Curriculum Connection: All Subjects Upcoming WebinarQuality Counts 2010: The New Surge Toward Common StandardsJoin 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 EducationAmy M. Hightower, Quality Counts project director, EPE Research Center directorMark Bomster, assistant managing editor, Education WeekCraig Stone, online production manager, edweek.org, will moderate this webinarRegister now for this event. Middle Level STEM Education With "Design Squad," "Fetch," and "DragonflyTV" Tuesday, January 26, 8-9 p.m. ETHow Do I Participate?Simply sign up to become a PBS Teacher and you will receive a webinar invite the week of the event. 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 SpeakersSusan 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. Sponsored by PBSFebruary 2010Exploring 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 StudiesFEATURED CHATThursday, Jan. 21, 2010, 2 p.m. Eastern time Sign up here to receive an e-mail reminder about this chat.Making Sense of 21st-Century Skills Chat sponsored by: 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 AssociationCraig D. Jerald, president, Break the Curve ConsultingStephen Sawchuk, staff writer, Education Week, will moderate this chat.Sign up here to receive an e-mail reminder about this chat.UPCOMING CHATSTuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, 3 p.m. Eastern time Sign up here to receive an e-mail reminder about this chat.Perspectives on Common Standards Chat sponsored by: 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 booksGene Wilhoit, executive director of the Council of Chief State School OfficersMark Bomster, assistant managing editor, Education Week, will moderate this chat.Sign up here to receive an e-mail reminder about this chat.White PapersThe Case for Online Professional Development eLearning Spending Strategies and ROI for School Districts and State Departments of Education Archives
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.
Register now for this event.
How Do I Participate?
Simply sign up to become a PBS Teacher and you will receive a webinar invite the week of the event.
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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Curriculum Connection: History and Social Studies
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, 2 p.m. Eastern time
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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.
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, 3 p.m. Eastern time
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.
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The Case for Online Professional Development eLearning Spending Strategies and ROI for School Districts and State Departments of Education
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