Wyoming Education Association

Fall 2013

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TEACHING & LEARNING Keep On Learning! PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WEA can provide professional development for your local association, school, or district! See available trainings at:  http:// wyoea.org/teaching-learning/. Contact your region's WEA UniServ Director or kscheurman@nea.org to schedule a training today! ØThis month's highlighted offering: How to be Smart Online: Social Media and Electronic Communication in the Education World. Protect yourself from making bad decisions that, when shared with the online world, could jeopardize your employment. Connect with colleagues from across the nation The Great Public Schools Network has launched! It is NEA's online professional network and resource tool that connects members and the community together to promote student success and improve public education. You are invited to join the GPS Network at www.gpsnetwork.org today!   Explore Wyoming PBS' Educator Tool Wyoming PBS Learning Media is a FREE, on-demand media service developed especially for PreK-12 and Higher Education educators. It provides instant access to thousands of classroom-ready, curriculum-targeted interactives, videos, images, and audio clips from PBS and public media partners. Register at http://wyoming.pbslearningmedia.org/ to gain access to: •20,000+ digital assets designed to support student achievement •Classroom resources supporting Common Core State Standards •Content that can be saved, tagged, and easily shared with colleagues and students.   Teaching About the Holocaust and Genocide—November 2-3, 2013. A 2-day teacher workshop on teaching the Holocaust and other genocides. This workshop is presented by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in cooperation with the University of Wyoming and the Colorado Holocaust Educators. PTSB credit is available for attendees. For more information, please contact Dr. David Messenger at dmesseng@uwyo.edu or 307766-6276. 2014 Special & General Education Conference: Inclusion, Collaboration and Differentiated Learning— March 5-7, 2014, Seattle, WA. Strategies for teaching all children, including students with multiple challenges and gifted learners preschool-12th grade. Full-day courses designed for general classroom teachers, special education professionals, gifted educators, & administrators. www.rehabseminars.org Information on New Healthcare Law My Coverage Wyoming is an informational initiative to help Wyoming residents understand the new healthcare law called the Affordable Care Act. Providing user-friendly information, partnership organizations want to ensure that Wyoming knows the impact of the new law and what to expect heading into 2014. For meaningful and unbiased facts about changes to healthcare coverage, please go to: http://www.mycoveragewyoming.org/ for information. GRANTS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES NCTM: Using Mathematics to Teach Music The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' "Using Mathematics to Teach Music" grant encourages the incorporation of music into the elementary school classroom to help young students learn mathematics. Any acquisition of equipment must support the proposed plan but not be the primary focus of the grant. Proposals must address the following: the combining of mathematics and music; the plan for improving students' learning of mathematics; and the anticipated impact on students' achievement. Maximum award: $3,000. Eligibility: individual classroom teachers or small groups of teachers currently teaching mathematics in grades PreK-2 level who are also (as of October 15, 2013) Full Individual or e-Members of NCTM or teach in a school with a current (as of October 15, 2013) NCTM PreK-8 school membership. http://www.nctm.org/ resources/content.aspx?id=1318 Deadline: November 8, 2013.   NSTA/Vernier Software & Technology: Vernier Technology Awards National Science Teachers Association Vernier Technology Awards recognize the innovative use of data collection technology 22 BACK TO SCHOOL 2013 BTS 2013.indd 22 | WEAnews 9/17/13 6:48 PM

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