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Director's Notes
Deadline approaching to be considered as a NCPDD presenter
The planning committee will be reviewing proposals in April and May for the October 8, 2010 North Country Professional Development Day. Proposals should be tied to one of three conference themes: Response to Intervention, technology integration or the use of data. Educators interested in sharing their expertise should submit a proposal by the end of April. Download proposal form.
Consultation available for assessing student writing
Writing assessments are currently taking place at various schools and are proving to be very effective and beneficial. Schools working to improve daily writing, reduce interventions and raise test scores, should consider scheduling consultations with Jean Mann. Jean can work with individual teachers to examine and assess students’ writing samples in order to determine specific weaknesses in the varied elements or traits of the content. She will help to bring an understanding as to why these weaknesses occur and how to improve them and the quality of a whole piece. Contact NCES to schedule Jean to meet with interested teachers for the spring or the next school year.
Lori Langlois
Interim Executive Director
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Families in Conflict: Part II
Attorneys Margaret-Ann Moran and Maureen Soraghan from the firm of Upton & Hatfield, LLP, return to NCES to review aspects of materials not completed in their previous session. The focus of Part II will be on Child Abuse and Neglect, the interplay of families, schools, and the courts. Topics to be covered include working with DCYF and investigators, immunity from liability, failure to report, and how to properly write a report of abuse and neglect. In addition, Part II will follow up on discussions about juvenile delinquency and CHINS by discussing: the use of educational surrogates, diversion programs, and how to properly fill out a CHINS Petition to avoid dismissal. Submissions of related scenarios or follow-up questions from the initial presentation of Families in Conflict are encouraged by e-mail to msoraghan@upton-hatfield.com. This session is open to any interested persons. You did not have to attend Part I to participate in Part II.
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Time: 1:00 to 3:30
Cost: $35
Registration: Please register by calling NCES at 800-268-5437 or 603-466-5437 or by emailing becky@ncedservices.org. Purchase orders may be faxed to 603-466-2907.
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What is Numeracy & How Can We Help Students Develop It?
The NH Impact Center at Plymouth State University and the New Hampshire Department of Education are hosting a workshop at North Country Education Services to share and discuss the information in the newly released "Numeracy Action Plan." This workshop will provide a general overview of numeracy and why is it important; ways we can help our students develop numeracy; and the resources available to help promote numeracy. The workshop will also include a variety of activities and problems to illustrate how numeracy can be incorporated across the curriculum. Parents, classroom or content teachers, administrators, and all interested parties are encouraged to attend.
Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Time: 4:00 – 6:30
Cost: Free
Meal: A light dinner will be provided at 6:00.
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Moodle for Educators
Interested in learning about why you should use Moodle, how Moodle can improve student learning or how to make your Moodle class appealing and effective? Ron Danault a WMRHS teacher will answer these questions and teach you how to: 1. Create a course. 2. Create user accounts. 3. Update user profiles. 4. Upload files and folders. 5. Work with images. 6. Create hyperlinks. 7. Create assignments. 8. Using other features of Moodle Participants in this three morning series may host one class on the NCES Moodle server for the 2010 / 2011 school year.
Instructor: Ron Danault
Dates/times:
Monday, August 2: 9:00 – 11:00
Tuesday, August 3: 9:00 – 11:00
Monday, August 9: 9:00 – 11:00
Location: NCES Conference Room
Meal: Light Continental Breakfast
Cost: $100 Class size: Limited to 20 participants
Questions: Contact Matt Treamer at 466-5437 / matt@ncedservices.org
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NH Teachers of Mathematics Conference
The NHTM conference on April 6, 2010 will be video conferenced to NCES. The agenda for the day follows:
8:45 to 10:00
Keynote: NH’s Quantitative Literacy Plan
10:15 to 11:30
Mathematical Investigations -- Great Ideas in Mathematics
[Grades 9-12, 13-16]
1:15 to 2:20
Ride the Slopes, Enjoy the Views, and Keep the Change
[Grades 6-8, 9-12, 13-16]
2:30 to 3:30
4, 6, 10, 16 and Other Variations on a Fibonacci Theme
[Grades 6-8, 9-12, 13-16]
Date: April 6, 2010 from 8:30 – 3:30
Cost: $25 (includes lunch)
Location: NCES Conference Room
Visit: For the full description of the sessions, visit the NCES website or to learn more about the conferenc visit www.nhmathteachers.org.
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NHSDC Conference
Talk About Teaching:
Leading professional conversations that make a difference
Panelists:
Charlotte Danielson
Alan Chimel
Teri Schrader
May, 10, 2010
Bedford, NH
nsdcnh.org
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Social Studies in Citizenship Education
The NH Council for the Social Studies is accepting proposals through May 3rd for the October 28, 2010 annual conference in Manchester, NH. Contact NHCSS President Ron Adams for a presenter form at socialstudiesrus@hotmail.com
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Best Practices of the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in NH
NHSAA's annual conference is scheduled for April 7 & 8, 2010 at the Grappone Center. Keynoters are Dr. John Tanner and Dr. Micahel Shacklford. Learn more at www.nhsaa.org.
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