+ 100 Free College Courses From Major Universities

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In my inbox: this link to Online School.  http://tinyurl.com/ydxtfk2

They suggest checking in if you’re unemployed, but these look interesting for just about anyone. 

With so many college courses available free of charge, there are plenty you can be taking to improve your skills and expand your knowledge to help you become a prospective employee that manager are scrambling to hire.

Choose from these classes that can improve

• writing,
• communication,
• teaching and technological skills or help you learn about
• web design,
• business, and
• entrepreneurship.

There are even classes that will help you become a

• better thinker and
• expand your horizons by offering fun and useful information.

 So take a look… http://tinyurl.com/ydxtfk2

tutoring in Columbus OH:  Adrienne Edwards  614-579-6021  or email aedwardstutor@columbus.rr.com

+ COBIDA Conference in Columbus OH: October 16, 2009

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October 16, 2009 is COBIDA’s  ”Imagine Every Child Reading” Conference at the Convention Center in Columbus Ohio.

Watch a short video of Keynote speaker Louisa Moats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoX21V8-p40 . 

Here are some highlights:

• School-wide strategy sessions for administrators wanting to increase AYP so everyone reads at grade leve.
• The latest information on multi-tiered reading programs and RTI.
• Practical sessions to help educational practitioners add tools, strategies and knowledge to their “toolbox” in order to teach reading, wpelling and writing more effectively to struggling readers.
• The opportunity for parents to learn about what type of reading and spelling instruction their child/young adult needs; to gain a better understanding of the legalities of the IEP process; to learn about the emotional problems related to poor reading and much, much more.

Other speakers are Dr William Howard: “Seven Faulty Notions About Teaching Children to Read,” and Elaine McEwan-Adkins: “Teach Them All to Read.” 

Also presenting are Linda Carnine and Susie Hanner (RTI and Direct Instruction);  Mary Damer (Effective Coaching of Reading);  Eric Q Tridas MD (Early Screening);  Andrew Colvin, neuropsychologist (Emotional and Behavioral Development); Steven C Guy, pediatric neuropsychologist ( Interpreting an MFE); Penny A Brooks PhD, speech pathologist (Language Processing); and Cyndi Schultz, SLP/CCC, F/AOGPE (Helping with Homework).

And many more sessions on Wilson reading instruction, writing instruction, handwriting instruction, legal issues, online learning, vocabulary instruction for adolescents, and effective RTI programs.

Go to www.cobida.org for more information.

tutoring in Columbus OH:  Adrienne Edwards  614-579-6021  or email  aedwardstutor@columbus.rr.com .

+ Educational Technology: Virtual Conference 09

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For your information:

FETC Virtual Conference Fall 09 requires no travel, no conference fees and no time away from work.  Attend from your desktop.

• October 22, 2009
• 10:am – 6:pm ET 
• http://virtual.fetc.org

FETC says you and your colleagues can hear and speak with top-rated education professionals as they discuss topics crucial to K-12 educators and administrators, as well as the latest solutions to improve the way schools and districts operate and educate.

You can register at http://tinyurl.com/l8t2ul

TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Live Keynote Address — by Calvin Baker, Superintendent of the Vail School District in Vail, Arizona
• Building 21st Century Classrooms in the Clouds! — John Kuglin, Senior Educational Consultant, Retired, University of Montana
• Three Types of Immersive Interfaces: Implications for Learning and Teaching — Chris Dede; Timothy E Wirth, Professor in Learning Technologies, Harvard Graduate School of Education
• Beyond Drill and Practice: Developing Automatic Recall of Math Facts for All Children — Ted Hasselbring, Professor, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
• Technology Classroom Presentations and Live Chat   

You’ll also have the opportunity to visit the virtual exhibit hall, chat in real-time with exhibitors, plus preview and evaluate the latest hardware and software available today — all at no charge. 

source: FETC email 

tutoring in Columbus OH:  Adrienne Edwards   614-579-6021   or email aedwardstutor@columbus.rr.com  

+ Staff Development for Educators Online

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SDE Online Courses are available for educators who want to advance instructional skills.  Visit http://www.sde.com/OnlineCourses

Each six-week, instructor-led course is convenient, affordable, fun and fast, and fits perfectly with your lifestyle.  They promise to deliver a rich learning experience, whenever you want, wherever you are — for just $129.

Participate in a group: learn together, share the fun and enjoy the savings — up to 25 %.  Ask about the flexible group discount plan.

And you can net 24 instructional hours when you complete any course successfully.  Also take advantage of the opportunity to earn graduate-level credits through Madonna University and Antioch College.  For more information, email credit@sde.com .

In the Spotlight

• Singapore Math: Number Sense & Computational Strategies — Learn over two dozen strategies from the successful, more intuitive Singapore Math program.
• Singapore Math Strategies:  Model Drawing for Grades 1-6 — Jumpstart your math instruction with this highly visual approach to teaching math; focuses on strngthening problem-solving skills.
• Guided Reading Strategies for the Differentiated Classroom — Combine the principles of differentiated instruction and guided reading to reach struggling readers.
• Ready, Set Read! — Understand how children learn to read and help improve their confidence.
• Solving Classroom Discipline Problems — Create a more peaceful, respectful and productive classroom.
• Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom — Examine DI integration across different subjects, grade levels and learning profiles.

Visit the site for even more opportunities.  You can also subscribe for email updates. 

tutoring in Columbus OH:   Adrienne Edwards   614-579-6021   or email  aedwardstutor@columbus.rr.com

+ IDA Conference Reminder — Early Bird Discounts End in Two Weeks…

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The 60th Annual Conference of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is being held November 11-14 in Lake Buena Vista Florida.

“Early Bird” discounts can save you $40, so visit IDA’s site at http://www.interdys.org for more information about fees, hotel discounts, scholarships and  a 2-page Sessions Summary PDF.

Note:   DONATE  YOUR  USED  VEHICLE  TO  IDA

You can give “Dollars to Dyslexia” by donating your used vehicle (whether it floats, flies or rolls) to IDA.  IDA and its partner, Auto-Donations.com, will pick up your used vehicle free of charge, sell it and even send you a receipt for your tax-deductible donation.  Cars, boats, planes, farm & construction equipment — it’s all eligible to be donated.  Proceeds are shared with IDA branches to help support our mission.  

tutoring in Columbus OH:   Adrienne Edwards   614-579-6021   or email  aedwardstutor@columbus.rr.com

+ Free Parent Seminars at Marburn Academy

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Parents in central Ohio are fortunate because Marburn Academy in Columbus has expanded their popular Free Community Parent Seminar Series for 2009-2010.

For over eight years, Marburn Academy has been offering parents of children with learning differences access to state-of-the-art identification and remediation information that isn’t available anywhere else in Central Ohio.

Parents who have attended these seminars have learned about the many unique and innovative programs Marburn has introduced to our area. 

They have also gained valuable insight into appropriate instructional approaches that work best for teaching reading, writing, spelling, math, and organizational skills to bright children with learning differences such as dyslexia and ADHD.

Seminar Dates and Topics

• September 8, 2009 — “When Children Struggle With Reading: Is It Dyslexia?”
• October 6, 2009 — “Solving Reading Problems”"
• October 20, 2009 — “Understanding the Problems of ADHD Children” (part 1 of a series)
• November 17, 2009 — “Improving Self-Management Skills for ADHD Students” (part 2 of the series)
• January 12, 2010 — “How to Get High School to Work for ADHD Students (And How to Get ADHD Students to Work in High School)”
• February 9, 2010 — “Early Identification and Early Intervention: Why Wait for Failure?”
• March 2, 2010 — “Correcting Persistent Writing and Spelling Problems:  Sources of/Solutions to the Problem”
• April 6, 2010 — “ADHD Students and the Role of Medication”
• May 4, 2010 — “Solving Math Learning Problems”
• June 15, 2010 — “Understanding the Problems of ADHD Children” (part 1 of a series)
• June 21 — “Improving Self-Management Skills for ADHD Students (part 2 of the series)

Registration is required.  Contact Barbara Davidson at 614-433-0822, ext. 107; or email bdavidson@marburnacademy.org.  The Web site is http://www.marburnacademy.org.

All seminars are held at the school – 1860 Walden Drive, Columbus OH 43229.   They are held on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 -9:00 pm. 

All are free to parents of children who learn differently.  Cost to professionals who attend: $40.00.

tutoring in Columbus OH:   Adrienne Edwards  614-579-6021  or email  aedwardstutor@columbus.rr.com

+ High School Course CDs / DVDs on Sale at Teaching Company

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Once a year, The Teaching Company   at www.TEACH12.com puts all of their High School courses on sale. 

For the next five days only, until August 27th at midnight, every High School course on CD or DVD is on sale at up to 70% off. 

It may be possible to get free shipping with no minimum purchase (not sure about that.)

• High School Level  Basic Math –Professor Murray H Siegel, Central Arizona College
• High School Level Algebra II — Professor Murray
• Argumentation: the Study of Effective Reasoning — Professor David Zarefsky, Northwestern University
• High School Level Chemistry 2nd Edition — Professor Frank Cardulla, retired, Niles North HS Chicago IL
• High School Level Algebra I — Professor Monica Neagoy, National Science Foundation
• Change and Motion: Calculus Made Clear 2nd Edition –  Professor Michael Starbird, University of Texas at Austin
• High School Level World History: The Fertile Crescent to the American Revolution — Professor Linwood Thompson, Bellflower High School
• The Joy of Mathematics –  Professor Arthur T Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College
• High School Level Geometry — Professor James Noggle, Pendleton Heights HS
• Understanding the Human Body: An Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology — Professor Anthony A Goodman, Montana State University
• High School Level Early American History: Native Americans through the Forty-Niners — Professor Linwood Thompson, Bellflower HS
• History of the United States 2nd Edition — Various Professors
• American Civil War — Professor Gary W Gallagher, University of VA
• A History of European Art — Professor William Koss, Independent Art Historian, The Smithsonian Associates, Smithsonian Institution
• Einstein’s Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists 2nd Edition — Professor Richard Wolfson, Middlebury College

This is just a sample; go to the site for a more complete list.

tutoring in Columbus OH:   Adrienne Edwards   614-579-6021   or email  aedwardstutor@columbus.rr.com

+ More Teacher Tips from Dr Kathie Nunley

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From Kathie Nunley’s Educator Newsletter, my latest batch of  tips sent in to her by  teachers.

• Call on students  using  popsicle sticks with students’ names.  Roz Tampono
• Dry erase markers work great on desks.  Lyndsay Stephens  uses them to label desks when they are being rearranged.
• To clean a permanent-marker marked tag, write over it with  dry erase marker; let dry and wipe. Clara Rodriguez
• Help students understand different perspectives: teach a concept, then move desks and reteach. no name
• At Brooks Academy, James Hamric says they’ve implemented a “house” system (think Harry Potter).  Kids want and ask for points for good performance.
• Use play-dough for students to describe vocabulary words. Emily Petkus
• Place a sticky-note throughout your planner as an occasional reminder to incorporate various learning styles, so you can include an activity in the lesson that reaches one style or another.  no name
• Use cash register receipt paper for a time line. Amanda Stark
• Keep a large bin up front and toss in pens and pencils found in the room or hallways.  It takes ten seconds for students to borrow one from the bin versus ten minutes rummaging or going to the locker.  M. Aubin
• Paper clip reward: each hour there are no rule infractions, a paper clip is added to the “chain.”  When the chain reaches the blackboard ledge, we have a celebration or reward.  Victoria Park
• In a layered classroom, as a “C Layer” assignment option offer a “secretary” position.  The student can type, proofread, copyedit etc. another student’s assignment.  This helps students with learning challenges and benefits the “secretary.”  Kathie   limits each student to no more than 2 secretary jobs per unit.
• Start each day by visualizing the classroom culture that you want to achieve.  Valerie Holland 
• When you all return from lunch, give students 2 minutes to talk to each other before going into routine.  Gets out the “goofy” energy; give you time to take roll, set out work etc.  Kayla Pierce 
• Do (physical) exercises while learning and practicing new spelling words.  Ha Dinh
• Give students laminated name tags for their desks.  When they need 1-1 attention, they put it on the teacher’s desk.
• Hang laminated name tags (see above) on a hook at the board when a child “checks out” to the bathroom.  No asking needed.  no name
• When preparing for an exam, have all students make up their own 10-question test on the material for homework.  Then spend a day having them quiz each other using their self-made tests (which they then turn in).  The “official test” is prepared using a variety of the students’ own questions.  Tom Garrison
• In her elementary music classes, Isabelle Metwalli encourages students to volunteer to read during sight-reading from the board.  She tosses a stuffed bear to students who volunteer.  Lots of kids now volunteer because they love catching the teddy bears.

These tips are not only great element of  the free newsletters from Kathie Nunley.  Each newsletter has two tips and also includes two “Hot Topics,” her answers to questions, website updates, books and publications available, Kathie’s workshop schedules, Layered Classroom curriculum additions, and much more.  Sign up at http://help4teachers.com/newsletter.htm

tutoring in Columbus OH:   Adrienne Edwards   614-579-6021   or email  aedwardstutor@columbus.rr.com

+ Online: Visit University Campuses Around the Country

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 YOUniversityTV is fun, informative, free and easy.  It’s the first wholly integrated College Video Resource Community, they say, which provides an “interactive, immersive virtual environment” dedicated to colleges and those individuals wanting to know more about them.     

 Visit them at http://www.youniversitytv.com/beta/index.home.php.

YOUniversityTV is dedicated to promoting higher education by assisting students with the college selection process, providing access to videos and educational resources for colleges across the US — more than 400 to date.  Many of the lively informational videos appear to be student generated.

It is free of charge and doesn’t receive compensation from any of the universities it features.

There is a social networking component (YOULife) which allows students, alumni, fans and friends to become part of the YOUniversityTV network.  Users may leave messages on each other’s  corkboards, comment on each other’s photos, exchange music, write on their personal blogs and decorate their virtual YOUDorm by purchasing items from the YOUStore, which accepts YOUBucks.

The YOUtorium, we’re told, already features more than 1000 student-submitted videos.

The site, founded in 2008 is based in Boynton Beach Florida.  Press inquiries should be directed to pr@YOUniversityTV.com .  Friend them on Facebook. 

tutoring in Columbus OH:   Adrienne Edwards   614-579-6021   or email  aedwardstutor@columbus.rr.com 

+ Poets Forum in New York October 15-17 2009

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The Academy of American Poets invites you to join them in New York City for the Poets Forum on Contemporary Poetry, a series of events exploring the landscape of contemporary poetry in America.

This year’s events will feature in-depth discussions with an array of distinguished poets, readings, publication parties, and a new selection of literary walking tours through Manhattan and Brooklyn, led by poets.  For more information, visit www.poets.org/poetsforum .

Scheduled Events

• Thursday, October 15, 7:00 pm — An unforgettable evening as some of the most acclaimed poets of our day come together on one stage to read from their lates work.  The Times Center, 242 West 41st St
• Friday, October 16, 10:30 am + 2:00 pm – Poetry walking tours.  Take a trip down the same streets traversed by Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Marianne Moore, EE Cummings and countless other poets.  The tours will explore the literary history of Brooklyn, Harlem, the Museum of Modern Art, the West Village, and SoHo.  Tour guides include poets Anselm Berrigan, Jordan Davis, Bob Holman, Katy Lederer, Greg Pardlo, Tom Thompson and Monica de la Torre.  Various meeting locations, TBA
•  Poets Awards Ceremony, Friday October 16, 7:00 pm — Celebrate contemporary poetry and the recipients of the premier collection of awards for poetry in the US.  The night will include readings and presentations by J Michael Martinez, Haryette Mullen, James Richardson, Avi Sharon, Jean Valentine and many others.  Reception afterward.  Tishman Auditorium, The New School, 66 West 12th Street
• Poets Forum Discussions, Saturday, October 17, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – A day of candid talks as some of the most renowned poets examine issues central to poetry today.  Participants will include Frank Bidart, Rita Dove, Lyn Hejinian, Edward Hirsh, Sharon Olds, Ron Padgett, Carl Phillips, Robert Pinsky, Kay Ryan, Gerald Stern, Susan Stewart, Jean Valentine, and Ellen Bryant Voigt.  [Past year topics have included "Poems in Place," "The Aesthetic Self or The Anxiety of the I," and "Drawing from the Past/Breaking from the Past."]    Tishman Auditorium, The New School, 66 West 12th St
• Saturday, October 17, 7:00 pm –  Reading and reception for the new fall issue of American Poet,  the journal of the Academy of American Poets.  Noelle Kocot, Robert Polito, and Brian Teare will read from their work.

Says Carl Phillips, “In only three years, the Poets Forum has become the poetry event of the fall, as poets (and fans of poetry) of all aesthetics celebrate and learn about what they all have in common: a desire to give life itself a shape through language.”

All-Events Pass Discounted to $85 until …

Until September 14, the $110 all-events pass is discounted to $85.   Visit  www.poets.org/poetsforum or phone 212-274-0343.

tutoring in Columbus OH:   Adrienne Edwards   614-579-6021   or email  aedwardstutor@columbus.rr.com