news and notes
During the summer posts will be bimonthly on average.
1 Day Professional Development Plan (PDP) Reviewer Training Session
*SPACE IS STILL AVAILABLE!*
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education-Outreach, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Thursday, June 18, 2009, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Training will allow participants to be listed in the DPI database as qualified reviewers of a professional development team, as well as provide services such as reviewing and approving PDPs and mentoring initial educators. Available for licensed teachers, licensed administrators, licensed pupil service personnel, and IHE representatives. Remember that initial educators will also gain appropriate information from this session.
Lunch will be provided, and parking passes for the UWM Union garage will be available.
Training will be held in the UWM Union, Room 191, 2200 E Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee.
If interested in attending, please contact:
Dustin Schimek at 414-229-4728 or email educout@uwm.edu
For more information on this training, as well as other programs
offered by UWM Education Outreach, please visit:
http://www.edoutreach.soe.uwm.edu
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PBS Teachers and Classroom 2.0
"Summertime and Your Personal Learning Network,"
Tuesday, June 2 at 8 p.m. ET
technology integration specialists Bob Sprankle, Alice Barr and Cheryl Oakes.
In this webinar, our guests will discuss the value of online collaboration and provide guidance for those interested in joining or creating a professional development community during the summer months. They will share their own experiences of expanding their knowledge and improving their practice through online conferences, social networks, and other collaborative technologies. In addition, they will demonstrate tools and best practices to promote technology integration in K-12 classrooms.
To Join This Webinar, Click the Link: Online at Elluminate Live!
Please note: If you are having problems with the above link, please cut and paste the link below into your browser bar.
Tip: Arrive early so you can set up your computer. You can also tour the Elluminate Live! support pages to orient yourself and test your computer ahead of time. We will be online at 7:00 p.m. ET to help you if you have questions.
Note: You will need to install the latest version of the Adobe Flash player to view video for this presentation.
ECB School Services
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UWM School of Education-Outreach is offering a one day workshop entitled:
"An Educators Guide to School Safety and Security"
Date: June 17th, 2009 (Wednesday)
Instructed by Barbara Dorff, Director of Student Services, Green Bay Public Schools and Edward Dorff, Principal, East High School, Green Bay
Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Menomonee Falls High School, Library, W142 N8101 Merrimac Dr., Menomonee Falls, WI
Workshop fee: $40
This workshop will provide an in-depth examination of the four phases of crisis management as currently exercised in established best practices. Each phase, prevention, preparedness, response and recovery will be addressed in multiple modalities including dialectic engagement, active learning through examination and analysis of historical school crisis events and case studies, application of theory to given scenarioes, evaluation of systems and procedures currently in place and creation/modification of an actual crisis plan.
To register online for this workshop, please visit the link below:
http://www4.uwm.edu/soe/departments/outreach/school_safety_workshop.cfm
For information on other programs offered by UWM Education Outreach, please visit:
http://www.edoutreach.soe.uwm.edu
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