http://literacy44.ca/lan Innovative educators with a desire to change education together. Sun, 16 May 2010 03:37:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From Steve Hargadon: Sunday, May 16th 7pm PDT (US) /10pm EDT (US) / 2am GMT/UTC (next day) (intl times): MOODLE MEET CONNECTED LEADERSHIP ONLINE CONFERENCE "What does it mean to be a "connected educational leader?” http://www.learncentral.org/event/74666 (pre-registration required) Monday, May 17th 10:45pm PDT (US) / 1:45am EDT (US) (next day) / 5:45am GMT/UTC ... http://literacy44.ca/lan/2010/05/15/online-prod-for-may-16-22/ From: Steve Hargadon Monday, May 3rd 5pm PDT (US) / 8pm EDT (US) / 12am (next day) GMT/UTC (intl times): TL CAFE “Common Core Standards." Hosted by Ernie Cox & Barbara Anderson. “The most recent draft of the Common Core Standards were released in March 2010 for public review and ... http://literacy44.ca/lan/2010/05/02/online-prod-may-3-7/ From Steve Hargadon: Tuesday, April 20th 3:30am PDT (US) / 6:30am EDT (US) / 10:30am GMT/UTC (intl times): CCIU SERIES “Moodle for Middle School." Join CCIU Moodle Administrator Laura Mikowychok for a free Moodle forum, live on the web! Ask questions, share ideas with fellow teachers, and focus ... http://literacy44.ca/lan/2010/04/20/live-and-interactive-webinars-this-week/ From Steve Hargadon Larry Ferlazzo on English Language Learners: Teaching Strategies that Work Join me for a live and interactive interview with Larry Ferlazzo, author of the brand-new English Language Learners:  Teaching Strategies that Work.  Larry's Websites of the Day…For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL is consistently ... http://literacy44.ca/lan/2010/04/19/esl-teaching-strategies/ Be sure to check the time zones as some of these sessions are at Australian Friendly times. From Steve Hargadon: Monday, April 12th 8am PDT (US) / 11am EDT (US) / 3pm GMT/UTC (intl times): ELLUMINATE LIVE WEBINAR SERIES: “Using Emotional Intelligence To Improve Decision Making" with Lou Russell. Current research shows ... http://literacy44.ca/lan/2010/04/11/apr-12-16-learn-central-offerings/ From Steve Hargadon: EDUCATION FOR A DIGITAL WORLD 2.0 SERIES 11:30am PDT (US) / 2:30pm EDT (US) / 6:30pm GMT/UTC: "Towards implementation of eLearning at a multi-campus university" with Azra Naseem.  This session will present the case of Aga Khan University (AKU), to develop a nuanced understanding of the processes ... http://literacy44.ca/lan/2010/04/07/online-pro-d-for-april-7-2010/ A Fresh look at Teaching The Diary of Anne Frank from Steve Hargadon Date: Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 Time: 5pm Pacific Location: In Elluminate. http://tinyurl.com/pbscr20 If you haven't used Elluminate before, you can make sure your computer is configured correctly to enter the room by going to http://www.elluminate.com/support. Event Page: ... http://literacy44.ca/lan/2010/03/29/fresh-ways-to-teach-novels/ Join Steve Hargadon for a live and interactive interview with Sir Ken Robinson, author of The Element:  How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything. Date:  Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 Time: 5pm Pacific This event will be held in Elluminate so line up your favourite snacks, grab a coffee, sit back and enjoy, ... http://literacy44.ca/lan/2010/03/29/sir-ken/ Richard Byrne has created a Google for Teachers Guide and it's available as a free download.  It's full of practical ideas for searching, using Google Books, widgets, using Google Docs and Maps and creating quizzes.  Great stuff! You may be surprised to see how many books are available online, free these ... http://literacy44.ca/lan/2010/03/29/google-guide/ For those of you who have watched Silvia Tolisano's k12 Online presentation "Around the World with Skype", she has just launched the Around the World in 80 Schools Ning.  For anyone wanting to connect globally, to engage students outside the walls of their classroom this is a wonderful introduction. A ning ... http://literacy44.ca/lan/2010/03/24/global-connections/