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Quality Counts 2010: The New Surge Toward Common Standards
Join us Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. Eastern time for this live, interactive presentation. Produced With Generous Support from The Pew Center on the States.
Quality Counts 2010 explores the widening national debate over common academic standards. Join the report’s authors for an in-depth discussion of what they discovered through their research and reporting, as well as the EPE Research Center’s annual updates in four key areas of education policy and performance.
Guests:
Christopher B. Swanson, vice president of research and development, Editorial Projects in Education
Amy M. Hightower, Quality Counts project director, EPE Research Center director
Mark Bomster, assistant managing editor, Education Week
Craig Stone, online production manager, edweek.org, will moderate this webinar
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Middle Level STEM Education With "Design Squad," "Fetch," and "DragonflyTV" Tuesday, January 26, 8-9 p.m. ET
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PBS Teachers enjoy access to all of our FREE services, including the PBS Teachers online community, where preK-12 educators can collaborate with their peers, discuss digital media use, and "save" online instructional resources. Members of PBS Teachers also receive a 10% discount at the PBS Educational Media website.
About Our January 26th Guest Speakers
Susan Buckey is an Outreach Project Director at WGBH at Educational Foundation. She conducts workshops, creates educational resources, and coordinates events for PBS KIDS shows like FETCH, Design Squad, and ZOOM. Susan has regularly offered workshops to teachers, childcare providers, after school providers, engineers, kids, and parents over the past nine years. Prior to working at WGBH, she taught fourth grade.
Natalie Hebshie is an Outreach Coordinator at WGBH Educational Foundation. She builds awareness for, provides training around, and encourages use of WGBH series' resources. She has facilitated workshops around engineering, media literacy, and educational children’s programming at WGBH for the past seven years.
Dr. Lisa Regalla is the Science Editor at Twin Cities Public Television for the Emmy-award winning children's television series DragonflyTV and the new series SciGirls. She serves as the science advisor and develops educational resources for both formal and informal audiences. Lisa obtained her PhD from the University of Florida in chemistry, specializing in biochemistry. She has a passion for communicating science to the public and began her science education career as the Manager of School Partnerships and Outreach Program Coordinator at the Da Vinci Science Center in Pennsylvania. She was also an Education Associate at the Museum of Science, Boston, specializing in informing the public on nanoscale science and engineering.
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February 2010
Exploring the "Faces of America" (access links to be updated as soon as PBS provides required information)
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Curriculum Connection: History and Social Studies
FEATURED CHAT
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, 2 p.m. Eastern time
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Making Sense of 21st-Century Skills
About This Chat: Few education reform ideas are as influential—and as polarizing—as “21st-century skills.” Join us for an in-depth discussion of whether and how collaboration, technological literacy, and critical thinking can be fostered within core academic-content areas.
Guests:
Patte Barth, director, Center for Public Education at the National School Boards Association
Craig D. Jerald, president, Break the Curve Consulting
Stephen Sawchuk, staff writer, Education Week, will moderate this chat.
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UPCOMING CHATS
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, 3 p.m. Eastern time
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Perspectives on Common Standards
About This Chat: As a major push by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association for common academic standards gains steam, challenges and questions abound: Is their approach a wise one? Will implementation details energize or deflect the momentum? Using the latest data and journalism in Quality Counts 2010, our guests will provide insight and perspective on this timely issue. Join us for an in-depth discussion of the pros and cons of the new effort to establish common standards and assessments across states.
Guests:
Alfie Kohn, author of “What Does It Mean To Be Well Educated? And More Essays on Standards, Grading, and Other Follies” and other education books
Gene Wilhoit, executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers
Mark Bomster, assistant managing editor, Education Week, will moderate this chat.
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Welcome to the NEW PBS Teachers Site!
PBS Teachers hosted a free webinar for educators on Thursday, October 22nd at 8 p.m. ET to showcase its recently updated website. PBS Teachers relaunched during the summer of 2009 and continues to roll out new Web 2.0 functionalities and new and reorganized content. The redesigned website makes it easier and quicker for educators to find appropriate instructional and professional development resources from across all PBS' education services. During the webinar, PBS Teachers staff provided a tour of the site, including search and browse functionalities that let educators access resources related to PBS on-air and online programs and information on exclusive content such as the PBS Teachers Activity Packs and Media Infusion blog.
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Using 21st Century Resources to Enhance Math Teaching & Learning
Professional development experts and educational consultants from the Emmy award-winning math mystery series Cyberchase shared innovative strategies for teaching elementary math using video, online interactive games, and more. Participants also learned how to access over 125 Cyberchase video segments and accompanying lesson plans, as well as many additional educational resources, using the VITAL/Teachers' Domain service.
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Remixing Shakespeare for 21st Century Students
Shakespeare scholars from the Folger Shakepeare Library and innovative teachers from across the country demonstrate methods for teaching Shakespeare's King Lear using digital media. Participants learn practical and exciting ways to use Web 2.0 tools to help students grasp Shakespeare's language, characters, and more. The webinar also features a sneak preview of Great Performances: King Lear, which airs in late March 2009 (check local listings).
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Teaching and Learning with Digital Natives
John Palfrey, director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, discusses his new book, Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives. The discussion focuses on how this population interacts with information, institutions and each other in new ways. Participants also learn about the need for educators to become familiar with the technologies of digital natives and use these technologies to compliment their pedagogy.
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Looking for Lincoln:
Changing Views of History, Changing Views of Race
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., host and writer of the WNET documentary Looking for Lincoln discusses the film and how Americans' understanding of and attitudes toward Lincoln, African American history and culture continue to evolve. Dr. Gates is joined by Peter Kunhardt and Jon Maggio, the film's producer and producer/director, respectively. The webinar includes a tour of the Looking for Lincoln site and discussion of resources and strategies for teachers.
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Long-Term Strategies: Maximizing Your Stimulus Dollars
This Webinar was streamed live on Thursday, Oct. 15 @ 2 p.m.
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The $100 billion in economic-stimulus funds going to America’s schools present districts with a unique opportunity and a challenge. How can school districts spend the one-time funding in ways that bring lasting positive academic effects and ensure a good return on taxpayers’ investment? Join us as two superintendents describe how their districts are deploying their stimulus dollars to achieve the greatest long-term impact.
E-Learning's Role When the Flu or Other Emergencies Strike
This Webinar was streamed live on Thursday, Oct. 8 @ 2 p.m. This Webinar was streamed live on Thursday, Oct. 8 @ 2 p.m. Click here to view the on-demand event now.
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Concerns about school closings or significant absences caused by the H1N1 flu virus are pushing schools to use technology more heavily in their day-to-day activities and explore creative ways of ensuring continuity of learning. Some schools with e-learning tools or programs already in place are expanding or expediting their use. Such tactics are also being considered for use during closings prompted by hurricanes, snow, or other situations.
Cellphones as Instructional Tools
Cellphones have been called “the new paper and pencil” or “the new laptop,” and they could be in the hands of as many as 10 million to 15 million schoolchildren in the next few years. For their instructional potential and ability to connect students to the Internet, mobile devices are quietly making their way into schools in the United States and abroad. What does your district, school, or classroom need to make this technology leap? Guests will discuss policy and implementation issues and offer practical curriculum ideas for every subject.
Creating Effective Teacher Professional Development in Tough Economic Times
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Teaching experts don't necessarily see the current financial crunch in schools as all bad when it comes to teacher professional development. Many believe it could bring focus and innovative thinking to practices that are too often fragmented and hidebound by convention. This webinar looks at how schools and districts can rethink staff development programs in order both to control costs and improve effectiveness.
Presenters:
Stephanie Hirsh, executive director of the National Staff Development Council.
Regis A. Shields, director of Education Resource Strategies.
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