From juanita.deschambault at maine.gov Tue Mar 4 15:06:01 2008 From: juanita.deschambault at maine.gov (Juanita Deschambault) Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 15:06:01 -0500 Subject: [MLTI-MS] Reminder! Register Now!! Arts, Innovation and Creativity Spring Institute Message-ID: 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-ms/attachments/20080304/8d0fdd57/attachment.html From juanita.deschambault at maine.gov Wed Mar 5 09:49:58 2008 From: juanita.deschambault at maine.gov (Juanita Deschambault) Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 09:49:58 -0500 Subject: [MLTI-MS] MLTI Studywiz School Admin Training Message-ID: <0C94960E-1623-4408-8176-F625BC86C512@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-ms/attachments/20080305/4f53c2da/attachment-0001.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-MS] 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-ms/attachments/20080310/9562d06b/attachment.html From juanita.deschambault at maine.gov Thu Mar 13 10:11:55 2008 From: juanita.deschambault at maine.gov (Juanita Deschambault) Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:11:55 -0400 Subject: [MLTI-MS] 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. 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-ms/attachments/20080313/cea14fa9/attachment.html From Juanita.Deschambault at maine.gov Thu Mar 27 14:03:02 2008 From: Juanita.Deschambault at maine.gov (Juanita Deschambault) Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:03:02 -0400 Subject: [MLTI-MS] MLTI MS Science Content Survey Message-ID: <24B941BC-CDC4-493D-80D8-816643084BB0@maine.gov> The MLTI Project is conducting a survey to provide information about curricula design and the resources being used in middle school science and technology programs. This information will be shared with the Department of Education, software developers working with MLTI, and professional development groups to inform their work and better serve the needs of Maine teachers. We ask that one teacher from your school collect the requested information and answer the survey. The survey can be accessed here: http://www.maine.gov/mlti/educator/ index.htm (Under header Surveys and sub-header Middle School) The following questions will be asked (we recommend that you print this page and gather the information before completing the survey). Completing the survey should take less than 15 minutes. ==================================== The number of: ? teachers in your building ? students in your building ? science teachers in your building 2. Whether each performance indicator is taught completely, partially or not at all for grade 6, grade 7, and grade 8 in your school. ? Students plan, conduct, analyze data from, and communicate results of investigations, including simple experiments. ? Students use a systematic process, tools, equipment, and a variety of materials to design and produce a solution or product to meet a specified need, using established criteria. ? Students explain the movements and describe the location, composition, and characteristics of our solar system and universe, including planets, the sun, and galaxies. ? Students describe the various cycles, physical and biological forces and processes, position in space, energy transformations, and human actions that affect the short-term and long-term changes to the Earth. ? Students describe physical and chemical properties of matter, interactions and changes in matter, and transfer of energy through matter. ? Students describe the force of gravity, the motion of objects, the properties of waves, and the wavelike property of energy in light waves. ? Students differentiate among organisms based on biological characteristics and identify patterns of similarity. ? Students examine how the characteristics of the physical, non- living (abiotic) environment, the types and behaviors of living (biotic) organisms, and the flow of matter and energy affect organisms and the ecosystem of which they are part. ? Students describe the hierarchy of organization and function in organisms, and the similarities and differences in structure, function, and needs among and within organisms. ? Students describe the general characteristics and mechanisms of reproduction and heredity in organisms, including humans, and ways in which organisms are affected by their genetic traits. ? Students describe the evidence that evolution occurs over many generations, allowing species to acquire many of their unique characteristics or adaptations. 3. Indicate which, if any, of the following resources are used at grade 6, grade 7 and grade 8. ? Event Based Science ? FOSS ? Gems ? Glenco ? Holt ? Its About Time ? National Institutes of Health (NIH) ? Prentice Hall ? Project Learning Tree ? Scott Foresman ? SEPUP (Science Education for Public Understanding Program- Lawrence Hall of Science) ? Science and Technology Concepts for Middle School (STC) ? Teacher Prepared Materials ? Other: ___________ Thank you Juanita 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-ms/attachments/20080327/6bb60487/attachment.html