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February 2013

Common Core Literacy Standards Workshop for Content Area Teachers Grades 6-12

In this interactive, one-day workshop, middle and high school teachers will deepen their understanding of the Common Core Literacy Standards for Science, Social Studies and Technical subjects. Participants will learn about the rationale and research behind the literacy shifts of the new standards. Through discussion, guided exploration and other activities, participants will create measurable literacy learning targets based on the Common Core Standards. Participants will observe and try out effective instructional strategies designed to enhance content area learning while building transferable literacy skills for students. Every participant will leave with a resource book of instructional strategies to incorporate into his/her content area.
 
Presenter: Karen Matso
Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Time: 8:30 to 3:15 (sign-in at 8:00)
Cost: NCES full members $50, associates $65, others $80.
Location: NCES, Gorham, NH.
Register: Contact Lisa Blais at 603-466-5437 or lisa@ncedservices.org
 
Made possible with support by a project of SERESC with funding from the NH Department of Education.

eBooks Reference Library Demonstration

School librarians, principals and others interested are invited to attend a demonstration of the Gale digital reference library. With the Gale model, the school owns the books and an unlimited of students can access them 24/7.  NCES is exploring consortium pricing for North Country schools. If your school may be interested, this would be a great opportunity to learn about what Gale has to offer.  
 
Date: Monday, February 11, 2013
Time: 1:00 to 2:00
Location: NCES, Gorham, NH
Please RSVP

Response to Instruction

Learn the tools necessary to develop a Response to Instruction framework and multi-tiered system of support and school-wide implementation plans that is based in the Common Core and promotes learning for all students.
 
Targeted audience: School teams preferred, administrator attendance required (curriculum director, principal, special education director).  
 
Facilitators: Winsome Waite, Ph.D., Senior Consultant, American Institutes for Research; Elaine McNulty, M.Ed. NH DOE RtI School Improvement Coach; Sandy Kent, MST, NH DOE Liason Southwest Region
 
Dates: March 8, April 16 and May 6, 2013
Time: 8:30 to 4:00
Location: Grappone Conference Center, Concord, NH
Cost: $45/person for all three days, contential breakfast, lunch provided
Register: http://www.keene.edu/conted/swnhesc or call Keene State College Continuing Education at 603-358-2290.
 
Funded by New Hampshire Department of Education Title II-A State Agency for Higher Education (SAHE).
 

5th Annual LESCN Conference

Educating in the 21st Century...and Beyond!
An Educator's Guide to Personalizing Learning in the Cloud
 
Monday, April 1, 2013
Church Landing at Mill Falls, Meredith, NH
 
Featuring opening keynote, Kern Kelley, a Google Certified Apps in Education Trainer and closing speaker Matt Brooks of Apple, Inc. the theme of this conference is utilizing cloud-based computing in education.  Breakout sessions include:
 
  • Google Apps in the Classroom by Allison Mollica
  • Digital Portfolios in the Cloud by Kern Kelley
  • The Power of Blogging for Educators by Bill Carozza
  • Chromebooks in the Classroom by Stephen Gagnon
  • Creating and Managing Courses in iTunes U by Matt Brooks
  • Digital Opportunity Resources for Low-Income Students and Families by Bob McLaughlin
  • Using the Cloud to Be More Productive by Bill Carozza
  • Using Cloud Based Tools on Your Mobile Device by Amy Gillam
Cost: $125
 
 
Register online: Via SRPDC
 
Sponsored by the Local Education Support Center Network consisting of the NCES, CACES, SPDC, SRPDC & SWNHESC.

Intel Math Program for K-8 Teachers

The State of New Hampshire is on the move to improve student learning in mathematics and is proud to bring the Intel Mathematics Program to K-8 mathematics educators.
 
The Intel Math course is a content-intensive professional development program developed by Dr. Kenneth Gross, Professor of Mathematics and Education at the University of Vermont.  It provides 80 hours of professional development in the form of a course co-facilitated by a practicing mathematician and a mathematics educator.  The course places emphasis on deepening the participants' understanding of core K-8 mathematics concepts.  It is grounded in a problem solving approach to topics such as integer arithmetic, the decimal number system, place value, rational number arithmetic, rates, linear equations, and functions. About 90% of the course is focused on mathematics content knowledge and the remaining 10% on pedagogy. 
 
You are eligible to participate in this program if you meet both criteria:
1. You currently teach in New Hampshire at K-8 level.
2. You are K-3, K-6, or special education certified, but not 5-8 or secondary math certified.
 
Dates for the NCES, Gorham, NH location: June 24, 25, 26, 27, July 1, 2, 3 and July 8, 9 & 10, 2013 from 8:00 to 4:30.
 
Cost: Free, $30 fee for the optional 6 (paid-in-full) graduate credits.
 
For full details and other locations, please visit: http://bit.ly/Intel2013Ad
 
This program is funded through a $500,000 per year Math Science Partnership Grant gained through the efforts of teh Rochester School District, Plymouth State University, NH Impact Center, University of New Hampshire - Manchester, University of New Hampshire - Leitzel Center, Croydon and Newport School Districts, North Country Education Services and the NH Department of Education.

Middle School Student Film Festival

The submission deadline for films in the North Country Middle School Film Festival is Friday, March 8th, 2013. 
 
A very broad theme, Our World, Our Fate, was chosen to allow teachers in any discipline to serve as a team advisor (though the content does not have to be limited to your discipline). There is a stipend available for the team advisor.  The films are limited to 2 minutes. 
 
Please contact Lori Langlois at lori@ncedservices.org for more information or if you would like to serve a team advisor for your school. Open to New Hampshire students in grades 6, 7 & 8 from schools in SAUs 3, 7, 9, 20, 23, 35, 36, 58, 68, 77 & 84 and Vermont schools in SUs 19 & 21. For K‐6 schools, you may include grade 5 students on the team if necessary. 

Interested in Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS)?

We are assessing the level of interest in the 3-day Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS) training. LiPS develops phoneme awareness. Students learn to recognize how their mouths produce the sounds of language. This kinesthetic feedback enables reading, spelling, and speech. The anticipated cost is $999/person for the three-day training. Please contact Lori Langlois if you might be interested in participating at 603-466-5437 or lori@ncedservices.org.

Write Now! Conference

Kelly Gallagher, author of Readicide: How Schools are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It, Write Like This, Reading Reasons, Deeper Reading, and Teaching Adolescent Writers, is speaking at Kennett High School for the spring literacy conference on Saturday, April 6, 2013. Kelly will be speaking about teaching writing, coming from his experiences in Los Angeles where he teaches 195 students a day this year. Kelly understands all of the reasons kids struggle with writing and has many great suggestions for helping them improve.
 
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2013
Time: 8:30 to 2:00
Location: Kennett High School, North Conway, NH
Cost: $25 payable to Conway School District
Register: Download form
 
Co-sponsored by the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire and the Conway School District.

Retooling for the Common Core: Professional Learning for Measurable Results

Learning Forward New Hampshire's annual spring conference will be held on Friday, March 15, 2013 at Southern NH University.  The featured speakers are Stephanie Hirsh, Executive Director of Learning Forward and Vicki Duff, Senior Consultant, Learning Forward.  Download the brochure for more details or visit www.lfnh.org.

In This Issue

Common Core Literacy Standards Workshop for Content Area Teachers Grades 6-12

eBooks Reference Library Demonstration

Response to Instruction

5th Annual LESCN Conference

Intel Math Program for K-8 Teachers

Middle School Student Film Festival

Interested in Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS)?

Write Now! Conference

Retooling for the Common Core: Professional Learning for Measurable Results

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Are you a math, science or technology teacher looking to participate in innovative project based learning?
 
Retired educator Al Borsodi has been working on four season gardening in northern Vermont for the past three years.  He has developed the ability to browse in over the internet to measure and control temperatue, watering, soil properties and light in a 27’ by 50’ heated greenhouse using Lego NXT bricks and Parallax Boe-Bot bs2 Stamps to remotely control sensors and switches.
 
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