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FACEBOOK CHAT:
New Option Two Live Facebook Chat
WTU will be answering all of your questions regarding the new option two in a live Facebook chat today from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Click below to visit our Facebook page.
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FREE BOOKS:
First Book DC 2013 Book Grants
First Book DC has kicked off their 2013 Spring grant cycle.
Click here to complete an application to receive free books for your class!
Deadline: Thursday, February 28
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Teachers' Center Spring Professional Development Institute
When:
Monday, April 1 at 9:00 AM -
Friday, April 5 at 5:00 PM
Where: Whittier Education Campus
6201 5th Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20011
Courses offered:
- Art and Museum Integration Across the Curriculum
- Sign Language
- IMPACT 3.0
- Building Blocks Toward Your Career
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LIBRARY LEGISLATIVE DAY:
39th Annual National Library Legislative Day
Advocate for federal funding for our nation's libraries by participating in the 39th annual National Library Legislative Day.
When:
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 -
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Where:
Liaison Hotel, 415 New Jersey Ave, NW Washington, D.C. 20001
Contact: Ted Wegner, twegner@alawash.org |
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MINIGRANT:
Ezra Jack Keats MiniGrant
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation is awarding $500 minigrants to public schools and libraries for projects that foster creative expression and working together.
The minigrants serve as an opportunity to provide funding for educators who want to create special projects for students.
Deadline: March 15, 2013
For more information and to apply, click here.
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CALLING ALL TEACHERS:
Tell your story and express your concerns!
 If you are interested in blogging about a certain education topic or issue, sharing school news or providing advice to fellow teachers, this is the place for you. There is no long-term commitment and posts can be submitted anytime. Anonymous submissions are accepted. For more information contact: Jasmine Berry
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MUSIC TEACHER AWARD:
Grammy's Music Educator Award
10 finalists including one winner each year will be recognized for their remarkable impact as a music educator. The winner will be flown to Los Angeles to accept the Award and attend the GRAMMYs, plus pick up a $10,000 honorarium.
Deadline: April 15
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Good evening, register today for WTU's Spring Break Professional Development Institute on our website. All teachers in consolidating schools are encouraged to enroll in the free "Building Blocks Toward Your Career" workshop. Help with resume writing, interviewing skills and much more to prepare for upcoming job fairs will be provided.
Read more...
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Common Core: Solve Math Problems
The new Common Core standards for mathematics demand that students (and teachers!) exhibit deeper conceptual understanding. That's music to the ears of education professor John Tapper, who says we've overemphasized teaching procedures-and getting right answers.
We talked with Tapper about concrete-representational-abstract assessments, or CRA, a tool that does just that. It's easy to do, and it provides a sophisticated portrait of kids' models for mathematical concepts. That ties in with the Core, and with Tapper's call for teachers to focus on the learner. As he puts it: "Before I do anything, I need to know what's going on in this student's head."
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In D.C., public school for 3-year-olds is already the norm
By Susan Svrluga, The Washington Post
Tricia Pietravalle remembers her days in preschool: Playing in the sandbox, doing some painting, listening to stories. So when she met with her son's preschool teachers, she was taken aback when they showed her "this whole grid of how they're evaluating him, academically, socially, emotionally."
Joseph was learning letters and numbers in full-day classes and making connections she didn't expect from a 3-year-old. "It was overwhelming - in a good way," she said.
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A Look at Last Week's Most Relevant News and Information
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TEACHER TOOLS & RESOURCES
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Classroom Seating Strategies
A while ago, we shared a number of classroom seating strategies. Here are a few more seating strategies for you to try out. Take into consideration the subject you teach, your teaching style and the types of class activities and assignments that your students complete in choosing the right seating strategy for your class.
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OPPORTUNITIES & TRAININGS
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Reid Consulting Tax Workshop
We invite all teachers to this learning session with Reid Consulting, LLC. Topics will include 1040 and tax cuts that will affect your take home pay.
Date: Thursday, February 28
Time: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: The Teachers' Center at Whittier Elementary School, 6201 5th St. NW, room 106.
Refreshments will be provided!
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