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ISTE and NYSCATE - Together at NECC
On Monday, June 29th from 5:30 - 6:30 pm NYSCATE, an ISTE affiliate, will be hosting an event at NECC. The event will take place at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel in meeting room 3. This event is an opportunity for you to network and make connections with other professionals passionate about technology from New York State. If you’re not a member of NYSCATE, you should be. As of February of this year, joining NYSCATE is free for New York educators. NYSCATE is also hosting an annual conference on November 22-24, 2009 in Rochester, NY. Please visit the NYSCATE site for more details.
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills to Host Interactive Live Cyber Summit this June!
 Press Release copied from here |
WHAT: The Partnership for 21st Century Skills will host the Cyber Summit on 21st Century Skills from June 1 – 12, 2009.The summit, which will take place solely online, affords thousands education, policy, civic, community and business leaders the opportunity to interact with one another and discuss important education reform initiatives. The Cyber Summit leads up to the National Education Summit on 21st Century Skills, which will take place on June 12 in Washington, D.C.During the Cyber Summit, there will be ongoing forums in which luminaries will analyze and discuss key 21st century skills and knowledge resources, including:
The Cyber Summit will also feature a unique collection of videos that demonstrate how rigorous core subjects can be combined with 21st century skills in classrooms. In addition, there will be a series of live webinars featuring education leaders across the nation, including six state education commissioners/superintendents/directors. These webinars will focus on what is happening at the national, state, and district levels and best practices for how 21st century skills fit into core class instruction. WHO: Dr. Steven Paine, Superintendent of Schools, West Virginia WHEN: June 1 – 12, 2009 WHERE: www.21stcenturyskills.org/cybersummit Contact: Albert Lang |
CTL Recap
Just in case you weren’t able to attend the Celebration of Teaching and Learning, I wanted to introduce you to some of the keynote speakers you may have missed. When you have time, indulge in a little bit of professional self-development. As an educator, you were the main and most important topic of conversation at the celebration.
Here are some videos and links for you to peruse and reflect upon.
Sir Kenneth Robinson asked the question, “Do schools kill creativity?”
Danica McKellar explained her books Kiss My Math and Math Doesn’t Suck.
Google CEO, Eric Schmidt was interviewed by Charlie Rose.
Temple Grandin talked about living with Autism and how to help students. You can hear a conversation with Temple Grandin on NPR.
Bill Gates Unplugged
Watch this video from TedTalks. While Bill Gates’ entire speech is very engaging, you’ll need to scroll to a little less than half way to watch his talk about education. What do you think about his feelings on education reform?
What’s Your Digital Dossier?
Thanks to Steve Dembo and Andy Carvin for passing this forward.
What’s your digital dossier? What does this change in technology mean for you, your children and your students?
DE Streaming Feedback
Discovery wants to hear from you.
Discuss the future of Discovery Education Streaming in one-on-one feedback sessions. Each session will last approximately one hour.
If you are interested in volunteering please send your name, school district, subjects/grades that you teach and time slot that you are interested in to Shelley Santora Jones
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As always, Discovery appreciates your help and support!
