Fall 2009
Professional Development Programs for Teachers
[Thursdays 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST, 4:30-5:30 p.m. EST]

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2009-2010 MTSU K-12 Educational Programming Overview [Connie Schmidt, Director, Instructional Technology Support Center, MTSU] [Teachers and administrators, grades K-12; Tuesday, September 8, 2:00-2:30 p.m. CST, 3:00-3:30 p.m. EST]

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2009-2010 MTSU K-12 Educational Programming Overview [Connie Schmidt, Director, Instructional Technology Support Center, MTSU] [Teachers and administrators, grades K-12; Thursday, September 10, 2:00-2:30 p.m. CST, 3:00-3:30 p.m. EST]

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{MTKT0910FA-02} Using the Mathematician’s Notebook [Tammy L. Jones, Education, Technology, & Mathematics Consultant] This program introduces the concept of using the “Mathematicians’ Notebook” in mathematics classes. The Mathematician’s Notebook is one key to a successful problem-based mathematics class. The Mathematicians’ Notebook is an adaptation of the Scientist’s Notebook that has been successfully used by science teachers. [Mathematics teachers, grades 3-16; Thursday, September 17, 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST, 4:30-5:30 p.m. EST]

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{MTKT0910FA-04} Realities of Foster Care! [Kevin Walker, Program Specialist, Tennessee Center for Child Welfare] Personal accounts from a panel of youth who have experienced the public child welfare system, focusing on personal educational experiences and how teachers can support this unique population in being successful. [Teachers and school counselors, grades K-12; Thursday, September 24, 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST, 4:30-5:30 p.m. EST]

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{MTKT0910FA-06} Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources: Focus on Math, Technology and Engineering [Dr. Stacey Graham, Project Coordinator, Teaching with Primary Sources Across Tennessee] The Library of Congress website contains a multitude of primary source images and documents that educators of all levels can use to teach math, technology and engineering. This program will demonstrate how to use these sources in the classroom, through specific images, lesson ideas and web links. [Teachers and librarians, grades K-12, especially math and other STEM teachers; Thursday, October 1, 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST, 4:30-5:30 p.m. EST]

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{MTKT0910FA-08} Dual Credit Opportunities for High School Agricultural Students in Agribusiness/Finance [Dr. Cliff Rickets and Ms. Alanna L. Neely, School of Agribusiness and Agriscience, MTSU] MTSU is the first four-year University in the state to be included in a Perkins IV Reserve Fund Grant that allows high school students to take a Career Technical Education class for high school and college credit simultaneously. This program will highlight the success of the previous dual credit offering, as well as introduce the new offering: Agribusiness: Fundamentals and Applications. High School Agriculture students taking the new Agribusiness/Finance course will receive dual credit for ABAS 1201. We will explore how MTSU is paving the way for new dual credit programs and discuss the promising outlook of this initiative. The program will also introduce the new testing feature now available for dual credit students using Desire to Learn (D2L). [Agricultural education teachers and administrators, grades 9-12; Thursday, October 15, 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST, 4:30-5:30 p.m. EST]

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{MTKT0910FA-10} Improving Educational Outcomes for Children and Youth in Foster Care [Susan Brown, Nakeisha Griffin, Per Thomas and Rebecca Whitehead, Education Specialists with the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS)] Children and youth in foster care face many unique challenges not encountered by the general population. These challenges directly impact students school attendance, placement and achievement. DCS Education Specialists will discuss issues related to educating students in foster care and suggest some ways that DCS and local school systems can work together to provide positive outcomes for this at-risk population. [Teachers, administrators and school counselors, grades K-12; Thursday, October 22, 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST, 4:30-5:30 p.m. EST]

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{MTKT0910FA-12} Effective Parent Conferencing [Nicki Fields, Coordinator, Instruction and Professional Development, Tennessee Education Association] Effective, ongoing collaboration with families throughout the school year is critical in providing every student the best education possible. The teacher, as the professional, is basically responsible for facilitating communication from the start of the school year until the student is no longer in his/her care. The objective of this workshop is to help teachers improve family-teacher communication skills through effective parent conferencing. [Teachers, grades K-12; Thursday, October 29, 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST, 4:30-5:30 p.m. EST]

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{MTKT0910FA-14} Memories to Last: Observing Monuments [John Mckay, Park Ranger/Education Coordinator, Stones River National Battlefield] Monuments can be a wonderful tool for teaching social studies, language arts and other subjects. This program will review the reasons for building monuments and the importance of monument location, using the Hazen Brigade Monument at Stones River National Battlefield as an example. Lesson plans will be presented that help students understand the concept of commemoration, learn the difference between observation and inference, understand time capsules and artifacts, and appreciate what is being remembered and honored. [Teachers, grades K-12, particularly history and social studies teachers; Thursday, November 5, 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST, 4:30-5:30 p.m. EST]

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{MTKT0910FA-16}What Educators Need to Know about Child Sexual Abuse [Experts from the Tennessee Department of Children's Services and the Tennessee Chapter of Children's Advocacy Centers] A panel of experts from the Tennessee Department of Children's Services and the Tennessee Chapter of Children's Advocacy Centers will discuss child sexual abuse issues that every K-12 Educator needs to hear. [Teachers, administrators and school counselors, grades K-12 Thursday, November 12, 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST, 4:30-5:30 p.m. EST]

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{MTKT0910FA-17} Discovering Living Primary Sources: What We Can Learn by Interviewing Participants in Historic Events (Teacher Program) [Kathy Lauder and Gwynn Thayer, Archivists, Tennessee State Library and Archives] Living quietly among us in every community are people who have taken part in events that changed our nation. This program, which features interviews with participants in the lunch counter sit-ins of the Civil Rights Era, will provide tips for conducting interviews and will share some of the primary sources available for your use at the Tennessee State Library and Archives and other repositories. [Teachers, grades 4-12, especially history and social studies teachers covering Eras 9 and 10; Thursday, November 19, 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST, 4:30-5:30 p.m. EST]

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{MTKT0910FA-18} Habits of Exclusion: Inclusive Teaching Strategies for Students with Disabilities [Dr. Zaf Khan, Department of Elementary and Special Education, MTSU] Inclusion is more than physical presence in the classroom and is nothing more than good teaching for all students. Students learn when they actively participate in the academic lessons and interact with others. This presentation will provide specific strategies to create a meaningful and inclusive learning environment. The core business of educating students with disabilities in general education classrooms is for teachers to become designers of learning for meaningful student engagement. [Teachers, administrators and teacher assistants, grades K-12; Thursday, December 3, 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST, 4:30-5:30 p.m. EST]

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