The Saskatchewan Action Research Network is a network of practice-based researchers who provide action research training and mentoring, and also provide a repository and clearing house for practice-based research and resources.
The document summarizes key information about online and blended learning in Canada. It discusses CANeLearn, a pan-Canadian network that promotes effective K-12 online and blended learning practices. It also outlines various provincial online learning models and initiatives across Canada. Recent trends highlighted include a shift towards more localized online programs and the integration of online learning at the classroom level through blended learning. The emergence of blended learning is seen in provinces that have established organizations to support blended programs.
NE OER Summit: Community of Practice for Open EducationUna Daly
Developing a Community of Practice for OER Adoption and OER Degrees with the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER)
Description:
Many colleges have developed successful OER initiatives through participation in communities of practice (CoP). Panelists will share information about their OER initiatives and how participation in community activities supports the design of effective open educational practices and policies at their institutions. As part of an ongoing community of practice, members create and freely share knowledge based on experiences at their institutions. This cross-institutional exchange supports new OER adopters and gives them an opportunity to grow into mentors for the next generation of first-time OER adopters.
As OER-based degrees have emerged as a promising new open education practice, CCCOER is working with Achieve the Dream’s OER Degree grantees and other colleges to support the cross-institutional development work and share best practices for successful implementation.
Audience members will be encouraged to share any OER projects in the planning or implementation stage that would benefit from cross-institutional support and get feedback from our panelists.
Panelists:
Andrea Milligan, Director of Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation, Northshore Community College, MA
Jennifer Nohai-Seaman, Math Professor, OER Degree Faculty Lead, Housatonics Community College.
Quill West, OER Project Manager, Pierce College District, WA
Moderator: Una Daly, Director of CCCOER
CCCOER works with over 250 colleges in 22 states and provinces in the US and Canada to promote open educational practices and policies to expand access and to enhance teaching and learning at community colleges.
CCCOER: Regional Models for OER ImplementationUna Daly
Join us to hear from a statewide and a regional consortium who are establishing open education policy and collaboration models to accelerate the creation and adoption of OER across disciplines and crossing the segments from K-20.
Affordable Learning Pennsylvania, a grant-funded project lead by the Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc. (PALCI), is now entering its second year of supporting the creation of a robust OER community among higher education campuses throughout Pennsylvania and the region for the active development and use of open textbooks and related educational resources.
The Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) OER Policy and Implementation Summit in the fall of 2018 launched a regional effort to help Midwestern states to scale and expand their OER projects. Leadership teams from the 12 states are working with MHEC to develop and coordinate on action plans.
When: Wednesday, June 5, 12pm PT/ 3pm ET
Featured Speakers:
Bill Hemmig, Dean, Learning Resources and Online Learning, Bucks County Community College, Affordable Learning PA Steering Committee
Jenny Park, Director of Academic Leadership Initiatives, Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC)
Tanya Spilovoy, Director of Open Policy, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET)
Acrl framework update session ala annual june 28 2015Sharon Mader
This document summarizes an update session on the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy. It discusses where the Framework currently stands, the formation of an advisory board to guide further development and implementation, efforts to develop subject-specific frameworks in various disciplines, and upcoming events related to the Framework. An advisory board has been established to provide strategic guidance on the Framework. Various ACRL sections are working on pilot processes for developing discipline-specific frameworks. Conferences and webinars on using the Framework are scheduled over the coming months.
About the Webinar
The most rapid developments in the world of e-books have taken place in the popular market for fiction and non-fiction monographs. However, with the development of new standards such as EPUB 3 that support multimedia and the improvements in reading devices, the penetration of electronic versions of trade books has advanced quite rapidly. The market for digital textbooks, however, has grown at a more modest rate for a variety of reasons. The electronic textbook marketplace is still working through some very complex technological and business model issues.
This two-part webinar series will explore the nascent world of electronic textbooks and how publishers, students, and librarians are dealing with these new products.
Just as open access has revolutionized the world of journal literature, so too is it increasingly being advocated in the e-textbook world. Part 2 of E-books for Education will focus on the efforts to make textbooks electronically available under free open copyright licenses as part of the broader open educational resources movement.
Agenda
Introduction
Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO
The Library Publishing Landscape for E-Textbooks
Faye Chadwell, Donald and Delpha Campbell University Librarian and Press Director, Oregon State University
Student-Funded Textbook Initiative at Kansas State University
Brian Lindshield, Associate Professor, Human Nutrition, Kansas State University
Beth Turtle, Associate Professor/ Scholarly Communications & Publishing, Kansas State University Libraries
Using Open Resources to Expand Access to Education
Gemma Fay, Academic Content Manager, Boundless
The document summarizes the agenda and presentations for a staff development day at the Library and Learning Commons. It includes welcome remarks, director updates on tutoring services, supplemental instruction, and library services. Presentations covered tutoring statistics, training programs, conferences, and preliminary data showing positive student outcomes associated with tutoring. Breakout groups discussed strategic planning, and the day included a keynote speech, escape room activity, and author series update.
The document summarizes key information about online and blended learning in Canada. It discusses CANeLearn, a pan-Canadian network that promotes effective K-12 online and blended learning practices. It also outlines various provincial online learning models and initiatives across Canada. Recent trends highlighted include a shift towards more localized online programs and the integration of online learning at the classroom level through blended learning. The emergence of blended learning is seen in provinces that have established organizations to support blended programs.
NE OER Summit: Community of Practice for Open EducationUna Daly
Developing a Community of Practice for OER Adoption and OER Degrees with the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER)
Description:
Many colleges have developed successful OER initiatives through participation in communities of practice (CoP). Panelists will share information about their OER initiatives and how participation in community activities supports the design of effective open educational practices and policies at their institutions. As part of an ongoing community of practice, members create and freely share knowledge based on experiences at their institutions. This cross-institutional exchange supports new OER adopters and gives them an opportunity to grow into mentors for the next generation of first-time OER adopters.
As OER-based degrees have emerged as a promising new open education practice, CCCOER is working with Achieve the Dream’s OER Degree grantees and other colleges to support the cross-institutional development work and share best practices for successful implementation.
Audience members will be encouraged to share any OER projects in the planning or implementation stage that would benefit from cross-institutional support and get feedback from our panelists.
Panelists:
Andrea Milligan, Director of Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation, Northshore Community College, MA
Jennifer Nohai-Seaman, Math Professor, OER Degree Faculty Lead, Housatonics Community College.
Quill West, OER Project Manager, Pierce College District, WA
Moderator: Una Daly, Director of CCCOER
CCCOER works with over 250 colleges in 22 states and provinces in the US and Canada to promote open educational practices and policies to expand access and to enhance teaching and learning at community colleges.
CCCOER: Regional Models for OER ImplementationUna Daly
Join us to hear from a statewide and a regional consortium who are establishing open education policy and collaboration models to accelerate the creation and adoption of OER across disciplines and crossing the segments from K-20.
Affordable Learning Pennsylvania, a grant-funded project lead by the Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc. (PALCI), is now entering its second year of supporting the creation of a robust OER community among higher education campuses throughout Pennsylvania and the region for the active development and use of open textbooks and related educational resources.
The Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) OER Policy and Implementation Summit in the fall of 2018 launched a regional effort to help Midwestern states to scale and expand their OER projects. Leadership teams from the 12 states are working with MHEC to develop and coordinate on action plans.
When: Wednesday, June 5, 12pm PT/ 3pm ET
Featured Speakers:
Bill Hemmig, Dean, Learning Resources and Online Learning, Bucks County Community College, Affordable Learning PA Steering Committee
Jenny Park, Director of Academic Leadership Initiatives, Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC)
Tanya Spilovoy, Director of Open Policy, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET)
Acrl framework update session ala annual june 28 2015Sharon Mader
This document summarizes an update session on the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy. It discusses where the Framework currently stands, the formation of an advisory board to guide further development and implementation, efforts to develop subject-specific frameworks in various disciplines, and upcoming events related to the Framework. An advisory board has been established to provide strategic guidance on the Framework. Various ACRL sections are working on pilot processes for developing discipline-specific frameworks. Conferences and webinars on using the Framework are scheduled over the coming months.
About the Webinar
The most rapid developments in the world of e-books have taken place in the popular market for fiction and non-fiction monographs. However, with the development of new standards such as EPUB 3 that support multimedia and the improvements in reading devices, the penetration of electronic versions of trade books has advanced quite rapidly. The market for digital textbooks, however, has grown at a more modest rate for a variety of reasons. The electronic textbook marketplace is still working through some very complex technological and business model issues.
This two-part webinar series will explore the nascent world of electronic textbooks and how publishers, students, and librarians are dealing with these new products.
Just as open access has revolutionized the world of journal literature, so too is it increasingly being advocated in the e-textbook world. Part 2 of E-books for Education will focus on the efforts to make textbooks electronically available under free open copyright licenses as part of the broader open educational resources movement.
Agenda
Introduction
Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO
The Library Publishing Landscape for E-Textbooks
Faye Chadwell, Donald and Delpha Campbell University Librarian and Press Director, Oregon State University
Student-Funded Textbook Initiative at Kansas State University
Brian Lindshield, Associate Professor, Human Nutrition, Kansas State University
Beth Turtle, Associate Professor/ Scholarly Communications & Publishing, Kansas State University Libraries
Using Open Resources to Expand Access to Education
Gemma Fay, Academic Content Manager, Boundless
The document summarizes the agenda and presentations for a staff development day at the Library and Learning Commons. It includes welcome remarks, director updates on tutoring services, supplemental instruction, and library services. Presentations covered tutoring statistics, training programs, conferences, and preliminary data showing positive student outcomes associated with tutoring. Breakout groups discussed strategic planning, and the day included a keynote speech, escape room activity, and author series update.
Leadership Public Schools (LPS) is a network of 3 urban charter high schools in California serving low-income and minority students. LPS aims to create educational equity and prepare students for college, career, and community leadership. LPS schools have high college acceptance rates, with most students being first-generation college students. LPS seeks teachers who believe all students can achieve at high levels and deserve an equitable education.
OTC 2017: From OER Adoption to OER DegreesUna Daly
From OER Adoption to OER Degree Pathways: Why, How, and What’s Next?
A panel of California Community College leaders will share their journey from early OER adoption to development of OER degree pathways. Awareness building, faculty and student engagement, and administrative support have been key success factors in OER adoption, but recent support from the state legislature and the Chancellor’s Office is enabling full Zero-textbook-cost degree pathways to maximize student savings.
Hear from the faculty and administrators leading these efforts: how they got started and successful strategies to grow and sustain OER usage at their campus to expand access and empower faculty to improve student engagement and success.
Claire Coyne, Faculty, Santa Ana College
Kats Gustafson, Dean, Online & Distributed Learning Instructional Services, San Diego Community College District
Jim Julius, Faculty Director Online Education, Mira Costa College
Nicole Major, Faculty, Saddleback College
Jennifer Pakula, Faculty, Saddleback College
Moderator: Una Daly, CCCOER Director
Tuesday, 3:20-4:10 pm
OER Vetting: Cultural Relevance, Accessibiilty, & LicensingUna Daly
Finding and selecting OER to adopt at your college can raise questions about both the quality and accessibility of the content for your students. Join us for this webinar to hear about best practices and rubrics developed to ensure that OER content meets instructional material standards, accessibility guidelines, and open licensing policies established at your institution. These rubrics assist faculty, librarians, instructional designers and other staff to select and adapt open educational resources that meet student needs regardless of disability but are also culturally relevant and engaging for students at your institution and can be freely re-used, re-mixed, and re-distributed.
When: Wed, May 10, at 10am PT/ 1pm ET
Featured Speakers:
Lori Catallozzi, Dean of Humanities and Learning Communities, Bunker Hill Community College, MA will share promising practices for designing digital open educational resources that are culturally relevant and engaging for students.
Paula Michniewicz, Instructional Designer, Salt Lake Community College, UT will share best practices for evaluating digital open educational resources for meeting Section 508/ADA standards and guidelines for Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
Quill West, OER Project Manager, Pierce College District, WA will share best practices for ensuring the proper vetting and attribution of open educational resources.
The document summarizes a study on the perceptions of graduating school librarians regarding professional standards and priorities. It found that the top issues were technology, funding, and information literacy. Other highly ranked issues included collaboration, advocacy, and the role of the school librarian. Perceptions varied between summer and fall graduates. The study provided insights into challenges faced by school librarians in applying standards.
Building OER Sustainability on Your CampusUna Daly
This document summarizes a presentation about building sustainability for open educational resources (OER) on college campuses. The presentation features speakers from College of the Canyons and Scottsdale Community College discussing their OER programs and sustainability efforts. They discuss engaging faculty and students, securing institutional commitment and funding, establishing workflows, and setting measurable goals like saving students $5 million within 5 years. The speakers provide examples of their OER grant programs, faculty professional development, and student cost-savings initiatives. They encourage questions and provide contact information for following up on their OER work.
Expanding OER Adoption in Michigan, Oregon, and CaliforniaUna Daly
Open Education Week is an ideal time to hear from our community members who are leading open education initiatives on their campuses and across their states to reduce costs for students and empower faculty to enhance learning in their classrooms. We will hear from two OER librarians and a faculty member who are successfully growing awareness and adoption of open educational resources. They will share the successes and challenges of coordinating statewide efforts and influencing their colleagues to adopt OER in their courses.
When: Tues, March 28, at 10am PT/ 1pm ET
Featured Speakers:
Regina Gong, OER Project Manager, Lansing Community College, Michigan
Amy Hofer, Coordinator, Statewide Open Education Library Services, Open Oregon
Vera Kennedy, Sociology Professor, West Hills LeMoore College, California
The document proposes a cluster system for primary education in India to address issues with the current system such as low quality of education and poor accessibility of schools. The key features of the proposed cluster system include strict affiliation between primary, secondary, and senior secondary schools in a cluster; decentralized resources and infrastructure; and active involvement of the local community. The cluster system is expected to increase accessibility to primary education, eliminate transportation costs, and ensure higher attendance rates compared to the current system. While the cluster system faces challenges from social, legal, political, economic, environmental, and technical factors, the document provides solutions to address each challenge, such as ensuring gender, caste, and class equity through school proximity.
This document discusses academic publishing and adjunct professors. Traditionally, publishing has been important for furthering knowledge and career advancement. However, increased emphasis on publishing has led some to prioritize research over teaching. The number of adjunct faculty has grown significantly due to various factors like budget cuts. While adjuncts teach for reasons like enjoyment and flexibility, they lack job security and benefits. The document provides recommendations for adjuncts interested in publishing, such as identifying journals and getting mentorship, but notes limitations like uncertain audience needs.
This document summarizes a meeting of the Community College Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) Advisory Board. It discusses introducing new member colleges, upcoming conferences, an open math initiative at Scottsdale Community College, establishing an advisory board charter, forming committees, conducting a needs assessment survey, planned webinars and conferences for the year, and setting the date for the next advisory board meeting.
SAFA Faculty Workshop (Philadelphia, PA)Robin M. Katz
This document provides an agenda and notes for a faculty workshop on the Students and Faculty in the Archives (SAFA) project. SAFA is an education program that uses primary sources from archives to teach critical thinking skills to undergraduate students. The workshop covers the goals and findings of SAFA, as well as pedagogical lessons on developing learning objectives, assigning archival research, selecting documents, and facilitating student visits to the archives. Faculty participants are guided to apply these lessons to planning their own SAFA experiences.
CCCOER Webinar: Marketing OER Degrees to StudentsUna Daly
This document summarizes a presentation about marketing open educational resources (OER) degree programs to students. It discusses efforts at multiple community colleges, including Lord Fairfax Community College, Pierce College District JBLM, College of the Canyons, and Northern Virginia Community College. Key points included educating faculty, current students, potential students, and community stakeholders about OER programs and courses through various marketing channels. Success requires a layered approach and informing everyone who works with students.
CCCOER OER Degree Research with Achieving the Dream, SRI Education, and rpk G...Una Daly
The document summarizes a presentation about research being conducted on the impact of open educational resource (OER) degrees. The research is examining student outcomes and costs across multiple colleges participating in an OER degree initiative. The evaluation includes quasi-experimental studies comparing academic results of students in OER degree programs versus traditional programs, as well as analysis of cost savings and sustainability. Preliminary findings suggest OER degrees improve student progress and reduce financial burden.
CALMing the High Cost of Educational Resources: How CSUSM is Creating Alterna...Carmen Mitchell
Presented at the Digital Initiatives Symposium at the University of San Diego in April 2014.
Co-presenter, Barbara Taylor, Instructional Developer, Cal State San Marcos
The cost of a college education continues to rise, outpacing inflation and median income growth in the last decade. As a result, students are piling on debt and recent graduates are struggling under the weight of loans they wouldn't have needed 10 to 20 years ago.
The Cougars Affordable Learning Materials Project (CALM) is part of the CSU Affordable Learning Solutions initiative started in 2010. CALM aims to aid faculty in replacing costly textbooks with lower cost alternatives by using high-quality open educational resources (OER), library resources, digital or customized textbooks, and/or faculty-authored materials.
There are so many great presentations and so little time at the Open Education Conference so our November webinar is an opportunity to hear highlights from a variety of community college OER projects presented. Each college will share their unique story of promoting the adoption of open educational resources and the benefits and challenges for students and faculty. The Community College Consortium for OER (CCCOER) is a community of practice focused on promoting OER adoption to expand access to education while enhancing teaching practices and learning outcomes. Through members sharing successful practices and policies in online and open forums such as our monthly webinars and at conferences across the country, best practices can easily be understood and adopted by newcomers. Hear from our member colleges who have designed effective open educational practices and policies and who walk the talk by sharing them with other colleges.
When: Nov 9, 10amPST/1pmEST
Featured Speakers:
Regina Gong, OER Project Manager and Librarian, Lansing Community College
Jody Carson & Sue Tashjian, Co-chairs of the Massachusetts Community College Go-Open, Northern Essex Community College
Alisa Cooper, Director of Center for Teaching and Learning, Glendale Community College, AZ
These are the slides (Lisa McLean & Cassily Charles) for our presentation at the Quality in Postgraduate Research conference in Adelaide, April 2014.
They show off some of the online and pop-up collaborative initiatives to support our doctoral candidates at CSU, and include some reflections on one aspect of our experiences with these: community building.
This document summarizes an Elluminate meeting of the CCCOER Advisory Board discussing upcoming projects and events. The board welcomed new members, discussed priorities like promoting OER adoption and impact studies, and heard about open textbook projects at Lane Community College and Hartnell Community College. Upcoming webinars and conferences on open education were also noted.
CCCOER webinar: OER Degrees Emerge in Maryland and TexasUna Daly
Achieving the Dream launched an OER Degree Initiative in 2016 with 38 colleges in 13 states who are developing entire degree pathways where traditional textbooks have been replaced with open educational resources. Austin Community College and Montgomery Community College are two of the colleges who are participating in this transformation to enhance teaching and learning and share research on the impact on student success and cost.
Our speakers will share successes and challenges including topics such as the role of the library, faculty development, marketing oer courses to students, and working with your bookstore.
When: Wed, March 29, at 10am PT/ 1pm ET
Featured Speakers:
From Austin Community College, Texas
Dr. Gaye Lynn Scott, Associate Vice President, Academic Transfer Programs
Carrie Gits, Head Librarian/Associate Professor
From Montgomery College, Maryland:
Samantha Streamer Veneruso, Professor of English; Chair, General Studies Program
Michael A. Mills, Vice President, Office of E-Learning, Innovation, and Teaching Excellence (ELITE)
AERA 2021 - Documenting Triage: Detailing the Response of Canadian Provinces ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., Nagle, J., & LaBonte, R. (2021, April). Documenting triage: Detailing the response of Canadian provinces and territories to emergency remote teaching. [Poster] Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
It's Just Rocket Science: Academic Libraries as Faculty Outreach PartnersSTS Research Forum
Presented by Melanie Sellar, Marymount College, at the ACRL Science and Technology Section's Research Forum, American Library Association Conference, July 12, 2009.
This document provides information about the Association of Online K-12 Schools (AOK12S). It discusses that the AOK12S was established in 2005 to provide a community for online K-12 educators, developers and administrators. The association shares resources and allows collaboration between its members. It also provides context about the Saskatoon Catholic Cyber School, which houses the AOK12S. Perspectives from online educators note benefits like sharing materials and interacting with other educators. The document encourages attendees to consider how they and the association can further benefit each other.
Aligning library goals with school goals is a vital step in ensuring that principals are aware of the enormous contribution teacher librarians make towards the success of educational programs.
Leadership Public Schools (LPS) is a network of 3 urban charter high schools in California serving low-income and minority students. LPS aims to create educational equity and prepare students for college, career, and community leadership. LPS schools have high college acceptance rates, with most students being first-generation college students. LPS seeks teachers who believe all students can achieve at high levels and deserve an equitable education.
OTC 2017: From OER Adoption to OER DegreesUna Daly
From OER Adoption to OER Degree Pathways: Why, How, and What’s Next?
A panel of California Community College leaders will share their journey from early OER adoption to development of OER degree pathways. Awareness building, faculty and student engagement, and administrative support have been key success factors in OER adoption, but recent support from the state legislature and the Chancellor’s Office is enabling full Zero-textbook-cost degree pathways to maximize student savings.
Hear from the faculty and administrators leading these efforts: how they got started and successful strategies to grow and sustain OER usage at their campus to expand access and empower faculty to improve student engagement and success.
Claire Coyne, Faculty, Santa Ana College
Kats Gustafson, Dean, Online & Distributed Learning Instructional Services, San Diego Community College District
Jim Julius, Faculty Director Online Education, Mira Costa College
Nicole Major, Faculty, Saddleback College
Jennifer Pakula, Faculty, Saddleback College
Moderator: Una Daly, CCCOER Director
Tuesday, 3:20-4:10 pm
OER Vetting: Cultural Relevance, Accessibiilty, & LicensingUna Daly
Finding and selecting OER to adopt at your college can raise questions about both the quality and accessibility of the content for your students. Join us for this webinar to hear about best practices and rubrics developed to ensure that OER content meets instructional material standards, accessibility guidelines, and open licensing policies established at your institution. These rubrics assist faculty, librarians, instructional designers and other staff to select and adapt open educational resources that meet student needs regardless of disability but are also culturally relevant and engaging for students at your institution and can be freely re-used, re-mixed, and re-distributed.
When: Wed, May 10, at 10am PT/ 1pm ET
Featured Speakers:
Lori Catallozzi, Dean of Humanities and Learning Communities, Bunker Hill Community College, MA will share promising practices for designing digital open educational resources that are culturally relevant and engaging for students.
Paula Michniewicz, Instructional Designer, Salt Lake Community College, UT will share best practices for evaluating digital open educational resources for meeting Section 508/ADA standards and guidelines for Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
Quill West, OER Project Manager, Pierce College District, WA will share best practices for ensuring the proper vetting and attribution of open educational resources.
The document summarizes a study on the perceptions of graduating school librarians regarding professional standards and priorities. It found that the top issues were technology, funding, and information literacy. Other highly ranked issues included collaboration, advocacy, and the role of the school librarian. Perceptions varied between summer and fall graduates. The study provided insights into challenges faced by school librarians in applying standards.
Building OER Sustainability on Your CampusUna Daly
This document summarizes a presentation about building sustainability for open educational resources (OER) on college campuses. The presentation features speakers from College of the Canyons and Scottsdale Community College discussing their OER programs and sustainability efforts. They discuss engaging faculty and students, securing institutional commitment and funding, establishing workflows, and setting measurable goals like saving students $5 million within 5 years. The speakers provide examples of their OER grant programs, faculty professional development, and student cost-savings initiatives. They encourage questions and provide contact information for following up on their OER work.
Expanding OER Adoption in Michigan, Oregon, and CaliforniaUna Daly
Open Education Week is an ideal time to hear from our community members who are leading open education initiatives on their campuses and across their states to reduce costs for students and empower faculty to enhance learning in their classrooms. We will hear from two OER librarians and a faculty member who are successfully growing awareness and adoption of open educational resources. They will share the successes and challenges of coordinating statewide efforts and influencing their colleagues to adopt OER in their courses.
When: Tues, March 28, at 10am PT/ 1pm ET
Featured Speakers:
Regina Gong, OER Project Manager, Lansing Community College, Michigan
Amy Hofer, Coordinator, Statewide Open Education Library Services, Open Oregon
Vera Kennedy, Sociology Professor, West Hills LeMoore College, California
The document proposes a cluster system for primary education in India to address issues with the current system such as low quality of education and poor accessibility of schools. The key features of the proposed cluster system include strict affiliation between primary, secondary, and senior secondary schools in a cluster; decentralized resources and infrastructure; and active involvement of the local community. The cluster system is expected to increase accessibility to primary education, eliminate transportation costs, and ensure higher attendance rates compared to the current system. While the cluster system faces challenges from social, legal, political, economic, environmental, and technical factors, the document provides solutions to address each challenge, such as ensuring gender, caste, and class equity through school proximity.
This document discusses academic publishing and adjunct professors. Traditionally, publishing has been important for furthering knowledge and career advancement. However, increased emphasis on publishing has led some to prioritize research over teaching. The number of adjunct faculty has grown significantly due to various factors like budget cuts. While adjuncts teach for reasons like enjoyment and flexibility, they lack job security and benefits. The document provides recommendations for adjuncts interested in publishing, such as identifying journals and getting mentorship, but notes limitations like uncertain audience needs.
This document summarizes a meeting of the Community College Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) Advisory Board. It discusses introducing new member colleges, upcoming conferences, an open math initiative at Scottsdale Community College, establishing an advisory board charter, forming committees, conducting a needs assessment survey, planned webinars and conferences for the year, and setting the date for the next advisory board meeting.
SAFA Faculty Workshop (Philadelphia, PA)Robin M. Katz
This document provides an agenda and notes for a faculty workshop on the Students and Faculty in the Archives (SAFA) project. SAFA is an education program that uses primary sources from archives to teach critical thinking skills to undergraduate students. The workshop covers the goals and findings of SAFA, as well as pedagogical lessons on developing learning objectives, assigning archival research, selecting documents, and facilitating student visits to the archives. Faculty participants are guided to apply these lessons to planning their own SAFA experiences.
CCCOER Webinar: Marketing OER Degrees to StudentsUna Daly
This document summarizes a presentation about marketing open educational resources (OER) degree programs to students. It discusses efforts at multiple community colleges, including Lord Fairfax Community College, Pierce College District JBLM, College of the Canyons, and Northern Virginia Community College. Key points included educating faculty, current students, potential students, and community stakeholders about OER programs and courses through various marketing channels. Success requires a layered approach and informing everyone who works with students.
CCCOER OER Degree Research with Achieving the Dream, SRI Education, and rpk G...Una Daly
The document summarizes a presentation about research being conducted on the impact of open educational resource (OER) degrees. The research is examining student outcomes and costs across multiple colleges participating in an OER degree initiative. The evaluation includes quasi-experimental studies comparing academic results of students in OER degree programs versus traditional programs, as well as analysis of cost savings and sustainability. Preliminary findings suggest OER degrees improve student progress and reduce financial burden.
CALMing the High Cost of Educational Resources: How CSUSM is Creating Alterna...Carmen Mitchell
Presented at the Digital Initiatives Symposium at the University of San Diego in April 2014.
Co-presenter, Barbara Taylor, Instructional Developer, Cal State San Marcos
The cost of a college education continues to rise, outpacing inflation and median income growth in the last decade. As a result, students are piling on debt and recent graduates are struggling under the weight of loans they wouldn't have needed 10 to 20 years ago.
The Cougars Affordable Learning Materials Project (CALM) is part of the CSU Affordable Learning Solutions initiative started in 2010. CALM aims to aid faculty in replacing costly textbooks with lower cost alternatives by using high-quality open educational resources (OER), library resources, digital or customized textbooks, and/or faculty-authored materials.
There are so many great presentations and so little time at the Open Education Conference so our November webinar is an opportunity to hear highlights from a variety of community college OER projects presented. Each college will share their unique story of promoting the adoption of open educational resources and the benefits and challenges for students and faculty. The Community College Consortium for OER (CCCOER) is a community of practice focused on promoting OER adoption to expand access to education while enhancing teaching practices and learning outcomes. Through members sharing successful practices and policies in online and open forums such as our monthly webinars and at conferences across the country, best practices can easily be understood and adopted by newcomers. Hear from our member colleges who have designed effective open educational practices and policies and who walk the talk by sharing them with other colleges.
When: Nov 9, 10amPST/1pmEST
Featured Speakers:
Regina Gong, OER Project Manager and Librarian, Lansing Community College
Jody Carson & Sue Tashjian, Co-chairs of the Massachusetts Community College Go-Open, Northern Essex Community College
Alisa Cooper, Director of Center for Teaching and Learning, Glendale Community College, AZ
These are the slides (Lisa McLean & Cassily Charles) for our presentation at the Quality in Postgraduate Research conference in Adelaide, April 2014.
They show off some of the online and pop-up collaborative initiatives to support our doctoral candidates at CSU, and include some reflections on one aspect of our experiences with these: community building.
This document summarizes an Elluminate meeting of the CCCOER Advisory Board discussing upcoming projects and events. The board welcomed new members, discussed priorities like promoting OER adoption and impact studies, and heard about open textbook projects at Lane Community College and Hartnell Community College. Upcoming webinars and conferences on open education were also noted.
CCCOER webinar: OER Degrees Emerge in Maryland and TexasUna Daly
Achieving the Dream launched an OER Degree Initiative in 2016 with 38 colleges in 13 states who are developing entire degree pathways where traditional textbooks have been replaced with open educational resources. Austin Community College and Montgomery Community College are two of the colleges who are participating in this transformation to enhance teaching and learning and share research on the impact on student success and cost.
Our speakers will share successes and challenges including topics such as the role of the library, faculty development, marketing oer courses to students, and working with your bookstore.
When: Wed, March 29, at 10am PT/ 1pm ET
Featured Speakers:
From Austin Community College, Texas
Dr. Gaye Lynn Scott, Associate Vice President, Academic Transfer Programs
Carrie Gits, Head Librarian/Associate Professor
From Montgomery College, Maryland:
Samantha Streamer Veneruso, Professor of English; Chair, General Studies Program
Michael A. Mills, Vice President, Office of E-Learning, Innovation, and Teaching Excellence (ELITE)
AERA 2021 - Documenting Triage: Detailing the Response of Canadian Provinces ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., Nagle, J., & LaBonte, R. (2021, April). Documenting triage: Detailing the response of Canadian provinces and territories to emergency remote teaching. [Poster] Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
It's Just Rocket Science: Academic Libraries as Faculty Outreach PartnersSTS Research Forum
Presented by Melanie Sellar, Marymount College, at the ACRL Science and Technology Section's Research Forum, American Library Association Conference, July 12, 2009.
This document provides information about the Association of Online K-12 Schools (AOK12S). It discusses that the AOK12S was established in 2005 to provide a community for online K-12 educators, developers and administrators. The association shares resources and allows collaboration between its members. It also provides context about the Saskatoon Catholic Cyber School, which houses the AOK12S. Perspectives from online educators note benefits like sharing materials and interacting with other educators. The document encourages attendees to consider how they and the association can further benefit each other.
Aligning library goals with school goals is a vital step in ensuring that principals are aware of the enormous contribution teacher librarians make towards the success of educational programs.
Schultz jones2010 through the lens of new school librariansschultzjones
The document summarizes a study that examined the perceptions of 39 graduating school librarians on professional priorities and the application of professional standards. Through content analysis of students' written assessments, 16 issues were identified and ranked. The top issues were found to be technology, including web 2.0, funding, information literacy, and collaboration. The results indicate that students see meeting the challenges of rapid technological changes and student learning as priorities, within the context of professional standards.
This document summarizes an event on Canadian eLearning programs and research models. It provides an overview of the Canadian eLearning Network (CANeLearn), including its mission, board of directors, initiatives and upcoming events. It also summarizes research on eLearning policies, programs and trends across Canadian provinces, including centralized vs decentralized models and implications of recent announcements in Ontario and British Columbia. Challenges in using educational technologies, creating digital resources, engaging students online and meeting curriculum expectations are discussed.
This document summarizes the background and process of developing national standards for school libraries in Canada. It discusses the history of school library standards in Canada including previous publications. It outlines the phases of writing the new standards which included establishing principles, developing indicators for each principle, and finalizing the document. The standards were published in an e-book called "Leading Learning" which defines a learning commons and its role in schools. It concludes with thoughts on future directions including recognition of expertise, adequate staffing, training, technology, and advocacy.
This document discusses strategies for building instructional leadership capacity within a school and family of schools. It touches on developing professional learning communities and networks, using technology to support student learning, focusing on the instructional core of the school through assessment for and of learning, inquiry and project based learning. It also addresses building leadership skills, student voice, resilience, early learning, literacy, transitions between schools, engaging families, and creating conditions for positive student behavior.
DLAC 2019 - Canadian e-Learning Roundup: Leadership Perspectives from Canada’...Michael Barbour
LaBonte, R., Barbour, M. K., Canuel, M., & Roberts, V. (2019, April). Canadian e-learning roundup: Leadership perspectives from Canada’s online and blended learning programs. A contributed talk presentation at the Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
Educators Rising California and Mock High SchoolJulie Evans
This document summarizes an event for the Educators Rising California and Mock High School CTE Conference held in Rancho Mirage, CA. It provides an overview of Educators Rising, which aims to cultivate interest in teaching careers among students. It describes Mock High School, where high schoolers teach lessons to elementary students. The document outlines presentations on Project Tomorrow, a nonprofit focused on education technology, and the growing teacher shortage in California. It details the resources Educators Rising California offers chapters, including competitions, conferences, and support for future teachers.
Presented by Stacy Hattensen from Education Services Australia (ESA). Information on Scootle and additional services available from ESA and ideas on how to use them in schools and libraries
This document summarizes a presentation on leading and leveraging change to create an inclusive school culture. It discusses two research projects conducted in Australia, Canada, and Colombia that examined leadership characteristics for inclusive schools. Key findings included the importance of strong, visionary principal leadership focused on inclusion, developing shared and distributed leadership among staff, and establishing school-wide pedagogical practices and flexible curricula to meet diverse student needs. Principals in all contexts played a vital role in nurturing inclusive cultures and ensuring that all students feel supported.
Time, Space and Quality Learning at Piedmont Middle SchoolRob Darrow
This document provides an overview of a presentation given by Rob Darrow on time, space, and quality learning at Piedmont Middle School. The presentation introduces Darrow and his background in education. It then covers topics like block scheduling, emerging trends in education, and moving from a textbook-based model to more online and blended learning approaches. Participants are asked to consider where they fall on the continuum from traditional to online teaching and learning. The presentation aims to get teachers to think about adjusting their use of time in the classroom and preparing students for an uncertain future.
Seeing That Students Succeed: Rising Expectations and the Library's Role in T...Kate Lawrence
Roger Schonfeld of Ithaka S+R and Kate Lawrence of EBSCO co-presented a talk at the Charleston Library Conference on the topic of students success, learning outcomes and the role of librarians and faculty in teaching information literacy skills.
Presentation by Ellen Wilkinson on LSE Student Ambassadors for Digital Litera...LondonLibTeachMeet
The document outlines a Student Ambassadors for Digital Literacy (SADL) project at LSE that aims to explore how digital and information literacy can be embedded into two academic departments' curriculums. The methodology includes questionnaires, workshops, and a blog. One workshop focuses on managing, storing, and citing information. The document shares lessons learned and provides links to learn more about the SADL project resources.
Pakistan: A collaborative and localized model of early child development prog...sadafsh
The document describes the Releasing Confidence and Creativity (RCC) early childhood development program in Pakistan. RCC works with schools, families, and communities since 2003 to enhance environments where children aged 0-8 grow up. The goal is to incorporate supports for children's holistic development. RCC takes a collaborative, localized approach through partnerships with local NGOs to develop diverse, context-specific models. Research evaluates RCC schools versus non-RCC schools on outcomes like learning, well-being, and classroom environments. RCC experiences tensions between global and local knowledge but strives to build on local strengths.
AERA 2012 - Primary and Secondary Virtual Learning in New Zealand: Examining ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., Wenmoth, D., & Davis, N. (2012, April). Primary and secondary virtual learning in New Zealand: Examining the process of achieving maturity. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC.
This proposal describes a study into the development of virtual learning in New Zealand, specifically the obstacles that e-learning clusters face or have faced in their journey to sustainability and maturity through the lens of the Learning Communities Online Handbook. Using a variety of data collection methods, the researchers identified three common barriers, including a lack of a coherent vision, difficulty in securing the necessary funding and resources, and a lack of collaboration and cooperation within and between clusters. Based on these findings, it is recommended that individual e-learning clusters develop specific strategies to encourage greater collaboration between clusters and work towards greater consistency between their activities, including professional and organizational development and also of the approaches to virtual learning.
This document provides an overview of implementing the new HASS (Humanities and Social Sciences) curriculum at Nuriootpa High School. It discusses timetabling challenges, focusing assessments on understanding rather than content coverage, and integrating the cross-curriculum priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures, Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia, and sustainability. Resources and exemplars are suggested to help bring the priorities to life across subject areas in an inclusive and meaningful way.
This document discusses how school librarians can support the implementation of the Common Core State Standards through information literacy instruction. It identifies five key areas librarians can focus on: developing persuasive arguments, reading comprehension strategies, using primary and secondary sources, analyzing complex texts, and comprehending informational texts across subjects. The document provides resources for librarians and recommends they use the Common Core to start discussions on aligning research skills vertically and implementing an inquiry-based research process school-wide.
CapTechTalks Webinar Slides June 2024 Donovan Wright.pptxCapitolTechU
Slides from a Capitol Technology University webinar held June 20, 2024. The webinar featured Dr. Donovan Wright, presenting on the Department of Defense Digital Transformation.
Elevate Your Nonprofit's Online Presence_ A Guide to Effective SEO Strategies...TechSoup
Whether you're new to SEO or looking to refine your existing strategies, this webinar will provide you with actionable insights and practical tips to elevate your nonprofit's online presence.
THE SACRIFICE HOW PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTS STUDENTS ARE SACRIFICING TO CHANGE T...indexPub
The recent surge in pro-Palestine student activism has prompted significant responses from universities, ranging from negotiations and divestment commitments to increased transparency about investments in companies supporting the war on Gaza. This activism has led to the cessation of student encampments but also highlighted the substantial sacrifices made by students, including academic disruptions and personal risks. The primary drivers of these protests are poor university administration, lack of transparency, and inadequate communication between officials and students. This study examines the profound emotional, psychological, and professional impacts on students engaged in pro-Palestine protests, focusing on Generation Z's (Gen-Z) activism dynamics. This paper explores the significant sacrifices made by these students and even the professors supporting the pro-Palestine movement, with a focus on recent global movements. Through an in-depth analysis of printed and electronic media, the study examines the impacts of these sacrifices on the academic and personal lives of those involved. The paper highlights examples from various universities, demonstrating student activism's long-term and short-term effects, including disciplinary actions, social backlash, and career implications. The researchers also explore the broader implications of student sacrifices. The findings reveal that these sacrifices are driven by a profound commitment to justice and human rights, and are influenced by the increasing availability of information, peer interactions, and personal convictions. The study also discusses the broader implications of this activism, comparing it to historical precedents and assessing its potential to influence policy and public opinion. The emotional and psychological toll on student activists is significant, but their sense of purpose and community support mitigates some of these challenges. However, the researchers call for acknowledging the broader Impact of these sacrifices on the future global movement of FreePalestine.
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5- الملزمة تشرح نفسها ب نفسها بس تكلك تعال اقراني
6- تحتوي الملزمة في اول سلايد على خارطة تتضمن جميع تفرُعات معلومات الجهاز الهيكلي المذكورة في هذهِ الملزمة
واخيراً هذهِ الملزمة حلالٌ عليكم وإتمنى منكم إن تدعولي بالخير والصحة والعافية فقط
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How to Manage Reception Report in Odoo 17Celine George
A business may deal with both sales and purchases occasionally. They buy things from vendors and then sell them to their customers. Such dealings can be confusing at times. Because multiple clients may inquire about the same product at the same time, after purchasing those products, customers must be assigned to them. Odoo has a tool called Reception Report that can be used to complete this assignment. By enabling this, a reception report comes automatically after confirming a receipt, from which we can assign products to orders.
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Level 3 NCEA - NZ: A Nation In the Making 1872 - 1900 SML.pptHenry Hollis
The History of NZ 1870-1900.
Making of a Nation.
From the NZ Wars to Liberals,
Richard Seddon, George Grey,
Social Laboratory, New Zealand,
Confiscations, Kotahitanga, Kingitanga, Parliament, Suffrage, Repudiation, Economic Change, Agriculture, Gold Mining, Timber, Flax, Sheep, Dairying,
1. “HOW DO YOU RAISE THE LITERACY
LEVELS OF AN ENTIRE PROVINCE?”
THE SARN STORY: 2008-2013”
Saskatchewan Action Research Network
WWW.SARN.CA
Dr. Allan Quigley, Ed.D
2. A Statistical Picture of
Literacy in Canada 43% of
Canadians
Limited
Literacy
53% Limited
Literacy
(levels 1 & 2)
Sask. = 40%
Limited
Literacy
(levels 1 & 2)
3. International Adult Literacy Surveys
1994 &2003
• OECD & Statistics Canada
• Some 40 nations now involved
• Five levels of prose, document, numeracy
• Those below Level 3 are the main target
group for purposes of Work Force Skills
4. International Adult Literacy Surveys
(1994 2003)
• No significant change in 10 years . . .
• Some improvement at Level One (lowest
level) in Sask and Yukon
• In Sask approx. 40% adults below level 3
• Aboriginal Adult Literacy Assessment
Tool challenges some of the findings
6. SOME OF THE DELIVERY CHALLENGES
Only approx. 10% eligible for sponsored programs
come to basic education in Canada (& U.S.A.)
Over 65% drop out/stop out in some Cdn regions.
Approx. 40% average attrition rates in Sask ABE
between 2005 -> 2008 (AEEI) ...
Saskatchewan Silo Syndrome ....
7. URBAN
SIAST
RURAL AND “RURBAN”
COLLEGES, GDI, SIIT, SALN
CBO’S AND NON-PROFITs:
RPL, READ SASKATOON, UofR Life Learning,
Food Banks, Corrections,
Regina School Board, Radius Saskatoon...
8. DELIVERY CHALLENGES
• Basements state of the art classrooms
• Multiple grant structures and reporting systems
• Literacy/BE more complex than k-12 or most P-S
9. SOME OF THE SASK
INSTRUCTIONAL CHALLENGES
• Huge diversity in instructors’ training &
experience (PhD -> HS)
• Huge job security, salary, & work condition
disparities across the wide range of systems
• Staff turn over issues ......
10. How do you raise the skills, the
professionalism, and effectively
combine the efforts of so many across
the “adult basic education world”
to address pervasive low literacy
in Saskatchewan?
Especially in a time of scarce
resources?
12. #1. ENABLING POLICIES AND
RESOURCES
TOP DOWN
• Leadership & vision
• Policies that signal commitment
• Enabling Resources
• Ministry of the Economy
• Adult Educational Institutions
• OLES
• Academic Community
13. #2 BOTTOM UP
“Professional Wisdom”
Practitioners’ willingness to innovate and
share
Practitioners’ willing to “adapt-adopt”
promising practices ... Take risks
Educational institutions willing to
encourage application of new ideas.
14. 3) “Building Across” (Catalyst)
Creating & sharing evidence-based Research
• Sharing questions in workshops and sharing findings on
our SARN & linked Websites
• Engaging mentors with individuals/groups in face-to-face
and/or distance learning
•Building dialogue on SARN Blog/discussion circles within &
across institutions and systems
SARN
15. Saskatchewan Action Research Network (SARN)
is the name of our province’s
growing literacy & basic education
prof’ development movement.
Thanks to funding from the
Ministry of the
Economy, SARN is now
SARN is in its 5th year
sarn
16. International movement is Research-in-Practice
“Action Research”
is the actual research method most
used by practitioners in literacy/BE
in Canada, U.S., U.K. Australia . . .
The “Alphabet Soup”
17. PRACTITIONERS ARE
IDENTIFYING, RESEARCHING AND
SHARING
“I am doing what I have always done, just
not . . .
• with others,
• I never collected data before,
• I usually didn’t try to share what I
learned before.”
18. HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF
LITERACY/BASIC EDUCATION
ISSUES IDENTIFIED AND
ADDRESSED THROUGH THE
SASKATCHEWAN ACTION
RESEARCH NETWORK
19. SEE FULL REPORTS ON
THE SASKATCHEWAN ACTION
RESEARCH NETWORK WEBSITE
(WWW.SARN.CA)
20. • Investigating the Effects of Issuing Late
Slips, Andrew Quackenbush, 2011
“How will encouraging students to reflect on
their reasons for being late affect the
frequency of arriving late for class?”
• Northlands College, Eastern Region Study
Group, 2003
“Would including food preparation and/or
sharing food within the class keep students in
class longer?”
21. • Improving Retention Rates in an Basic Education
Evening Math Prep Course. Jennifer Bain, 2009
“Would using e-mail to build a sense of
community among BE students improve
retention rates by 10%?”
• Improving Retention Rates During the First
Three Weeks of an Adult Basic Education
Program at Onion Lake. Jacqueline Bruce, 2009
“If I improve the social environment of the
classroom, will the number of students who
complete the first three weeks increase?”
22. • Negotiating Relationship and the Spaces
Between:Building Attendance in an Adult
Education Program. Kristi Yarshenko, 2010
“How might increased personal communication
between instructor and students affect
attendance in an Adult Basic Education
program?”
• Reduction of Class Time Lost Due to Morning
Lateness. Shannon King, & Anna Fish, 2011
“Would the use of a morning sign-in sheet
change student lateness patterns?”
23. Categories of Practitioner Reports
(Approx. 35 reports)
A. Addressing Issues of Dropout, “Lates,” and
Low Attendance
B. Exploring Innovative Teaching Strategies
C. Increasing Learner Community Involvement
D. Focus on Aboriginal Literacy Issues
E. Focus on Adult Learners of English as an
Additional Language Issues
F. Practitioner Professional Development
25. Our story
– One workshop in 2003
It could have died then . .
26.
27. The Funding Years:
Practitioners Trained Since 2008
• Year one: 2008 – 2009: “Getting Started
• 12 participants at Saskatoon Workshop
• Including 2 working with Aboriginal learners
(Onion Lake & SIIT)
• Training materials developed
• Presentations at conferences (SLN & SABEA)
28. Saskatchewan Action Research
Network (WWW.SARN.CA)
• As of today = 164 TRAINED
• About 50 working with Aboriginal learners
• 10 Mentors trained for outreach support
• Discussion Circle technology for on-going
group work
30. • Three college campuses (Great Plains + SERC +
Cumberland College)
• Two SIAST campuses (Wascana + Woodland)
• Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT)
• SARN Website with active blog in place
(WWW.SARN)
• Articles in SIAST newsletter, AESA newsletter, and
Essential Skills ON.
43. WE ARE RAISING THE LEVELS OF
PRACTITIONER
PROFESSIONALISM,
AT A COMPARATIVELY
LOW TRAINING COST
AND, BY DOING SO, WE ARE
HELPING RAISE LITERACY LEVELS
FOR A BETTER SASKATCHEWAN
44. THE FUTURE?
• Engage other literacy/BE groups—ESL
SASK, NON-PROFIT OUTREACH CBO’s
• Build more distance-connected support
• Build multiple-campus model & increased
cross-system workshops
• Move beyond Basic Ed to
trades, technology, health training with adult
learners ... ??
45. • Co-sponsor guest speaker(s) with
SABEA, SLN or Colleges (?)
• Publish in professional journals
• Build Webinars & Blog dialogue
across Sask and with other
provinces/states/countries
46. IN CLOSING
THE FUTURE?
• CONTINUE TO BUILD A STRONGER
“CULTURE OF INQUIRY” FOR ADULT
LITERACY AND BASIC EDUCATION
AND BEYOND ??
47. LOOKING AHEAD....
Hoping to receive a SARN grant next year .
Interested in a one-day PD workshop?
Host cost-shares (50%-50%) with SARN
1. Identifying actual teaching issues
2. Developing systematic action plans
3. Getting follow-up help from Mentors and/or
use the Discussion Circles
4. Posting findings on the SARN Website. .
48. Interested in a Saskatchewan
training workshop?
Always glad to hear from you