New website for online learning resources for everyone

From the NHOET blog-This morning, Governor Lynch was joined by state education officials in unveiling a new Web site that will serve as a one-stop, online learning resource for students, parents, teachers and school administrators. The new Web site provides information about online learning course work available — at schools in NH and beyond — which can be counted toward high school graduation credit. The comprehensive site also presents information and studies regarding the benefits of online learning. More…

Green curriculum

GreenHearted.org is a primer on transformative education for sustainability ...what you'll need in order to green your classroom, your curriculum, your students' learning, your school community, and your life's work as a teacher. Definitely inspiring. Jude

PBS online courses -PSU graduate credits

PBS TeacherLine offers more than 130 top-quality, graduate-level online courses for educators and has offerings that span the curriculum.
PBS TeacherLine's online courses were developed to align with national standards developed by leading professional organizations such as NCTM, ISTE, and NCTE.
Graduate credit is available from Plymouth State University. Fall courses start October 22, 2008. Check out the website. Jude

Picturing America

Picturing America
A great multidisciplinary opportunity for libraries to boost the curriculum and improve the school outlook:
The National Endowment for the Humanities believes that engaging, masterful works of art can bring the story of America to life.
When displayed on the walls of your classroom or library, Picturing America’s noteworthy, high-quality images offer an innovative way to teach American history and culture. These images, and the accompanying Teachers Resource Book, help students better understand America’s diverse people and places and connect them to our nation’s travails and triumphs.
Visual stimulation enhances learning and makes it more enjoyable. Art can introduce social studies, literature, civics, and even science and math in an immediate, tangible way. With Picturing America, students develop a deeper understanding of history and our shared human—and American—experience. Jude

A worthwhile contest

When Your Students Think 'Green' Your School Can Win BIG!
WIN A "GREEN COMPUTER LAB" FOR YOUR SCHOOL!
INSPIRE your middle and high school students to be leaders in the Green Schools movement--and your school could win a state-of-the-art computer lab! The "Green Light Contest" essay competition, sponsored by PC Mall Gov, in partnership with HP, InFocus and T.H.E. Journal, is seeking entries from students in two categories: grades 5 - 8 and 9 - 12. In essays of 1,000 words or less students are asked to describe how they and their teachers can utilize technology to protect the environment, with the grand-prize-winning composition being awarded a 30-seat "green" computer lab for the author's school. Two additional first place winners (one from each grade-level category) will each receive a "green" laptop. Winning essays will be published in T.H.E. Journal and winners will be recognized at FETC, January 21 - 24, in Orlando, FL. ***APPLICATION DEADLINE is December 1, 2008. Winners will be announced at FETC, January 21 - 24, 2009, and notified by mail no later than January 31, 2009. ***Complete essay and submission criteria are available online at:
http://www.1105info.com/t.do?id=1685344:894475 Jude

Christa McAuliffe conference

As far as I am concerned, two yearly events periodically shake up the educational technology landscape inNew England: the Christa McAuliffe Conference and the Building Learning Communities conference by Allan November. The McAuliffe Conference is coming up in early December, I will be attending the Tuesday sessions, starting with David Walick's keynote. Walick conveys a broad vision of education, redefined by the use of new information tools.

Anybody interested to tag along, let me know. Jude

Quality Online Professional Development w/graduate credits

Lots of New Hampshire educators have participated in courses offered by the New Hampshire e-Learning for Educators program (otherwise known as OPEN NH). And they usually say, “this is the best deal in town!” because the courses cost only $100 with an option for graduate credits through Plymouth State. In seven weeks you can earn 3 graduate credits and network with other educators all across the state on topics that interest you.
You can still register for courses beginning October 7 and ending November 25. Fall 2008 courses include:
BP-01 Creating and Using Meaningful Rubrics that Assess Student Work
BP-06 School Policies for 21st Century Learning
CE-05 Developing Competencies for High School Courses
LA-03 Differentiating Instruction to Accommodate Learning Styles in Language Arts
LT-03 Supporting Literacy Development in Upper Elementary Classrooms
LT-04 Helping Struggling Readers Improve Comprehension
LT-05 Accommodating ESOL/ESL Students in the Classroom
MA-04 Using Real Data in the Math Classroom
SC-01 Inquiry in the Science Classroom Using Internet Based Data Sources
SC-05 Matter and Energy: Understanding Some Basic Principles of Science Literacy
SC-10 Understanding Force and Motion
SS-04 Differentiating Instruction to Accommodate Learning Styles in Social Studies
(From the NH OET Blog)