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Attention Middle Grade Teachers
North Country Middle School Film Festival
North Country Education Services is sponsoring the First Annual North Country Middle School Film Festival. Student teams in grades 5*, 6, 7 and/or 8 from SAUs 3, 7, 9, 20, 23, 35, 36, 58, 68, 77 & 84 are eligible to enter a video into this film competition. Multiple teams from one school are allowed.
The deadline for submission of a two-minute video related to a health, safety or wellness topic will be Wednesday, November 24, 2010. The screening and awards festival for parents, families and students will take place on an evening in December. Prizes valued up to $1,000 to be awarded.
$500 stipends** are available to adult team supervisor (must be a staff person in the school representing the team). Funds available for equipment or software, amount dependent on the total number of teams. This can be an in-school or after-school activity at the discretion of the supervisor/school principal.
This film festival is made possible through a grant from the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund of the NH Charitable Foundation North Country Region.
* 5th graders are allowed for schools that only go to grade 6.
** There are stipends available to 20 adult team supervisors and priority will be given to teams in Coos County based on first-come, first-serve registration until October 7. Contact Lori Langlois to register, lori@ncedservices.org or 800-268-5437. After that date, any remaining stipends will be available to leaders in eligible districts noted above. See festival webpage for full details.
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North Country Professional Development Day
We have added a few sessions to the conference due to the number of sessions that filled to capacity so quickly. If you wish to make a change to your registration, please email lori@ncedservices.org by September 29 or call NCES 466-5437. Additional choices are:
Added for morning:
- A23. The Inspired Teacher, The Inspired Student: Experiential, Brain Friendly Strategies to Build A Classroom Community And Enhance Learning
- A26. Ticks and Lyme Disease
- A4. If I Can't Learn the Way You Teach, Can You Teach the Way I Learn? Differentiating Instruction Using a Neurodevelopmental Approach (This session was moved to the auditorium and reopened now that a larger audience can be accommodated.)
- A6.Practical Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers (changed for a general audience, was originally aimed at administrators)
- A24. Easy IEP NHSEIS Training
- A25. CAT AID / Chapter 402 & Advanced NHSEIS Training
Added for afternoon:
- B48. The Inspired Teacher, The Inspired Student: Experiential, Brain Friendly Strategies to Build A Classroom Community And Enhance Learning
- B49. Easy IEP NHSEIS Training
- B50. CAT AID /Chapter 402
- B51. North Country Moose
The annual conference will take place on Friday, October 8, 2010 at White Mountains Regional High School. Registration closes on September 29th. Act now if you have not registered.
The program and online registration are available at http://www.ncedservices.org/ncpdd.htm.
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Differentiated Instruction
The NHDOE is coordinating with LESCN to bring a Differentiated Instruction series to each regional professional development center. There will be 5 full day workshops offered throughout the 2010-11 school year.
Session 1—Fundamentals
Session 2—Assessment
Session 3—Strategies
Session 4—Routines/Unit Planning
Session 5—Training Toolbox
At the end of the series, you will understand how Differentiated Instruction interfaces with Response to Intervention and be able to:
- identify learning/teaching styles to inform teaching
- demonstrate and coach the use of assessment to drive instruction
- teach how to plan and create a DI lesson
- apply research based instructional practices
Dates: October 1, October 22, November 19 (changed from Nov 18) and two other dates TBD
Time: 9:00 to 3:00
Presenter: Saundra Kent
Cost: $150/person for the series
Location: NCES, Gorham, NH
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Teaching Math Effectively with Interactive Whiteboard Software
Interactive whiteboard/tablet software is an important element in teaching mathematics. The ability to move objects, group, annotate, rotate and problem solve are built into interactive whiteboard software. This program offers an opportunity to own interactive tablet technology, learn how to use it and learn how to specifically teach mathematics with IWB technology. The three session program covers the basics of the interactive software and how your slates run the software, the mathematical tools included in the software and how they work, and actual files made with the software that you will take home with you.
The program is suited for teacher of all grade levels of mathematics. The third session will allow us to break up into grade level groupings to review and create appropriate activities. Topics covered will be:
- Habits of Mind- how do we act intelligently when you don’t know the answer?
- Formative Assessment techniques to identify what concepts students need additional work
- Focusing on solutions instead of answers
- Organizing notes and lesson plans in interactive whiteboard technology
- Math topic covered will be:
- Conceptualizing Time and Money, Addition, Subtraction, Patterns, Counting for Grade K-3
- Place Value, Number lines, fractions, Geometry for grade 4-8
- High School math topics based on make up of workshop attendees
Dates: Wednesday, January 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Time: 4:00 to 7:00 pm (light dinner provided)
Location: NCES
Cost, including one INTERWRITE Mobi Learner tablet:
Registration deadline: December 1, 2010. Payment or purchase order due by registration deadline.
Register: Contact Becky Ring to register at 800-268-5437 or becky@ncedservices.org. Purchase orders can be faxed to 603-466-2907.
Note: The Mobi tablet is used in conjunction with a projector (not provided). Unlike interactive boards that you or the students stand at to write on and operate, a tablet is mobile and can be operated from anywhere in the room.
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Neurodevelopmental Approach to Differentiated Instruction
This interactive course will help participants gain increased confidence in ways to better address the learning needs of all students in the classroom. The course will provide teachers with information on how to observe for typical breakdowns in reading, writing and math using a neurodevelopmental approach. The course will also offer tools to help identify and select effective strengths-based instructional strategies. The information in this course complements Differentiated Instruction and RtI principles.
Objectives:
- Understand the learning functions of the brain (attention, language, higher order thinking, memory, neuromotor skills, social skills, spatial and sequential ordering) and their impact on learning
- Identify the most common breakdowns for students in the areas of reading, writing and math by analyzing student work
- Begin to link practical strategies to specific underlying breakdowns in reading, writing, math and study skills, leveraging the students' strengths and areas of interest
Dates: November 3 & 4, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Location: North Country Education Services, Gorham, NH
Cost: $250 - Checks made payable to NCES
Graduate Credit (optional): One (1) Plymouth State University graduate credit available, $191/in-state; $209/out-of-state +$25 registration fee. Checks made payable to PSU.
Register: Contact NCES at 603-466-5437 or 800-268-5437.
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Foundations in Neurodevelopmental Theory
The Center for School Success has received grant funding to offer Foundations in Neurodevelopmental Theory (ND5000) to North Country teachers at a reduced rate. This online course is anticipated for December. The course is part of the CSS degree program through Plymouth State University.
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Enhancing STEM Learning with Stop-Motion Animation
NHSTA is partnering with iCreate to Educate to lead a hands-on workshop using stop-motion animation! This workshop will provide teachers with the training and resources they need to engage students of all ages in science using stop-motion animation. Participating teachers will:
- Learn how other teachers have used stop-motion in the classroom in subjects such as math, art, and literacy
- Create their own stop-motion animations by manipulating basic classroom materials, resulting in digital media to share
- Discuss the research supporting stop-motion as a medium for discovering students' understandings
Date: September 29, 2010 from 4:00 - 7:30 pm
Location: Bow High School, Bow, NH
Cost: $100 fee or $175 for your own webcam & stand
Also upcoming from iCreate to Educate:
Exploring Beyond the Animation
Date: Saturday, December 4, 2010 from 9:00 - 4:00
Location: Tufts University, Medford, MA
Register: http://www.icreatetoeducate.com/enroll?id=MTk=
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NH Council for the Social Studies
The annual fall conference for the NHCSS is October 28, 2010 at the Radisson Hotel/Center of NH in Manchester, NH.
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