May 12, 2008
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As the school year starts to wind down, you may want to reach out to parents for help in evaluating some of your policies. A good place to start is with your homework policy.
Asking parents to get involved with their child’s homework can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, studies show that parent involvement in homework leads to improved student achievement. On the other hand, parents can get too involved, and teachers receive wonderful essays clearly written by 37-year-olds.
Tell parents you want to design a homework policy for next year and that you need their help. Here are some questions you might ask:
Reprinted with permission from the May 2008 issue of Better Teaching® (Elementary Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 2008 The Teacher Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc. Source: Harris Cooper, The Battle Over Homework: Common Ground for Administrators, Teachers, and Parents, ISBN: 1-412-93713-2 (Corwin Press, 1-800-233-9936, www.corwinpress.com).
Effective math teachers, like good teachers everywhere, are good classroom managers. They use their time wisely, they engage all students and they accommodate the diverse learning styles of their students.
According to research, successful math teachers also have students who:
Reprinted with permission from the May 2008 issue of Better Teaching® (Secondary Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 2008 The Teacher Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc. Source: “The Informed Educator Series: Elements of Highly Effective Mathematics Programs” (Educational Research Service, 1-800-791-9308, www.ers.org).
Web Resources, Grants and Other NewsGTCC Summer Institute Registration Open (including Online Book Symposiums)
http://gtccmt.org/events/summer2008/index.html
Montana Educators Institute
http://montana.ascd.org/proflearning.html
Sponsored by Montana Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
June 9-12, 2008
Helena, MT
Great Falls Public Schools Summer Institute
http://mncesr.org/pd/gfps2008/
Sponsored by Great Falls Public Schools
August 13-15, 2008
Great Falls, MT
UPPER MARIAS WATERSHED TOUR FOR EDUCATORS
When: June 24, 25, 26 – 2008 Where: Dupuyer, MT (Theodore Roosevelt Memorial
Ranch)
Description: Using local insights of the Marias to connect students and teachers
to their watershed. Spend three days exploring the historical, cultural, and
scientific aspects of the river and its tributaries by foot, by van and by raft.
The course will begin at the headwaters of the Marias located at the
intersection of Cut Bank Creek and Two Medicine River and end at Williamson Park
in Shelby.
Credit / Renewal Units: 22 OPI renewal units and 1 graduate credit from MSU-Northern
will be offered. Cost: depends on credit and lodging options (range: $80 - $240)
Registration: Registration information is available at on-line at
http://mtwatercourse.org/ . *Register by
June 2 to reserve your spot. Contact: Kelly Hayden – phone: 994-6425 or email:
kelly.hayden@montana.edu for
more information.
SUN RIVER WATERSHED TOUR FOR EDUCATORS
When: June 6 from 9am – 5pm and June 7 from 9am – 3pm
Where: Tour will begin and end in Simms at the Fireside Inn on both June 6 & 7.
Tour will travel from Gibson dam to Manchester.
Description: Participate in a field-based watershed tour and spend two days
exploring the historical, cultural and scientific aspects of the Sun River and
its tributaries. Through a lively mix of field tours, discussions and hands-on
activities – participants will explore geography, the science of a watershed,
historical settlement and land use. Renewal Units: 12 OPI renewal units Cost:
$20
Registration: Registration information is available at on-line at
http://mtwatercourse.org/ . *Register by
May 26 to reserve your spot. Contact: Kelly Hayden – phone: 994-6425 or email:
kelly.hayden@montana.edu for
more information.
Discover Montana's Ecosystems Video Contest - A video contest for Montana
schools
http://fwp.mt.gov/education/schoolprograms/ecosystemVideoContest.html
DEADLINE: May 30, 2008
Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks and the Office of Public Instruction announce the
first annual student Outdoor Report competition for school age students.
Contestants will produce a 90-second video Outdoor Report featuring a
conservation story about one of Montana’s four major ecosystems types.
Each entry must have a conservation theme and may feature stories about people
doing conservation work or about the wild animals and plants on the Montana
landscape.
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