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News about & from eMINTS
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Missouri technology advocacy opportunity (Nov. 9)
eMINTS at NSBA T+L Conference (Oct. 26)
Optional teacher portfolio registration open (Oct. 26)
eMINTS programs highlighted in new SETDA publication (Oct. 13)
Call for presentations open - eMINTS Winter Conference (Sept. 15)
Discussion list reminders (Sept. 14)
Share the good news (Sept. 14)
MO journal writers needed (March 30)
Missouri technology advocacy opportunity
The Show-Me TechKnowledge Committee invites you to exhibit and/or present a learning activity showcasing technology. This special event will take place at the Third Floor Rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City on January 19, 2010. Exhibits/presentations will be displayed from 8 a.m. through 12:30 p.m.
Take advantage of this opportunity to demonstrate to legislators, educators, students and others statewide how technology is currently being used in Missouri schools to enhance learning and improve student achievement.
Applications and information about the event are available ....
For more information, contact Becki Sanders or call 573-636-4395 (local) or 888-636-4395 (toll-free).
eMINTS at NSBA T+L Conference
Three Missouri eMINTS teachers were selected to present at the National Schools Boards Association Technology + Learning (NSBA T+L) October 27-30, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. Lori Mathys, elementary eMINTS teacher from Rockwood R-VI, Denis Knight, middle school eMINTS teacher from Junction Hill C-12, and Tish Warner, high school eMINTS teacher from Worth Co R-III will take turns demonstrating how they teach in their eMINTS classrooms in a model classroom exposition at the conference.
Attendees will be able to participate in the model classroom as either "students" or observers. The "students" will use the equipment in the classroom as the teacher "teaches" a lesson using eMINTS strategies and methods. The observers will listen and ask questions of the session facilitators, Monica Beglau, Executive Director of the eMINTS National Center and Lorie Kaplan, eMINTS Program Director. The classroom equipment is provided courtesy of SMART Technologies, Intel and Hewlett-Packard. SMART Technologies also sponsored the teachers' travel and NSBA provided complimentary conference registrations.
View the conference program and a summary of the lessons taught by the teachers ....
Congratulations to these special eMINTS teachers and a big THANK YOU for all of the work they have done to represent eMINTS!
Optional teacher portfolio registration open
Missouri and out-of-state teachers who are not required to submit portfolios but who would like to do so for an opportunity to secure DESE recognition (in Missouri) and access to resources provided by the eMINTS National Center to veteran eMINTS teachers should register for enrollment in the appropriate online portfolio submission Moodle course no later than November 20, 2009.
- Teachers currently in year 2 of eMINTS Comprehensive or eMINTS4All professional development who are receiving their professional development from a district-level trainer.
- Veteran eMINTS or eMINTS4All teachers who completed their professional development programs prior to spring 2008 with an eMINTS staff member OR a participant or certified graduate of the eMINTS PD4ETS program. The PD4ETS participant or graduate must have met all program requirements in effect at the time. Veteran eMINTS and eMINTS4All teachers pay a $50 portfolio review fee.
Completed registration forms will be reviewed for acceptance into the online Moodle course where portfolios will be submitted. Only individuals who have met (or expect to meet) program attendance requirements and received professional development from an eMINTS staff member, participant of PD4ETS or certified graduate of PD4ETS in good standing will be admitted to the online course. All submission guidelines and item rubrics will be available in the online course. Acceptance into the online Moodle course does not constitute a commitment to submit a portfolio; however, enrollment is valid only for one portfolio submission cycle.
eMINTS Rocks: Synthesizing a Decade of Change
10th Annual Winter Conference
The 10th Anniversary eMINTS Winter Conference planning committee invites the submission of proposals for 1-hour presentations and 3-hour pre-conference workshops at the annual eMINTS Winter Conference to be held in Columbia, MO, March 3 - 5, 2010.
- Deadline for submissions - November 15, 2009
- Notification of acceptance - December 5, 2009
- Find details and submit proposal ....
Watch the conference website for more information about special 10th anniversary events.
Online registration opens in December.
eMINTS programs highlighted in new publication
eMINTS programs in East Newton County R-VI, MO, are highlighted in the most recent publication from the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA). The publication is entitled "Leveraging Title I and Title IID: Maximizing the Impact of Technology in Education." Mention of eMINTS begins on page 3.
Share the document with your Title I teacher colleagues and Title I district-level coordinators. Congratulations to the East Newton County School District for representing eMINTS and the work you are doing with your Title I schools.
See the publication online ....
Discussion list reminders
With the first few weeks of school getting well underway here in the US and our Australian colleagues on their way to the end of term, here a few reminders about the eMINTS discussion
list:
- attachments are NOT possible with the list - we do this as a security measure and to avoid overfilling Inboxes that may have specific limits on their capacity. If you have something to share, make it a pdf or document linked to your website or portal.
- if you want to remove yourself from the list, please follow the instructions provided - you have many options here as well such as receiving all of the posts as a digest at the end of each day rather than individually throughout the day. This is also the place to unsubscribe for awhile (summer vacation) and then re-subscribe when you return.
- use the great searchable public archives feature - find that great video resource or see all of the past posts about keyboarding programs that have been submitted.
- remember that you are putting an email in more than 1,200 Inboxes when you post to the list or reply to something on the list. Be careful to COPY AND PASTE the email address from someone who posted a question or item to the "TO" line in your email client if you wish to correspond only with that person.
- use the list to ask questions, start a conversation, join the conversation, and most of all to share ideas and stories about how your eMINTS or eMINTS4All classrooms are making a difference for students across the world.
Share the good news
If you have good news to share about an eMINTS or eMINTS4All classroom, an eMINTS instructional specialist or other educators in your school or district, please send the relevant information to emints-info@emints.org and we will publish the good news for all so see on the Weekly Update. It is always inspiring to hear about what everyone is doing and all of the recognition that comes your way helps people see the importance of educational technology.
Missouri journal writers needed
Want to become a published author?
eMINTS contributes a column to the Missouri State Teachers Association (MSTA) School & Community journal each quarter. Authors must be MSTA members. The articles are 800-1,000 words in length and related photos are welcome but not required. Authors receive editing assistance from Sandy Falloon, eMINTS Communications Specialist.
Topics needed for the coming year and due dates are
- Spring (due 12/15/2009) - How to develop effective online courses - references to e-Learning for Educators and MoVIP will be made with contributions about creating online courses for students and/or teachers from the district perspective.
- Summer (due 3/1/2010) - Developing & maintaining professional learning communities through online tools - using Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc. and other social networking for Professional Learning Communities.
If you are interested in becoming an author, please send your name, grade level and content area, telephone number, e-mail address and verification of MSTA affiliation along with the topic you are interested in writing about to emints-info@emints.org as soon as possible.
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