STAFF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

OCTOBER, 2007

• Nebraska Educator Workshop
  Saturday, October 6 at Ponca State Park
• Business, Marketing and Information Technology (BMIT)
  Thursday, October 11 at ESU #8
• Basic Six Traits of Writing Training
  Tuesday, October 16 at ESU #8
• Sound Partners K, Sound Partners, & Sound Partners Plus
  Wednesday, October 17 at ESU #8
• Leadership for Classroom Assessment Conference
  October 17-19 at the Hilton in Omaha
• Follow Up to the 7 Keys to Comprehension, Dr. Zimmermann
  Friday, October 19 at the LLLC in Norfolk
• School Improvement Leadership, Continuous Improvement Processes
  Oct 22-23 in Lincoln
• English Language Learners at School: A Guide for Administration, Rebecca Freeman
  October 30 at ESU #8
• Step Up To Writing (Grades K-3)
  Two-Day Training: October 31 and November 29 at ESU #8

NOVEMBER, 2007

• Step Up To Writing (Grades 4-6)
  Two-Day Training: November 1 and November 30 at ESU #8
• NSCSS Fall Conference
  November 2 - 3 at Doane College in Crete
• NASCD Fall Conference: Continuing the Professional Learning Communities Journey (pdf)
  Friday, November 9 in Lincoln
• FCS/HSR Fall Workshop (pdf)
  Tuesday, November 27 at ESU #8

APRIL, 2008

• Real World Money 2008
  April 11, 2008 at the Lifelong Learning Center in Norfolk

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

PRESS RELEASE

Beginning this fall semester Wayne State College will be bringing its unique and highly successful Master of Science in Education, Curriculum and Instruction program to South Sioux City, Fremont and Grand Island. This program has a unique learning community delivery format which requires participants (usually teachers) to meet one weekend a month—five times a semester—for two years. Participants complete action research in their professional setting, and classroom application is based on cutting edge theory and practice.

This is the fifth consecutive year that this popular program has been offered in several different communities throughout Wayne State’s 46 county service area. Enrollment is limited but seats are still available. For more information, call 1-800-228-9972, ext. 7164 or email demoste1@wsc.edu

Wayne State College, a regional, public four-year college located in northeast Nebraska, is a member of the Nebraska State College System.

FALL CONFERENCE

The Nebraska State Council for Social Studies will hold its fall conference, November 2 - 3, 2007 at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska.

Friday’s highlights include luncheon speaker, Dr. Stephen Joel, Superintendent of Grand Island Public schools. Dinner speaker will be Peter Fredlake from the Holocaust Muesum in Washington, DC.

Four five hour sessions including “The War that Made America” presented by Dr. Jim Wetsler from Pennsylvania.

Saturday’s sessions will include numerous breakouts presented by noted Social Studies teachers on the topics of International Education, technology and teaching strategies for all Social Studies teachers.

Updates on the conference can be found at nebraskasocialstudies.org