STEP-UP-TO-WRITING
3rd EDITION
WORKSHOPS

Interested in Step-up-to-Writing? A workshop for Intermediate (Grades 3-6) teachers will be held at ESU #8 on the following dates:

• May 7, 9:00 - 3:00
• June 12, 9:00 - 3:00
• June 13, 9:00 - 3:00

A workshop for Secondary (Grades 7-12) teachers will be held on the following dates at ESU #8:

• June 16, 9:00 - 3:00
• June 17, 9:00 - 3:00

If you’re interested in either of these workshops you may go to the ESU #8 homepage and sign up for them under Workshop Registration.

Third Edition manuals must be purchased prior to the workshop. The address for ordering is:

Sopris West
4093 Speciality Place
Longmont, CO 80504
(800)547-6747

ONLINE PROJECT:
L.E.A.R.N.S. STANDARDS ALIGNMENT

Anyone interested in becoming a reviewer for the alignment of media titles to the Nebraska Standards using the online process, should contact Gloria Christiansen.

A work session is being planned on June 30, 2008 at ESU #8. Only five reviewers from ESU #8 will be selected to participate. Teachers will be compensated for completing the reviews. To find out the details of the project, contact Gloria at gchrisit@esu8.org.

INTERNET SAFETY AND DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP CONTEST

Rachael Hornback and Stephanie Nemec, both 8th graders from O'Neill Public School were chosen as the winners of the ESU #8 Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship Contest. Their submission consisted of a 29 second video Public Service Announcement (PSA).

Runners-Up were Brian Finkral, also an 8th grader from O'Neill Public School and a sixth grade team from Pierce Public School made up of Dalton Polt, Charles Krueger, and Mariekel Blake.

The Nebraska ESU's partnered with the Nebraska Attorney General's Office to sponsor the Internet Safety/Digital Citizenship Contest for students in Nebraska’s K-12 Schools. Each school or district was allowed to submit one entry from each grade grouping (K-4, 5-8, 9-12) for a total of three entries per school. Entries were to be in the form of a poster, an audio Public Service Announcement (PSA), or a video PSA.

Rachael and Stephanie’s winning PSA was taken to Lincoln to be judged by the ESU Technology Affiliate Group among the other ESU winning entries. A winning entry from each category which reflects an Internet Safety theme will be selected and sent on to the Attorney General’s office for additional recognition.

All three ESU #8 winning PSAs have been posted on the ESU #8 homepage (www.esu8.org) for viewing.