

|
NWOET Social Studies Alignment Workshop for Librarian & Social Studies
Teacher Teams
NOTE: BOTH
SESSIONS OF THIS WORKSHOP HAVE BEEN CANCELED.
The
Northwest Ohio Educational Technology Foundation (NWOET), in cooperation
with INFOhio, is offering a
two-day Social Studies Alignment Workshop for both social studies teachers
and school librarians on October 2 and 22, 2008. Sessions times are 9 a.m.-3
p.m. Participant teams are to attend
both days.
Day One, October 2, will focus on
location and alignment of resources, while Day Two, October 22, will focus
on hands-on practice aligning sample resources (teachers) and creating
catalog records for aligned resources (librarians). Attendance of librarians
and their social studies teachers at both day-long sessions is strongly
recommended. Registration fee includes lunch and certificate of attendance.
| Purposes of the workshop |
 |
To apply standardized criteria to align
school library resources to grade level indicators |
 |
To understand grade level indicators as
they relate to the benchmarks |
 |
To retrieve aligned resources locally
and via the
INFOhio
Curriculum Resource Catalog |
 |
To create the catalog record to retrieve
aligned resources |
|
Important - Only
resources aligned to Ohio Academic Content Standards per the INFOhio
process and criteria will be accepted by INFOhio for submission to the
D3A2 Content Exchange. |
Workshop open to |
 |
K-12 social studies teachers and librarians (A
district must be represented by at least one teacher and one
librarian.) |
 |
Preference will be given to INFOhio automated
schools. NON-INFOhio automated schools are welcome, but assistance
with access to local library automation system will not be
available. |
|
Location:
MEC - Metropolitan Educational
Council, 2100 Citygate Drive, Columbus, OH 43219.
Directions |
Workshop schedule |
 |
8:30 a.m.-9 a.m. - Registration and coffee |
 |
9 a.m.-3 p.m. - Workshop, lunch and breaks |
|
Cost - $149 per participant includes binder of all workshop
materials, morning coffee and rolls, box lunch and afternoon snack.
Special price to OELMA members: $134 (10% discount) |
Registration: Call NWOET at 800-966-9638 to register. Most major credit
cards, checks, money orders or school purchase orders accepted for
payment. Refunds will be given for cancellations with more than two
weeks notice. Deadline: September
26, 2008 |
Graduate credit: There will be a graduate credit option through
Bowling Green State University for those attending both days of training
as well as the pre-conference of the OELMA Conference the evening of
Wednesday, October 22, and completing additional online instruction.
Call 800-966-9638 for details and to register. |
Workshop agenda |
 |
Practice using the INFOhio rubric for aligning
resources; includes resources provided for instruction and those
brought by workshop participants |
 |
Practice locating, completing and submitting the
online Alignment Form |
 |
Practice retrieving resources via the
INFOhio
Curriculum Resource Catalog |
 |
Practice creating or editing catalog records for the
description and retrieval of aligned resources; Librarians may work
in their own database or a practice database |
|
For more information - Judy
Tucker, NWOET, 800-966-9638 |
|