This four-day training will be offered on July 21-24, 2009. Specific teaching strategies have positive effects on student learning. Decades of research indicates which strategies make the biggest difference. Each of these strategies can be used by any teacher at any time. Based on the research of Marzano, Pickering and Pollock (from McREL), participants will use the nine categories of instructional strategies to:

• Enhance instruction
• Design lessons
• Incorporate the use of technology

Earning three hours of optional college credit through Wayne State College is pending.
(This is a repeat of the workshop that was offered during the Summer of 2008 at ESU 10.)
Please register on ODIE. Contact Bob Lungrin at 308.237.5927 or blungrin@esu10.org if you have questions.

This professional development series will:

• Provide connections between Pre-algebra, Algebra, Geometry, and Data Analysis.
• Provide activities and lessons within, across, and outside the curriculum.
• Explore problem solving, reasoning, and pattern finding.
• Align Professional Development to Nebraska State Mathematics Standards.
• Provide instructional strategies for teachers to assist students in meeting Nebraska State Mathematics Standards.

Who may apply?
        5th-12th grade Mathematics Teachers
 
Institute Benefits

• Meets the NSDC Standards for quality Professional Development
• Mathematics teaching resources of over $250
• Substitute fee of $100 per day
• Daily participant contract services pay $140 per day before payroll tax deduction  (non-contract days)
• MyeLearning account for 1 year
• Lodging for those located at least 60 miles from the training site
• Graduate Credit available (3 credit hours)

Session 1: Sunday, Sept. 13 @ Kearney Holiday Inn (NATM Conference Mon., Sept.14) 
Sessions 2-5: Oct.14, Nov.18, 2009 and Jan 20, Feb. 24, 2010 @ ESU 10, Kearney
 
To apply, contact Trina Shaw @ 308.237.5927 or tshaw@esu10.org.

Feel the pride of success when your students celebrate the joy of learning.  This three-day training on July 27 - 29, 2009,  is an opportunity to learn a system that can be immediately used in the classroom.  It includes:

• Management of learning
• A focus on content knowledge
• Strategies for challenged learners
• Provisions for inspiring enthusiasm
• Performance results 

The results inform students of their personal progress in learning targets for the class and inform teachers regarding students' mastery of those targets.  Many schools use this approach as one of their School Improvement strategies.  Other teachers just want an informal basis to determine if their students are learning important concepts, processes, and factual information for a subject area.

See details and register on ODIE.  Contact Bob Lungrin at blungrin@esu10.org for additional information.

This professional development opportunity on July 13-15, 2009, examines the 21st Century Skills framework and integrates academics, career education and technology into the traditional classroom, thus providing relevant and contextual learning experiences for students.  According to the Southern Regional Education Board's "High Schools That Work" initiative, students who learn academics in the context of career education learn at a faster rate and are able to retain more knowledge.  This is most likely due to the rigorous coursework and the relationships built with the instructor and the business community.

Experience
Participants experience the following:

• Immersion as a "student" in the curriculum delivery model, tasked with solving a problem
• Collaboration with a business or community agency in their local area
• Utilization of technology and multi-media to "hook" students' attention and introduce curriculum
• Share the design of their curriculum delivery model with other participating faculty
• Participate in future online discussions

Problem-Based, Case-Based Learning promotes team building and collaboration among career education and academic faculty; therefore, 100% attendance is required.  As an interdisciplinary effort, it is strongly suggested that faculty attend in pairs, one academic and one career.  Problem-Based, Cased-Based Learning is not intended to be an 'add-on' to existing curriculum, but rather a more integrated way of delivering concepts and understanding in a knowledge-based economy.

Technology
Participants will be expected to use the following technology: e-mail, internet, video/digital camera, film editing software (iMovie and/or Movie Maker) or have the willingness to learn.

Please register on ODIE.  Contact Bob Lungrin at blungrin@esu10.org for more information.

The third of five sessions of the Elementary Mathematics Academy Grades K-6 took place on October 7th at ESU 10. The Academy is part of the Nebraska Mathematics Professional Development Series, which is funded by the Mathematics Science Partnership Grants under the NCLB Act of 2001. There are 220 elementary teachers involved in the program statewide, with 75 of those teachers attending the sessions in Kearney at ESU 10.

Dr. Elliott Ostler and Dr. Neal Grandgenett, mathematics education professors at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, are the presenters for the series. The instructional topics for the five days are number sense and algebra ideas; blending math and science; math games and group activities; mathematics center ideas; and mathematics projects. Activities presented are mapped to NCTM mathematics standards and aligned to the NCTM Curriculum Focal Points. 
 
Teachers are given an overview of more than 100 different lessons, games, resources, and instructional activities to provide motivating hands-on instruction for elementary students. They are also provided with interdisciplinary lessons that use mathematical concepts within the context of representation, reasoning, communication, problem solving and connections. Teachers attending the sessions are very enthusiastic about the innovative methods and tools they are receiving to make mathematics education in their classrooms more interactive and meaningful.