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SECO/ODE Professional Development Opportunity
Application DUE Jan 5!
The Ohio Department of Education and SECO are collaborating to create a state-wide network of science curriculum developers, presenters and teacher educators committed to improving the teaching of learning of science K-8 by:
- Increasing the implementation of research-based science education practices in Ohio's K-8 classrooms; and
- Developing products (participant papers) that will provide K-8 integration of new research-based practices in Ohio's science classrooms.
ODE is looking for science leaders from each of the ten SECO districts in the State of Ohio to complete a professional development course. More information is available on the application.
Free Teacher Appreciation Fair
TLC Learning Consultants will have a booth at the Gahanna Teacher Appreciation Fair, Friday November 21, 2008, 4pm-7pm. All teachers (Gahanna and any other disctricts) are welcome to enjoy free chair massages, mini-facials, and enter for great door prizes. Come visit us for a chance to win a soft-sided briefcase embriodered with our MESF logo!
Click here for more information or email Tracy@TLCLearningConsultants.org
South Central Ohio Computer Association Conference
December 2-3, 2008
TLC Learning Consultants will be presenting an introduction to the Ohio Resource Center and Thinkfinity web sites at the SCOCA conference at the Deer Creek Lodge in Mt. Sterling (just south of Columbus on I-71). The two day conference will provide professional development opportunities for Superintendents, Treasurers, EMIS Coordinators, Student Service personnel, ITC Administrative Support staff, Technology Coordinators and Librarians. Please visit http://www.scoca-k12.org/conference/ for more information.
Incorporating Inquiry to Enhance Engagement
Fall 2008 (Course will be repeated in Jan 2009)
Join us for a two part workshop on incorporating inquiry to enhance science education. Learn what forms inquiry can take and dispel some of the myths associated with integrating inquiry instruction. Engage in an Inquiry Challenge from the Ohio Resource Center. Seamlessly incorporate inquiry into existing lessons. Create additional inquiry-based, learning cycle lessons.
After completing Incorporating Inquiry to Enhance Engagement , science educators at all levels will be able to:
- Deepen their understanding of science as inquiry
- Align instruction to the science content and process skills in the Ohio Academic Content Standards
- Incorporate rich, relevant science content
- Locate and evaluate science resources online
- Reflect on adaptations necessary to meet individual student needs
Through iDiscovery, participants get continued support as they integrate inquiry into their classrooms. While sharing ideas and lesson plans with colleagues, they earn 2 free semester hours of graduate credit from Miami University.
Graduate credit (1 or 3 quarter hours) is available from The Ohio State University at a reduced rate.