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Social Media in District 108

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Twitter - we have two twitter feeds - a general one with announcements on the About our District page and an Instructional Technology subject specific feed on the Instructional Technology Page. Follow us for informative tweets!


Summer Professional Development Opportunities

New - Mentoring Class 2013If the shoe fits....try it on!  In this two day class you will learn more about how to become a "matched pair" in mentoring a student teacher or intern.  You will learn how this can help you and your pre-service teacher to grow together.  You will learn how to develop strong mentor/mentee relationships, work with your mentee to help them become a better teacher, how to have difficult conversations with your mentee, fine tune your mentoring skills, and grow in your own teaching. 

 

Dates:  Thursday, May 30 and Friday, May 31

Presenter:  Jean Glick

Site:  Washington Intedmediate PDS Rooms 108-109

To register email Becky Conway

Maximum of 20 participants

 

Autism: This session will provide a brief overview of autism. We will discuss common characteristics of autism and how that affects students in the school setting. Strategies to help students in the regular education and special education classroom will be provided. Environmental supports, behavior supports, sensory supports and visual supports will be discussed. Participants are encouraged to bring examples of actual situations with students with autism for problem-solving during the session.  Resources for participants will also be provided. 

Date: June 7, 2013
Time: 8:00-3:00
Presenters: Jennifer Alexander and Liz Ryan
Site: Washington Intermediate PDS Rooms 108-109
To register, email to marcia.ewing@pekin.net
Maximum of 30 participants

 





 

Kids Safe Search Engines and Student Resources

World Book Online  Creating a World Book My Research Account (for students)

netTrekker

Visual Thesaurus

Discovery Education Streaming 

BrainPOP


District Work Load for Special Educators Committee -
Upper Work Load Range memo revised 5/24/2013

Workload Explanation