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Upcoming Professional Development
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A Powerful, Yet Simple, Device for Teaching Science & Math
Join us on December 3, 2008 and January 7 and February 4, 2009 from 4:00 to 8:00 at NCES for a hands-on experience with LabQuest. This breakthrough technology for science education (with plenty of mathematics applications too) puts power into a rugged interface designed for simplicity. With a color touch screen to display and graph data immediately, Vernier's LabQuest can be used as a stand-alone. That's right; you no longer need to hook up at LabPro interface to a computer. The "computer" is right in the hands of students. Simply attach the necessary sensors and probes and you're ready to begin collecting data.
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Wilson Fundations
Fundations® is a research-based program that provides students in kindergarten through third grade with a solid foundation for reading and spelling. It provides explicit and highly systematic daily instruction in key areas necessary for effective reading, including: phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics, word and syllable study, vocabulary, sight word instruction, fluency, and word and sentence writing practice.
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Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS)
Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing® (LiPS®) develops phoneme awareness. Students learn to recognize how their mouths' produce the sounds of language. This kinesthetic feedback enables reading, spelling, and speech.
This three-day workshop is being offered at NCES on December 3, 4 & 5, 2008.
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Key Vocabulary Routines
The Key Vocabulary Routine is a content vocabulary program for grades 4 through 12. It emphasizes growth of vocabulary through wide reading, multiple exposures to words and linking new words to background knowledge.
The two-day workshop includes hands-on practice for:
- Providing direct, systematic instruction of specific content vocabulary and how to select the most appropriate new words from content reading material
- Teaching a word in relation to other words using activities such as categorizing, semantic feature analysis, and semantic mapping
- Analyzing word structure and teaching word parts, including the most common roots, suffixes and prefixes
- Teaching strategies for using context to determine word meaning
- Teaching strategies for effective use of a dictionary and creating student generated definitions
This workshop will be video conferenced to NCES on December 2 and 3, 2008 from 9:00 to 3:30.
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Mathematics Formative Assessment Probes
Mathematics Formative Assessment Probes are designed to uncover student understanding and misunderstanding of conceptual and procedural knowledge of mathematics to assist teachers in planning classroom lessons.
NCES will be hosting two full day sessions on the use of mathematics formative assessment probes in classrooms, using curriculum topic studies and designing probes. One session is for elementary/middle teachers and the second is for middle/high school teachers.
Each person attending the workshop will receive a copy of Uncovering Student Thinking in Mathematics: 25 Assessment Probes for K - 6 teachers or Uncovering Student Thinking in Mathematics: 30 Formative Assessment Probes for Secondary Classrooms.
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Teaching Geometry Inductively
This two credit course will span most traditional geometric topics including basic principles found in the middle school through more challenging concepts found in upper level high school geometry courses. Classes on Thursday evenings at NCES in January and February.
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Leadership & Resiliency Program
Training on implementing the Leadership and Resiliency Program (LRP) is being offered by NCES on November 7, 8 & 9 in Center Tuftonboro. This is grant sponsored training and space permitting, school personnel from northern NH may participate for the cost of meals. LRP is a school and community-based program for high school students which enhances youths’ internal strengths and resiliency while preventing involvement in substance use and violence. These include adventure/outdoor activities, working with abused and neglected animals, and performing puppet skits for young children. The alternative activities focus on community service, altruism, learning about managed risk, social skills improvement, and conflict resolution. Contact Lori Langlois at lori@ncedservices.org for more information.
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Educating the 21st Century Learner
Save the Date!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at the
Inns at Mills Falls, Meredith, NH
The Local Education Support Center Network (LESCN) will be hosting a conference on Educating the 21st Century Learner.
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Performance Pathways Users' Support Group
These video conferenced sessions are to provide a context for users to ask questions of each other and to share experiences including tips, tricks and best practices regarding the development and support of Performance Pathways applications including TechPaths, Assessment Builder and Performance Tracker.
Dates: November 14, January 9, February 13, April 10 and June 12 from 9:00 to 11:30. Contact Becky Ring to register for the NCES location at 466-5437 or becky@ncedservices.org
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NCPDD
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Weaving to "paint" with wool in Marcy Schepker's class at North Country Professional Development Day.
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Technology Grants
Don't forget, the Title II-D grants are due November 10th. This round includes mini-grant and digital tools grants.
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Director's Notes
Columbus Day has come and gone as we approach Veterans' Day and the Thanksgiving Day recess. Stores are replete with their display of wares for Christmas, Hanukah and Kwanzaa, and snow flakes have been drifting down on Gorham Hill from time to time, a sure sign of what is to come. Our struggling local economy and increased costs of living will tax many North Country residents this year and I would urge all educators to do what they can to ease the plight of their relatives, friends, neighbors and community at large during this season of giving.
Dr. Dennise Maslakowski of Plymouth State University has asked me to solicit the level of interest of professional staff members who are interested in their CAGS Graduate Program so they may present a series of four core courses to be offered at NCES. The original cohort began with seventeen teachers and administrators during the summer of 2007and these people have moved on into their elective courses. NCES would also be willing to serve as the site for the PSU Masters degree program should there be sufficient applicants and I would work with Cheryl Baker of PSU to establish such a program on your behalf. For North Country residents traveling to the NCES location in Gorham is far preferable to driving to Plymouth or to any of their satellite campuses in terms of both time efficiency and money saved. If you are interested in either the CAGS or Masters Program, please send me your email address and your program preference to charlie@ncedservices.org. I will compile the data and make contact with PSU to make arrangements and will keep you apprised of the progress of this endeavor. At this time, I have only heard from two North Country people who have expressed interest in this opportunity. Surely, there must be others!
Since the last newsletter NCES is still seeking to add a part-time School Psychologist position in Berlin to fully address school requests. NCES is also in need of either an Occupational Therapist - Registered or a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant to serve throughout SAU 58 (Groveton, Stark, and Stratford), if you should know of a good candidate. A Teacher of the Deaf will be needed by January to work with an elementary school youngster in SAU 7 (West Stewartstown). Please share this information with anyone who you believe to be qualified to provide such support to our students. Thanks.
Watch out for moose. One of our Board members was seriously injured recently while driving through Pinkham Notch - please drive with care.
Charles F. Thibodeau, Jr.
Executive Director
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