5/20/2014
Beach Bags give parents an easy way to keep their children's reading skills sharp with fun summer activities arranged around five themes: weather, pets, transportation, food and neighborhoods. Each themed online Beach Bag includes two free printable "little books," two related activities, a list of classic picture books for further reading and suggested websites to explore.
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5/20/2014
The Ohio Department of Education is introducing Parent Roadmaps, which provide parents with scenarios of the interventions and assessments that their children will receive each year from Kindergarten to Grade 4 as they pertain to the guarantee.
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5/20/2014
Training and tests will be available in June, rather than mid-May as previously announced, for educators who need to update their credentials as evaluators for the Ohio Teacher or Principal Evaluation Systems. The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET), which will administer the re-calibration process, will send notification of the training’s opening date to evaluators who have valid email addresses in the institute’s registration system.
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5/20/2014
The Ohio Education Research Center, in partnership with the Ohio Department of Education and Battelle for Kids, is hosting the half-day learning session, Extending Your Learning through Research that Works! This free conference is open to all, including Ohio educators, researchers and policymakers.
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5/20/2014
The Ohio Leadership Advisory Council recently launched a new blog, The Leading Edge: Helping School Leaders Put Research into Practice. The blog will feature posts by Project Director Jim Gay, along with guest bloggers, including members of the council’s executive core, Ohio Improvement Process facilitators and educators using Ohio Leadership Advisory Council resources in their schools and classrooms.
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5/20/2014
The Ohio Leadership Advisory Council is partnering with institutes of higher education across the state to provide credit for completing Ohio Leadership Advisory Council modules. Visit the “Credit Corner” on the council’s website to learn more about how you can receive credit if you are working toward license renewal.
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5/20/2014
Ohio’s first lady and other drug abuse prevention advocates will host the premiere of Out of Reach, on Tuesday, May 27, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Statehouse Atrium. The event will feature remarks from the first lady, a panel discussion with state officials and an opportunity for questions and answers. RSVPs are required to attend and should be submitted by 5 p.m. Thursday, May 22, to Natalie Pantalos.
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