Graduates, <br><br>You might be interested in these -- and the recording will be online after the event in case you are teaching at this time.<br><br>Dr. Franklin<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
From: <b class="gmail_sendername">eTech Ohio</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:DoNotReply@etech.ohio.gov">DoNotReply@etech.ohio.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 4:21 PM<br>Subject: eTech Ohio Free Webinars During the Month of May<br>
To: <a href="mailto:franklit@ohio.edu">franklit@ohio.edu</a><br><br><br><p align="center"><font size="1" face="arial">Having trouble viewing this page? <a href="http://www.etech.ohio.gov/elearning/webinars/index.dot" target="_blank">Click Here</a></font></p>
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<h3><font face="georgia, times, serif"><b>eTech Ohio Free Webinars</b></font></h3>
<p><font face="arial">Each week during the month of May, eTech Ohio presents quick and meaningful professional development during your lunch hour. Each webinar is designed to be an interactive, engaging, learning experience with stated objectives for participants.<br>
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<b>No advance registration required!</b> But seating is limited, please be sure to login. Webinars will be posted online after the series is complete. All session times listed are Eastern Standard Time.</font></p>
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<h4><font face="georgia, times, serif"><b>Technology Requirements</b></font></h4>
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<li><font face="arial, san-serif">To view the hardware and software pre-requisites for Elluminate Live! please visit: <a href="http://www.elluminate.com/support" target="_blank">www.elluminate.com/support</a>.</font></li>
<li><font face="arial, san-serif">Institution firewalls: Port 2187 and/or Port 80 must be open to have access to these webinars.</font></li>
<li><font face="arial, san-serif">To participate, a headset /w microphone is recommended (although not necessary)</font></li>
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<h3><font face="georgia, times, serif"><b>Webinar Schedule</b></font></h3>
<h4><font color="red" face="georgia, times, serif"><b>Tuesday, May 4th | 12:00pm - 1:00pm</b></font></h4>
<p><font face="arial, san-serif"><b>Beyond Chalk</b><br><br>
<i>Peter Sheahan, author and Phill Nosworthy of Beyond Chalk</i><br><br>
Peter has spent a decade teaching organizations how to flip their thinking and find opportunity where others cannot. In addition to authoring six books, including the best-sellers Generation Y and Flip, Peter has established himself as a highly successful entrepreneur with his international thought-leadership practice and as the CEO of the Centre for Skills Development (CSD). The CSD specializes in large scale social change projects for clients such as Apple and IBM.<br>
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Phill has worked in the student and education sphere since finalizing his studies. As program manager and facilitator of the Sydney-based program, Beyond Chalk, he has spoken to thousands of teachers in hundreds of sessions on using technology in the classroom. Phill is passionate about assisting educators in meeting the needs of today's students, and seeing them flourish to their massive potential. Phill specializes in the attitudinal shifts necessary for the adoption of technology in the classroom and will help you and your teams get excited about the increase in student engagement and massive learning outcomes that are possible.</font></p>
<h4><font color="red" face="georgia, times, serif"><b>Tuesday, May 11th | 11:00am - 12:00pm</b></font></h4>
<p><font face="arial, san-serif"><b>Personal Learning Networks</b><br><br>
<i>Will Richardson, author</i><br><br>
Will is the self-titled "Learner in Chief" at Connective Learning and the author of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. A sought-after speaker, Will provides presentations on these technologies and to teach and train educators how to use them effectively in the classroom. He is a national advisory board member for the George Lucas Education Foundation, writes a quarterly column called "Web 2.0" for District Administration magazine, and is a regular contributor to journals such as Educational Leadership, Edutopia, English Journal and others.</font></p>
<h4><font color="red" face="georgia, times, serif"><b>Tuesday, May 18th | 12:00pm - 1:00pm</b></font></h4>
<p><font face="arial, san-serif"><b>21st Century Readiness for Every Student</b><br><br>
<i>Ken Kay, president, The 21st Century Skills Partnership</i><br><br>
Ken Kay has spent the past 25 years bringing together the education, business and policy communities to improve U.S. competitiveness. Ken serves as president of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills , the nation's leading advocacy organization focused on infusing 21st century skills into education and preparing every child to succeed in the new global economy. He also serves as the CEO and co-founder of e-Luminate Group, an education consulting firm. Throughout his career, Ken has been a major voice and premier coalition builder on competitiveness issues in education and industry - particularly policies and practices that support innovation and technology leadership. As executive director of the CEO Forum on Education and Technology, he led the development of the StaR Chart (School Technology & Readiness Guide), used by schools across the country to make better use of technology in K-12 classrooms. A lawyer and nationally recognized coalition builder, Ken also facilitated initiatives by universities and technology leaders to advance research and development policy and by computer industry CEOs to advance U.S. trade and technology policy.</font></p>
<h4><font color="red" face="georgia, times, serif"><b>Tuesday, May 25th | 11:00am - 12:00pm</b></font></h4>
<p><font face="arial, san-serif"><b>It's about the achievement! Using assessment tools and data to improve student achievement</b><br><br>
<i>Tim Dugan, Director of School Improvement, Princeton City Schools, Cincinnati</i><br><br>
Tim Dugan is a 31-year veteran of education in the state of Ohio. As a former teacher of the year in American History (2001) and finalist for Ohio Technology Teacher of the Year (2005), Tim combines a career in both the classroom and as an end user of technology. In 2004, he was selected as one of five national teacher advisors for Cable in the Classroom. In addition, he has published extensively in both print and online for various publications. Upon completing 28 years in the classroom, Tim became the Director of Technology and Information Services for the Princeton City Schools and now serves as their Director of School Improvement and Assessment. His current work involves providing guidance to 11 building principals and staff on the use of data to improve achievement.
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