Instructional programming week of 3/30

From ECB:
Record these programs to use in your classroom or keep in your school library!
The following series will begin airing the weeks of March 30 and April 6 on Wisconsin’s public television stations. Check the Parade of Programs schedule book or the instructional database http://explore.ecb.org/itv/ for individual program information and more details.

WEEK OF MAR. 30
Business and Marketing Education
Biz Kid$, grades 6-12, block schedule (#201-213) begins Thursday, 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. (one program each time slot)

Guidance
Getting Along, grades PK-2, weekly schedule begins Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. and Thursday, 10:15 a.m.

Music
Music to My Ears, grades 7-12, block schedule airs Friday, 3:30 a.m.

Science
American Deserts, grades 3-5, weekly schedule begins Tuesday, 1:50 p.m.
Fundamentals of Chemistry, grades 4-8, weekly schedule begins Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.
Green Means, grades 5-12, block schedule begins Wednesday, 10:31 a.m.

Social Studies
Democracy it is!, grades 1-10, block schedule airs Saturday, 1:30 a.m.
My Neighborhood/My Community, grades K-5, block schedule begins Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
The New Heroes, grades 7-12, block schedule begins Thursday, 1:00 a.m.
What’s Up in Finance, grades 7-12, airs Wednesday, 5:30 a.m., Thursday, 5:00 a.m., Friday, 3:00 a.m., and Sat., 1:00 a.m.

ROLES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY

The public library is a key agency in supporting the educational and learning needs of every person in the community. Libraries offer vital resources for early literacy development, homework help, home-school families, continuing education, and lifelong avocations.
n the third of a series of reports related to technology access in U.S. public libraries, the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Research & Statistics (ORS) is highlighting how public library technology supports the educational and learning needs of people of all ages. The issues brief (http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/ors/plftas/Issues%20brief-Ed.pdf) draws from national data published in the Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study (http://www.ala.org/plinternetfunding).
Among the findings from the national study are:

* 73 percent of libraries report they are the only source of free Internet access in their community;
* 83 percent of public libraries offer online homework resources; and
* 73 percent of public libraries offer information technology training to library patrons to help them use computers and effectively search the Internet.

Staff Development opportunity

Webinar on Restorative Practices: A Positive Approach to Discipline

When: Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 3:30-4:30
Where: Your computer
Cost: $75
Who: All K-12 educators
Learn how to use Restorative Justice practices to:

•Eliminate noon detention
•Reduce suspensions (in and out-of-day school)
•Decrease the number of police referrals
•Reduce the recidivism rate
•Increase instructional time
•Enjoy positive school climate and increased parent support

Copy and paste this link into your browser to register: http://www.solutionwhere.com/cesa7/cw/showcourse.asp?1560.

Information couresy of:
Jo Mellen, Director
NEWIST/CESA 7
2420 Nicolet Drive
Green Bay WI 54311
Phone: 920-465-2599
Fax: 920-465-2723
Toll-free: 800-633-7445
Email: jmellen@cesa7.k12.wi.us
Website: www.newist.org

Music Education = Improved Reading Skills

Music Education Can Help Children Improve Reading Skills


Children exposed to a multi-year program of music involving training in increasingly complex rhythmic, tonal, and practical skills display superior cognitive performance in reading skills compared with their non-musically trained peers, according to a new study.
More information at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090316075843.htm
or see the study published in the journal Psychology of Music:

Joseph M. Piro and Camilo Ortiz.
The effect of piano lessons on the vocabulary and verbal sequencing skills of primary grade students. Journal Psychology of Music, 16th March 2009

DPI Candidates Friday 3/20

Friday, March 20th at 7:00 pm on Wisconsin Public Television

Wisconsin Superintendent of Schools Debate
DPI candidates Tony Evers and Rose Fernandez will answer citizen and moderator questions in Wisconsin Public Television’s studio. The debate is a co-production of Wisconsin Public Radio and TV. The moderators will be Shawn Johnson from WPR and Frederica Freyberg from WPT.

Free- Creating Effective Teacher Professional Development

Free Live Webinar:

*Creating Effective Teacher Professional Development in Tough Economic Times*
When:* Thursday, March 26, 4 p.m., Eastern time.*
Free registration is now open at: http://edweek.org/go/profDev

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 will look at how schools and districts can rethink staff development programs in order both to control costs and improve effectiveness. Tune in at 4 p.m. Eastern time on March 26 for ways to better monitor and target spending, improve the strategic focus of offerings, and utilize new, often low-cost ideas and resources.

Related Story:
"Reinventing Professional Development in Tough Times ," from the Spring 2009 issue of the /Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook/

About the Guests:

*Stephanie Hirsh,* executive director of the National Staff Development Council

*Regis A. Shields, *director of Education Resource Strategies

This webinar will be moderated by Anthony Rebora, managing editor of teachermagazine.org and Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook

New Database Offers Children's Literature Review

UW-Milwaukee now has access to Gale's Literature Criticism Online which includes Children's Literature Review. Access this database through Metasearch or a title search in the online catalog or from this link:
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/LitCrit?locID=cicctr

Literature Criticism Online brings together backfiles of several literary series from Gale: Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Shakespearean Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400-1800, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism Short Story Criticism, Drama Criticism and Children's Literature Review. Try it out!

New ECB "Surf" Report - Sprechen Sie Deutsch?

Sprechen Sie Deutsch? The March Surf Report from ECB features Web sites for teachers and students of German. You'll find audio and video clips with native speakers, games, information about Germany and German culture and more.

Surf on over to _http://explore.ecb.org_

Permanent link to German surf report:
_http://explore.ecb.org/surf/surf_report?subject=116_

Chancellor's Library Scholars Awards Applications due FRIDAY

Applications for the Chancellor's Golda Meir Library Scholars Awards are due before 5:00 p.m., Friday, March 6, 2009!

*Description of the Program.*

The Chancellor’s Golda Meir Library Scholar program is designed to provide two advanced graduate students with the resources necessary to pursue a year’s intensive research in their chosen academic fields. The primary criteria are as follows:

1. The candidate’s overall scholarly record, including but not
limited to previous degrees, grade point average, professional
presentations and publications, teaching and service.
2. A clearly demonstrated need and intent to make substantial use of
the resources of the Golda Meir Library.

The Golda Meir Library will supply the award recipients with specialized information assistance and a study carrel for the duration of the awards. Additionally, the recipients are encouraged to use some of the funds to travel to national and/or international conferences, and to other institutions that are helpful in fostering work done primarily through the Golda Meir Library.

*Terms of the Awards.*

At the end of the award period, the Chancellor’s Golda Meir Library Scholars will present the results of their research at one of the installments of the Library’s /The Scholar and the Library: Fall 2010/Spring 2011 Series. /

*How to Apply.*

Please complete the application form (attached) and return it to Kenneth Buelow before 5:00 p.m., Friday, March 6, 2009. The form is also available on the web at
http://www.graduateschool.uwm.edu/forms-and-downloads/students/library-scholar-award-application.pdf

Further information may be obtained from:
Kenneth D. Buelow
Director, Information, Technology & Analysis
The Graduate School
Mitchell 243
Tel: (414) 229-5449
Fax: (414) 229-2328
E-mail buelow@uwm.edu

Free Live Webinar

Free Live Webinar:

*Economic Stimulus & Powering Through the Recession*
When:* Tuesday, March 10th at 1pm Eastern time.*
Free registration is now open at: http://edweek.org/go/economic-stimulus

What will President Obama's stimulus package mean for K-12 budgets? How can you make best use of federal dollars to protect instruction and extend achievement amid cutbacks at the state and local levels?

Join our expert panel on March 10 at 1 p.m. Eastern time for a free live webinar on what’s coming down the pike and how to power your way through the recession.

Guests:

*Michael Casserly*, executive director of the Council of the Great City Schools

*Deborah Rigsby*, director of federal legislation for the National School Boards Association