Volume 3, No. 15                                 22 February, 2004 [To view this newsletter on line: http://www.emck.net/eline/04_02_22.htm.]

See you in Louisville March 4-6! The Kentucky Teaching and Learning Conference is now open for registration! http://kentuckytlc.org/

Professional Development:  A smorgasbord of offerings online and offline! In particular, this edition of The Partnership Help Desk focuses on the upcoming Kentucky Teaching and Learning Conference, with workshops covering much of the core curriculum and beyond.

 

PD Opportunities	Kentucky Department of Education  Professional Development Bulletin Board http://app2.kde.state.ky.us/profdev/ The Office of Professional Development offers this Web-delivered clearinghouse for professional development opportunities from KDE and other approved providers. Also, look for this year's Summer Academies, to be announced soon! Attention, Professional Development Coordinators - Look for an OPD-sponsored meeting before this year's KTLC.
	Kentucky Virtual High School http://www.kvhs.org/ Besides being an online class delivery shell for Kentucky secondary students, KVHS provides 7-week professional development classes for a small stipend, and taught by Kentucky teachers and educational professionals. Each Year KVHS offers several classes which begin with workshops at KTLC - register on that site for these ticketed workshops.
	KyEducators.Org http://www.kyeducators.org/ This initiative of the Educational Professional Standards Board, the certification office for Kentucky, includes web courses and other online opportunities for teacher professional development, certification, and rank improvement.
Selected Workshops from KTLC (not all categories and items are represented)	The Arts http://kentuckytlc.org/workshops/arts.shtml TH237 - Classroom Strategies for Presenting the Basic Dance Elements (Chuck Bronson, University of Louisville Dance Academy) - Intermediate-aimed and interactive, this workshop addresses core content for dance. FR128 - 19th Century Heritage Arts and Crafts (Darlene Drummond, Fulton County High School) - This middle school workshop delivers hands-on activities with crafts from 19th Century America. Miscellaneous Instructional Technology http://kentuckytlc.org/workshops/inst_technology.shtml TH103 - From Words to Pictures: Movie-Making in the Curriculum (Christine McIntosh, Bullitt County Schools) -iMovie3 in the classroom and school - hands-on workshop including discussions of copyright and Internet resources. TH107 - Moving Technology into the Classroom: Making Mobile Labs Work for You (Kim Overstreet, Fayette County Schools) - Using wireless laptops/mobile labs in the classroom. Diverse Learners http://kentuckytlc.org/workshops/inst_strate.shtml TH203 - Building an Online ePortfolio  (Karen Percak, Northwestern University) -ePortfolio allows the use of text, images, video, sound, in an online presentation, with public and private interaction/feedback and other capabilities. Science http://kentuckytlc.org/workshops/science.shtml FTH140 - Literacy and Science: Making the Connection in Intermediate Grades (Andrew Kemp, University of Louisville) -"Presenters will discuss how to use inquiry-oriented, science-related books, writing activities and hands-on science activities..." FR226 - Adventures in Water! (Kelley Dearing Smith, Louisville Water Company) - "...Learn how to use water to teach math, science, social studies and practical living..." Social Studies http://kentuckytlc.org/workshops/social_studies.shtml TH206 - Exploring Louisville Through a Global Positioning System and Geographic Information System  (Carol Hanley, University of Kentucky) - Use GPS for a downtown scavenger hunt! Guest speakers from several geological-related Kentucky service departments. FR204 - The Real World and Social Studies - Exciting Technology Connecting High School/Middle School Best Practices to Students and Community (Kathy Hogg, Woodford County Schools) - "...primary sources, statistics, free Web activities, Inspiration, simulations..." Reading and Writing Writing http://kentuckytlc.org/workshops/writing.shtml FR100 - Digital Poetry (Dayna Lykins, Fayette County Schools) -The "Digital Storytelling" format can be used successfully to make poetry writing more attractive to intermediate students! FR200 - Blogging - a new path to writing in the 21st Century! (Thomas Sauer, KET) - Interactive, web-based, interactive, this writing tool is the latest rage online. Literacy http://kentuckytlc.org/workshops/literacy.shtml TH105 - E-Communications and the Classroom- Writing for the World! (Jeffrey L. Jones/Leanna Prater, Fayette County Schools) - Forums and LISTSERVs in support of your classroom study. [See you there! - Jeffrey L. Jones, Editor, The Partnership Help Desk]
Summer Opportunities	Technology Enhanced Classroom (Central Kentucky Region 5 only) http://teach.fcps.net/tec/ This one day conference (a second half-day workshop is available for technology resource teachers) will be held at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Lexington, on June 2nd. It is grant funded and free to teachers within Region 5, with free software offered as an incentive for attendance. TEC is still accepting teachers and educational professionals from within Region 5 to present, with a stipend offered.
	Bluegrass Writing Project http://www.bgwp.org/ This venerable summer program (in its 18th year!) is offered in collaboration with the University of Kentucky and associated with the National Writing Project. It pays a stipend, and offers graduate credit, for an intensive four week summer program aimed at the teaching of writing in K-12. Application deadline is March 8th. There are also workshops available through March (contact outreach coordinator Ann Robbins for information).

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