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NEIRTEC offers a variety of opportunities for educational leaders, including a mix of face-to-face institutes and online "any time, any place" workshops.
Date: ongoing
Contact: Jane Nesbitt, jnesbit@wested.org
Web site: http://www.neirtec.org/flexibility
This website contains tools and information on two little-known provisions of NCLB that increase states' or local districts' flexibility in using funds to support their student achievement goals. This is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Education and NEIRTEC.
The site has four main purposes:
This website highlights one local district's (Seattle) success with the Local Flex program, and includes their application, reports, an audio interview and many tools to assist you as you consider the use of Local Flex for your district.
Date: ongoing
Contact: Ann Brackett, abracke@wested.org
Web site: http://www.neirtec.org/evaluation
Collaborative Evaluation Institutes and Follow-Up Support System
for Groups of School or District Teams
These Institutes engage teams of school- and district-based educators in planning
and conducting ongoing evaluation of school or district initatives. The Institutes
and ongoing support are designed to:
Date: January 2005
Contact: Jill Weber, jweber@edc.org
Web site: http://www.neirtec.org/setda
As part of SETDA's Leading in Technology Course, EDC produced an interview with Christopher Dede, the Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies at Harvard Graduate School of Education, Technology in Education Program, on leadership lessons and challenges for education leaders.
Date: ongoing
Contact: Alan Feldman, alan_feldman@terc.edu
Web site: http://www.neirtec.org/ma
Mission: Algebra is designed to provide guidance to district and school leaders in addressing the question: How can technology support teachers and students in getting students ready for Algebra I? The intended audience is school leaders - those with the responsibility to make program decisions or to advise decision-makers about these topics:
The site includes standards-based classroom examples and is grounded in standards, informed by the experiences of practitioners, and guided by available research and theory.
In addition to school leaders, we expect the site will be of high interest to a wide variety of educators as they address the new federal priority of getting all students ready for challenging mathematical content in high school (No Child Left Behind legislation).
Date: Ongoing
Contact: Alan Feldman, alan_feldman@terc.edu
Web site: http://neirtec.terc.edu
Designing for Technology Integration (DTI) is an innovative 7-week course that combines a two-day face-to-face Institute with six weeks of online learning. The course is intended for school-based leaders including principals, instructional technology specialists, library media specialists, and teacher leaders; and central office staff with curriculum responsibilities including directors of curriculum, technology directors, curriculum coordinators, professional development coordinators, and those responsible for program evaluation. The face-to-face Institutes are scheduled at various locations throughout the NEIRTEC region. Participation will be on an application basis. Priority is given to disadvantaged districts in our region and districts with a high proportion of disadvantaged students.
Location: online
Date: ongoing
Contact: Barbara Treacy, btreacy@edc.org
Web site: http://www.edtechleaders.org/
The EdTech Leaders® Online (ETLO) program is designed for K-12 school districts, teacher training institutions, State Departments of Education, and other organizations that provide professional development for teachers. ETLO builds your organization's capacity to:
ETLO's programs offer high-quality content delivered by an expert staff, along with ongoing, individualized support. These cost-effective programs provide the training and resources your staff needs for sustainable results and wide-scale impact.
Contact: Pam Buffington, pbuffington@edc.org
Web page: http://www.neirtec.org/activities/iteach.htm
Technology tools and web-based materials support teachers and students in meeting the Maine Learning Results, NCTM principles and standards for school mathematics, and ISTE technology literacy standards. This workshop, designed to support middle school teachers of mathematics, will explore a range of online applets, tools, web-based resources, and exemplary projects that utilize content centered technology application to support these goals.
Location: Dallas, Texas
Contact: Alan Feldman, alan_feldman@terc.edu
Webpage: http://neirtec.terc.edu/K12VC/symposium/whonwhy.cfm
The symposium is planned specifically for individuals who are experienced in the application of two-way interactive videoconferencing in K-12 schools and districts either for instruction or to facilitate communication and administration. It is not a primer for new users. Districts are encouraged to send teams of two or three staff representing different aspects of their video project. Participants will be expected to contribute to discussions based on their experience, and to share project information.
Contact: Mary Anne Mather, Mary_Anne_Mather@brown.edu
Webpage: http://knowledgeloom.org/
The Knowledge Loom: What Works in Teaching and Learning website is a best-practice resource that spotlights key education topics. Two of the spotlights specifically target technology:
Each spotlight presents a specially organized set of literature-based practices; links to related resources; and stories about how selected schools, districts, and teachers have put the practices into action.
A companion guidebook, Using The Knowledge Loom: Ideas and Tools for Collaborative Professional Development supports the work of technology and curriculum coordinators by providing a structure for study groups and other school staff to reflect on their current work in relationship to the best practices in either spotlight and to develop strategies for improved teaching and learning. The Guidebook can be downloaded at http://knowledgeloom.org/guidebook/.
Contact: Pam Buffington, pbuffington@edc.org
Web page: http://www.neirtec.org/activities/select.htm
The SELECT Math Project provides professional development activities and materials to enable teachers to effectively integrate technology into mathematics teaching and learning in middle level classrooms throughout Boston. This professional development model will provide ongoing, embedded support to teachers through face-to face workshops and courses, exchanges with colleagues, and mentoring through the use of the BPS Secondary Mathematics Department and Office of Instructional Technology staff.
Location: Worcester, MA
Date: January 28, 2003
Website: http://www.neirtec.org/activities/eval_planning.htm
This presentation by Ann Abeille had the following purposes:
Website: http://www.wested.org/online_pubs/nclbflyer.pdf
This policy seminar addressed the following key issues of critical importance to state policy makers: