WVIZ PBS ideastream Updates - September & October 2019

Upcoming PD Events

Early Childhood Education Network Council

Be a part of this new professional network.

Link to Register

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!

https://www.pbs.org/show/career-path-less-taken/ (26 min.)

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"

https://www.ideastream.org/education/american-graduate/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

Here is a link to Melissa’s Presentation

Link to Educator Tools

NEW this year! Open Space: A platform for standards-aligned OERs.

https://www.infohio.org/

Upcoming Literacy PD Opportunity through INFOhio

http://www.infohio.org/goto/literacypd

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.

WVIZ/PBS ideastream Updates - March & April 2019

 March & April 2019

Ashland University's Summer Institute Website. 

Program Brochure

*Apply by April 1st for AU's Summer Institute Program and save 20% on tuition.

Where: Hiram College

Explore the mindful use of technology and enjoy the outdoors!  
Graduate Credit Available!

*Click on the image above for more information and to see last year's schedule of events. 

NPR's first-ever podcast challenge for students! 

Grades 5-12

Podcasts should be 3-12 minutes

The site also has a lot of great resources for podcast creation in general!

Due by March 31st

*Click here or on the image above for more information, including a submission guide and rules.

Step Up to Quality (SUTQ) HoursOhio-Approved Trainings for Early Childhood Education
Free workshops on self-regulation, positive behaviors, resilience, stem, and more!

*Click here or on the image above for training list and registration - most are on Saturdays (6 hrs each)

*Search by county and "no fee" for free workshops

Upcoming Courses for Graduate Credit or Contact Hours

Available Ashland University Graduate Credit = $170

If you missed Digital Learning Day in February, no worries! 

Click here to view the recordings and streams from all of the sessions!

NewsDepth wins Parents' Choice Award for Television
http://www.parents-choice.org/

*Parents' Choice Awards is also a great resource for 
award-winning books, websites, apps, and more! 

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For additional resources and updates, you can visit WVIZ/PBS ideastream or reach out to Kristin Dages with questions!

  

WVIZ/PBS ideastream Updates - January & February 2019

 January & February 2019

Where: Hiram College

Explore the mindful use of technology and enjoy the outdoors!  
Graduate Credit Available!

Seeking proposals now! 
*Click on the image above for more information and to see last year's schedule of events. 

NPR's first-ever podcast challenge for students! 

Grades 5-12

Podcasts should be 3-12 minutes

Due by March 31st

*Click here or on the image above for more information, including a submission guide and rules.

Step Up to Quality (SUTQ) HoursOhio-Approved Trainings for Early Childhood Education
Free workshops on self-regulation, positive behaviors, resilience, stem, and more!

*Click here or on the image above for training list and registration - most are on Saturdays (6 hrs each)

Teachers, grades 4-12, are invited to register as a pair to learn how to supplement instruction with design and coding.

Each pair of teachers will receive two 3D Pens with Filament, one Makey Makey Invention kit, one Arduino Starter Kit, one Getting Started with Arduino book, and two Worlds of Making books.

Thursday, March 14   | 8:30-11:30 a.m. |  The Idea Center

Cost:  $335/pair (grad credit available)

Register: http://www.ideastream.org/education/instructional-technology

Questions:   eric.siler@ideastream.org

Careers in Classical Music

There are many performing and non-performance jobs in the classical music industry. This hour-long program will feature performance professionals, educators, and business professionals who work in the field.  Students from the Cleveland Institute of Music will perform.

Co-Hosts:

Bill O’Connell Heather  Young Mandujano

Program Director Virtual Learning

WCLV, 104.9 Educational Coordinator

Thursday, February 21  | 1-2 p.m.

Bring students to the “live” performance at The Idea Center

OR

Stream: www.ideastream.org/distance

Register to stream:  Contact eric.siler@ideastream.org by 2/19

Sign up to attend with students:  eric.siler@ideastream.org by 2/15

Grade Level: 7-12

Applause Performance: Jarrelle Barton

Chinese zither musician, Jarrelle Barton will perform and answer questions while in Northeast Ohio celebrating the Chinese New year.

Monday, February 4 | 12:40 p.m.

Facebook Live Performance Event Link

Upcoming Courses for Graduate Credit or Contact Hours:

An Introduction to Underlying Principles and Research for Effective Literary Instruction
3 credit hours (45 hours) | For educators serving K-8 | $300

Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: A Window Into Exemplary Instruction
3 credit hours (45 hours) |  K-3 | $300

Graphic Organizers for 21st Century Learning
2 credit hours (30hours) | K-12 | $225

Vocabulary as a Foundation for Learning
3 credit hours (45 hours) | PreK-3 |$300

Teaching Phonics & spelling for Beginning and Transitional Readers
3 credit hours (45 hours) |  K-3 | $300
Teaching Reading in Content Areas
2 credit hours (30 hours) | 3-12 | $225
Raising Readers: Preparing Preschoolers for Success
1 credit hour (15 hours) | PreK-K | $125
Differentiating Math for a Range of Learners
3 credit hours (45 hours) | K-2 |$300

Ashland University Graduate Credit = $170

Details: http://www.ideastream.org/education/pbs-teacherline

Time Span:  4 weeks | Begin 2/13

More information click here.

Click here for more information!

February is Black History Month

From the Black History Month Collection:

Click here to watch a video about the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta. 

Other titles from the Collection include:

March on Washington

The Life of Poet Maya Angelou

Remembering Nelson Mandela

For additional resources and updates, you can visit WVIZ/PBS ideastream or reach out to Kristin Dages with questions!