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Volume 3, No. 22                                 28 May, 2004

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From Pam Simon, Education Director of RiverPark Center, Owensboro...
The Center is offering two professional development workshops on June 15th with Sean Layne from the Kennedy Center:
  • Preparing for collaboration - theatre games and activities that promote team-building and foster creative and critical thinking
  • Living Pictures - a theatrical technique for learning across the curriculum. 

Contact Pam at: pamsimon@riverparkcenter.org for registration information. Registration will remain open for as long as space is available.

Summer Sports School's out!

Well, not for everyone...some Kentucky schools have been out for a few days, and others won't be out for a few more. But it's coming!

As summer comes on, this edition of The E-Line focuses on online learning possibilities for those months ahead. Online learning is often much maligned and feared by many school districts as a threat to traditional face-to-face classroom instruction. But for many students, including those of us pursuing professional development and further degrees and certifications in the summer, it can be a very useful tool.

Always vigilant for the "teachable moment," we start with a little history...

WikipediaSource: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Great Britain's Open University

The Open University accepted its first students in 1971, and now supports the academic studies of over 200,000 students, making it the largest university of its kind anywhere in the world. Its intent is to deliver education to under-served populations - the disabled or challenged, members of the armed services overseas, prisoners, and others for whom moving to a university campus would be an economic impossibility. The Open University has no entrance requirements, allowing students to begin  at their own level and work at their own pace. Its courses are now delivered entirely online.

Summer Online Professional Development KyEducators.orgKyEducators.Org

http://www.kyeducators.org/

This is the delivery shell for professional development courses offered by the Educational Professional Standards Board, the certification arm for the state of Kentucky. Their slate of offerings below are slanted towards certification, new teachers entering from out of state, the Kentucky Teacher Internship Program, and special education. After each title are the number of available hours of professional development credit. But don't forget - professional development credit must be approved by your school! Check with your PD committee chair for details.

  • Transforming Classroom Management (12)
  • Behavior Management of Students with Disabilities (12)
  • New-to-Kentucky Teacher (12)
  • Introduction to Learning and Behavior Disorders (12)
  • Introduction to Special Education (12)
  • Including Learners with Exceptionalities in the Regular Classroom (12)
  • Technology Integration in Instruction (8)
  • KTIP Committee Training  (12)
  • Special Education I (3)
  • Special Education II (3)
  • Introduction to Mild and Moderate Disabilities (3)
  • Introduction to Impairments and Multiple Disabilities (3)
  • Introduction to Support Services and Transition Planning (3)
  • Learning and Behavior Disorders (3)
  • Teaching Social Skills to Children with LBD (3)
  • Referral, Assessment and Planning for Children with LBD (3)
  • Teaching Academic Skills to Children with LBD (3)
  • Behavior Management (3)
  • Understanding Behavior Through Assessment (3)
  • Increasing Appropriate Behaviors in the Classroom (3)
  • Teaching Social Competence (3)
  • Ethical and Legal Issues (3)
Kentucky Virtual High SchoolKentucky Virtual High School

http://www.kvhs.org/

KVHS is the delivery shell of the Kentucky Department of Education. Its course offerings weigh heavily in the direction of technology integration. Also included are required trainings for School Based Decision Making councils and those involved in school improvement plans. Hours of professional development are awarded on a sliding scale, but, again, you must obtain approval from your PD committee at your school.

  • Economics & Practical Living Standards Using Internet Resources K-5 (1-12)
  • Integrating Economics Using the Internet Stock Market Game (1-12)
  • Using Microsoft PowerPoint across the Curriculum (1-12)
  • Engaging Students in Reading with the World Wide Web (1-12)
  • Using Technology to Enhance the Elementary Math Curriculum (1-12)
  • Using Technology to Enhance the Social Studies Curriculum (1-12)
  • The Science Classroom and Technology Integration (1-12)
  • The One Computer Classroom and Technology Integration (1-12)
  • Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning (1-12)
  • Principal Selection Training for SBDM Council Members (3)
  • Introduction to Comprehensive Improvement Planning (3)
  • SBDM New Member Training (6)
  • Required New SBDM member Training (6)
  • Teaching All Students - Special Education Teachers Emergency /Probationary Online PD (1-12)
  • Spotlight on Algebra, from the Southern Region Education Board (1-24)
  • Getting Started with Limited English Proficient Students (1-12)

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