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TEACHING & LEARNING Take Advantage Of These Professional Development Offerings & Resources Online Common Core PD Available for PTSB Credit through NEA Academy Good news! Wyoming PTSB has just approved for PTSB credit two new Common Core classes offered through the NEA Academy: "Common Core Implementation for All Classrooms" and "Common Core Intervention Across the Curriculum." Each course is approved for 1 credit, and each costs $119. For more information and to enroll, go to: http://goo.gl/yVv8tL. NOTE: When you finish a course, you must submit the Certificate of Completion and your PTSB I.D. # to Kathy Scheurman at kscheurman@nea.org to request Wyoming PTSB credit. Wyoming School Psychology Association Annual Summer Institute - August 4-6, 2014, Jackson, WY "Suicide: Coping with Crisis in Schools and Communities: Lessons from the front lines for prevention and intervention" by Richard Lieberman and Scott Poland. Go to: http://goo.gl/0IqaT6. Every Wyoming school district has military children enrolled: learn about their unique needs Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) offers a wide range of professional development training seminars and online courses! Topics include school transitions, children with special needs, and college readiness - all are available for any caring adult concerned about the welfare of our military-connected children and youth. For a full description of MCEC offerings, get a copy of our 2014 Catalog at: http://goo.gl/c2ERc8. Core of the Matter: Alliance Debuts New Blog Series on Common Core Implementation and Struggling Students (#CoreMatters) The Alliance for Excellent Education is pleased to launch "Core of the Matter," a new blog series devoted to the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and struggling students. The Alliance will use this series to bring attention to the challenge and imperative of delivering on the promise and potential of the standards for all students, especially those who have been historically underserved by the education system. Please email equity@all4ed.org if you would like to receive an e-mail notification when a new blog post in the series is published. Read Charmaine Mercer's first blog post on the promise of Common Core and the areas that need the most attention to ensure that they do become a promise kept to historically underserved students: http://goo.gl/MAlcZq Join NEA's GPS Network today! The Great Public Schools (GPS) Network is a free tool that aids in NEA's efforts to "Lead the Profession." Through the GPS Network online, members are able to communicate and address common core standards, educational leadership, and other key educational issues. The network is open to all educators. The GPS site has many components: 1. Collaborate on professional issues 2. Search for resources to enhance lessons plans and share ideas 3. Read educational blogs and up-to-date educational news 4. Share your opinions through a feature called Today's Poll 5. Explore Practical Tools provided by NEA and other partners 6. Join events of interest that are announced via the GPS Network, i.e., webinars, podcasts, etc. JOIN NOW! http://goo.gl/j9CjyZ www.WEAshirtshop.spreadshirt.com Don't see what you are looking for? Just let us know and we will create it for you! chaines@nea.org or sclark@nea.org SUMMER 2014 | wyoea.org 19 ICI WEA.indd 21 6/26/14 3:21 PM