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Comments from today's Web 2.0 for the Classroom seminar by participants

This was one of the best workshops I have attended ANYWHERE this year!I enjoyed it very much! I can't wait to explore!Great class! Learned lots of useful things! Can't wait to try them out!A very useful class that will help me spice up my teaching techniques in a way that will engage students by using media that is relevant to their lives!Interested in learning more check out SCPSWEBTOOLS.PBWORKS.COMSee More
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SIM Model - The Clarifying Routine Model at Lord Fairfax Comunity College Middletown Campus

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July 27, 2010 from 1pm to 4pm
The Clarifying RoutineThe Clarifying Routine is a teaching technique that allows teachers to guide students through learning about the more complicated but essential terms in a unit of information via a graphic organizer that students use to make connections to prior knowledge and/or experiences. The Clarifying Routine can be used in any classroom.Prerequisite for this seminar: This day is designed for teachers who have had a SIM overview and those who are currently using a Unit Organizer in at…See More
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SIM Introduction Model/Unit Organizer Model at Lord Fairfax Community College Middletown Campus

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July 20, 2010 from 9am to 4pm
SIM (Strategic Instruction Model)Tuesday, July 20, 2010This day is designed for teachers who have little or no experience with the Strategic Instruction Model.AM session: Participants will be introduced to the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM). SIM comes from the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning and has been identified as a research-based system for planning and instruction. The morning will include an overview of SIM and the SMARTER Planning Routine.PM session: Participants…See More
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SIMs Model - Smarter Planning and The Question Exploration Routine at Educational Consortium

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July 27, 2010 from 8:30am to 12pm
This session is designed to expand understanding of the Unit Organizer as a planning and teaching tool and show teachers how to integrate SMARTER Planning and the Question Exploration Routine into their use of the Unit Organizer.Prerequisite for this seminar: This day is designed for teachers who have had a SIM overview and those who are currently using a Unit Organizer in at least one class. Familiarity with SMARTER Planning is helpful.Participants must bring:• A Unit Organizer Guidebook,…See More
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Bruce Oliver at Skyline High School

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July 28, 2010 from 8:30am to 2:30pm
Top Ten Tips for Leading the LearningIn a Standards-Based EnvironmentWednesday, July 28, 2010 from 8:30AM-2:30PMIn this seminar we will explore ten tips that have successfully led to increased student learning and professional growth of all educators.Focus questions that will be addressed in the seminar include:• What do schools look like when they are organized around a commitment to the achievement of high standards by all students?• Why is it important for all educators to begin with the end…See More
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“Great teachers have high expectations for their students, but higher expectations for themselves.”– Todd Whitaker“We can never control a classroom until we control ourselves.”- Todd Whitaker“Teaching students to read and write is a teacher’s job. Teaching students to love reading and writing is a teacher’s gift.” - Dale LumpaSee More
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Doug Fiore at Skyline High School

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June 29, 2010 from 8am to 3:30pm
If we want students to be accountable, then we need an increased focus on teacher accountability. Learn simple techniques for raising the level of accountability among teachers. Discover how to help teachers link homework completion to natural, logical consequences. Understand how the best teachers set up grading systems that actually reflect the degree to which content has been learned. Most importantly, discover how teachers; not administrators, can be accountable for these things.Target…See More
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"I thoroughly enjoyed the presentation and discussion. I learned more today about the internet than I've been able to figure out for myself in a long time." On Alan November seminarAlan November's…Continue

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Comments from today's Web 2.0 for the Classroom seminar by participants

This was one of the best workshops I have attended ANYWHERE this year!

I enjoyed it very much! I can't wait to explore!

Great class! Learned lots of useful things! Can't wait to try them out!

A very useful class that will help me spice up my teaching techniques in a way that will engage students by using media that is relevant to their lives!

Interested in learning more check out SCPSWEBTOOLS.PBWORKS.COM

Posted by Christine Kriz on June 28, 2010 at 5:50pm

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Quotes for the Week:

“Great teachers have high expectations for their students, but higher expectations for themselves.”
– Todd Whitaker

“We can never control a classroom until we control ourselves.”
- Todd Whitaker

“Teaching students to read and write is a teacher’s job. Teaching students to love reading and writing is a teacher’s gift.”
- Dale Lumpa

Posted by Christine Kriz on April 12, 2010 at 3:17pm

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Educational Consortium is off and running in 2010

It's only March and we've had 129 teachers attend seminars on everything from Spanish to Make and Take. The evaluations and reviews we've recieved have been outstanding! The most common theme: "this was very practical and I can use it right away in my classroom." I'd love to hear from you if you've attended a seminar.

Posted by Christine Kriz on March 19, 2010 at 2:19pm

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Blizzards, Budgets, and Behavior

One of my favorite quotes ever:

"A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child."

Forest E. Witcraft

I have the utmost respect for those of you who teach our children! As we enter into…

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