Global Updates from World View: World View Book of the Year: How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

Global Updates from World View: World View Book of the Year: How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

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NC Reading Conference Scheduled for March

NC Reading Conference Scheduled for March - The NC Reading Conference will be held March 10-12 in Raleigh. This year's conference focuses heavily on Common Core State Standards and teaching/reading strategies for teachers of all grade levels. The conference also features authors like Newbery winner Jack Gantos, Andrea Pinkney, and Steven Layne. Teachers can earn up to 1.5 reading CEUs. Discounted early bird registration is available through Feb. 15. Online registration and conference information are available at www.ncreading2.dreamhosters.com .

Spring Holocaust Teacher Workshops

Spring Holocaust Teacher Workshops - These one-day, multi-county workshops are for middle and high school social studies and English/Language Arts public school teachers. Workshops presenters include Dr. Karl Schleunes, UNC-G historian and Holocaust scholar, and one of the following Holocaust survivors: Hank Brodt, a Holocaust survivor who recounts his experiences in six concentration camps; Morris Glass, a survivor of Nazi ghettoes and camps including Auschwitz and Dachau; Manfred Katz, a slave laborer in two concentration camps; or Zohara Boyd, a survivor who “hid in plain sight” during the Holocaust. Participants receive a copy of The Holocaust: a North Carolina Teacher's Resource, a guide for teaching about the Holocaust at middle and high school levels. There is no cost to attend the workshop and substitute pay is provided for all teachers attending. Space is limited so prompt registration is encouraged. Workshop dates and locations are as follows: Feb. 11, Lincolnton (Lincoln County); Feb. 20, Lumberton (Robeson County); Feb. 26, Eden (Rockingham County); March 13, Monroe (Union County); and March 22, Morganton (Burke County). For additional information, including registration, please e-mail Linda Scher at Brisket234@aol.com .

NC DPI: New Professional Development Modules for 2012-13

New Professional Development Modules for 2012-13 - The NCDPI has released new online modules to provide teachers, administrators and support personnel with flexible, on-demand professional development. Please take time to review the contents of the modules. Individuals, schools or districts are encouraged to implement the new modules in ways that best suit their resources, calendars and local professional development plans. Modules are available through NC Education at http://center.ncsu.edu/nc/ . The most recently released modules include: Connecting with Our 21st Century Learners; Digital Literacies in the K-12 Classroom; Introduction to Data Literacy; Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects; North Carolina School Executive Standards and Evaluation Process; and Understanding Young Student Behavior in the Classroom. For more information on the modules and suggestions for school- or district-wide implementation, including best practices and facilitation strategies, please see the 2012-13 Implementation Guide at http://rt3nc.org/pubs/impguide2012 . If you have questions, please contact Lynne Johnson at lynne.johnson@dpi.nc.gov.

Essential Topics for Global Understanding Online Course

“This online course did a great job creating community among classmates through the discussion threads. Also the facilitator was always available in discussion and via email.”

Due to high demand for our Essential Topics for Global Understanding online course this fall, we will be offering an additional running of the course this Feb/March.

4-Week Online Course:
Essential Topics for Global Understanding: Health, Environment and Economics
February 27 – March 27, 2013
Earn 22.5 PDPs or 1 graduate credit
Fee: $175 (plus optional $100 fee for 1 graduate credit)

Today's students live in an increasingly globalized and interconnected world. To successfully learn, collaborate, and lead in the future, they need to understand and wrestle with topics of global significance. This course will provide educators with an introduction to trans-regional issues that affect the lives and experiences of people living around the world.

Participants in this course will learn about globalization, the environment, and international health as well as the organizations and people who work together to find fair and sustainable solutions to today's most pressing challenges. Using online resources and readings, scholar videos, and interactive discussion forums, participants will work together to expand their thinking about global issues and to explore ways to integrate the study of global topics into their teaching.

Course highlights include "Featured Teacher" ideas for K-12 classroom application, Web 2.0 tool explorations, and weekly "Web Highlight" resources for classroom use.

While this course is offered completely online and requires a basic comfort level and interest in the use of computer technology as a medium for learning, no previous online coursework is required. Open to all K-12 educators.

Contact Abby Detweiler at abby@primarysource.org or 617-923-9933 x20 for more information and to register. Limited seats are available!

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Southwest Education Alliance offering TregoED

The Southwest Education Alliance is offering an exciting session with TregoED that is open to all members of the SWEA. Please see the description below. Participants will register themselves, but registration should be coordinated at the district level. This is open to the first 50 participants. Use this link to register: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=mdgc9dkab&oeidk=a07e6vwgkq43c2ccc80 

The Southwest Education Alliance is partnering with TregoED to provide leadership skill development to regional leaders/staff with the purpose of improving the quality of solutions, simplifying complex situations, guiding effective implementation of change, and providing sound rationale for future actions. TregoED is dedicated to helping school districts and agencies improve the ability of leaders to individually and collectively solve problems, make tough decisions, anticipate future problems, and simplify complexity in order to take thoughtful and effective action. Participants learn systematic thinking strategies that can immediately be used as effective tools for district/school/department problems and issues. Our training is tailored to a range of audiences and needs; our learning design accommodates different learning styles and emphasizes the application of our strategies to work-related issues.

Ipad for Administrators: January 29, 2013

You are invited: Ipad for Administrators  

This session, designed for school leaders with a basic knowledge of the iPad, focuses on exploring the iPad’s unique features and various apps that will increase school leader’s productivity.  Participants will learn how to use the iPad to improve workflow, increase productivity, conduct instructional walkthroughs, organize their time, and improve their ability to communicate with teachers, parents and students. 

Workshop sessions include:
• Getting to Know your iPad:  Managing iPad’s general controls, navigation and other time saving techniques.
• Managing the workflow:  Using apps with cloud-based file syncing programs and services to manage school leader’s work.
• Enhancing Communication:  Using email, Notes and other apps to efficiently communicate with teachers, students and parents.
• Selecting and Using Apps: Evaluating and downloading the best apps for productivity, communication and educational use
• Customizing Your iPad:  Setting preferences, moving apps, creating and managing app folders
• Classroom Documentation:  Customizing classroom walkthroughs and observations for use on the iPad
• Enhancing Instruction with the iPad: Discover how teachers can use iTunes U to create individual classes for the iPad

This is a hands-on, interactive seminar.  All participants will need to have an iPad and will need an Apple ID since we will examine and download fee apps from the Apple iTunes store during the session.
Participants will receive a certificate acknowledging 6 hours of completed CEU credits.

When:	January 29, 2013 9:00 AM-3:30 PM Registration 8:30-9:00 AM
Where:	Center for School Leadership Development 140 Friday Center Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Fee:	View Event Fees
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Home Base Introductory Webinar

On January 31, there will be a Home Base Introductory Webinar for Teachers from 3:30-5 p.m. To register, go to website: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/864552585. During the webinar, teachers will receive an overview of Home Base and a short demo of some of the instructional improvement functionality that will be available. Home Base Introductory Webinars are held monthly and announced in the Race to the Top Teacher Calendar e-mailed each month to teachers, principals, and superintendents. Information will be provided about piloting and training in the coming months.

More information is online about Home Base and the instructional improvement tools at
www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase.

New application cycle for the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program!

We at IREX are excited to announce a new application cycle for the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program! (This is the program Laura Davis e-mailed about earlier.) The application is now available online and will be open until March 4th, 2013 at 11:59pm Eastern Time.

TGC is a professional development opportunity for U.S. secondary teachers aimed at globalizing teaching and learning in their classrooms and schools.  The program includes an 8-week online course, two Global Education Symposia in Washington, DC, and a two- or three-week international field experience in a participating country.  Participants are selected through a national, open competition.  TGC is funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and is implemented by IREX.

For more information about the TGC program and access to the online application, please follow this link: www.irex.org/tgc The direct link for the online application is: https://oas.irex.org/tgc

We hope you will share this information out with teachers in your professional networks.  If you or any of your colleagues have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact tgc@irex.org.