Have you thought about putting images of your technology center on Flickr? Flickr is a photo sharing website that is searchable. If you believe that it has no educational value, check out The Library of Congress’s Flickr page for 3,100 images from 2 sets. As an instructor, you could work with students to make presentations more visibly appealing or even host a contest to see what student can put the best photo of your technology center on Flickr.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/flickr_pilot.html
Board of Ed Approves School Year Extension
http://www.okinsider.com/readstory.oki?type=headline&storyid=09516KKTW
State Regents Request 11% Increase
http://www.okinsider.com/readstory.oki?type=headline&storyid=19411SY0K
Education Agencies Inform State Panel of Budget Request
http://www.okinsider.com/readstory.oki?type=headline&storyid=194117Y65
CareerTech Request $1.2 million for Youthful Offender Program
http://www.okinsider.com/readstory.oki?type=headline&storyid=19411ZY4N
Kansas Teacher Shortage Crisis on Horizon
How will a teacher shortage in Kansas effect Oklahoma?
http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/445628.htm
Oklahoma City Southeast Academy of Manufacturing (SAM)
The State Youth Council's Project MOVES (Manufacturing for Oklahoma's Vital Economic Sustainability) has received a federal grant that enables the implementation of initiatives aimed at increasing students' awareness of the growing opportunities in the advanced manufacturing field. One such initiative, the SAM project, allows Oklahoma City Public Schools to expose youth to intricate advanced manufacturing processes so that students are prepared to enter the workforce or continue their post secondary advanced manufacturing education. Through extensive curriculum and supportive services, SAM serves approximately 600 youth, ages 14-18, culminating in field trips and internships with area advanced manufacturing employers.
For more information, contact Jeane Burruss at Jeane_Burruss@okcommerce.gov
KeyTrain Users' Group Meeting
The third annual KeyTrain Users' Group meetings are February 7 at Tulsa Technology Center Riverside Campus, 801 East 91 in Jenks and February 8 at Metro Technology Center, Springlake Campus, 1900 Springlake Drive in Oklahoma City. To register for these meetings, please call 877-842-6205 (toll free) or email your information to jill@keytrain.com Provide your name, organization, phone number, email address and session date. There is no fee to attend these meetings.
ALLIANCES & COLLEGE TRANSITION
Cash Awards and the AP Test
A Cornell University professor studied the impact on using incentives for taking the AP test.
http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/jyxcmGhChUhwvyCibGlxEMbG?format=standard
CAREER MAJORS
Texas Youth in Technology
The state of Texas recently awarded grants aimed at increasing interest in and encourage careers in computer science and engineering. Learn about the 9 grants and how they are being aimed at students in secondary schools.
http://www.workforceatm.org/articles/template.cfm?results_art_filename=tx_hcti.htm
The grants were done in part with the Texas Engineering and Technical Consortium (http://tetc.engr.smu.edu/)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
UNESCO Report Calls for Ed Tech Training
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization released a repot detailing standards and warns that if teachers around the world do not take part in more professional-development training in information and communication technologies, or ICT, they will continue to lack the skills necessary to integrate technology into the classroom and improve student learning.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/01/16/19report-1.h27.html?tmp=1571320248
COALITION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION IN OKLAHOMA (CASMEO)
CASMEO began as a project funded by the Exxon Education Foundation through the Mathematical Sciences Education Board in December 1990. To take advantage of some of their resources, visit them online at : http://www.casmeo.org/
(Some links are broken)
US Dept of Education
At the US Dept of Ed they have some various recourses targeted toward improving student performance.
http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/lessons/edpicks.jhtml?src=ln
The Teacher Center
The Teacher Center has a few professional development resources listed from various states.
http://www.theteachercenter.org/ProfDev/state_resources_professionals_counselors.asp
SREB
SREB has a page devoted to the Educational Technology Cooperative.
http://www.sreb.org/programs/EdTech/edtechindex.asp
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