| Date(s) | Event | Location | Description |
| 8/4/2008 | Education 2020: Developing a Vision for the Future of Education |
Northern State University, Aberdeen, S.D. |
First-graders this fall are the future graduating class of 2020. We know that the current system of education was designed by and for a different era, yet we don’t always have a common, clear vision for how a 21st century classroom should look and feel. What motivates learners in this age of connectivity and information? How do we prepare them for jobs that don’t even exist yet? See how the work of McREL, Daniel Pink, Edutopia, ISTE, and others can inform our understanding of how to change learning environments so that they motivate, excite, and prepare our students for the future. |
| 8/4/2008-8/5/2008 | Designing a School or District Curriculum Audit in Science Register now (you will be taken to McREL's secure event registration site). |
McREL Denver, CO |
Come to McREL's offices for a two-day workshop which will enable you to develop a step-by-step process for creating an alignment matrix, map assessments to standards, identify gaps in instruction and achievement, and evaluate a school or district curriculum framework for appropriateness. |
| 8/7/2008 – 8/8/2008 |
Doing the Right Things in Mathematics Register
now (you will be taken to |
McREL Denver, CO |
Examine and experience for yourself the characteristics
of effective mathematics learning environments through activities, dialogue,
video clips, and selected readings. Learn strategies to increase student
engagement and accountability and to incorporate data from formative
assessment into the learning process. |
| 10/30-31/2008 | McREL Power Walkthrough® Training Register now (you will be taken toMcREL’s secure event registration site) |
McREL Denver, CO |
School leaders can learn how to turn their
classroom observations into "power walkthroughs" by using palm-held devices
loaded with software that uses McREL’s Classroom
Instruction that Works as the basis for observing teachers. |
| 11/3/2008-11/4/2008 | Designing Effective Science Lessons: Creating a Learning Environment Register now (you will be taken to McREL's secure event registration site). |
McREL, Denver, CO | Come to McREL's offices for a two-day Designing
Effective Science Lessons workshop to learn how to develop positive
student attitudes and motivation to learn science, give timely and criterion-referenced
feedback, keep students focused on learning, and involve students in
assessing their own progress. Learn how to teach students to think scientifically
and show them through your actions that you believe all students have
the ability to learn. |