Wyoming Public Television - TeacherLine - Home OnDemand Professional development Available. wyoming Public Television to offer on-demand professional development for groups of educators that are http://www.wyoptv.org/teacherline/
Extractions: Register Now for Teacherline Classes - Updated March 7, 2005 Wyoming Public Television TeacherLine is proud to announce four upcoming TeacherLine classes to be offered this summer. These courses are PTSB and UW approved. Each is totally online, which means you do the work when YOU want to! Go to teacherline.pbs.org to find out how TeacherLine courses can help you in the classroom! Meeting Academic Standards with the Internet (INST 145) Curriculum Mapping I (INST 300) Teaching Reading in the Content Areas (RDLA 340) May 31 - July 11, 2005 Instructor: Lynn Kahler Two PTSB credits Two UW graduate credit available Rate of $130; additional $70 for UW grad credits
McREL: Regional Educational Laboratory - REL North Dakota button link to wyoming state information about McREL s work in State Policy Support for Professional development in the Central Region http://www.mcrel.org/rel/
Extractions: McREL currently holds one of ten regional educational laboratory contracts that together make up the Regional Educational Laboratory System , which serves education agencies and schools across the nation. This system represents the U.S. Department of Education's largest research and development investment, designed to help educators, policymakers, and communities improve schools. As is true of all of the regional educational laboratories, McREL is guided by a governing board The focus of the current five-year contract is to help transform low-performing schools into high-performing learning communities and to capture the procedural knowledge necessary to make it happen. To meet this goal, McREL McREL's educational laboratory work in the Central Region is shaped by the common concerns, issues, and special attributes of the seven states that make up the region. To address these problems, McREL has integrated technical assistance, research, and practical guidance into a scope of work that focuses on four areas:
Smart Communities Network: Overview Educational Materials/Programs The University of wyoming School of Environment and Natural Resources Sources of Educational Materials on Sustainable development for Grades K12 http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/efficiency/educ/educatn3.shtml
Extractions: Education Resources for Sustainable Development Education is a key component in achieving successful sustainable community development. A number of colleges and universities offer degree programs or curricula in sustainable development and urban and rural planning to train students for careers in this field. Additionally, many resources offer education materials on sustainable development for K-12 students and teachers. Weve identified some of those resources here. We welcome your suggestions for other resources that would make good additions to this list. Universities and Colleges
Extractions: Staff Members The Educational Equity Center staff is a culturally diverse group of professionals committed to providing equity and diversity in the areas of race, gender and national origin: Staff Member Title Phone Number Email Address Rick Ginsberg, Ph.D Principal Investigator ginsberg@cahs.colostate.edu Ramon Villarreal, M.S. Project Director villarreal@cahs.colostate.edu Kathy Rigsby, M.A Research Associate rigsby@cahs.colostate.edu Jan Perry Evenstad, Ph.D Research Associate evenstad@cahs.colostate.edu Angie Paccione, Ph.D. Research Associate Angela.Paccione@colostate.edu L. Diego Vega, M.S. Technology Coordinator diego.vega@cahs.colostate.edu Monica Mendoza Administrative Assistant mendozam@cahs.colostate.edu Staff Profiles Rick Ginsberg Dr. Rick Ginsberg is currently the Director of the School of Education at Colorado State University , having served in that position since 1995. Since completing his doctorate in 1983, he has served as a faculty member and Co-Director of the Office of Research, University of South Carolina ; and faculty member at the University of New Orleans . Other experiences included Assistant Director, Center for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning, City Colleges of
Calvin College - Education Department Faculty and staff Writings in Christian education PostBA Program Graduate Program Welcome to the Calvin College education Department web page. http://www.calvin.edu/academic/education/
Engineering Schools Of The West News Release $10 Million to Improve Undergrad Engineering education in the Western US Through the development and delivery of engineering and technology http://www.hewlett.org/Programs/Education/Opportunity/News/eswiNewsRelease.htm
Extractions: rreis@hewlett.org $10 Million to Improve Undergrad Engineering Education in the Western U.S. Menlo Park, CA Nine public colleges and universities in nine western states will receive William and Flora Hewlett Foundation grants to fund programs to improve the quality of undergraduate education in engineering and to increase the number of engineering students. These Engineering Schools of the West Initiative grants, ranging from $750,000 to $1.1 million, will support programs to increase retention and recruitment efforts, and to improve student learning through better undergraduate teaching. The nine schools are Boise State University, Colorado School of Mines, Montana State University, New Mexico State University, Northern Arizona University, Oregon State University, University of Nevada, Reno, University of Utah, and the University of Wyoming. These institutions, selected for a commitment to rigorous assessment and ability to sustain long-term outcomes, will collaborate to tackle such issues as new ways to assess student learning or how to provide students with a global orientation to engineering problems.
Meet The OPSP Staff Ernesto is responsible for the development, planning, organization, administration,articulation and implementation of district comprehensive educational http://www.dist.maricopa.edu/opsp/OPSPstaff.html
Extractions: Ernesto is responsible for the development, planning, organization, administration, articulation and implementation of district comprehensive educational systemic change K-12 initiatives such as the following grants: Also past grants such as: Comprehensive Regional Center for Minorities (CRCM) Phoenix Urban Systemic Initiative (USI) Arizona Collaborative for Excellence in the Preparation of Teachers (ACEPT) Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) Interactive Mathematics Program (IMP) Arizona Mathematics and Science Leadership Projects (IKE) Arizona Teacher Excellence Coalition (AZTEC).
Professional Development Academies INTASC Professional development Academies. They are designed to meet theneeds of K12 teachers, teacher educators, and policy makers who are interested http://www.ccsso.org/projects/Interstate_New_Teacher_Assessment_and_Support_Cons
Extractions: select Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Col... DoDEA Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Marian... Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Professional Development Academies Introduction Since 1998, INTASC has conducted a series of professional development academies in conjunction with the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and Alverno College . They are designed to meet the needs of K-12 teachers, teacher educators, and policy makers who are interested in improving teacher preparation, beginning teacher induction, and district-wide mentoring programs through a standards-based approach. Experienced academy facilitators provide participants with ideas and strategies for improving teacher preparation, for assessing beginning teachers through the use of performance assessment, and for supporting teachers and improving their classroom instruction. 2004 Academies INTASC hosted two academies in 2004:
NAESP - Wyoming Registration for all wyoming children through effective educational leadership. Professionaldevelopment workshops at the local, state, and national levels, http://web.naesp.org/forms/wymemb.htm
Extractions: for all Wyoming children through effective educational leadership. Your WAESP/NAESP Membership Provides You with: Consultation and assistance in job-related legal actions through NAESP's Legal Assistance for Principals program. Regular WAESP newsletter and other materials on matters of special interest to Wyoming principals. NAESP publications, including the award-winning Principals magazine, plus the newsletters: Communicator, Streamlined Seminar, Here's How Research Roundup, Focus on Finance, and Report to Parents. Highly qualified state and national staff, including experienced executive directors.
VSA Arts Affiliates: VSA Arts Of Wyoming We offer a wide range of educational programming and events both nationally andthrough our vast Casper, wyoming 82601. Judith Bower Executive Director http://www.vsarts.org/x336.xml
Extractions: Districts Served Horse Warriors Horse Warriors is a year-round equine facilitated prevention program for people with disabilities and at-risk youth 12-21 years of age located in Jackson, Wyoming. Care, riding, and interaction with horses provide subject matter for students to express themselves through journal writings, drawings, music, and other art skills that aid students in improving motion and/or behavioral problems. The Sheridan WYO Theater partners with VSA arts of Wyoming to provide access to the arts for schools and performing artists in northern Wyoming through school workshops, classes, and performances as well as general public performances.
AACC | State Organizations California Association for Postsecondary education and Disability The WyomingCommunity College Commission provides coordination, advocacy, http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ResourceCenter/Reference_Links/S
Extractions: The following list of Web resources is not intended to be comprehensive. Inclusion on this list does not indicate endorsement by the American Association of Community Colleges. If you would like to submit your link for inclusion on this list, email edelmonte@aacc.nche.edu . Requests for links are subject to evaluation for relevance, accuracy, and timeliness. State Organizations Academy for Community College Advancement, Innovation and Modeling
