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!

  

Online PD Through PBS TeacherLine

Let PBS TeacherLine help you reach your professional development goals while studying online.

Earn graduate credits or CEUs.

Classes are offered year round.

Here are some of the courses with start dates of April 18th and June 13th:

• Teaching Animal Adaptions in the K-2 Inquiry-Based Classroom

• Teaching Energy and Motion in the Inquiry-Based Classroom 

• Differentiating Math Lessons for a Range of Learners 

• Teaching with Primary Sources from the Library of Congress (3-12)

• Graphic Organizers for 21st Century Learning (K-12)

• Teaching Reading in Content Areas (3-12)

• Developing Passionate Readers in a Digital Age

Use the code LEARNWITHPBS to receive a 20% discount if you take an April course.

Use the code IDEASTREAM to receive a 10% discount if you enroll before May 31st.

Explore all of the available PBS TeacherLine courses and enroll.

Looking for Graduate Credit?

INFOhio's New Success in Six is being offered with credit attached.

WVIZ/PBS ideastream classes are completely online, facilitated and offer graduate credit. You never need to be online at the same time as others.

INFOhio Success in Six - NEW!

Cost:  $150

Graduate Credit:  1 graduate credit for an additional fee

Description:  Success in Six, part of INFOhio's Learning Commons, is an online learning program that teaches educators how emerging web-based technologies can change the way teachers and students access information and communicate with each other.  Each of the Success in Six modules is tied to Ohio's New Learning Standards.  Two modules are available - each covering three of the INFOhio Success in Six lessons.  These modules have been created for Ohio educators to explore and engage in Web 2.0 technologies and 21st Century Learning Skills.  Graduate credit is available for each module.

Module One

Session Dates: September 21 - October 18

Module Two

Session Dates: October 26 - November 22

--WVIZ/PBS ideastream Online Classes--
Online Course Information and Registration: www.ideastream.org/education/online-learning
For more information contact: Ann Ebersole at ann.ebersole@ideastream.org
Learn more about INFOhio's Success in Six at http://success.infohio.org/ 

For more professional learning opportunities from WVIZ/PBS ideastream, visit their professional learning site at http://www.ideastream.org/education/professional-learning