The November Google Midwest Summit was a two-day, hands-on conference focusing on integrating Google for Education in K-12 and Higher Ed learning environments. All presentations were from Google for Education Certified Innovators and Certified Trainers, and local Googly talent. Submitted by Mary Maderich
Tuesday, December 19, 2017 e-Courier
* Hayward Team Hits the Midwest Summit * PAC and BOC Meetings * Bayfield School Science Festival * IMC * Student Services Center * Special Education * BadgerCare * Visit us on Facebook, CESA #12 Google Community, Twitter, and our Website!
In this edition
PAC and BOC Meetings PAC- Friday, December 15th @ CESA #12 PAC- Friday, January, 19th @ CESA #12 BOC- Tuesday, December 19th @ CESA #12- 7:00pm (ITV Mtg) BOC- Tuesday, January 16th @ CESA #12- 7:00pm (ITV)
Hayward Team Hits the Midwest Google Summit!
BAyfield school science festival
Submitted by: Mary Maderich
IMC
Submitted by: Sandi Szafranski
Bill Nye The Science Guy Series Bill Nye knows how to provide easy access to hard science with humor and hands-on activities. Video episodes encourage students to ask questions and uncover the answers. Bill Nye The Science Guy covers a range of topics including health, math, nature, and the environment. All videos are free to use on Wisconsin Media Lab at wimedialab.org! Submitted by: Mary Maderich
MENTOR NETWORK A new network to support CESA 12 trained mentors through the sharing of information and professional development opportunities around mentoring and/or anything that might support initial educators has been formed. It also serves as a professional resource and networking body to support best practices in mentoring. We will meet quarterly from 4:00 - 5:00PM via Zoom February 20, 2018 May 2, 2018 These webinars are FREE, as they will be covered by the 2017-2018 PRMG Please register for each event separately on MyQuickReg Submitted by: Ellen Nelson
Student Services Center
FREE Google Slides Themes SlideCarnival.com has templates & themes that work with Google Slides and PowerPoint, to help you make a professional presentation that has all of the elements you need to effectively communicate your message and impress your audience...completely FREE! Submitted by: Mary Maderich
College Bound Students: Prepare for ACT, SAT or AP Exams! LearningExpress Library in Badgerlink is a collection of web-based college entrance exams that are free to Wisconsin residents and consists of practice tests and interactive tutorials that will help you prepare for college. Go tobadgerlink.dpi.wi.gov> Click All Resources > Scroll down to LearningExpress Library College Preparation Center and register for your account.
Teacher Feature!! During the Title 1 and Friends meeting on December 1, 2017, Ellie Kolodzieski, Title 1 Teacher at Lake Superior Intermediate School of the Ashland School District, highlighted the Sigurd Olson Young Authors Literacy Conference at Northland College in November. This conference featured authors and illustrators. Ellie share the chosen books with the Title 1 group. Thanks Ellie!
Title 1 News My Favorite Things was the theme for the group’s meeting on December 1, 2017. This group of teacher leaders is full of knowledge and great ideas that is one of the reasons why they are one of my favorite groups. We read, watch, discuss and innovative ideas to support all learners. This meeting provides Title 1 teachers with DPI Updates, new strategies and tech tips for readers and writers. District leaders need to watch for more news on the ESSA LEA plan that will be due in the spring. Check the DPI website for the latest LEA plan updates. Submitted by: Julie Jensen
New Standards for Information and Technology Literacy, Music, and Science FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017
Key partners across the state have been hard at work updating standards in Information Technology and Literacy; Music; and Science to meet societal expectations and provide educators an updated guide for planning curriculum and lessons. The updated standards also establish grade-band expectations for students across a given subject area. Standards in the classroom Academic standards serve as written goals for teaching and learning that tell students, parents, educators, and citizens what students should have learned at a given point in time. Standards in a subject area help ensure that schools offer students the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for success in that subject. The updated standards seek to provide educators an idea of what the standards could look like in practice. In the revised science standards, early elementary school students are expected to use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and understand that all organisms have external parts that they use to perform daily functions to make sense of phenomena and solve problems. A lesson to support that standard might have students investigate various ways that animals keep warm in the winter and then use biomimicry to design a method to keep a cup of water warm inside a cooler of ice (or outside). Similarly, a music standard in elementary school expects students to “explore and demonstrate an understanding of the elements of music by reading, singing and/or playing an instrument.” A lesson to support that standard might have students investigate musical form through performance and describe the different sections of a song. The Information and Technology Literacy (ITL) standards amplify the human capacity for collaboration, creativity, and communication through the responsible use of technology. Using the standards in the classroom provide educators with different approaches to coding and design thinking. Standards across grade bands guide connections and enrichment, ensuring that students gain a deeper level of learning in the subject area as they progress through school. Next Steps Looking ahead, the State Superintendent’s Standards Review Council recommended that we pursue a formal rewrite of Wisconsin’s social studies and environmental education standards. Work has begun on revising those standards and a draft will be released early next year for public and educator review. Submitted by: Mary Maderich
Special Education
Submitted by: Stephanie Lulich
Submitted by: Holly Evensen
Badgercare
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