Ohio Department of Education Publications from ODE

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October 2009	Background check revisions take effect January 1 Bowling Green is site for early childhood conference Wexner Center for the Arts film experiences for K-12 classes Physical education content standards workshops Statewide technology conference Nominate educators for science and mathematics teaching National Teachers Hall of Fame accepting nominations Master Teacher program has minor changes for 2009-2010 Asia Society features Web site for educators Reminders Teaching Resources for 2009-2010
September 2009	Deadline is Oct. 12 for OCIRA conference Northwest Ohio symposium set for STEM educators Registration open for children’s literature conference 2009 Ohio School Improvement Institute Resources and materials free from Teaching Tolerance site In-depth seminar on East Asia for Grade 6 to 12 teachers Ohio Farm Bureau has teaching ideas on agriculture ORC offers myriad of teaching resources Poetry Out Loud program returns to classrooms INFOhio Toolkit 2009-2010 now available Reminders Teaching Resources for 2009-2010
Back to School 2009	Message from Superintendent Delisle Cleveland Clinic program integrates art and language Applications due for Ohio Teacher of the Year Physical Education Academic Content Standards training Standards Revision Conference Sept. 29 Academic Content Standards revision process Current Academic Content Standards books free to teachers Free NDT workshop for high school science teachers Cleveland science center has evening for educators October 9 deadline for Fulbright-Hays seminars Register for 2009 Ohio School Improvement Institute Conference features mathematics standards revisions National Middle School Association conference set INFOhio project calculator aids research process Preparing students for a global society International teacher exchanges announced Send your Features feedback A-Z index added to ODE Web site Teaching Resources for 2009-2010
July 2009	Check Educator Profile for status of licensure applications Attend COSI’s free teacher fair on Aug. 4 Great Teachers Make Great Schools: 2009 Teacher Conference Strategies for teaching and learning in tech-savvy world Online newsletter for northeast Ohio educators Academic Content Standards revision process INFOhio tool helps first-time users Miami University offers professional development courses Arts integration course for Franklin County district teams Wexner Center holds September open house Applications available for Ohio Teacher of the Year State Board adopts physical education standards
June 2009	Field test free resources for elementary science and literacy Designed to Inspire: On the Moon free Web seminar is June 4 June 6 is deadline for School Improvement Institute proposals Register now for June workshops for grades K-12 physical education teachers Check it out: Hip-Hop in the Classroom Online registration open for SummerTek workshops in southeastern Ohio Free resources available on young inventors and innovation Metro Parks offering summer teacher workshops Online system supports teachers, students with career information Academic Content Standards revision process seeks feedback PBS hosts comprehensive Web site for teachers
April/May 2009	Special message from Deborah Delisle and Jennifer Sheets Ohioana Book Festival celebrates Ohio authors ODE seeking participants for Standards Revision process Technology professional development proposals sought Nominations open for journalism teacher awards New on-demand seminar for social studies teachers Humanities Center offers online teacher workshops Great Teachers Make Great Schools: 2009 Conference Documents assist with 21st century learning Send in license renewals now Tools for Teachers available on Web site
March 2009	State Library promotes local reading projects Send in license renewals now April 15 deadline for Congress in the Classroom COSI Open House for Early Childhood educators Register for assistive technology seminar International travel grants available for U.S. teachers Days of Remembrance promote tolerance Summer institute features jazz as teaching tool Literacy Institute 2009 set for June in Dublin INFOhio offers LearningExpress Library Educators invited to take information literacy survey AP grant to help low-income students
February 2009	New Spanish encyclopedia joins INFOhio Core Collection OFLA Conference opens April 2 Free seminar on the Founding Documents Guidance provided on OAT calculator use High school bands sought for Independence Day Parade Fine Arts Workshop set for March 23 Nomination deadline for PAEMST awards Send recommendations of classroom teachers Free financial literacy resources available online Magazine meshes science with literacy teaching The Netherlands seeks teacher exchanges Send in license renewals now Teaching Resources for 2009 (links to useful Web sites)
January 2009	Top Webucation sites you can't teach without Send in license renewals now Google™ Lit Trips Videoconference set for Feb.11 Register for Feb. 12 Lincoln teach-in  Web site features past inaugural addresses INFOhio offers SchoolRooms demonstrations Expense-paid study tours to Germany available Educators invited to free preview of Egyptian exhibit Feedback on Master Teacher program requested COSI sponsors new water and watershed teacher workshops Study Tours to Japan deadline in February U.S. Department of Education offers teaching fellowships Ohio teachers encouraged to “go global” Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers set for June Bring your students to OFEA conference Ohio teachers achieve National Board Certification ODE announces 2009 Teacher of the Year
October-November 2008	Picturing America materials Nominations for International Educator of the Year Physical Education focus group meetings INFOhio supports STEM research through Science Online Cable series on government provides free classroom tool Sign up for Law Day planning guide Dancing Classrooms program debuts in northeast Ohio Bowling Green teacher named Milken National Educator National Teachers Hall of Fame accepting nominations Teaching Resources links for 2008-2009 Tools for Teachers now available on Web site
September 2008	Tools for Teachers now available on Web site Clarification provided on inactivation of certificates Professional development opportunities for world language teachers Technology institute Nov. 6 Ohio Arts Council sponsors Poetry Out Loud Study trip to Costa Rica Make a Difference Day Ohio Student video contest from eTech Free seminar series on East Asia for Grades 6-12 teachers Teaching resource links for 2008-2009
August 2008	Message from State Superintendent on Local Report Cards INFOhio Toolkit 2008-2009 Web tool engages students in government, election Background check deadline approaching Video contest utilizes academic content standards Online overview of Master Teacher Program Applications available for Ohio Teacher of the Year DVD explains Value-Added to teachers Registration open for School Improvement Institute Ohio students' 2008 ACT results Teaching resource links for 2008-2009
July 2008	COSI resource fair for teachers FREE OSSRC Web site Background check deadline 2009 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program deadline Ohio Teacher Corps Program Entry Year Teacher registration
June 2008	Backlogs by BCI and FBI Educator Profile tool Technology institute Registration for summer Tech Prep academy Training for item development and scoring Metro Parks summer workshops Writing institute New project calculator tool Teaching about the Holocaust Workshop COSI summer teacher workshops Master Teacher information and training sessions
May 2008	Registration for 2008 Quality in Education Conference Ohio Schools to Watch Reaching for the Stars Nanotechnology workshop at OSU Financial Literacy Challenge Explore the Outdoors 2008 Ohio Literacy Institute Jazz Arts Group summer program for music educators K-12 STEM curriculum resources
April 2008	Engineering and Science Technologies Standards Survey concerning teacher data use Workshop exploring Turkey Galapagos Islands opportunity Teaching about Asia Recommendations for outstanding classroom teachers National Mathematics Panel Master Teacher program Nominations for 2009 Ohio Teacher of the Year
February 2008	Increase in licensure fees Days of Remembrance Free online resources through Shoah Foundation SchoolRooms Basic OFLA conference Minerals Association invite Tiffin Award Teaching Opportunities in Taiwan
January 2008	Overseas study trips for social studies teachers Fulbright site Summer teacher institute in Colorado Teacher input on new licensure grade bands proposals Judges for National History Day New Web site New licensure requirements 2008 Teacher of the Year
November 2007	Registration deadline for COSI event Kindergarten Readiness workbook Study trips to Japan Preparation for the OAT and OGT Key concepts in the benchmarks World Music Web sites Milken Educator Awards
October 2007	Public hearings on career-tech STARS Teachers Hall of Fame nominations Outdated licensure applications University Circle open house PBS Web site Technical content standards Museum of Art's Web site
August 2007	INFOhio ODE resources Freedom Center Poetry Out Loud
July 2007	D3A2 content resources Statewide Testing Web site tools Fulbright exchange program Free Teacher Resource Fair Registration for annual Ohio School Improvement Institute Office of Educator Equity Ohio's Instructional Management System
May 2007	Saudi Arabia study tour The Big Read License applications Arts Education Day Ohio teachers honored Foreign language brochure
April 2007	National Board Certification funding Microsoft Innovative Teachers Forum Nominations for Freida J. Riley Award Teacher's opinions of Achieve report Recommendations for outstanding classroom teachers
March 2007	Implementation of mandatory background check License applications Achieve report National Board Certification dates Early learning conference YANEO
January 2007	License renewals Educator Profile tools Nominations for 2007 "American Stars of Teaching" Celebrate Ohio Statehood Day Save Our History contest Message from Superintendent Pandemic flu preparedness
November 2006	Study in Japan New ODE Web site Ohio's Instructional Management System