From juanita.deschambault at maine.gov Tue Mar 4 15:06:40 2008 From: juanita.deschambault at maine.gov (Juanita Deschambault) Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 15:06:40 -0500 Subject: [MLTI-HS] Reminder! Register Now!! Arts, Innovation and Creativity Spring Institute Message-ID: <9A47B033-C901-41A7-95DF-26CC37AEC6FA@maine.gov> The Maine Learning Technology Initiative presents the ?ARTS, INNOVATION and CREATIVITY? Spring Institute, Sunday and Monday April 6th and 7th at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine. Many of the sessions will be presented collaboratively giving participants the opportunity to broaden their knowledge in connecting Visual or Performing Arts to other Learning Results content with a major focus on creativity. Workshop sessions will include: over 30 hands-on creative and imaginative professional develop opportunities; interdisciplinary connections between the arts and creative thinking in other Maine Learning Results content areas utilizing technology; innovative instruction, curriculum and assessment; a link between at least one arts discipline (music, dance, theater or visual art) and at least one other content area from the MLR?s (Career and Education Development, English Language Arts, Health Education and Physical Education, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Social Studies, World Languages); unique learning opportunities for educators utilizing technology to impact teaching and learning for all students. Other important information: - The Imagination Station is a space for exploring ideas and is staffed by a bevy of MLTI/ eMINTS Trainer Mentors. We are inviting everyone to share their work on core content areas, with a focus on Visual and Performing Arts. - Participants are required to have an Apple laptop (preferably with either the middle school or high school MLTI image or similar software). The major focus is for grades 7-12 educators but all are welcome. - Don't miss Monday's lunch with featured speaker Tim Sample. Art saved Tim on his journey through education. Learn his special perspective on technology, education and life in Maine as he knows it. ARTS, INNOVATION and CREATIVITY Spring Institute Registration and Rooming Information Registration Fee: $45.00 Registration Fees can be paid by check made payable to "Treasurer, State of Maine." Payment can be mailed in advance, to the attention of: MLTI, 23 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333 or presented to us at the registration table on the first day of the institute. Purchase Orders are accepted and can be submitted before the event or at the registration table. Samoset Room Reservations: $49.50 per night/double occupancy / $99.00 per night/single occupancy The Samoset Resort has blocked a certain number of rooms for this event under the name ?MLTI Teacher~Leader Institute." If you wish to reserve a room, please call the Samoset Resort at 800-341-1650 or 207-594-2511. A credit card is required to guarantee your room, but it will not be charged. Please let the Samoset Resort know if: You are sharing a room (please give them the name of your roommate). The room rate is $49.50 per person based on double occupancy, plus sales tax; You want to share a room, but you need to matched up with a roommate; You prefer to room alone and wish to reserve a regular room. The room rate will be $99.00 plus tax; You prefer to reserve a suite. Please alert the registration desk. You will not be charged sales tax if you pay for the room with a check from your school district and bring a copy of your school's State of Maine Sales Tax Exemption Certificate. The Sales Tax Exemption number alone is not acceptable. More information on sessions and online registration can be found online at: http://www.maine.gov/mlti/events/springinstitute08/ index.html or www.mainelearns.org. Juanita Deschambault M.L.T.I. Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta Maine 04333 (P) 207-499-7142 (7:30am - 4:00pm) Visit MLTI on the web at http://MaineLearns.org and http://mlti.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/mlti-hs/attachments/20080304/5ceb9e4f/attachment.html From juanita.deschambault at maine.gov Tue Mar 4 15:21:49 2008 From: juanita.deschambault at maine.gov (Juanita Deschambault) Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 15:21:49 -0500 Subject: [MLTI-HS] MLTI Math Training with Pam Buffington Message-ID: <494FC7AE-F8B4-43E5-87CE-39093CE838EA@maine.gov> MLTI invites to attend a MLTI High School Math Training session with Pam Buffington. Brief Description of Session: This workshop is designed to introduce secondary level mathematics educators to a range of online applets, tools, web-based resources, and exemplary projects that utilize content centered technology application to support mathematics teaching and learning. The primary focus will be on the use of resources available on the MLTI HS image with the inclusion of the open source tool GeoGebra. Content focus will include engagement specific to areas of known student misconception and error as informed by research. This is an interactive session that models strategies to support teachers and students in meeting national and state learning standards for school mathematics and ISTE technology literacy standards. Facilitator: Pam Buffington Dates/Locations March 13 - Scarborough High School Math Session March 19 - Skowhegan High School March 21 - Messalonskee High School Math Session March 25 - Shead High School Juanita Deschambault M.L.T.I. Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta Maine 04333 (P) 207-499-7142 (7:30am - 4:00pm) Visit MLTI on the web at http://MaineLearns.org and http://mlti.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/mlti-hs/attachments/20080304/b5555347/attachment.html From juanita.deschambault at maine.gov Wed Mar 5 06:53:07 2008 From: juanita.deschambault at maine.gov (Juanita Deschambault) Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 06:53:07 -0500 Subject: [MLTI-HS] MLTI Math Sessions - clarification Message-ID: <9244638F-4E29-47C9-953C-7B502FEE0C05@maine.gov> MLTI invites to attend a MLTI High School Math Training session with Pam Buffington. Brief Description of Session: This workshop is designed to introduce secondary level mathematics educators to a range of online applets, tools, web-based resources, and exemplary projects that utilize content centered technology application to support mathematics teaching and learning. The primary focus will be on the use of resources available on the MLTI HS image with the inclusion of the open source tool GeoGebra. Content focus will include engagement specific to areas of known student misconception and error as informed by research. This is an interactive session that models strategies to support teachers and students in meeting national and state learning standards for school mathematics and ISTE technology literacy standards. Facilitator: Pam Buffington TImes: 9:00 - 3:00 (please arrive between 8:30 and 9:00 to sign in and do a connectivity check) Register online at http://www.maine.gov/mlti/events/math08/ Dates/Locations March 13 - Scarborough High School Math Session March 19 - Skowhegan Area High School March 21 - Messalonskee High School Math Session March 27 - Shead High School Juanita Deschambault M.L.T.I. Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta Maine 04333 (P) 207-499-7142 (7:30am - 4:00pm) Visit MLTI on the web at http://MaineLearns.org and http://mlti.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/mlti-hs/attachments/20080305/75c9392c/attachment-0001.html From juanita.deschambault at maine.gov Wed Mar 5 09:49:19 2008 From: juanita.deschambault at maine.gov (Juanita Deschambault) Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 09:49:19 -0500 Subject: [MLTI-HS] MLTI Studywiz School Admin Training Message-ID: <014D2ABD-DD6A-475E-AECA-FAAECD4D5652@maine.gov> MLTI has scheduled a Studywiz School Admin training on April 4, 2008 at the Pineland Center, Apple Training Room in New Gloucester. This training session will provide MLTI Tech Leads or Teacher Leaders with information on how to manage and use Studywiz from an administrator's perspective. Learn how users are added to the system, how passwords are managed, about the Studywiz admin workflow, how to manage your school's users/classes, what admin-type features can be given to teachers, manage messaging and activities, creating induction letters, how to create local groups for in school collaboration across different classes with teachers and students, and more. The full day session will be delivered by employees of Etech Group, the developers of Studywiz, Apple MLTI Project team members, and State of Maine DOE staff. Please register for training sessions by going to http:// www.maine.gov/mlti/educator/ and clicking on the "Studywiz School Admin Training" link. Maximum capacity for the session is 16 participants, so please register EARLY. Registration will close on April 2, 2008. Notes : - Please bring your own MLTI iBook or MacBook. - If you have forgotten your Studywiz School Admin userid/password, please make sure you confirm it prior to attending the session. Please contact Juanita at juanita.deschambault at maine.gov if you have any questions. =================== Directions to Pineland: =================== Pineland Center, from the Maine Turnpike Exit 63 1. Take the Maine Turnpike to Exit 63 (formerly Exit 11) in Gray, Maine. 2. Bear to the right after the toll booth, toward the center of Gray Village. 3. Stay in the right lane. At the first intersection, go straight through the light onto Route 115. 4. Continue on Route 115 (East) for 1.6 miles, then turn left onto Depot Road. 5. Continue on Depot Road for 2.8 miles to a stop sign. 6. Turn left at the stop sign onto Route 231/Intervale Road. 7. Drive approximately 800 feet and turn left through the main entrance to Pineland (between stone walls; just past white fenced flower garden on right). 8. Upon entering the campus, look for Cumberland Hall near the rear of the complex. The Apple MLTI Project Office is in Suite 301 (3rd Floor) and the Apple Training Room is in Suite 201 (2nd Floor). From I-295 Exit 22 1. Take Exit 22 (Freeport); at top of ramp, turn left onto Route 125 (Mallet Drive). 2. Go approximately 350 feet and take first left onto Durham Road. 3. Go 0.2 mile; follow right-hand bend onto Pownal Road, which turns into Elmwood Road. 4. Go 7.2 miles on Pownal/Elmwood Roads through intersection with Route 9 to Allen Road. 5. Turn left onto Allen Road. 6. Go 1.8 miles; turn right onto Route 231 North (Intervale Road). 7. Drive approximately 800 feet and turn left through the main entrance to Pineland (between stone walls; just past white fenced flower garden on right). 8. Upon entering the campus, look for Cumberland Hall near the rear of the complex. The Apple MLTI Project Office is in Suite 301 (3rd Floor) and the Apple Training Room is in Suite 201 (2nd Floor). =================== Juanita Deschambault M.L.T.I. Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta Maine 04333 (P) 207-499-7142 (7:30am - 4:00pm) Visit MLTI on the web at http://MaineLearns.org and http://mlti.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/mlti-hs/attachments/20080305/85804161/attachment.html From Juanita.Deschambault at maine.gov Thu Mar 6 13:39:14 2008 From: Juanita.Deschambault at maine.gov (Juanita Deschambault) Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 13:39:14 -0500 Subject: [MLTI-HS] Last Reminder: High School Physics and Physical Science Teacher Meeting Message-ID: <9A0FA47E-ADAF-4D39-B86C-31EE84814A15@maine.gov> Please forward this message to physics and physical science teachers. Dear Colleagues, This is a final reminder about this year?s Meeting of High School Physics and Physical Science Teachers at the University of Maine. We are meeting on the UMaine campus in Orono on Friday, March 14, 2008. We have an updated program outline included in the attached file. We will begin the day?s activities in the Engineering Science Research Building (please refer to the attached map). We want to bring together Maine physics and physical science teachers to discuss issues of teaching and learning, to present new demonstrations and teaching ideas, to showcase ways to get involved at the university, and to promote interactions between all involved parties. We hope that high school and middle level physics and physical science teachers can attend! If you are interested in coming and haven?t already notified us, please e-mail John Thompson at john.thompson at umit.maine.edu or Leisa Preble at Leisa.Preble at umit.maine.edu as soon as possible, preferably by Monday, March 10. We can mail you a parking pass with advanced notice! As in years past, we will be able to give 0.5 CEU (continuing education units) for participation in this meeting. If you wish to receive this 0.5 CEU you must: (a) attend the events of the meeting and (b) pick up your certification at the end of the meeting. There is no advance paperwork on your part; however, there is a $5.00 fee to have the credits registered. Also, we?re still open to workshop ideas ? please contact John Thompson if you?re interested in running a workshop. We hope to see you soon! Sincerely, David Batuski Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy John Thompson Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy ------------------------------------ John R. Thompson Physics Education Research Laboratory Assistant Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy The University of Maine email: thompsonj at maine.edu phone: 207-581-1030 fax: 207-581-3410 Juanita Deschambault M.L.T.I. 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URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/mlti-hs/attachments/20080306/d52ac7c5/attachment-0003.html From Laura.Brown at maine.gov Mon Mar 10 16:15:06 2008 From: Laura.Brown at maine.gov (Brown, Laura) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:15:06 -0400 Subject: [MLTI-HS] FYI - NEW English Language Arts List Serve Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B0451B913@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us> Maine DOE ELA specialists Patsy Dunton and Diana Doiron recently created a list serve to provide direct communication to those interested in ELA content. This is an opportunity to learn about current information, resources, and events. Your box will not be filled with messages as Patsy and/or Diana will send an update once a week and responses will not be allowed through the list. If a topic needs to be discussed, a blog will be set up so your mailboxes don't clog. Please go to http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/ela/index.html and click on the list serve link sign up for this service. Thank you, Patsy Dunton English Language Arts Specialist, grades 6-12 Midcoast Regional Representative 624-6625 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/mlti-hs/attachments/20080310/9562d06b/attachment.html From Juanita.Deschambault at maine.gov Thu Mar 13 10:07:56 2008 From: Juanita.Deschambault at maine.gov (Juanita Deschambault) Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:07:56 -0400 Subject: [MLTI-HS] Grant Opportunity: Maine Community Heritage Project: Apply Now! Message-ID: Maine Community Heritage Project: Apply Now! The Maine Historical Society, in partnership with the Maine State Library, is seeking Maine communities to participate in the Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), an innovative new program that promotes collaboration between local schools, historical societies, and public libraries through the exploration and celebration of local history. The MCHP grows out of the Maine Memory Network (http:// www.mainememory.net), the Maine Historical Society?s nationally recognized statewide digital museum, and is supported by a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services. The MCHP will provide wonderful opportunities for schools to build or expand partnerships with local libraries and historical organizations, and for teachers and students to engage and connect with their communities through the study of local history. Importantly, the project will also give participating communities extensive training, support, and a $10,000 grant to support the endeavor. Local teams?each consisting of a local library, historical organization, and school?will apply this spring to participate in a year-long process (June 2008-June 2009) through which they will inventory local historical resources, identify key themes and topics in the history of their communities, digitize local collections, build online exhibits, and, ultimately, create a prominent website within Maine Memory that is dedicated to and radically expands information about the history of their community. The application deadline is May 9. Please visit www.mainememory.net/mchp for a full project description, application guidelines, and application form. We hope that your community will consider submitting an application. For more information, please contact Kristie Littlefield, School Partnership Coordinator, Maine Historical Society, by email at klittlefield at mainehistory.org or phone at 207-774-1822. Juanita Deschambault M.L.T.I. 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Each person on the school leadership team should register separately (Principal, Teacher Leader(s), Librarian, Technology Coordinator), so that we may have an accurate head count. Be sure and bring laptops and snacks to share. Please visit http:// www.maine.gov/mlti/educator/ (you will find the link under High School Events). Agenda 8:00 ?8:30 Connectivity check and sign in 8:30-9:00 Welcome and Introductions 9:00-11:30 Updates from MLTI What is MICDE? Resources to Share Noteshare resources What did we learn from the notebooks submitted by teacher leaders? Literacy and Numeracy Professional Development for summer and next year End of Year Reminders 11:30-12:15 Job Alikes 12:15-12:30 Wrap up Dates/Locations Hancock Region: April 8 - Ellsworth High School Western Region: April 9 - Lewiston High School Cumberland Region: April 10 - TBA MidCoast Region: April 11 - MidCoast School of Technology Kennebec Region: April 14 - Maine Principals' Association Penquis Region: April 15 - Piscatiquis High School Washington Region: April 16 - Washington County Community College York Region: April 17 - Bonny Eagle High School Aroostook Region: April 18 - Houlton Higher Education Center Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Juanita Deschambault M.L.T.I. Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta Maine 04333 (P) 207-499-7142 (7:30am - 4:00pm) Visit MLTI on the web at http://MaineLearns.org and http://mlti.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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