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Edited by author 06-02-2005 01:11 PM
An inclusion workshop for all high school science and exceptional children teachers is offered free for teachers, through the ASU Publc School Partnership Science Focus Group Grant. Our workshop leader will be Linda Gallup, the time is from 8:30-4:00, on August 1st, at the Caldwell County Board of Education office. Please share this information with you faculty. Anyone wishing to attend should email KayCampany@avery.k12.nc.us ASAP. Thanks Kay Campany ACHS

Application for Inclusion Workshop


http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/pages/...ionWorkshop_001.doc

Application for NBPTS Preparation classes

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/index.htm

Subject: Guest Speaker Ken Keeler

PLEASE DIRECT ANY REPLIES OR COMMENTS TO greenwaldsj@appstate.edu.


Ken Keeler, past writer of both "The Simpsons" and "Futurama" will speak at Appalachian State University on Monday August 1st at 4pm in 103A Walker Hall. His talk will combine the
following:
        "A discussion of how math permeated the atmosphere at "Futurama," a discussion of why, despite having spent nearly my entire working career in TV, I still think getting my PhD was the most important thing I've ever done, and a short version of the talk I gave the Hollywood Math Club a couple of years ago on a semi-recreational problem I find interesting: the dissection of a square into a finite number of smaller unequally-sized squares."

Ken Keeler has a PhD in applied math from Harvard and worked at Bell Labs before moving to Hollywood to write for David Letterman. He has won Writer's Guild and Emmy Awards for his work.

Plan to attend! The talk will begin at 4pm and all are invited to tea before from 3:15-3:45 in the 3rd floor lobby of Walker Hall.
Sponsored by the Department of Mathematics. For more information, contact Dr. Sarah J Greenwald, greenwaldsj@appstate.edu, 262-2363, and see simpsonsmath.com/futuramamath

Please note Mars workshop at the bottom of the page


http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/pages/calendar.htm

This sounds interesting. Please download and post information in your school. thanks


Team American Rocketry Challenge

www.rocketcontest.org

Please give this information to the science techers in your schools. Thanks



The Science Seminars are set for this year. I am excited about what we have been able to set up. We will be examining evolution in its astronomical, biochemical, geological, and biological aspects. Here is the schedule:

Sept. 22, History of the Development of Evolutionary Theory: Gary Walker, 105 Walker Hall

Oct. 6, Evolution of the Universe (the Big Bang,…): Dan Caton, 150 CAP Science Building

Oct. 20, Biochemical Evolution: Sammye Sigmann and Dale Wheeler, 307 CAP Science Building

Nov. 3, Geological Evolution: Neil Johnson, 105 Walker Hall

Nov. 17, Biological Evolution-micro: Gary Walker, 105 Walker Hall

Dec. 1, Biological Evolution-macro: Zack Murrell, 105 Walker Hall

Jan. 19, Teaching Evolution: Strategies and Activities: Max Dass, 105 Walker Hall

Feb. 2, The Controversy Surrounding the Teaching of Evolution: Howie Neufeld, 105 Walker Hall

The seminars will be on Thursdays from 6:00-8:00 pm with refreshments at 5:30. Parking is free after 5:00 pm in any legal space (excluding handicapped and reserved spaces). While not required, letting us know ahead of time the seminars that you plan to attend will aid us in preparing adequate materials and refreshments. I hope you will join us for these exceptional seminars.

Am I reading these science seminar titles correctly? Are they all "evolution" based?! I am terribly bothered by this if that's the case. Is this something that could be counter offered by a group of creationist seminars if one were to find people to teach/offer them?
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I don't think that creationism is being taught in the schools in this area. We are trying to provide content information for science teachers. One of the topics in the seminars deals with the controversy surrounding the teaching of evolution. Perhaps that would be a good meeting for some to attend to give different points of view.

Evolution is part of the North Carolina Biology and Earth Science Standard Course of Study. Evolution does not teach there is no God. Evolution is defined as change over time. The Earth has changed geologically and biologically. The curriculum is based on observable and testable evidence and doesn't threaten a belief in God. Students do not have to choose between understanding evolution and God. If anything it can add to the sense of wonder and awe that life can adapt and change. The Catholic Church and most Protestant Church leaders have written statements that the teaching of evolution is not in conflict with belief in God. I hope this helps.

Could someone tell me how to test and control for variables concerning evolution? I believe there may only be evidence and the theory that goes with it. I am not sure how one proves evolution (biologically speaking one species to another), though natural selection is an observable phenomena. If presented as theory based on evidence rather than as a fact, I believe most could present the case to students and be able to answer questions regarding other possibilities. Science is based generally on observable facts, controlling variables, and answering testable hypotheses while learning about the world around us. If evolution is presented in a nonthreatning way teachers and students should be able to learn. I think sometimes dogmatic perspectives on both sides miss the mark concerning science and technology.
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Evolution Questions: 1. Where are the evidences of transitions present in our world today? Why, if the earth is so old according to Evolution hasn't our moon disappeared if it moves away from earth at @1.5 inches yearly? With the amount of eneryg the Sun uses up each year we would not have a sun if it is all as old as is said. Why is it still here? Why do some animals exist now that without certain parts (not yet evolved)could not have existed at all? I will mention evolution as a theory only within my classroom but intelligent design will be entertained also. Wisdom comes from truth. Evolutionary theory has been disproved on a number of occations, but there are those who choose to believe it as true for fear of the alternatives. I believe that faith in the Evolutionary Theory is a worldview. It is one when held will tolerate no other.

Please give information to middle school teachers. Thanks.

Saturday Chemistry Workshops for Middle School Teachers

September 24 and October 1, 2005
CAP Science Building, Room 337

* Up to 1.2 License Renewal Credits
* No Cost-Materials Included in Labs

The Public School Partnership and the Mathematics and Science Education
Center are offering two Saturday chemistry workshops to address the middle
school chemistry goals. The workshops are aligned with the North Carolina
Standard Course of Studies. The workshops are free to teachers in the
Partnership schools (You!). Chemistry faculty members Dale Wheeler and
Sammye Sigmann will be addressing hands-on laboratory activities that
address such topics as bonding, atomic structure, thermodynamics, redox, gas
laws, and acid/base chemistry. Morning sessions run from 9:00 am to 12:00
noon and afternoon sessions from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. You may attend any or
all of the sessions.

If you would like to attend, please contact us in advance so that we will
have adequate materials and refreshments on hand. You may phone, fax, or
email (preferred) your intention to attend using the information in the
signature at the bottom.

Parking is free in any legal spaces (excluding Handicapped or Reserved).
For more information or details about the experiments that will be covered,
email sigmannsb@appstate.edu.

Phillip Johnson, Director
Mathematics and Science Education Center
Appalachian State University
PO Box 32091, Boone, NC 28608-2091
Phone: 828-262-3185
Fax: 828-265-8677
Email: johnsnpe@appstate.edu
www.msec.appstate.edu

Middle School Workshop Descriptions

Saturday, September 24

9:00a – 12:00n

Topics: Chemical Bonding and Atomic Structure
• Discussion and hands-on activity of the types of chemical bonds; non-polar covalent, polar covalent, metallic, and ionic.
• Discussion and hands-on activity in the structure of the atom, atomic radii, and atomic orbitals will also be included.

1:00p – 4:00p
 
Topics: Acid/Base Chemistry, pH, and Metal Oxides
• Discussion and hands-on activity of the properties of acids and bases and the pH scale. Household items and cabbage juice will be used.
• Discussion of the acidic and basic properties of various metal oxides. A demonstration appropriate for your classroom will be presented.

Saturday, October 1

    9:00a – 12:00n
 
Topics: Oxidation/Reduction, Chemical Reactivity, and Water

• Discussion and hands-on activities involving the concepts of oxidation and reduction of various elements and their oxidation states. The relative oxidation potential or “chemical reactivity” of various metals will be explored by dissolving various metals in acid.
• Discussion on the properties of water and some hands-on activities involving water as a resource. Also, discussion on why water is such a unique substance. Activities and demonstrations with water.

    1:00p – 4:00p

 Topic: Calorimetry

• Discussion and two hands-on activities will be presented. The first activity involves the determination of the specific heat of various metals and the second will be the determination of the heat of reaction of the burning of magnesium.
• Concepts of heat transfer and heat capacity will also be discussed.




Sixth Grade Competency Goals Addressed

1.03 Apply safety procedures in the laboratory and in field studies:

• Recognize potential hazards.
• Manipulate materials and equipment.
• Conduct appropriate procedures.

3.05 Analyze soil properties that can be observed and measured to predict soil quality including:

• pH

6.04 Evaluate data for qualitative and quantitative relationships associated with energy transfer and/or transformation.

6.07 Analyze the Law of Conservation of Energy:

• Conclude that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only changed from one form into another.
• Conclude that the amount of energy stays the same, although within the process some energy is always converted to heat.
• Some systems transform energy with less loss of heat than others.

Seventh Grade Competency Goals Addressed

1.01 Identify and create questions and hypotheses that can be answered through scientific investigations.

1.02 Develop appropriate experimental procedures for:

• Given questions.
• Student generated questions.

1.03 Apply safety procedures in the laboratory and in field studies:

• Recognize potential hazards.
• Manipulate materials and equipment.
• Conduct appropriate procedures.

1.05 Analyze evidence to:

• Explain observations.
• Make inferences and predictions.
• Develop the relationship between evidence and explanation.


Eighth Grade Competency Goals Addressed

1.02 Develop appropriate experimental procedures for:

• Given questions.
• Student generated questions.

1.03 Apply safety procedures in the laboratory and in field studies:

• Recognize potential hazards.
• Manipulate materials and equipment.
• Conduct appropriate procedures.

1.05 Analyze evidence to:

• Explain observations.
• Make inferences and predictions.
• Develop the relationship between evidence and explanation.

3.01 Analyze the unique properties of water including:

• Universal solvent.
• Cohesion and adhesion.
• Polarity.
• Density and buoyancy.
• Specific heat.

3.02 Explain the structure of the hydrosphere including:

• Water distribution on earth.

3.05 Analyze hydrospheric data over time to predict the health of a water system including:

• pH.

4.02 Evaluate evidence that elements combine in a multitude of ways to produce compounds that account for all living and nonliving substances.

4.03 Explain how the periodic table is a model for:

• Classifying elements .
• Identifying the properties of elements.



4.05 Identify substances based on characteristic physical properties:

• Density.
• Boiling/Melting points.
• Solubility.
• Chemical reactivity.
• Specific heat.

4.06 Describe and measure quantities related to chemical/physical changes within a system:

• Temperature.
• Volume.
• Mass.
• Precipitate.
• Gas production.

Try this one again please.

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Please give flyers to the following groups. Thank you.

Evolution Workshops-High School/Middle School Teachers
http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/pages/...ciencefocus_000.doc

Chemistry Workshops-Middle School Teachers
http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/pages/documents/Doc1_001.doc

Saturday Workshops-Elementary Teachers
http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/pages/...s/Sciencemobile.doc

If you cannot access these sites you can try the following:

1.Make sure you go to the representatives discussion site by clicking on the Q-topic link in your email. If the links are not active (in blue) change your email settings to allow for active links
2.Hold down the control button and click on the link
3.De-activate pop-up blocker.

If all else fails type in the Partnership website http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/
and click on upcoming events
Science Workshop links are at the bottom

THANKS

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Judi, Are you a representative in the Partnership? What workshops are you trying to get into?

Yes I am a representative and I was trying to get into the elementary science web site that was sent. I now see what the problem is. The web address is not fully highlighted. It goes down to the second line which is not highlighted. Judy Brown
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A Chemistry workshop for Middle School Teachers will be held on Saturday, Oct. 1 in CAP Science Building, room 337. The schedule is 9:00 AM to noon and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. This is the second Saturday for the workshops, but you do not need to have attended the first as the sessions are independent of each other. Parking is free. You may attend either or both of the sessions (0.6 CEUs for attending both). Since the time is short, you may wait to register on Saturday. Dale Wheeler and Sammye Sigmann will be addressing hands-on laboratory activities that address such topics as bonding, atomic structure, thermodynamics, redox, gas laws, and acid/base chemistry. While designed for the middle school, high school teachers will also find much of interest and are invited to attend also. There will be a small number of teachers attending, so you will have an opportunity for individual attention. For more information, open the attached flier or
contact sigmannsb@appstate.edu.


Chemistry Workshops-Middle School Teachers http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/pages/documents/Doc1_001.doc

Scholar Weekend-November 5th and 6th

Please copy and distribute this brochure to all of the teachers and students involved in the 7th-12th grade gifted and talented program in your district. Thank you.

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/documents/ScholarWeekend2005

Scholar Weekend-November 5th and 6th

Please copy and distribute this brochure to all of the teachers and students involved in the 7th-12th grade gifted and talented program in your school. Thank you.

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/documents/ScholarWeekend2005

ASU Scholar Weekend Grades 7-12

If you had problems opening the web page try this one. Make sure that .doc is at the end. If you still have problems email me at mccalisterlm@appstate.edu and I will send you at copy. Thanks for your help

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/docume...olarWeekend2005.doc

Please make sure that this gets out to all gifted and talented children in your school. Thanks.


http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/pages/...Weekend2005_001.doc

To Linda McCalister,
Is it possible for you to send URL addresses that are in one piece? As you notice below it reads Scholar Weeke and then the rest is not hightlighted. It would be easier if the whole address was highlighted so you could click on it. Thanks


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Judi,

It depends on the computer that you are using. It is highlighted on some and not others. There is no way to determine that here. Send me a message and I will send the notice to you directly.Sorry.

mccalisterlm@appstate.edu

Please send out to science teachers as soon as possible. Thanks for working for the Partnership.


“Renewable Energy for a Sustainable World”
Teacher Workshop for Middle & High School Teachers

Dates: October 28 & 29
Times: Fri: 4:30-9:00 p.m. (Supper included)
Sat: 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Lunch on your own)
For: 6th-12th Grade Teachers

Investigate technologies related to alternative energy sources, particularly wind, solar, and hydro-power, and their impact on the environment and on conservation efforts. This workshop is presented in conjunction with Appalachian State University’s Math and Science Education Center. All activities will be tied to the NC Standard Course of Study, and participants will receive one certificate renewal credit from the NC Department of Public Instruction. The workshop is open to any interested adults. Maximum enrollment is 20 people.

Fee: $30 – Members $40 – Non-members
 Note: Fee includes supper on Friday night.
Pre-registration and pre-payment are required. Registration deadline is October 20th. Call CSC at 322-8169 for more information and to register

Please get this information out to your teachers. Prinicipal Fellows Program.


http://www.ga.unc.edu/Principal_Fellows/pfpinfo.html

More information:Media Literacy

BEYOND “HEAR OUR CRY “:

IT’S NOT JUST WHAT THEY WATCH-IT’S HOW THEY WATCH .

At his recent presentation in Wilkesboro, Paul Slocumb discussed the role of the media in the lives of adolescents. Calling media “the new family member”, he voices concerns about the limited role models today’s videogames, TV , movies and Internet afford impressionable boys and girls.

In his book, Paul Slocumb says, “messages communicated via the media are significant because while the adolescent brain processes everything it takes in, its incapable of evaluating ALL the information .The adolescent brain is still developing. Adolescent boys need caring adults who interact with them and solicit dialogue from them concerning the messages they are getting via TV, film and commercials….the media has become the new TEACHER”.[ P 94].

At Appalachian State, the RCOE has long recognized the role of mass media in the lives of the young.

Read page below for more information

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/documents/MediaLiteracy.doc

Scholar Weekend-please make sure gisted students have this information. Thanks

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/docume...olarWeekend2005.doc

Summer Math Workshop

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/pages/...tchensWorkshops.doc

Edited by author 12-07-2005 12:21 PM
Please distribute

Camp Broadstone

Appalachian State University

Summer Enrichment Program for Academically Gifted Children

 www.campbroadstone.com

i will include the site in my December newsletter. thanks!!

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Thanks Emily for your help in getting information out to your district on all of the opportunties for children at Appalachian state University

Please inform the contact person in your school for the ASU-Partnership Tile Project that paints will be delivered this week for the tiles and that they will not be due to turn in until the end of February. Thank you.

Assistance for Continuing NBPTS Candidates
ASU School Partnership

ASU Public School Partnership is offering a program for continuing NBPTS candidates. The candidate sends in an entry to be read by a trained reader. Readers are NBTs and have been trained to work with candidates. Once the entry has been read and comments have been made, a conference time is set up for discussion with the reader.

Please send $60 fee to ASU Partnership
Name and email of candidate. Candidates will be matched with readers.

K-8 Science Workshop

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/pages/...TeacherWorkshop.jpg

When you get this put your cursor over the document and click and it should get larger. Make sure to click on the blue link to go to the site. Thanks

Science

The Appalachian Project, in coordination with ASU School Partnership,
is hosting an information session for National Board Certification.
This will give an overview and explanation of the requirements of this
process. All who are interested are invited to join us at the Watauga
County Board of Education on Thursday, March 23 from 4:00-6:00. For
more information, please contact:
Susan Wilson
Appalachian Project
wilsons@watauga.k12.nc.us

INTERESTED IN NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION?

WHEN: APRIL 10TH FROM 4:00-5:30

WHERE: HICKORY METRO HIGHER ED CENTER

WHAT: An information session about National Board Certification and opportunities that exist for candidate support.


If you are interested in National Board Certification for the 2006-2007 year or you just want to learn more about the process, please join us for a session on April 10th. At the session, you will get an overview of the National Board process including dates and timelines as well as statistics on various National Board issues. You will also be introduced to various opportunities that exist to support you as you pursue National Board candidacy. There will be an opportunity to ask questions that you may have regarding National Boards.

(Sponsored by the Appalachian Project for Candidate Support, part of the Education Outreach Department at ASU.)

Summer Workshop for Science Teachers. Please distribute.




http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/pages/ScienceFocusGroup.htm

The ASU Partnership is pleased to announce that the National Board Preparation class for teachers will be offered again next year. This class, which runs from August to March is conducted by National Board Certified teachers who have been trained by National Board in candidate support and facilitation. From August to December, candidates attend classes in which they learn valuable information in completing the portfolio process. One-on-one conferencing is the focus from January to March. There will be two locations: Boone (on the ASU campus) and Hickory (location TBA). If interested, please contact Susan Wilson at wilsons@watauga.k12.nc.us. The fee of $300 can be made in 2 payments. Please contact early as space is limited.

There is still space available in the Middle School Inquiry Science on a Shoestring workshop to be held in Rankin Science
North, Room 203 on July 10-14. The enrollment will be small
giving an opportunity for
individualized needs, and there will be materials provided for you to keep. The workshop will meet daily 9:00am-4:00pm with an hour off for lunch. There is no cost and participants receive a $25/day stipend and 3 CEUs. For further information or to register, contact Vickey Isaacs at isaacsve@appstate.edu or phone (828)262-3185.

Please make sure your principal and art teacher receive this information. Thanks.


Dear Public School Partnership Schools,

I hope everyone is having a good summer. I need your help. I have been working much of the summer trying to complete the ASU Public School Partnership Tile Diversity Project. Many of you have been very helpful in painting your tiles and taking pictures in your area. The project is coming together and will be a nice display that represents the diverse culture of our mountain region. You will be invited to celebrate the project and your part in it soon. I need to clarify a few things that will help me finish. They are as follows:

1. If you have not sent a painted tile or photograph. Please do as soon as you can and send to this address:
               Linda McCalister
               Edwin Duncan Hall
               Appalachian State University
               Boone, NC 28607
      2. Photographs-scanned or digital photos should be 300dpi and no smaller than 6” on any side. If this is impossible please send a photo to
          me to scan
      3. Photographs should be a picture of something that represents the people of your area or community. We are trying to show the diverse culture of
          the western region. School buildings and students do not really do this and we have a sampling of that already.
      4. Make sure your description explains why the phot represents the culture of the area. Don’t just give a title.
      5. I have several photos here that can be used on a first come basis if it represents your area. I can also help with the description if you want me to.
          The photos are as follows:
Beekeeping
Square Dancing
Storytelling
Weaving
Clogging
Hunting

I have a plethora of these pictures so if you have sent these please email me about replacements:
School buildings
School children
Streams, trees, scenery
Churches
Old houses
Old main street buildings

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Dear Public School Partnership Schools,

I hope everyone is having a good summer. I need your help. I have been working much of the summer trying to complete the ASU Public School Partnership Tile Diversity Project. Many of you have been very helpful in painting your tiles and taking pictures in your area. The project is coming together and will be a nice display that represents the diverse culture of our mountain region. You will be invited to celebrate the project and your part in it soon. I need to clarify a few things that will help me finish. They are as follows:

1. If you have not sent a painted tile or photograph. Please do as soon as you can and send to this address:
               Linda McCalister
               Edwin Duncan Hall
               Appalachian State University
               Boone, NC 28607
      2. Many of the tiles look good. Several could be re-done. Remember that your tile is representing your county and your school. Some of the
          teachers have painted the tiles themselves. We all know student work can look like the developing student or it can look “less than desirable” for
          a wall display. You can decide and we will send you supplies to redo your tile if you were not happy with the one you sent.
      3. Photographs-scanned or digital photos should be 300dpi and no smaller than 6” on any side. If this is impossible please send a photo to
          me to scan
      4. Photographs should be a picture of something that represents the people of your area or community. We are trying to show the diverse culture of
          the western region. School buildings and students do not really do this and we have a sampling of that already.
      5. Make sure your description explains why the phot represents the culture of the area. Don’t just give a title.
      6. I have several photos here that can be used on a first come basis if it represents your area. I can also help with the description if you want me to.
          The photos are as follows:
Beekeeping
Square Dancing
Storytelling
Weaving
Clogging
Hunting

I have a plethora of these pictures so if you have sent these please email me about replacements:
School buildings
School children
Streams, trees, scenery
Churches
Old houses
Old main street buildings

  
_____________________________
Linda McCalister, Ed.D
Director, Public School Partnership

Dear Linda,
My name is Susan Stroup. I am principal of Glen Alpine Elementary School in Burke County. We either did not receive a tile or it was misplaced. Is it possible to still obtain one to decorate so our school is represented? Thank you for any information you can give,
Susan Stroup

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Dear Linda,
I am the representative of Wilkesboro Elementary School. This is the first time I have heard about the tile. Can you resend the original email about it?
Thanks,
Judy
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I am the representative from Ronda-Clingman Elementary and do not recall a previous e-mail asking our school to submit a tile for this project. When was this request originally made?

Jennie McGuire


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Date: 4 Aug 2006 17:48:09 -0400
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Subject: Public School Partnership Representative Discussion Site


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Linda,
and this is the first time I have heard anything about a tile. Could you resend the information. I have never received anything in the line of supplies as well as any information.

Thanks,
Cindy Caudle


At 03:52 PM 8/3/2006, you wrote:
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Linda, do you have a tile for HP? I don't recall seeing anything pertaining to this.

Thanks,
Sharon

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Watauga County Schools
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Genele,
Please check to see who the contact person is for HP. Thanks.

_____________________________
Linda McCalister, Ed.D
Director, Public School Partnership
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28607
828-262-6108
 
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Sharon,

Who is your art teacher at HP?

Cindy,
Who is your art teacher and where are you?

Jennie,
Contact D. Swafford at your school

Judi,
We have the work from your art teacher


Susan,
Paints and tiles are on the way.

Thanks all. It's looking good so far.

It is me - Sharon Greer

Watauga County Schools

Our Art Teacher last year was Cammille Ferguson. - Hardin Park

Watauga County Schools

Linda,

I am at North Wilkes High School. I don't know why that part of the message did not get to you. Ellen Royall is our art teacher.

C



At 12:29 PM 8/7/2006, you wrote:
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Linda, why am I getting all these E-mails? I am Carolyn Valcourt rep. for Stony Point Elementary School. I have sent in a tile and pictures. I don't think  I should be getting all these E-mails. Carolyn
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I am at Gamewell Elementary. Our art teacher is Susan Sharpe.
 
Wendy

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From: QT - Linda McCalister [1] Sent: Mon 8/7/2006 12:35 PM
To: QT topic subscribers
Subject: Public School Partnership Representative Discussion Site


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Wendy,
We do not have a painted tile or a photograph from Gamewell Elementary. Could you talk with your art teacher. Thanks.

Carolyn,
I have your painted tile. I need a description of how the hardware store represents the cultural diversity of your region. You can send it to mccalisterlm@appstate.edu You are on the Partnership Representative discussion site so you will receive any information pertaining to the Partnership. If you want to be taken off of this site please talk to your principal and see if he/she will choose a replacement for you. Thanks.

Cindy,
I have what I need form North Wilkes. Thanks.

Sharon, I do not have a painted tile or picture for Hardin Park. Can you talk with Camille and see if she has the supplies for this?

Linda,
Camille retired at the end of the year and moved I think. I will see if there is anything in the art room that looks like what you are asking for. Can you tell me what to look for?

Sharon

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Watauga County Schools
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Linda,
Has WHS contributed tiles? Am I still a rep to the Partnership? If so, when is the next meeting? Hope you had some time this summer for YOU! Karen

Karen S. Robertson
Watauga High School
400 High School Dr.
Boone, NC 28607
828-264-2407 ext. 247

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Watauga County Schools
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Hey Linda,
Thanks to Karen Robertson for passing your note along. I do not know what happened regarding the tile, but I do not have that on hand. How many photos may be sent? I'd love to contribute, I just don't recall what the request was all about. If you have it posted somewhere or if you could resend it to me I would appreciate that. Thanks!
peace.
Shelton Wilder
Watauga High School
400 High School Drive
Boone NC 28607

I spoke with Mrs. Sharpe and she said she took the tile up there herself and gave it to someone.
________________________________

From: QT - Linda McCalister [1] Sent: Tue 8/15/2006 11:26 AM
To: QT topic subscribers
Subject: Public School Partnership Representative Discussion Site


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ASU School Partnership is proud to once again offer the class for teachers pursuing National Board Certification. This class is conducted by two NBCTs who helped develop the curriculum and have taught the class for the past 3 years. These previous classes resulted in a higher percent of first year certification than the national average. There will be ten classes this fall focusing on the organization and interpretation of the portfolio process. Spring semester offers candidates a chance to have their entries read with follow-up individual conferences. The cost is $300 for both semesters with the fall classes starting September 7 at 5:30. For further information, please contact Susan Wilson at wilsons@watauga.k12.nc.us.

All of your questions regarding the tile project will be answered. We are working on tiles and putting them up as they come in. We have been overwhelmed with working on these this summer but it is beginning to look good. I will contact you within the next few months individually if we need something else. Thanks for all of your replies.

You are cordially invited to:

THE 37TH ANNUAL UBERTO PRICE
READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS SYMPOSIUM

LITERACY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Broyhill Inn and Conference Center
Appalachian State University
September 15, 2005
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Registration Is Free! Sign In At The Symposium

Big Questions and Real Answers
Dr. Jill Fitzgerald
Setting the stage for the day, Dr. Fitzgerald will respond to five commonly asked questions at the heart of Englishlanguage learner reading and writing instruction.

Big Questions and Real Answers:
What does it look like in the classroom?
Steve Amendum
This session will provide "hands-on" examples of classroom activities that can be used for reading and writing instruction for English Language Learners. The focus will be on usable, practical instructional activities which support learning for students learning English.

Biographical Data
Dr. Jill Fitzgerald is the Associate Dean and Professor of Literacy Studies at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has won the American Educational Research Association’s Outstanding Review of Research Award and the International Reading Association’s Dina Feitelson Award for Research (with Dr. George Noblit).

Steve Amendum is a doctoral student in Literacy Education at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. A former K-2 multiage teacher and literacy coach for Breakthrough to Literacy, he has served as a clinical faculty member at UNC and taught courses in the Reading (Online) Add-On License, Master’s for Experienced Teachers, and Elementary Education programs.

More information and related readings are found at http://faculty.rcoe.appstate.edu/koppenhav...icesym/program.html.

Science Focus Seminars


http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/pages/.../0607SciSemWord.doc

The announcement that I sent out yesterday on the science focus seminars had one date wrong. If you have one of the old fliers, please correct it from Nov. 11 to Nov. 16. Everything else was correct. The seminars are all on Thursdays: Sept 21, Oct 12, Oct 26, Nov 16, Nov 30, Jan 11, Jan 25, Feb 8. All seminars are from 6:00-8:00, preceded by refreshments at 5:30, in Walker
Hall, Room 105.

Phillip

The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program seeks U.S. Middle School Administrators to host a Middle School Administrator from Mexico from October 21 - November 11, 2006. Spanish proficiency for host required.

MEXICO HOSTING Deadline - September 22, 2006

http://www.fulbrightexchanges.org/View/ViewOtherOpps.asp

Target Launches New Field Trip Grants Program
 
 Deadline: November 1, 2006
 
 As part of the Target ( http://www.target.com/ ) commitment to
 supporting education, the new Target Field Trip Grants program
 will award U.S. educators grants of $1,000 each to fund a field
 trip for their students.
 
 Target Field Trip Grants may be used to fund trips ranging from
 visits to art museums and environmental projects to cultural
 events and civic experiences.
 
 Up to eight hundred grants will be awarded. Grants are awarded
 to educators, teachers, principals, para-professionals, and/or
 classified staff.
 
 Applications must be submitted electronically between September
 1, 2006, and November 1, 2006. Only one submission per applicant
 will be accepted.
 
 Visit the Target Web site for complete program information and
 the online application form.
 
 RFP Link:
 http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10004217/target
 
 For additional RFPs in Education, visit:
 http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml

Compiled Partnership Calendar

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/docume...hipCalendar_000.doc

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/index.htm

Go to the Partnership site and click on compiled calendar if you cannot access the site that I sent you. Thanks

When I tried to open the calendar site it showed a "page cannot be displayed" page. Could you check this?
Thanks,
Sharon

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Sharon, Did you try my second idea.

Got it. Thanks

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Hi,

Linda I still cannot access the message board from school. Did you receive the forwarded email from Devin Hildebran at the central office?
Thanks,

Allen


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*****November 11th date should be Nov 16 for the science focus group seminars ****

DPI is in the process of gathering names of teachers of exceptional children from across the state. Since we have an exceptional children program at Appalachian State University, they would like for us to suggest the names of (K-12) teachers who might be interested in taking part in the study( the panel will be looking at Praxis Test 0511). The study will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 6th in Raleigh. ETS is working with us to provide food and lodging and DPI will cover substitute costs.

Please talk with your teachers of exceptional children and see if anyone is interested and email their names and emails address to me by Friday 8th. Thanks for your help.

Linda,
I am an EC teacher at Banner Elk Elementary School in Avery County. I am interested in participating in the panel discussion on Feb. 6 in Raleigh. Please send me addtional information if you would like me to participate.
Ann Miller

Drive in Writing Workshop-link below
Please call you curriculum coordinator and give her the number of people who will be attending from your school. Thanks.

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/docume...rkshopfinal_000.doc

ESL Drive In Workshop Information
Feb 22, 2007
Wilkes Performing Arts Center

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/calendar.htm

Please call you curriculum coordinator and give her the number of people who will be attending from your school. Thanks

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/calendar.htm

ESL workshop posted on this site. Scroll down to the ESL flyer and click on "Directions" at the bottom to get directions to the Wilkes Performing Arts Center.

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/


Partnership site. Please bookmark so that you can get to information easily

Please scroll to the bottom of this page to get information on..

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/calendar.htm

ESL Workshop
Author and Illustrator Rosemary Wells
Scholar Weekend

I posted the flyer in our school and our Central Office Personnel has recruited some participants.

Each of you has either volunteered or been chosen to be a representative for the ASU Public School Partnership. Keeping this site updated is a challenge given marriages, promotions, change in schools etc.. If you are geteting this email you are the current principal or representative. In some cases, both. I would like to thank all of you for your willingness to help the Partnership disseminate information. Since I have been in this position the biggest complaint that I receive is the lack of information coming from the Reich College of Education directly to classroom teachers. You are the second line of information sent out from the Partnership and really the most importnat as far as getting information into teachers hands. I would like to request that you do these things to insure that we are up to date with this list and that your teachers are getting the information that they are requesting.

1. Please check this list to see if all the information is correct for your principal and representative. email mccalisterlm@appstate.edu if it is incorrect.

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/replist.htm

2. Create a section in your school faculty information area to disseminate Partnership information and/or disseminate this information at weekly faculty meetings.

Make sure individuals who are to get information in your schools (such academically gifted teachers-Scholars Weekend) receive information directed to them.

If you are unable to do these things please let your principal know so that she/he can choose another representative. Once again. Thanks for your help

Linda McCalister
Director, ASU Public School Parnership

Dr. McCalister,

My information is correct. AP Christie Abernathy's e-mail should read: cabernathy@burke.k12.nc.us.

Thank you.

Brian Oliver
Principal
Freedom High School
828.433.1310 x2003

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When you get a meesage from this site please click on the blue link to go to the discussion site. If you want to leave a message click on "post a message". Don't answer directly from your email. Remember that your responses go to everyone in the Partnership. If you want to email me directly-mccalisterlm@appstate.edu

My information is correct!

HI..my information is correct and I will distribute information accordingly.

Thanks
AQ

My information is correct.
Thanks.
-Mark

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My information is correct--
Kimberly Story
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All of my information is correct.

Phillip Griffin

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My information is correct. Thanks. Lisa

Linda, the email for representative has not been changed from tbranch@caa.k12.nc.us. This should read the same for Robin DiBernardi, rdibernardi@caa.k12.nc.us Thank you,
Robin

________________________________

From: QT - Linda McCalister [1] Sent: Mon 2/19/2007 4:35 PM
To: QT topic subscribers
Subject: Public School Partnership Representative Discussion Site


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My information is correct.
Debbie Love

At 04:32 PM 2/19/2007 -0500, you wrote:

Debbie Love, Principal
Mountain View Elementary School
5464 Mountain View Road
Hays, NC 28635
Ph. 336-696-2727
Fax 336-696-7216
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My information from ACMS is correct and I will continue to post/pass out information.

You are all so kind to let me know information is correct. However, your email goes to everyone on this site each time you post to it. It is not necessary to let me know if everything is correct, only if it is incorrect. Then you can email me separately at mccalisterlm@appstate.edu. Thanks so much.

Linda

My information is correct. Thanksyou,
jamie Branch West Caldwell High School

Our information is correct.

My information is correct. John Gregory is the principal at Westwood and his email is not correct. It should be john.gregory@ashe.k12.nc.us Someone had typed 2 "g's" in gregory.
Thank you,
 
Jennifer Robinson
Assistant Principal
Westwood Elementary School
4083 Hwy 221 South
West Jefferson, NC 28694
336-877-2921

________________________________

From: QT - Linda McCalister [1] Sent: Mon 2/19/2007 4:34 PM
To: QT topic subscribers
Subject: Public School Partnership Representative Discussion Site


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This information is correct and I would be happy to froward future emails and make sure that information is given to the correct teachers. Thanks,
Keith Hindman
Gamewell Middle School

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The information for Gamewell Elementary is correct.
 
Wendy

________________________________

From: QT - Linda McCalister [1] Sent: Mon 2/19/2007 4:57 PM
To: QT topic subscribers
Subject: Public School Partnership Representative Discussion Site


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My info. is correct!!!
Elmore

My information is correct. Thanks, Anna Crooke

I continue to get many emails from this site. Could this issue be looked into? Thanks,
Keith Hindman

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You are all so kind to let me know information is correct.

****However, your email goes to everyone on this site each time you post to it. ****


****It is not necessary to let me know if everything is correct, only if it is incorrect.*****

****Then you can email me separately at mccalisterlm@appstate.edu. Thanks so much*****.

Linda

Linda,

This is the information from Granite Falls Elementary...

Principal Name - Stephen Martin (instead of "Steven")
Teacher Name - Tina Abernethy, email is tabernethy@caa.k12.nc.us Iinstead of Tina Abernathy and email of "tabernathy")

Thanks for all,

Stephen

Linda,
 I have ended up on your list and I keep getting emails I think are meant for you. Can you tell me what is going on? Linda Andrews
Baton Elementary School

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My first name is "Sarah" and not "Sara."
Our new principal is Mike Dancy. (Mike Dancy <dancym@wilkes.k12.nc.us) I have forwarded this message to him so that he can decide if he wants to select someone else.

Sarah Wild



At 04:33 PM 2/19/2007, you wrote:
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Good morning. How can I be taken off your mailing list? I have
unsubscribed at least fifteen times. I do not care to get this. Please help!! Thank you.

 

Phil Smith

Principal

George Hildebrand Elementary School

(828) 879-9595

I have received this message over and over and over and over. You have sent the message to Oak Hill Elementary School, but we are receiving everyone's messages. Truthfully, I don't want to read everyone's messages. The person to contact at the school is Janie Rickman at jrickman@caa.k12.nc.us, but only for direct information. No one really wants to dialog constantly; we are trying to teach children here and not sit and respond to e-mails constantly. I appreciate the thought but please fix this problem. Phyllis Blair, principal, Oak Hill School

Please, please, please, do not respond on this site. Email me directly if you have a problem.

My email address is mccalisterlm@appstate.edu

This is the vehicle for sending out information to Partnership schools.

My information is correct.

Susan Campbell
Principal
Taylorsville Elementary

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Linda,
My information is correct, and I will continue to post and share partnership information and opportunities.
Billie Hicklin

If you have gotten information on the Mountaineer Summer Readers program and have tried to contact me the email is incorrect. It should be mccalisterlm@appstate.edu


If you want information and have not received it please email me at mccalisterlm@appstate.edu

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS SITE. THANKS.

Information for high school French classes. If you are interested in having Lynn visit a French class please email me at mccalisterlm@appstate.edu


LYNNE MANSURE

Lynne spent a formative part of her childhood in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) where her father was a Methodist missionary. After the family’s return to the USA, she attended Earlham College where she graduated in 1962. During her senior year she was involved in a project to send a group of Earlham students to Kenya for a work camp and she was one of eight students who went to Kenya to work with the Friends mission that same summer. Once the work camp was over, she got a teaching job. In 1964 she was awarded a scholarship by the Government of France and she spent two years in Paris where she studied at the Sorbonne and then she did a teaching diploma at the BELC. Following these studies, she returned to Kenya in 1966 and taught French for ten years.

During this period, Kenya was changing from a British curriculum to a Kenyan curriculum and Lynne participated in the committees recommending the changes. In 1970 she was one of the teachers trained to mark national examinations by an examiner from the Cambridge Examinations Board in the U.K. She participated in marking national examinations for many years and eventually rose to the position of Chief Marker as well as Chief Examiner for the French oral examinations. Having become a Kenya citizen in 1974, she was eligible for promotion in the civil service. In 1976 she went to the Kenya Institute of Education to work as a curriculum developer and in 1979, she was appointed “Inspector of Schools” or Supervisor. In this capacity, she was in charge of the teaching of French throughout Kenya.

In 1990, Lynne opted for early retirement from the Kenyan civil service. She taught part time at the Alliance Française up to 1998. There her duties included teaching translation. As there appeared to be no curriculum for this course, she designed the curriculum for translation and wrote the teaching materials. Since 1998, she has been a free lance translator, editor and report writer working on contract basis for various United Nations organizations as well as for non governmental organizations. She has written several children’s books including a book on Kenya published by Grolier which she co-authored with the late Sylvia McNair. Her most recent activity has been helping to found in 2001 an organization in her locality which assists persons with disabilities, in particular, children.

The 10th Annual ASU Math Camp

June 25th-28th, 6-9pm.

Information Below

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/calendar.htm

This e-mail's to announce a new SUMMER INSTITUTE for TEACHERS of FRENCH, SPANISH and TESL, at Appalachian State University in the Blue Ridge
Mountains of Boone, NC, July 9-27, 2007.

We offer four 3-hour courses, plus one-week modules within these courses
(dates below). Teachers can earn graduate credit for each three-week
course, or register under a non-credit option for 1, 2 or 3 weeks and
receive a certificate of completion for CEU purposes.

We've arranged for low-cost meals and optional housing for 1, 2 or 3 weeks, an evening program of cultural events, including Appalachian Summer, and a great chance to practice your skills as you learn more about your target cultures and how to use technology in your teaching. Target-language lunches, too! Options
for day/commuting students as well. You can attend morning or afternoon, or
both.

See the course and modules below, and for more information visit us on the
web at: http://www.fll.appstate.edu.

FRENCH:
Francophone Cultural Studies, 9-12 noon (instructed in French)
Modules on:
Wk1: July 9-13: Pariahs and Pioneers: The French-Speaking Americas
Wk2: July 16-20: Francophone Africa
Wk3: July 23-27: Qu'est-ce que la créolité?: The French Antilles
Instructor: Dr. Michael Lane

SPANISH:
Hispanic Cultural Studies, 9-12 noon (instructed in Spanish)
Wk1: July 9-13: In Search of Identity and Independence
Wk2: July 16-20: Globalization and Latin America
Wk3: July 23-27: The Politics of Border Crossing
Instructor: Dr. Patricia Napiorski
 
FRENCH/SPANISH/TESL/METHODS
1-4 p.m. (in English with target language work groups)
Teaching Language with Technology
Wk1: July 9-13: Making the Most of Technologies, Old and New
Wk2: July 16-20: Creating On-line Activities
Wk3: July 23-27: Video and Audio in the Digital Era
Instructor: Dr. Catherine Fountain

TESL: 9-12 noon
Underpinnings of TESL
Wk1: July 9-13: The ABCs of Language
Wk2: July 16-20: The ABCs of Language Acquisition
Wk3: July 23-27: Putting it all Together
Instructor: Dr. Rick McGarry
 
Come and join us in the mountains, and take back some fresh ideas for your
classes this fall!

Dr. Beverly Moser
Director, MA in Romance Languages
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608

more info.....

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/ASUPubSchoLet.htm

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/calendar.htm

Please take a look at the calendar and the information on Migrant Workers and Immigration films to be presented next fall.Please give out this information at your next faculty meeting. I get messages from many teachers who say that they never get information from the Partnership. Thanks for your help.

Linda,

Thank you for the reminders and all of the good information about the partnership. I will definitely make a point to share with my faculty, on a regular basis, the offerings at ASU. Again, thank you.
Terri Everett Wilson
Assistant Principal
West Wilkes High School

http://www.library.appstate.edu/imc/about/for%20teachers.html


Please check out the new library resources available for Partnership teachers

does anyone know how teachers get the voucher to sign up for the teacher loan program?
Angela Hinson Quick, Principal
Watauga High School
400 High School Drive
Boone, NC 28607
828.264.2407 ext 261
quicka@watauga.k12.nc.us
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Not a clue...sorry

WE

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Angela, I googled and searched until I got dizzy. DPI had several links to teacher loan programs and vouchers but none that addressed what you are looking for. Sorry

hey...i was talking about the ASU library--teacher loan program. It states that we need a voucher for us to be able to "waive" the 10.00 fee...and that we get the voucher at our school. HOwever, i have never seen on.e
AQ

Angela Hinson Quick, Principal
Watauga High School
400 High School Drive
Boone, NC 28607
828.264.2407 ext 261
quicka@watauga.k12.nc.us
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thanks for the clarification. Linda should be able to answer this one.
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To: qtopic+subs@quicktopic.com
Subject: Public School Partnership Representative Discussion Site


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Angela,

I will check with the library. They may already be at your central office. They may be waiting until closer to the beginning of school. Initial vouchers for cooperating teachers have already been sent out. There may be another mailing.

Linda

Hi everyone,

I received this and would like to pass it on.


I found this on the web:

In the Fall of 2004 PCS, Aurora introduced a "fossil dig kit" for teachers and educators.

The kit includes a five-gallon bucket of fossil rich material and a paleontology guide.

To inquire about obtaining a kit, send an email to . This would be a great classroom exercise!! Please pass this information along to anyone who could benefit from this. This is a great way to introduce children to fossils even if you don't have the time to volunteer to go to a school to hold a fossil event yourself. PCS prefers the kits go to a school delivery address, not the teachers home address. Limit 1 (one) kit per teacher, per year..

You could also contact the Aurora Fossil Museum at (252)322-4238

--
Lesley Richardson
Media & Web Librarian
LEARN North Carolina
lrichardson@learnnc.org
(919) 962-8941

This is the email address to order:

I appears that the email address did not show up in the information I pasted into the email I sent.
The address is cormond@pcsphosphate.com

Allen

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/calendar.htm

Please give the information provided about the films "Migrant Labor and Immigration: North Carolina and Beyond" to teachers in your schools at the next faculty gathering or dissemination of information. Thank you.

Please check out the latest Partnership dates and activities:

Click Here-http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/calendar.htm



Culturally Responsive Education-September 4th

Film Series Migrant Labor and North Carolina. Deadline August 26th

I retired at the end of the 2006/07 school year. Please remove my name from the email list. Thanks

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08/24/07 1:18 PM >>>
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Sharon, I will remove your name. What school did you work in? Thanks for being a representative.

If you are no longer a member of this group or affiliated and want to be removed form this list do the following:
-click on the blue link and go directly to the site.
-click on subscribe and choose "stop sending me email"
-put in you email address
-click "ok"

Teacher Resources

http://www.sylvandellpublishing.com/TeachingActivitiesPage.htm
Please forward this terrific resource to your colleagues! http://www.cameronartmuseum.com/lesson_plans.php <http://www.cameronartmuseum.com/lesson_plans.php>;

Looks like a good opportunity


Lexus and Scholastic Announce Launch of Environmental
         Challenge Education Program

 Deadline: Various
 
 Automaker lexus (
 http://www.lexus.com/about/corporate/community.html ) has
 announced the launch of the lexus environmental challenge, a
 program designed to educate and empower students to take action
 to improve the environment. The program encourages middle and
 high school students across the united states to develop and
 implement environmental programs that positively impact their
 communities. More than $1 million in total scholarships and
 grants will be awarded to students, teachers, and schools. Lexus
 has joined with scholastic ( http://www.scholastic.com/ ), the
 global children's publishing, education, and media company, to
 create the program.

 The Lexus Environmental Challenge has two distinct elements:
 standards-based supplementary educational materials and a contest
 to reward environmental action. The contest helps young people
 apply what they've learned in class through the program and
 empowers them to make improvements in their community by
 participating in any of the four environmental team challenges.

 Middle and high school teams comprised of five to ten students
 and one teacher advisor are invited to participate in four
 initial challenges, each addressing a different environmental
 element -- land, water, air, and climate.

 For each of the challenges, teams will define an environmental
 issue that is important to them, develop an action plan to
 address the issue, implement the plan, and report on the results.
 Teams are invited to participate in as many of the four
 challenges as they choose. Submission Deadlines are: Challenge #1
 (Land) -- October 5, 2007; Challenge #2 (Water) -- November 5,
 2007; Challenge #3 (Air) -- December 5, 2007; and Challenge #4
 (Climate) -- January 7, 2008.

 There will be sixteen winning teams for each of the four
 challenges -- eight middle school and eight high school teams.
 The winning teams will each receive a total of $3,000 in
 scholarships and grants. The sixty-four winners of the first four
 challenges will be invited to participate in the Final Challenge,
 where teams will develop an environmental program with the
 potential to impact the world in a dramatic way. From the Final
 Challenge entries, fourteen finalists and two grand-prize-winning
 teams will be selected. Each of the fourteen finalists will
 receive a total of $50,000 in grants and scholarships, and the
 two grand-prize-winning teams will each receive $75,000. The
 money will be shared by the students, teacher advisor, and
 school.

 Full program information, including rules and entry details, can
 be viewed at the Scholastic Web site.

 RFP Link:
 http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009048/scholasticlexus
 
 For additional RFPs in Education, visit:
 http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml
 
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 8) Target Corporation Expands Student Field Trip Grant Program
 
 Deadline: November 1, 2007
 
 A philanthropic program of Target Corporation (
 http://www.target.com/ ), the Target Field Trip Grant program
 will award grants to schools across the United States for field
 trips in the spring of 2008.

 Grant-funded field trips may involve museum, environmental, or
 science projects; artistic and cultural experiences; and civics
 or community service projects. Grants may not be used for
 salaries or equipment.

 Education professionals, 18 years or older, who are employed by
 an accredited K-12 public, private, or charter school in the U.S.
 that maintain a 501(c)(3) or a 509(a)(1) tax-exempt status are
 eligible to apply. Educators, teachers, principals,
 paraprofessionals, or classified staff of these institutions must
 be willing to plan and execute a field trip that will provide a
 demonstrable learning experience for students. Previous
 recipients of a Target Field Trip Grant are not eligible to
 apply.

 Up to 1,600 grants of up to $1,000 each will be awarded in
 February 2008.

 Visit the Target Web site for complete program information.
 
 RFP Link:
 http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009049/target
 
 For additional RFPs in Education, visit:
 http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml

NOTE: there will be a “scheduled outage” of ASU email and web servers beginning Wednesday Oct 10 from 5pm until Friday Oct 12th so you will not be able to email anyone concerning Partnership interests during this time. Thanks.

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/docume...CEFOCUSSEMINARS.doc


High School Science Seminars

FYI

http://www.news.appstate.edu/2007/11/05/historic-landmarks/

FYI
Agriculture in the Classroom

http://www.ncagintheclassroom.com/

Do you know a K-5th grade student who is curious, creative and would love a great summer enrichment program? Camp Invention is coming to Boone! The best rates of the season are available through January 31. Read more about Camp Invention at www.pathways.appstate.edu <http://www.pathways.appstate.edu>; .

DEADLINE FOR SUMMER READING PROGRAM-FEB 1ST
INFORMATION BELOW



http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/

WE HAVE 30 SCHOOL SIGNED UP IN THE PARTNERSHIP SO FAR

LInda, could you please send me the "Camp Intervention" link again? thanks, Cheryl

>>> QT - Linda McCalister <qtopic-31-q4y8hHUmXNvCD@quicktopic.com>
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Please make sure your HS Social Studies Teachers get this information. Thanks


The Social Studies Learning Community of the Public School Partnership has identified staff development on current problems and issues in our field as a top priority. After gathering input from your teachers about what they needed, we designed a workshop to address the following three objectives:

1) A content seminar on the U. S. History goals where the End-Of-Course Exam grades are the lowest across our region. Dr. Michael Krenn from the Appalachian State Department of History will lead a seminar on the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era.
2) Information from the Social Studies consultants from the Department of Public Instruction on the new Concept Based Curriculum for Social Studies.
3) A presentation by the North Carolina Council on Economic Education about Personal Financial Literacy, which has recently been added to the Civics and Economics curriculum. Participants will receive free teaching materials valued at $100 and otherwise available only through purchase.

The workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center in Boone and is appropriate for U. S. History and Civics and Economics teachers. The common session on Concept Based Instruction in the morning will be followed by a catered luncheon, during which Dr. Karl Campbell from the History Department will talk about his recently published book, Sam Ervin: Last of the Founding Fathers. In the afternoon, participants will select one of two sessions based on the course they teach. Please see the attached agenda for further details. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m., and the workshop will adjourn at 4:15 p.m. Registration for the day is free, but there is a charge of $10.25 for lunch. CEU certificates of participation will be provided to attendees.

We are grateful to our presenters for their willingness to share their expertise and are impressed by the quality of the presentations they are preparing. Thank you for distributing this invitation to your Social Studies teachers, and we look forward to seeing them on March 5. Please use the registration form below to register by the deadline of February 25. Make checks for the luncheon payable to the ASU Public School Partnership.


Application for workshop

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/focus/hs_social.htm


Cheryl Irwin-please email me at mccalisterlm@appstate.edu I am not sure of what you are referring to. Thanks

Please share this information about international students presenting in your classrooms. Thanks


http://www.international.appstate.edu/outreach/asugo.html

Please check out these two staff development activities at the Partnership site:

“Teaching with Purpose” Workshop

"FREE Staff Development for N.C. Civics, History & Social Studies Teachers"


Click on this site and scroll down
http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/calendar.htm

Linda,
As if by magic...I'm getting messages. For some reason I can't locate any info or a link to the Social Studies workshop referenced in your posting.

Scroll down. It begins with "Free Staff Development"

I need to know who will be the Partnership representative for your school next year. If I do not hear from you I will assume that you will remain the representative for 2008-2009. If there is going to be someone new please email me at mccalisterlm@appstate.edu with the new name and email address. Thank you for helping with the Partnership this year.


DO NOT REPLY TO THIS ON THE Q-TOPIC SITE. Email any response to mccalisterlm@appstate.edu

I will continue as the Partnership representative for Ronda-Clingman Elementary.

Thanks,
Jennie McGuire

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From: QT - Linda McCalister qtopic-31-q4y8hHUmXNvCD@quicktopic.com Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 16:42:57 GMT
To: qtopic-subs@quicktopic.com
Subject: Public School Partnership Representative Discussion Site


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Do you want me to continue to serve as ASU Partnership Rep. or do you have someone else willing for next year?




At 12:42 PM 5/20/2008, you wrote:
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Please use this password if you want to respond to a message. I don't think whoever is spamming this site will read this. If we continue to get spammed I will send a new password to via email. Thanks

Password
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Linda,
How do you select representatives? Are we suppose to have someone at each school or does our county select the representative at large? Brenda

>>> QT - Linda McCalister <qtopic-31-q4y8hHUmXNvCD@quicktopic.com> 7/2/2008 10:12 AM >>>
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Dear K-12 teaching faculty and administrators,

Closing Date: September 12, 2008
The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program provides opportunities for overseas experience. The program is open to educators and administrators with responsibilities for curriculum development in fields related to humanities, languages, and area studies. Topics and host countries of the seminars vary from year to year. All seminars are in non-western European countries. Seminars are designed to provide a broad and introductory cultural orientation to a particular country (ies). The program is geared towards those educators with little or no experience in the host country (ies) who demonstrate the need to develop and enhance their curriculum through short-term study and travel abroad.

There are nine seminars being offered for Summer 2009 with 16 positions per seminar, subject to the availability of funds. Seminars take place from late June to mid-August for four to six weeks.

Country offered in 2009:
Elementary Seminars: India; Mexico; New Zealand & Mongolia

Secondary Seminars: China-For Language Instructors*; Poland; Turkey

Postsecondary Seminars: China-History & Culture; Jordan & Oman; Senegal

* The China for Language Instructors is open to U.S. secondary educators and administrators whose sole responsibility is curriculum and instruction in foreign language and/or ESL/EFL/ESOL.

Terms of the award include: round-trip economy airfare ? room and board ? fees ? program-related travel within the host country(ies). Participants are responsible for a cost share, $400.00. Updated application forms are now available. The Summer 2009 application and reference form deadline is September 12, 2008.

THOSE QUALIFIED TO APPLY:
• Elementary School Teachers in the fields of social sciences, humanities, including languages
• Middle or High School Educators in the fields of social sciences, humanities, including languages
• Administrators or Curriculum Specialists who have responsibility for curriculum in the fields of social sciences, humanities, including languages;
• Librarians, Museum Educators or Media or Resource Specialists who have responsibility for curriculum in the fields of social sciences, humanities, including languages; and
• Faculty or Administrators from public or private, 2- or 4-year institutions of higher education whose discipline is related to the social sciences, humanities, languages and/or area studies.

BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
• Citizenship - must be a citizen of the United States or a permanent resident.
• Academic Preparation - must hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Professional Experience - (1) must have at least 3 years of education-related full-time experience - by the time of departure for the seminar- (2) must be currently employed full-time in a U.S. school system, institution of higher education, Local Education Agency, State Education Agency, library, or museum.
• Health -The candidate must be physically and psychologically able to participate in all phases of the seminar. Award recipients must provide a physician’s statement to reflect participant’s readiness for travel.
• Those individuals who have participated previously in short-term (under two months) Fulbright awards such as the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program, the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program, or the Fulbright Memorial Fund Program, may become eligible to participate again two years after completion of a previous program. Please be sure to check with the Fulbright-Hays office concerning your eligibility.

APPLICATION INQUIRIES: Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program, U.S. Department of Education, IEPS, 1990 K Street, N.W., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20006-8521
The application package is available at:
http://e-grants.ed.gov/

Karla Ver Bryck Block


Please do not reply to this email. All replies should be sent to karla.verbryckblock@ed.gov.

--
Sarah Speir Bergstedt, Ph.D.
Director, International Outreach
Office of International Education & Development
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608-2083
Tel (828) 262-8046
Fax (828) 262-4037
bergstedtss@appstate.edu
www.international.appstate.edu

Hello Linda, i have a teacher here that is inquiring about this. She wants to know if the total cost is $400 or do you also have to buy your plane ticket. Thanks, Cheryl
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You will have to contact Sara Bergstedt at the bottom of the information page or the grants office. I am just passing this information on.

Try out this site for SAT preparation



INeedAPencil.com.

Hi,
 
My new email address is wlibera@caa.k12.nc.us
 
Wendy Libera
Caldwell County Schools
Gamewell Elementary
First Grade

________________________________

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To: QT topic subscribers
Subject: Public School Partnership Representative Discussion Site


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Please give this information to American and World history teachers. They must contact their central offices to sign up.



http://survey.rcoe.appstate.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=p2M1588

 

The Nuts, Bolts, and Tools of Effective Classroom Differentiation

Bob Iseminger

(Grades 6-12)

October 3rd, Carol Grotnes Belk Library, ASU

Rm 421 Conference Room
8:30-3:00

Drawing from what real teachers do to incorporate differentiation with their students, this workshop will provide you with authentic activities and support materials which you can add to your teaching toolbox.

Workshop participants will:

• Understand the basic principles related to differentiation.

• Examine the diverse experiences that this generation of students brings to our classrooms and how effective differentiation strategies can address these differences.

• Investigate the ways our brains process information and how differentiation can address these processing needs.

• Participate in activities and strategies that differentiate how teachers help their students make sense of standard course of study content.

• Use tools that build student product choices into assignments.

• Leave the workshop with practical strategies that can be used immediately.

Who should attend? Any 6-12 teacher, administrators, and specialty teachers.

Please contact your district curriculum coordinator for more information.

$15.00 registration fee. Make check payable to ASU PSP.

Send to: Lynn Compagnone
Reich College of Education
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608

**Park in Parking Garage on Rivers Street

Please make sure teachers in your school get this information as soon as possible. Thanks




Deadline today
42-Participants for Chip Brady Workshop
Extended deadline Friday 19th

Registration Site
http://survey.rcoe.appstate.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=94M1596



Bob Isminger Workshop-Registration Information
http://survey.rcoe.appstate.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=94M1n96

 Great International Workshop. Please give information to all of your teachers. Thanks
www.international.appstate.edu/outreach/events.html

password?
 
Shanon White
Kings Creek School
3680 Wilkesboro Rd.
Lenoir, NC 28645
 
828-754-6039
828-754-9477, fax
 

________________________________

From: QT - Linda McCalister [1] Sent: Fri 10/3/2008 9:29 AM
To: QT topic subscribers
Subject: Public School Partnership Representative Discussion Site


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password
psprep

We maybe able to remove this at some point

*Toyota International Teacher Program - http://www.iie.org/programs/toyota/programs.html *

http://www.iie.org/programs/toyota/application_instructions.html

All classroom and library teachers of grades 6-12 who have been teaching for at least 3 years are eligible. The Toyota International Teacher Program values diversity and educators of all subjects and school types are encouraged to apply. Educators are selected through a competitive application process and are expected to implement projects in their classrooms and communities upon their return.

The next program to Costa Rica will travel in April 18 - May 2, 2009.

Holocaust Workshop for Teachers

We are pleased to inform you that middle and high school Social Studies/English teachers in your county are invited to attend a multi-county teacher workshop on Teaching about the Holocaust. This workshop will be held at the Broyhill Civic Center in Lenoir. This workshop is of particular interest to social studies teachers teaching American history or world history and sixth-grade teachers teaching about Eastern Europe. It is also of interest to language arts teachers teaching the Diary of Anne Frank in the middle grades or Elie Wiesel's novel about the Holocaust, Night or other literature of the Holocaust at the high-school level. All workshop participants will also receive copies of the resource guide The Holocaust: A North Carolina Teachers' Resource, published by the N.C. State Department of Public Instruction in cooperation with the North Carolina Holocaust Council.

Featured speakers at this one-day conference will be Dr. Zohara Boyd, Dr, Peter Petschauer, and Dr. Karl Schleunes. Zohara Boyd was born in Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland, the first ghetto established by the Nazis after Germany invaded Poland. Boyd’s family escaped to Warsaw shortly before the general deportations to Auschwitz began. She and her parents survived the war by “walking on the Aryan side” and hiding in plain sight. Peter Petschauer is the son of a Nazi SS officer and diplomat who was tried in the second round of Nuremburg Trials. Dr. Karl Schleunes is a noted Holocaust scholar, the chair of the History Department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and author of The Twisted Road to Auschwitz and Legislating the Holocaust: The Nuremburg Laws, The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., December 10, 2008.

Substitute pay will be provided for all public school teachers attending.

We ask your cooperation in distributing this information to the appropriate teachers at all middle and high schools in your county and hope you will let teachers know about this upcoming workshop as soon as possible. Registration must be received no later than December 3, 2008. If you have further questions or need directions to the workshop, call Shawn Clemons, Caldwell County Schools Middle School Director, at 828-728-8407 x163. You may also email the attached information to Shawn at sclemons@caa.k12.nc.us. There is a limit to the number of teachers that will be accepted. Teachers are to register as soon as possible.

Registration site
http://survey.rcoe.appstate.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=ll0H568


Registration closes December 3, 2008. If you have further questions or need directions to the workshop, call Shawn Clemons, Caldwell County Schools Middle School Director, at 828-728-8407 x163. There is a limit to the number of teachers that will be accepted.

Linda,

I am interested in this workshop, but the registration site provided says, "Access Denied -- No Surveys".
Is there another address?

Thank you,

Amber Cooper
Valle Crucis School

>>> QT - Linda McCalister <qtopic-31-q4y8hHUmXNvCD@quicktopic.com> 10/23/2008 12:23 PM >>>

Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to public records requests pursuant to the North Carolina Public Records Law, resulting in monitoring and potential disclosure of this message to third parties.
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In compliance with federal law, Watauga County Schools administers all education programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability. < replied-to message removed by QT >

You may have to talk with your technology personnel. The site is up and working. email me at mccalisterlm@appstate.edu if you have a problem

Please do not email this list. Thanks

Good Morning Ms. McCalister,
I can not find my password for the Partnership webpage can you resend it to me or reset another one. Thank you very much. Jameia Branch
West Caldwell High School

________________________________

From: QT - Linda McCalister [1] Sent: Thu 10/23/2008 4:30 PM
To: QT topic subscribers
Subject: Public School Partnership Representative Discussion Site


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Password for this site is below. Bookmark this site and use the password if you want to post. Remember that this goes out to 117 people so if it is just a message to me you will want to contact me at mccalisterlm@appstate.edu
Thanks


psprep

Can you please provide the password so that I can enter the
discussion board? Thanks


At 04:26 PM 10/23/2008, you wrote:
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psprep

Linda, Can you tell me what the password is for this. My teachers cannot access. Linda A. Baton Elementary

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To: QT topic subscribers
Subject: Public School Partnership Representative Discussion Site


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Edited by author 11-11-2008 10:33 AM
Educators Invited to Apply for ING Unsung Heroes Program
One hundred K-12 educators across the country will receive grants of up to $27,000 to help them fund innovative classroom projects....
Deadline: April 30, 2009

http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=233100016

Price Reading Council
Supporting Struggling Readers: Collaboration between Resource Room and Regular Education Teachers
Mary Hendrix, a graduate student and instructor at ASU, and Tammy Hutchinson, a reading support teacher at Westwood Elementary, will lead our discussion on this topic.
Date: Dec 2 - Tuesday
 Time: 5:15 PM
Place: Duncan Hall, Room 03 (Octagon)

National Gardening Association Announces 2009 Healthy Sprouts
Awards Program

Deadline: October 17, 2009

The National Gardening Association ( http://www.garden.org/ )
encourages the growth of health-focused youth garden programs
through the Healthy Sprouts Awards sponsored by Gardener's Supply
Company ( http://www.gardeners.com/ ). The awards support school
and youth garden programs that teach about nutrition and the
issue of hunger in the United States.

To be eligible for the 2009 Healthy Sprouts Awards, a school or
organization must plan to garden in 2010 with at least fifteen
children between the ages of 3 and 18. The selection of winners
is based on the demonstrated relationship between the garden
program and nutrition and hunger issues in the United States.

In 2009, the program will present awards to twenty schools or
organizations. Each recipient program will receive gardening
supplies and resources, including gift certificates toward the
purchase of gardening materials from Gardener's Supply. The top
five programs will each receive a certificate valued at $500;
fifteen more programs will each receive a $200 gift certificate.

Visit the KidsGardening Web site for complete program guidelines
and application.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016912/healthysprouts

For additional RFPs in Children and Youth, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml

Copyright (c) 2000-2009, the Foundation Center. All rights reserved. Permission
to use, copy, and/or distribute this document in whole or in part for
non-commercial purposes without fee is hereby granted provided that this notice
and appropriate credit to the Foundation Center is included in all copies.

Please give to High School Teachers in your school. Thanks

English 5532 will be an intensive study of Shakespeare, geared toward investigating ways to teach Shakespeare in high school. The course will meet from June 16-26 from 10-12 and from 1:30-2:30. Our morning sessions will explore Shakespeare’s culture and Shakespeare on film. The afternoon workshop sessions will give students the opportunity to try out exercises that they create and to work with actors from the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival.

more information
http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/focus/hs_english.htm

http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/calendar.htm

Click on link and scroll to bottom to get information on the Diversity Celebration at ASU

Please post at your schools. Thanks

Linda, I've checked back through all of my emails from you. If I have a password, I can't find it. Can you supply that for me?

Jean Reid
Alexander Central

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I have taken the password off of this site for now. We were getting spammed a lot. Will keep it off until we have problems again.

Thanks.
Jean

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This one may be easier to open


http://www.partnership.appstate.edu/calendar.htm

Click on link and scroll to bottom to get information on the Diversity Celebration at ASU

Please post at your schools. Thanks

Web link to program description:

http://www.nais.org/indexPrint.cfm?print=Y&ItemNumber=149270

Very interesting opportunity

Where is Friday's meeting being held?

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WiWZAC comment3 ,

http://community.appstate.edu/

New community outreach website from Appalachian

Grant opportunity:

NC Beautiful <http://www.ncbeautiful.org/>;, a provider of environmental education and beautification opportunities in North Carolina, is accepting applications for its 2010 Windows of Opportunity Grants.

Grants of $1,000 each are available to certified, full-time K-12 teachers in North Carolina. The program provides educational grants to reward the state's teachers for their creativity in fostering environmental stewardship, leadership, and awareness and initiating a sense of community service. The grants were created to cultivate an appreciation of natural environments by helping children get out of school and into natural settings. The grants also are intended to build leadership awareness, develop environmental educational mentors and ambassadors, create materials and resources that can be used by other K-12 students, and develop sustainable, outdoor programs.

http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=268400010

RFP: http://www.ncbeautiful.org/webpages/ncb/ap...n.nsf/register.html

Linda,
Heather Furr will be Crossnore Elementary School's representative on the Public School Partnership. Brenda
 
Brenda C. Reese
Principal
Crossnore Elementary School
BrendaCReese@averyschools.net
828.737.7204
828.737.7209 Fax

Work hard! Be nice! And, take care of each other!

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FYI: Crossnore Elementary School
Principal: Brenda Reese
Representative: Heather Furr
                 HeatherFurr@averyschools.net