Join your colleagues for this professional development opportunity aimed at P- 5 teachers and librarians.

Workshop sessions include:

Teaching Online Research to Elementary Students: Trends & Challenges This session will focus on the necessity of teaching online research skills to elementary students and will explore the challenges this brings, such as identifying the appropriate age to teach certain research concepts. Strategies and resources for teaching online research will be provided. Participants will also have the opportunity to share their own experiences and methods for teaching young students how to research online.

Judging a Book by its Cover. . .and other Elements This session will use the Peritextual Analysis Framework to guide the evaluation of nonfiction books. The framework, developed by librarians at Florida State University, encourages students to consider the various elements of a text and assess the quality of the work. During the session, participants will apply the framework to selected texts and discuss the practicality of using the framework in the classroom.

STEELY LIBRARY’S After School Special
Summer Edition HEADL
an energizing boost for instruction and programming
Thursday, June 9, 2016 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Location: Erpenbeck Elementary School 9001 Wetherington Blvd, Florence, KY 41042
Schedule: 9:00 – 9:15 Welcome

9:15 – 10:00 Workshop Session I

10:15 – 11:00 Workshop Session II

Workshop is Free

Registration is appreciated Registrants will receive a Certificiate of Participation
http://goo.gl/forms/55yCEuqOqV

Questions? Contact: Jennifer Smith at smithjen@nku.edu or 859-572-6620

“Registration for the Berea Festival of Learnshops is open! We have a number of exciting new courses in addition to our “classics.” You may register with a credit card at “General Registration” or with a purchase order number at “Registration for Educators” for any course listed as “Professional Learning” (the vast majority). Remember the po will need to be for the class registration fee plus a ticketing fee of $2.50-3.50.

If you want the two-day package in Arts Education go directly to http://www.visitberea.com/arts-in-education-updates-and-applications/   The $231.00 fee will cover registration for  for ALL sessions taken as part of this package, so do not register for the separate sessions. As soon as your registration is processed, I will contact you to develop your personal schedule.

Participants may elect to take 3-9 hours of hands-on sessions in addition to 3-9 hours of  Arts in Education: Updates and Applications for a total of 12 hours. The updates and applications sessions this year will cover

1. General Updates (latest info on accountability, newly aligned KET resources, grants, models of arts integration, media arts standards, and models for vertically aligned elementary arts curriculum;
2. Applying the KAS standards in Visual Arts;
3. Applying the KAS standards in Theatre; and
4. Applying the KAS standards in Music and Dance.

As always, you can mix and match the hands-on sessions available to suit your needs and schedule.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.”

Judy Sizemore

Writer and Arts Consultant

circuit@prtcnet.org

Home Office:  606-364-5831

Mobile:  606-493-7052