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Illinois State Museum Seeks K-12 Teacher Input for New Project
The Illinois State Museum (ISM) is seeking teacher input for its Oral
History of Illinois Agriculture Project. The project is planning to
develop an interactive Web module called the Audio-Video Barn featuring
new digital oral-history interviews with people involved in agriculture
and rural life in Illinois, associated educational resources, and links
to ISM online collections. The site will be launched in fall 2009.
Active and retired K-12 teachers can help shape the development of the
educational resources by completing the Teacher Survey on the project's
website at
http://www.museum.state.il.us/avbarn/
Coaching for Transfer is Coming to Chicago July 9-11, 2008
This three-day seminar, to be presented by Robin Fogarty & Brian Pete,
authors of From Staff Room to Classroom: Planning and Coaching
Professional Learning, is a scheduled pre-conference at ASCD National
Convention in Orlando 2009. This Level II Training, Coaching for
Transfer is best suited for literacy coaches, math coaches,
inclusion coaches, school principals, assistant principals, staff
developers, curriculum coordinators, teacher leaders and other members
of the staff who provide instructional support. For more program and
registration information, go to
http://www.robinfogarty.com
FY09 Reading Improvement Block Grant
Applications
The FY09 Reading Improvement Block Grant application became available
for completion through the eGrants system on Thursday, April 17. All
eligible school districts serving grades K-6 may apply. Projected
allocations for FY09, which are contingent on legislative approval, can
be found near the bottom of the Budget Detail page of the application.
Districts also may check their projected allocations by going to
http://www.isbe.net/curriculum/reading/html/gran t.htm.
Some districts will see changes in funds
due to census poverty data. The due date for the Reading Improvement
Block Grant application is June 15. The start date for use of grant
funds is Tuesday, July 1, or the date a substantially approvable
application has been received by ISBE, whichever is later. All FY09
funds must be spent by June 30, 2009.
Recruiting More Men to Teach
Elementary School
Stereotypes and low pay keep men away from teaching. But that Y
chromosome can make a huge difference in the classroom. Read more at
http://www.edutopia.org/male-teacher- shortage
Still Time to Respond to Call for
Proposals
We are still accepting
proposals for presentations at the 28th Annual Illinois ASCD
Statewide Conference for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Educators to
be held on March 5-6, 2009 at the Renaissance Hotel in Schaumburg, IL.
For a copy of the Call for Proposals,
CLICK HERE. We will give priority consideration to those submitted
by May 31, 2008, however, we will continue to accept proposals for
further consideration afterwards.
High School
Leaders: Register Now for the Third Annual Coalition High School
Conference
The third annual High School Conference sponsored by the Coalition for
Illinois High Schools is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, June 16-17,
2008 at the Doubletree Hotel in Bloomington,
Illinois. The theme of the conference is Leadership and
Learning: Connecting the Dots, and will feature Doug Reeves and
Deborah Pickering as keynote presenters. Program and registration
information is now available at
http://www.illinoisascd.org/pdfs/pdfs/cih
sconference2008.pdf
FY09 Reading
Improvement Block Grant Applications
The FY09 Reading
Improvement Block Grant application became available for completion
through the eGrants system on Thursday, April 17. All eligible school
districts serving grades K-6 may apply. Projected allocations for FY09,
which are contingent on legislative approval, can be found near the
bottom of the Budget Detail page of the application. Districts also may
check their projected allocations by going to
http://www.isbe.net.
Some districts will see changes in funds due to census poverty data. The
due date for the Reading Improvement Block Grant application is June 15.
The start date for use of grant funds is Tuesday, July 1, or the date a
substantially approvable application has been received by ISBE,
whichever is later. All FY09 funds must be spent by June 30, 2009.
Sustainable,
School-wide Social and Emotional Learning Implementation Workshops
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
is pleased to announce two workshops designed to equip school
administrators and their teams with the tools and skills needed to
implement high quality, sustainable, evidence-based social and emotional
learning programming that is integrated into all aspects of schooling.
Featured will be the CASEL's Implementation Guide and Toolkit. The
workshops are July 24-25, 2008 and August 14- 15, 2008, both in
Chicago, IL. The Guide, and the Toolkit
can help your school create a planning team, develop a shared vision,
conduct needs and resources assessments, assess impacts, communicate
with families, develop funding, and much more. For registration
information, go to CASEL's website at
http://www.casel.org/
and download the
registration form at
http://www.casel.org,
or contact Cynthia Coleman (colemanc@uic.edu)
today. Deadline is extended to May 15th.
An Early
Literacy and Language Initiative That Works
Robin Miller Young, Illinois ASCD
member, presenter at the PreK/K Annual Conference, and Student Services
Coordinator for Indian Prairie School District #204, was a co-author of
an article titled Project ELI: Improving Early Literacy Outcomes,
published in the May/June issue of the Principal magazine, a
publication of the National Association of Elementary School Principals
(NAESP). It is an article about the district's early literacy and
language RtI model. The article is available to the public, so just go
to
http://www.naesp.org/
ASCD
Outstanding Young Educator Award
ASCD, in its ongoing search for what works in schools, has decided to
highlight and celebrate the accomplishments of young educators who
achieve excellence and equity in teaching and learning. The ASCD
Outstanding Young Educator Award candidate is an education professional,
40 years of age or younger, who demonstrates exemplary commitment and
exceptional contribution to the profession. The deadline for nominations
is Aug. 1, 2008. Nominate a colleague today. Go to
http://www.ascd.org
Plan Ahead to
Attend ASCD 2008 Conference on Teaching and Learning
Plan to attend the ASCD 2008 Conference on Teaching and Learning. The
conference will be held October 24-26, 2008 in
Los Angeles, California. For more conference information on this
conference, Professional Practices That Work: What's Blocking High
Student Achievement? , go to
http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.4bf962
cfeb89d92abfb3ffdb62108a0c/
Understanding by
Design Exchange
Understanding by Design is a framework for designing curriculum,
assessments and instruction that explores questions, such as: How do you
know that students truly understand and can apply their understanding in
a meaningful way? How can you design courses and units to emphasize
understanding rather than coverage? What instructional practices are
both engaging and effective for developing student understanding? The
Understanding by Design Exchange is a Web site dedicated to the design
of curriculum, assessment and instruction that leads students to a deep
understanding of content. Visit
http://www.ubdexchange.org/index.cfm
Literacy
Academy to Focus on Understanding the Reading and Writing Connection
To help schools or districts enhance students' ability to use text to
master subject area content and to express their thinking by writing
about their learning, ASCD is offering The Literacy Academy. The academy
will provide both large-group and "job-alike" opportunities for
educators to learn how to use reading and writing to increase student
learning of the content, while honing students' ability to get meaning
from text and to communicate that learning through writing. The academy
will be held July 21 to 24, 2008, in Montreal,
Quebec, Canada. Find out more at
https://www.ascd.org
A Notice for
Your PreK/K Teachers! Illinois ASCD
Summer One-Day Workshop
Illinois ASCD is sponsoring a one-day
summer Make- and Take workshop for PreK and K teachers. Titled
Starting Out Your New School Year, the workshop will be presented by
Donna Whyte (http://www.the
smartiezone.com/),
a regular featured speaker at the annual
Illinois ASCD PreK/K Conference. She will focus on ideas for PreK
and K teachers to create bulletin boards, welcome back students, plan
for parents' night, use board games, and lots of other back to school
fun things. Program information and registration form are available at
http://www.illinoisascd.org/pdfs/Donna _Whyte_Workshop.pdf.
CPDUs will be offered.
Making A Pledge to
Our Children Through Our Leadership
is the Theme of
the 7th Annual Leadership Institute
The Seventh Annual Illinois
ASCD/IASA Leadership Institute is scheduled for Sunday- Tuesday,
July 27-29, 2008 at Eagle Ridge Inn and Resort in
Galena, IL. Co-sponsored by
Illinois ASCD and the Illinois
Association of School Administrators, this dynamic event will have as
its theme, Making a Pledge to Our Children Through Our Leadership.
The Leadership Institute program and registration flyer is now available
at
http://www.illinoisascd.org/ under
Calendar/ Conferences.
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