eTech Ohio is seeking applications for competitive professional development grants in the amount of $20,000 each to teachers in grades 9-12. These grants will support the creation and use of electronic portfolios (ePortfolios) in Open Source Portfolio (OSP).
As part of this two-year grant, school building(s) within a district may apply for up to $20,000 with a plan for utilizing ePortfolios to integrate technology and support state academic content standards. At most, one building per district may be awarded a grant.
Program Requirements:
- A minimum of one or a maximum of two teachers from a school building may jointly apply for a grant.
- Teachers must participate in a Technical Assistance Audio prior to applying for the grant.
- The building principal, technology coordinator, instructional integrationist and/or curriculum director from the school must be supportive of the teachers' use of ePortfolios.
- The superintendent must sign a letter of support and must also agree that they will obtain a data release from each parent of those students who will be creating ePortfolios.
In order to begin the process of applying for a grant, an online Letter of Intent must be completed and submitted by 5:00 PM (EDT) on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 (no mail, faxes or emails will be accepted). Districts not submitting a Letter of Intent will not be allowed to submit a grant application.
Grant information, including the Request for Proposals, is available online at http://www.etech.ohio.gov/programs/pd_comp/index.jsp . For questions or more information, please contact Sandra Paxton, sandy.paxton@etech.ohio.gov
Posted by: Peggy Whyte
| @ October 2, 2007 8:50:23 PM EDT ( ) |
This pic is from Canaan Valley in 2005. We're headed back again this year. I posted the photo on Flickr® and linked to it from here...
Posted by: Peggy Whyte
| @ September 27, 2007 8:32:39 AM EDT ( ) |
When you hang out with "techies," you always learn something... Such was the case at our School 2.0 Kick-off this week. Melissa and I needed to alternate use of the screen with 2 projectors and we thought we would have to mess with the projector, but alas, Don to the rescue! Low and behold, if you're in Presentation Mode, just type a "B" on the keyboard and the screen will go black! It works on both Mac and Windows... Great tip Don, thanks!
Posted by: Peggy Whyte
| @ September 21, 2007 6:37:17 PM EDT ( ) |
Been playing with this.... It's pretty interesting.
http://www.protopage.com/peggy.whyte#Untitled/More
Posted by: Peggy Whyte
| @ May 17, 2007 6:35:58 PM EDT ( ) |
I love this - it's kinda long, but so worth the listen!
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/66
Posted by: Peggy Whyte
| @ May 17, 2007 6:31:31 PM EDT ( ) |
I posted a podcast this week about geotagging your Flickr photos. Here are some more "screencasts" on that topic from Flicker Help:
http://flickr.com/help/screencasts/vol1
http://flickr.com/help/screencasts/vol2
Posted by: Peggy Whyte
| @ October 24, 2006 9:58:11 PM EDT ( ) |
David shared this with our group today - as he said, "kinda cool and scary at the same time...."
http://www.robinsloan.com/epic/
Posted by: Peggy Whyte
| @ September 18, 2006 11:34:59 PM EDT ( ) |
More from Google! This is totally pointless, but it is kinda addictive.... Playing with words and pictures - if we only had the time!
http://images.google.com/imagelabeler/
Posted by: Peggy Whyte
| @ September 14, 2006 1:46:04 PM EDT ( ) |
This site is for Administrators - lots of great resources for helping your district or your school improve student achievement. Things to note on the site:
- Data Tool - a visual representation of Local Report Card Data (download the software)
- Closing the Gap - A streaming video presentation by Don Washburn
http://www.ohioschoolleaders.org/
Posted by: Peggy Whyte
| @ September 12, 2006 8:54:59 PM EDT ( ) |
I can't really take all the credit for this little tidbit, Lauren showed it to me.... How cool to be able to plot your walking/running path online and get it to calculate the calories burned online! Not sure this fits the bill for classroom related (maybe PE), but it sure is cool! I plotted my route - you can have a look at
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=187207
Try it out for your daily exercise route at http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
Posted by: Peggy Whyte
| @ May 17, 2006 3:08:30 PM EDT ( ) |
Here is some information regarding Praxis III Assessor Training:
One of the best pieces of professional development an educator can have is the Praxis III Assessor Training. Assessors are needed who teach in any field, particularly primary education, science, and math. We currently have assessors who are classroom teachers, principals, superintendents, vocational teachers, prison teachers, professors in teacher education, entry year program coordinators, and supervisors. Whatever the educator's current role, the professional development comes back to the schools in several ways by encouraging others (e.g., entry year teachers, mentors, other classroom teachers) to maintain the high teaching standards as set forth by ETS in their Pathwise mentoring programs, a part of the mentor support required for first year teachers by our state legislature and the Ohio Department of Education. It also provides the common language for a framework that encourages student involvement in the promotion of lessons that teach to extend learning. Finally, it heightens awareness of the teaching standards needed in order to pass Praxis III, required for an entry year teacher to advance to a 5-year license.
Praxis III Assessor Training will be offered in the Ross-Pike County Educational Service District, 475 Western Avenue, Chillicothe, in the conference
room. Training is free of charge. Dates are:
Monday, June 12 9am-2pm
Tuesday-Friday, June 13-16 8am-5pm
Thursday and Friday, July 6 & 7 8am-5pm
If you are interested, or if you know someone who would be a reliable
assessor for Praxis III, please get involved.
Applications must be filed online and are available at this website:
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/teaching-profession/teacher/professional_development/ey_assessment.asp
Click on Praxis III Assessors on the right-hand side bar. Look at
requirements for assessor trainees. Then scroll down to the application.
For further information you may contact Ronda Pauley, Praxis III Regional
Coordinator for the south region, at 740-702-3120 or email at
rpauley@mail.gsn.k12.oh.us.
Posted by: Peggy Whyte
| @ March 28, 2006 2:09:28 PM EST ( ) |
This page has some great video tutorials about creating a Podcast with Audacity (free from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/) for Mac or Windows:
http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm
Posted by: Peggy Whyte
| @ March 18, 2006 3:29:10 PM EST ( ) |
Science Teachers (grades 3-6) will be thrilled with the PD opportunities offered in this flyer from the South Region School Improvement Team! Check it out!
http://128.146.154.223/~peggy/OSCI.pdf (232K PDF)
Posted by: Peggy Whyte
| @ March 17, 2006 6:31:59 PM EST ( ) |
Wow - lots of professional development opportunities for folks in the south region, including ITSCO! Check it out at
http://www.southernoutreach.org/index.htm
Click on the link to "Regional Monthly Newsletters." It's available in Word or as a PDF.
Posted by: Peggy Whyte
| @ March 7, 2006 7:21:06 PM EST ( ) |
You can see the highlights of the eTech State Technology Conference online now at https://www.etech.ohio.gov/. Click on the "Conference" link on the left and then look for "Video- and Audio-on-Demand." Videos include sessions from David Pogue and Willard Daggett. Audio clips include sessions from Dr. Joyce Pittman and Keith Krueger.
ITSCO presentation materials are still available at
http://www.itsco.org/stconf_06.html
Posted by: Peggy Whyte
| @ March 2, 2006 1:26:10 PM EST ( ) |
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