K12> Prof. Dev: This Week at Tapped In (February 22-28)

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Subject: Prof. Dev: This Week at Tapped In (February 22-28)
 
From: berquist <berquist@xxxxxx>

After School Online (ASO) is a forum for educators. The scheduled
events, designed for professional development, are open to everyone in
the Tapped In community and all guests.  All Calendar events will be
held in the TI After School Online (ASO) room unless otherwise noted in
the description. Featured Passageways in TI Reception has a link to the
ASO and most other conference rooms. As always, please login to Tapped
In http://www.tappedin.org 10 minutes before the ASO event is scheduled
to begin to allow us to help you get where you need to be. Click on the
event on the web calendar at
http://ti2.sri.com/tappedin/do/CalendarAction to read the complete
descriptions of the individual topics.
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Join the Webheads community of TESOL/ESL/EFL/ELL teachers and students
on Saturday for Writing for Webheads and Sunday for Webheads in Action.
Join Bernie Dodge at a special time on Saturday for WebQuests in the EU.
Monday?s busy schedule includes the National Board Certification Support
Group, Publishing Your Work and The Frugal Educator. Weather-an
integrated approach is the topic for Tuesday?s K-3+ Resources which is
followed by Jan Naher-Snowden?s Middle Level Science. Wednesday is
Michael Hutchison?s Social Studies Forum. Thursday?s events include
Global Project Based Learning with Linda Ullah and Character Education
with Barbara Muller-Ackerman. Tours of the many new features of Tapped
In are scheduled for a variety of time zones on most Tuesdays and Saturdays.
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View the Tapped In calendar of ASO events at:
http://ti2.sri.com/tappedin/do/CalendarAction  You can set the calendar
to your time zone to see events in your times.
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Saturday, February 21
* Writing for Webheads
8:00-9:00am PST
The Writing for Webheads focus is on students interacting online. Join
Maggi Doty every Saturday in Tapped In Reception at 16:00GMT.
http://sites.hsprofessional.com/vstevens/files/efi/webheads.htm.

* WebQuests in the EU
9am PST
Join Bernie Dodge who is just returned from a meeting in Romania for a
discussion of how WebQuests are being promoted in the European Union.
Participants in the Comenius Project
[http://cfievalladolid2.net/thinkweb/] will describe their plans to
develop a multilingual course preparing teachers to create WebQuests.

* Tapped In Tips and Tricks
4:00-5:00pm PST
Join one of the Tapped In HelpDesk volunteers to learn about the
fabulous features of TI. This Q&A session will start in the Reception room
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Sunday, February 22
* Webheads in Action
4:00-6:00am PST
The focus of Webheads in Action is on teacher professional development
and forming communities of practice with CMC tools. Join Vance Stevens
every Sunday in Tapped In Reception at noon GMT (for two hours).
http://www.vancestevens.com/papers/evonline2002/webheads.htm
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Monday, February 23
* Publishing Your Work- turn up the heat on publishing your work!
4:00-5:00pm PST/7:00-8:00pm EST
Have you ever had a great idea that you wanted to share with others, but
did not know how to get started?  Are you unsure which journal in the
field of Instructional Technology you should submit your work to?  Come
and discuss how to get published with the editor of the Journal of
Technology in Teacher Education, a leading journal in the field. Join
Debra Sprague in the Hot Tub Conference Room and turn up the heat on
publishing your work!

* The Frugal Educator
4:00-5:00pm PST
This forum, moderated by Rosemary Ellen Harris, a humorous technology
teacher and admitted cheapskate from the Detroit Metropolitan area,
discusses tried and true (free!) and low cost educational materials for
the educator on the Internet. The Frugal Educator will meet in the Comfy
Conference Room where you can relax those bargain searching sore toes
and fingers.

* National Board Certification Support Group
4:30-5:30pm PST
Whether you are a National Board certified teacher, a candidate for
certification, or just interested in learning more, please welcome back
Gayle Britt, NBCT, and join the NBC discussion to share information and
support each other. This group will meet in the On Tap Cafe.
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Tuesday, February 24
* Oz-Time Tours and Tips/Campfire Meeting
00:00midnight-01:00am PST
Join Dianne Allen for Oz time-friendly Tours and Tips and Campfire
Meetings, an "Australian" (and NZ and Western Rim Asia) meeting place
for informal chatting about professional development issues

* Tapped In Tips and Tricks
2:30-3:30pm PST

* K-3+ Resources ? Weather: An Integrated Approach
5:00-6:00pm PST/8:00-9:00pm EST
Join Sue Roseman in the Comfy Conference Room for Weather: an integrated
approach. Time will also be provided to peruse the K to 3 Resource Room
where Sue posts the lesson tracks and additional information for K-3+
teachers.

* Middle Level Science - Developing Inquiry Skills Using the Net
6:00-7:00pm PST
Science Standards stress that students develop critical thinking skills
and an understanding of the nature of science through hands-on learning
activities. To learn more about available science resources join Jan
Naher-Snowden in the Comfy Conference Room.
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Wednesday, February 25
* Social Studies Forum
5:00-6:00pm PST
Michael Hutchison, discussion group leader, invites you to join the
Social Studies discussion group in the ASO on to share resources and
meet with leaders of the Social Studies community
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Thursday, February 26
* Global Project Based Learning - NCLB
5:00-6:00pm PST
Global Project-based learning refers to connecting teachers and students
to collaboratively work together on curriculum based real-world
projects.  Join Linda Ullah in the ASO for an exploration of the
challenges and triumphs involved in getting schools, teachers and
students to "study" together globally. Before joining this discussion,
please take a look at: http://www.garlic.com/~lullah/gpbl/

* School Counselors - Character Education
6:00-7:00pm PST
Join Barbara Muller-Ackerman in the Café to discuss the many exciting
and engaging initiatives available on character education.
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Saturday, February 28
* Writing for Webheads
8:00-9:00am PST

* Tapped In Tips and Tricks
4:00-5:00pm PST
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Sunday, February 29
* Webheads in Action
4:00-6:00am PST
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Respectfully submitted,
BJ Berquist
Associate Educator, TAPPED IN
bjb@xxxxxxxxxxxx
http://tappedin.org/tappedin/web/staff/bj.jsp
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