with funding from the NH Department of Education.
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5th Annual LESCN Conference
Educating in the 21st Century...and Beyond!
An Educator's Guide to Personalizing Learning in the Cloud
Monday, April 1, 2013
Church Landing at Mill Falls, Meredith, NH
Featuring opening keynote, Kern Kelley, a Google Certified Apps in Education Trainer and closing speaker Matt Brooks of Apple, Inc. the theme of this conference is utilizing cloud-based computing in education. Breakout sessions include:
- Google Apps in the Classroom by Allison Mollica
- Digital Portfolios in the Cloud by Kern Kelley
- The Power of Blogging for Educators by Bill Carozza
- Chromebooks in the Classroom by Stephen Gagnon
- Creating and Managing Courses in iTunes U by Matt Brooks
- Digital Opportunity Resources for Low-Income Students and Families by Bob McLaughlin
- Using the Cloud to Be More Productive by Bill Carozza
- Using Cloud Based Tools on Your Mobile Device by Amy Gillam
Cost: $125
Sponsored by the Local Education Support Center Network consisting of the NCES, CACES, SPDC, SRPDC & SWNHESC.
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Planning Differentiated Instructional Units
Bath Village School has space for outside participants in a differentiated instruction professional development day on Friday, February 1, 2013 from 8:30 to 3:00. Trish Walton will facilitate and the day will focus on project assessment, flexible grouping, matching students to tasks and menus for student choice. Participants should leave with a draft for a unit of study (bring appropriate materials to work with). Cost is $90 per person. Contact BVS Principal Mary Snowman if you would like to participate at msnowman@sau23.org or by calling 747-2004.
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K-8 teachers, interested in summer Intel math seminar?
There may be an opportunity for NCES to host another round of the Intel Math Seminar this summer. Given the size of the group last year, we are trying to assess how many new participants would be interested in the 10 day training.
To be eligible for this free seminar, you must meet both criteria:
1. You are K-3 or K-6 certified, but not 5-8 or secondary math certified.
2. You currently teach at K - 8 level.
It is anticipated that 6 free graduate credits will be available.
Please contact Matt Treamer as soon as possible if you might be interested at 603-466-5437 or matt@ncedservices.org.
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Interested in Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS)?
We are assessing the level of interest in the 3-day Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS) training. LiPS develops phoneme awareness. Students learn to recognize how their mouths produce the sounds of language. This kinesthetic feedback enables reading, spelling, and speech. Please contact Lori Langlois if you might be interested in participating at 603-466-5437 or lori@ncedservices.org.
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Related Events in the Region
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Write Now! Conference
Kelly Gallagher, author of Readicide: How Schools are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It, Write Like This, Reading Reasons, Deeper Reading, and Teaching Adolescent Writers, is speaking at Kennett High School for the spring literacy conference on Saturday, April 6, 2013. Kelly will be speaking about teaching writing, coming from his experiences in Los Angeles where he teaches 195 students a day this year. Kelly understands all of the reasons kids struggle with writing and has many great suggestions for helping them improve.
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2013
Time: 8:30 to 2:00
Location: Kennett High School, North Conway, NH
Cost: $25 payable to Conway School District
Co-sponsored by the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire and the Conway School District.
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TeachNorth.org
Teaching and school related openings for northern NH.
TeachNorth.org
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Member Status
Not sure if your school is a member of NCES? Check here.
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Contact Info
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