Today we are starting two days of ASK sessions with Janie Panagopoulos: 8 sessions, 24 classes. We are focusing on the books Traders in Time (6 sessions) and Little Ship Under Full Sail (2 sessions). I love the questions with a comment at the beginning. Janie likes to hear what the students think about her [...]
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Yes, my blog has been a little quiet lately. Here’s a quick run down of some interesting things happening…. So much to write… so little time! November 15 we did an awesome Operation Montserrat Training with CET Challenger Learning Center. Teachers were excited and jazzed and we’re scheduling 9 sessions with them this year. Stay [...]
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Tuesday we had our first after school professional development VC about something other than videoconferencing. We’re doing a series as part of the RUS grant. I know you’re wondering, so, sorry, I am only offering this for our county this year. But feel free to take the idea and do it locally! The Lorain County [...]
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On Monday, Marcellus Middle School participated in their first ASK program. Students read Daniel’s Story and prepared questions for Charles Sacavage, a holocaust expert from Intermediate Unit 29 in Pennsylvania. The classes were also studying World War II. Mr. Sacavage is a perfect expert for this ASK program because he has a wealth of knowledge [...]
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New Read Around the Planet Verification Instructions were posted online at the TWICE website this week. Building Level Coordinators. Please print and follow these Building Verification Instructions. District Level Coordinators. Please print and follow these District Verification Instructions. Regional Level Coordinators. Please print and follow these Regional Verification Instructions. Just a reminder that if you [...]
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This week I reviewed a project submitted for my class Kid2Kid Videoconference Connections. Gord Smith is a videoconferencing coordinator for Palliser Regional Schools in southern Alberta, Canada. The district is large and just getting started with VC. So Gord has set up regular informal “drop-in” VCs for his administrators to share and discuss issues in [...]
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Thank you Learning Technologies 2006 for inviting me to present with Elaine Shuck. LT 2006 is a blended learning conference in Australia. It was wonderful to talk to you and I look forward to connections with your classes! You can read our full paper here. Browse around here for more resources related to what we [...]
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I just did a test call with the International Wolf Center in Minnesota. This is a new provider – they just started offering programming this fall. Last Friday I heard a report on their programs from Aaron Schippert, Saginaw ISD (and a TWICE board member). Aaron raved about the quality of their programming and the [...]
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This morning we have the second class from Marcellus Elementary participating in The Gingerbread Boy from the Center for Puppetry Arts. This wildly popular program is getting to be as hard as the heart surgery programs to get into!! In late September we thought we’d schedule this for December. But the closest we could get [...]
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Today in reading the discussion in my online class, Kid2Kid Videoconference Connections, I found a quote from Jeanne Carter, Three Oaks Elementary, one of the RUS Grant buildings. I’m sharing it here with permission. I feel like the VC equipment we got was like a life ring thrown out to us. I’m thrilled to be [...]
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