WORKSHOP DATES

For more information regarding these workshops, go to the ESU #8 homepage and click on the Staff Development link.

APRIL
Putting the Pieces Together (7-12) on Wednesday, April 4 at ESU #8

School Improvement Data Retreat on Tuesday, April 24 at ESU #8

NETA 2007, Technology - A Winning Ticket on Thursday and Friday, April 26-27 in Omaha

MAY
School Improvement Data Retreat on Monday, May 21 at ESU #8

JUNE
Step Up to Writing (K-8) on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 5 - 6 at ESU #8

Step Up to Writing (7-12) on Thursday and Friday, June 7 - 8 at ESU #8

School Improvement Data Retreat on Friday, June 15 at ESU #8

Teaching the 7 Keys to Comprehension (K-6) Tuesday, June 19th in Norfolk

Teaching the 7 Keys to Comprehension (7-12) Wednesday, June 20 in Norfolk

JULY
School Improvement Data Retreat on Monday, July 30 at ESU #8

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outcomes as the target in teaching; Library media specialists as key partners in curriculum planning. Models of inquiry-based learning projects at each grade level are provided. By Violet H. Harada and Joan M. Yoshima

BK2599 Inquiry, Literacy and Learning in the Middle Grades 2004, A
Teachers and students describe a myriad of classroom experiences in inquiry. Through student examples; photos of student work; stories of student concerns and processes; instructional activities, engagement and invitations and cognitive strategies for literacy development across the four major content areas, it helps develop more confident and competent literacy learners. By Lauren Freedman and Holly Johnson

BK2821 Looking Closely and Listening Carefully: Learning Literacy Through Inquiry 2004, A
Tim O’Keefe teams up with Heidi Mills and Louise B. Jennings to bring to life insights and strategies from Tim’s class at the Center for Inquiry. Focuses on phonics in Tim’s holistic, transition-first-grade classroom.

DS1006 Science is Elementary: What Is Science? Scientific Inquiry? 16min. PI
Explores scientific inquiry by relating it to everyday questions. Fun experiments teach students about hypotheses, variables, observations, theories, and much more. The DS are videos that may be downloaded to your computer.

BK742 Science: Inquiry and Investigation: Introductory Level 1997, IJ
Focuses on the thinking skills needed for scientific problem solving, the book encourages students to formulate questions, hypothesize answers, develop experiments, record data, and draw conclusions. Offers test-formatted activities, reflecting the National Science Education Standards. By Anne M. Holbrook, m. Ed, and Michael White, Ph.D.

BK743 Science: Inquiry and Investigation: Middle Level 1998, I
Encourage students to formulate questions, hypothesize answers, develop experiments, record data and draw conclusions. Offers test-formatted activities, reflecting the National Science Education Standards. By Anne M. Holbrook, m. Ed, and Michael White, Ph.D., Carl Gotton, B.S., and Donald W. Axe, M. Ed.

BK744 Science: Inquiry and Investigation: Intermediate Level 1996, IJ
Designed to focus on the thinking skills involved in scientific problem solving. Problems are based on content, which is addressed within your ongoing instructional program. Students are encouraged to formulate questions, hypothesize answers, develop experiments, record data and draw conclusions. By Anne M. Holbrook, M. Ed, and Michael White

BK2729 Because Writing Matters: Improving Student Writing in Our Schools 2006, A
Reflects the most recent research and reports on the need for teaching writing, and it includes new sections on writing and English language learners, technology and the writing process.

NETA 2007
..TECHNOLOGY-A Winning Ticket

The NETA conference has been scheduled for April 26 and 27, 2007. It is being held at the Holiday Inn Central located at 72nd & Grover Streets in Omaha.

Register at: neta.lps.org/Conf.html