Volume 3 Issue 2
October 5, 2012 (World Teachers' Day)
In this Issue:
Free Tutoring Available On-Line
Grant Opportunities
Free Resources
Education on Air from Google - World Teachers' Day
Professional Development Newsletter Archive
Free Tutoring Available On-Line
Many of the libraries around Charter Oak offer free on line tutoring to students with library cards from those libraries.
Covina Public Library:
Library Web site: http://www.covinaca.gov/city-departments/library/children
Tutoring Web site: http://main.covina.ca.brainfuse.com/authenticate.asp
Glendora Public Library:
Library Web site: http://www.ci.glendora.ca.us/index.aspx?page=191
Tutoring Web site: http://main.glendora.ca.brainfuse.com/authenticate.asp
County of Los Angeles Libraries (Charter Oak and San Dimas):
Charter Oak Library: http://www.colapublib.org/libs/charteroak/index.php
San Dimas Library: http://www.colapublib.org/libs/sandimas/index.php
Tutoring Web site: http://lhh.tutor.com
Grant Opportunities
Step into the President’s Shoes
As schoolchildren watch the 2012 Presidential Election process unfold day by day, how many will be inspired to think that they too could be president one day? By participating in the “If We Were President” contest, sponsored by Pearson and WeAreTeachers, students can explore what they would do if elected to the nation’s highest office. The contest is supported by free election resources, activity packs and interactive programs on Pearson’s K–12 Teach the Election 2012 website and on the Online Learning Exchange (OLE) Election Series site. Teachers can use these resources to inspire their junior world leaders as they dream of changing the world—and potentially win prizes for their classrooms. Guided by such questions as, “What policies would you change?” and “How would you leave your mark?” students will collaborate to submit a creative contest entry through their choice of media, including videos, podcasts, posters and songs. The winning class will receive a grand-prize package that includes a Classroom Inauguration Day Party; the winning teacher will receive a $500 gift certificate from Pearson as well as an iPad 2. Five finalist entries will be posted on the WeAreTeachers website. Teachers and students from around the country will then vote for and elect the class that they want to see “inaugurated” in 2013.
Deadlines: Entries may be submitted through October 18, 2012. Online voting will conclude on November 9, 2012. Winners will be announced on November 16, 2012, at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Conference in Seattle.
Web site: http://www.weareteachers.com/grants-contests/sweepstakes/pearson-election
Supplement Your Stretched Budget
GetEdFunding is CDW-G’s new website to help educators and institutions find the funds they need to supplement already stretched budgets. GetEdFunding is a free and fresh resource, which hosts a collection of more than 600 grants and opportunities culled from federal, state, regional and community sources and available to public and private, prekindergarten through grade 12 educators, schools and districts, higher education institutions, and nonprofit organizations that work with them. The site offers customized searches by six criteria, including 45 areas of focus, nine content areas and any of the 21st century themes and skills that support your curriculum. Once you are registered on the site, you can save the grants of greatest interest; then return to read about them at any time.
Web site: http://www.getedfunding.com/
Win Funds to Get the Resources You Need
Bing is sponsoring the Bing Rewards $250,000 sweepstakes to help public school students and their teachers win a $5,000 gift card from DonorsChoose.org, an online charity that lets public school teachers request specific resources that will engage their students. Requests range from pencils for a poetry-writing unit, to violins for a school recital, to microscope slides for a biology class. Donors can choose which projects to support, and $5,000 will make many teachers’ wishes come true! Ten winners will be chosen each week through October 15. Enter as often as you like, and if you don’t win this week, your entries will automatically be added to the next drawing. Each winner will be notified directly, and all weekly winners will be announced on the Bing blog.
Deadline: The sweepstakes will end on October 15, 2012 at 11:59 a.m. (ET).
Web site: http://www.bing.com/rewards/redeem/000300000046
Free Resources
Renaissance Learning
Renaissance Learning has documents regarding using Accelerated Reader and Accelerated Math with Common Core. Follow the links below for more information.
Accelerated Reader: http://www.renlearn.com/lp/ARCCSS/default.aspx
Accelerated Math: http://www.renlearn.com/lp/AMCCSS/default.aspx
Skype in the Classroom Adds New Partners and Resources for Teachers
Skype in the classroom is a free service that provides resources and tools that teachers can use in their classrooms. The service includes over 2,000 projects from Skype in the classroom partners and other teachers. Projects are categorized by subject and student age group. The new partner organizations will add more projects to the service.
Full article: http://thejournal.com/articles/2012/10/03/skype-in-the-classroom-adds-new-partners-and-resources-for-teachers.aspx
Web site: https://education.skype.com/
Education on Air from Google - World Teachers' Day
Today, on World Teachers’ Day, Google celebrates all of the amazing teachers around the world by offering them two new ways to connect with and support each other using Google+:
- Education On Air: We have organized a series of over 100 Hangouts On Air that will be led by educators and Googlers. Topics range from “Flipping Your Classroom” to “Weekly Office Hours staffed by “Tech Sherpa” High School Students” to “A Conversation with Sal Khan”, founder of the Khan Academy.
- Topics-of-the-day: Starting Monday we will begin a program of daily content aimed to help educate and inspire. We’ll reshare posts from educators on the following topics:
- “Magic Moment Monday” - Inspiring, magic moments in schools
- “Tutorial Tuesday” - Google Apps tips and tricks
- “Web Apps Wednesday” - Web-based resources and apps
- “Chrome Tip Thursday” - Chrome Ninja tips to make the most of the browser
- “Fabulous Find Friday” - Any fabulous Education resource
- “Show it Saturday” - YouTube EDU content
- “Search for it Sunday” - Google Search Education tips
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