Create algebra resources with Moodle and the Oregon Virtual School District.

Registration: Click on "read more" and use the sign up link at the bottom of the page to register.

Dates: January 23, February 27, April 24, May 8

Workshop hours: 9am - 3pm

Cost: Free, stipend ($180 x 4 days) to offset substitute costs is available for one teacher from each NWRESD district.

We have funding from ODE for 20 algebra teaches to collaborate using Moodle and the ORVSD to produce algebra teaching and assessment resources. Each NWRESD district is invited to send one algebra teacher to four, one-day, workshops to create and learn to use Moodle based assessments and teaching tools. 

• Create online assessments for classroom progress checks and district-wide benchmark evaluations.
• Use online resources to enhance instruction
• Create multimedia based, student-centered instructional tools.
• Use Moodle and ORVSD tools to collaborate and share best practices with other math teachers in the region. 

We'll have access to the computers in the training labs here at the NWRESD but participants are encouraged to bring laptops as well. Contact Paul Nelson for more information.

Download flyer (algebra_orvsd_flyer.pdf) 

Sometimes you can't link to a YouTube video or embed it in your blog because YouTube is blocked. You may need to find the video on another site, like TeacherTube.com or try to download a copy to show locally.

There is a javascript that will help download the video. Just bookmark Download Script and when you are viewing the YouTube video you need, click on the bookmark for additional YouTube download options.

Note that your downloaded video should not be re-posted on the web or you will be violating YouTube terms of use.

Oregon IT Directors Present

Master Schedule Building Workshop

at Multnomah ESD 

A comprehensive workshop presenting the basic concepts of Master Schedule construction, allowing you to develop a superior school schedule. Learn how to plan, organize, build, and evaluate a Master Schedule for your school that can easily be put to use with your school’s system.

Additional sessions available at both Willamette and Linn-Benton-Lincoln ESDs. 

Click on the attachment for complete information.

A. M. Session: Administering the PSAT/NMSQT to 10th Graders "Nuts & Bolts" Workshop from the college board

P. M. Session Administering the PSAT/NMSQT to 10th Graders: "Nuts & Bolts" Workshops from the College Board

Required MAC Coordinator's Training, here at the NWRESD. If you are going to train staff for MAC surveys, you must attend this training. Register below.

 -- Paul Nelson

 

Interest in sessions hosted in the Open Source Lab at NECC 2008 in San Antonio has been high, too high. NECC staff have posted session closed signs outside the lab doors and stationed volunteers to prevent teachers from entering already overflowing sessions. Advice on the conference floor is to plan on coming an hour early to get a seat in popular sessions.

 

Moodle is the focus of many NECC educators this year. The NECC.Ning.com Moodle group is active with discussion on sessions and ideas for unconference meetups. Moodle sessions have been hot and teachers can't seem to get enough this year.

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Attached (see bottom of post...) are order forms for Discovery Education content and Learn360 content.

Please return these to me by June 12. I know this is a crazy time of the year. It's important that we get these in because some districts need invoices to pay from this year's budget so we're working against a June 30 deadline.

Discovery Instructions:
ESDs, please work with your districts to determine the building count for Discovery usage. Pricing is per building. Please submit one sheet for each district in your ESD area.
Fax to (503)614-1440, attn: Paul Nelson

Districts, if your ESD as a whole is no longer using Discovery, you can still order Discovery content using the state-wide RFP prices. Just use the Discovery order form and send it to your ESD and ask them to forward it to us.

1. The Oregon 2006-2010 Technology Plan
   This is a good document in terms of general ideas and specific, grade-level directions.
2. Oregon classroom environment technology checklist  - Based on the Oregon curriculum goals for grade 5, this is what a classroom would need to meet the Oregon goals for using technology.
3. NETS Standards for:
   Students - NETS-S (2007),