InFocus...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit
Communication Connection
December 12, 2011
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| Holiday Greetings! | 
Happy Holidays from all of us at the Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22!
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Bristol Borough Uses Videoconference
Equipment from IU Grant
| He is thousands of miles away near the top of the world,
but through the marvels of modern technology, chemistry teacher Bill Smith is still conducting his classes at Bristol
High School. Smith has spent all week on a research project in Barrow, a town of 4,000 on the northern tip of Alaska about 800 miles from the North Pole. To read the full article, click here...... |
| BCIU & School District Partnerships |
This past November, The Making the Grade Virtual Town Hall Meeting was a statewide videoconference event conn  ecting education, business and community leaders gathered at intermediate unit sites throughout the commonwealth including the Bucks County IU. Click here to read more and access the Questions & Answers document relating to this event! |
Technology Talk 
SAFARI Montage: District Focused Webinars via Elluminate | The Instructional Materials & Technology Department of the Bucks County Intermediate Unit recently kicked off SAFARI Montage: District Focused Webinars via Elluminate. These 30-45 minute sessions will focus on examples and ideas on how to best integrate SAFARI Montage into daily classroom instruction. Each session will focus on a particular subject area and grade level(s). Please click here for details and specific dates of sessions to come!
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Supporting Bucks County Students......
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 If its Tuesday, it must be Library at Longstreth Elementary! BCIU Teacher of the Deaf, Gale Weaver-Jones co-teachers with Cheryl Wolfe, Librarian at Longstreth Elementary. Click here to read more.
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Professional Learning Opportunites
| Please click here for a three month Trial Membership courtesy of Stephanie Hirsch, Executive Director Learning Forward, (formerly National Staff Development Council).
Please choose a link below to learn more about or register for each of the following:
To access the Bucks County Intermediate Unit's Online Course Catalog for a full listing of offerings, please click here. To view the full listing of courses on our website, please click here. To contact the Professional Education Department, click here.
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Grant Corner Teacher Grant Opportunities
| The Finish Line Youth Foundation is offering funding starting at $1,000 for programs that promote active lifestyles and team building skills, including those that service disadvantaged and special needs kids. Deadline is 12/31/11. Visit youth foundation guidelines.
Walmart Stores offers K-12 public schools and districts the opportunity to apply for funding from $250 and up through a local store. Program areas include After-School programs, Arts, At-Risk/Character, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, Disabilities, General Education, Health/PE, Homeless, Reading, Safe/Drug Free Schools, Science/Environment, Social Studies, Special Education, TAG, Technology, and Vocational. If you are located near a Walmart or Sam's Club, click here for details. Deadline is December 31 for this year, then giving will resume again February 1, 2012. |
| What's Happening at the BCIU! Parent Academy Forming! | In order to better support parents all over the county, the IU is in the process of developing a Parent Academy! The objectives of the Parent Academy include:
- To provide accurate, up-to-date information on topics of interest to
parents of children with disabilities. - To provide a safe and helpful forum for parents to increase their skills
and knowledge about the special needs of their child. - To empower parents to effectively advocate for themselves and
their children. - To foster parental involvement in the education of their children.
- To develop systems of support and connections for parents.
Please keep posted for more information about this vital Academy. If you would like to become involved or have any suggestions, please contact Daniel Vorhis, Director of Professional Learning and Curriculum Alignment, click here. |
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Wellness Initiative
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 The BCIU encourages and supports district and IU personnel and their families to strengthen their health and well being through educational opportunities and wellness activities. Click here for a link to articles such as: Outsmarting the Flu, How to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain, Shopping Smarter, Cooking Lighter......... |
E.O.E.
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit No. 22 is an equal
opportunity educational institution and will not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, age, religious creed, gender, ancestry, national origin, veteran´s
status, or non-job related handicap or disability (except where any of these
constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification) in its activities,
programs, or employment and promotion practices as required by State and
Federal laws. It is the responsibility of the applicant or employee to inform the
Director of Human Resources that an accommodation is needed. In accordance with
state and federal law, reasonable accommodations will be considered upon the
employee´s request. If you would like to attend a program at the Bucks County
Intermediate Unit No. 22 and require an accommodation to participate, please
call the Bucks County Intermediate Unit. Our Children... Their Future... Bucks County IU
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