Friday, September 20, 2019

WVIZ PBS ideastream Updates - September & October 2019


Upcoming PD Events

Early Childhood Education Network Council
Be a part of this new professional network.


2019 ideastream Technology + Learning Conference
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Time: 8:30 - 3:30 PM
Location: IDEA Center at Playhouse Square
Link to Register


PBS TeacherLine 
Check out the list of self-paced online PD courses available for our busy schedules. You have the opportunity to earn graduate-level credit as well. 
Link to PD Courses 



Career Path Less Taken - A PBS Program worth watching! 

Production of WOSU Public Media, CET, and ideastream

"In Ohio and nationally, there’s a mismatch between in-demand jobs and workers trained to fill them."

Preview the Program

View the full program!


Why watch it, show it to parents, and students? It addresses the skills gap with career and technical needs revealing paths beyond a 4-yr. college degree in the following areas:
  • Informational Technology
  • Health Care
  • Advanced Manufacturing - automation/robotics
  • Construction
  • Supply Chain
  • Cybersecurity


70% of Ohio college graduates leave with $30,000 in debt

Ohio is the 5th worst state for college debt

Also, view "Talking Jobs with CEOs"


These videos showcase interviews from CEOs to hear what they need and how we can help prepare our students. 





Building Digital Curriculum with INFOhio OER

Melissa Solema, INFOhio Instructional Team Specialist







Upcoming Literacy PD Opportunity through INFOhio

Monday, October 28, 2019, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
ESC of Northeast Ohio

Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Stark County ESC


INFOhio is excited to partner with Scholastic, the ESC of Northeast Ohio, Stark County ESC, and Great Start for Great Futures Coalition to bring a full day of fee-free professional development to teachers, administrators, curriculum directors, school librarians, and other educational staff working with students in grades PreK-5.

Don’t miss Pam Allyn, Scholastic’s Vice President of Innovation and Development and the author of Every Child a Super Reader, as the opening keynote presenter. Participants will receive a copy of Ms. Allyn’s book, as well as a copy of a title included in one of Scholastic’s resources, BookFlix or Storia: Ohio’s 4th and 5th Grade eBook Collection, which are available to Ohio schools from INFOhio.





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