Past events and news
| ICT Literacy Standards |
| Learn more about the NCES Professional Development Center process for implementing ICT Literacy Standards by viewing four video clips over viewing the process. |
| Technology Leadership Cohort 2009-10 |
| There are 22 educators and 13 administrators participating in the North Country Technology Leadership Cohort. They join cohorts in three other regions of the state. This is the second cohort for the TLC program. Learn more. |
| Feedback session for U.S. Common Core Standards |
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| At NCES in February, Deb Wiswell from the NHDOE and Heather Driscoll from Revolutionary Classrooms, met with local math and language arts teachers to gather structured feedback on the drafts of the U.S. Common Core Standards in those content areas. |
| Professional Development Series in Hands-On Math |
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Mathematics consultant Tom Schersten is working with K-8 teachers from Lancaster, Lisbon and Whitefield. He will meet with each grade span three times and each session features a demonstration lesson with students. Here, Tom (far left), is working with third grade students using manipulatives for multiplication. The lessons are a minimum of 90 minutes each and teachers will observe a lesson at each grade level in their cohort. The teachers are intermixed with the students during the hands-on lesson.
Schools interested in collaborating in a similiar series for the 2010-2011 school year should contact NCES soon for scheduling
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| "The Singing Revolution": An Exploration of Arts, Culture & Politics |
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(Left-right): Frumie Selchen, Executive Director for Arts Alliance of Northern NH, Irja Cilluffo, Honorary Consul of Estonia, Filmmaker James Tusty, and Dr. Barbara Baudot, Professor of International Relations & Comparative Politics at St. Anselm College.
NCES recently hosted a seminar to examine the intersection of arts, culture and politics, using James Tusty's documentary The Singing Revolution. The documentary tells the little known story of how Estonians freed themselves from decades of Soviet occupation in the 1980s. The DVD is available for loan from the NCES Media Center.
The seminar was a joint collaboration of NCES, the Arts Alliance and the NH State Council on the Arts with funding by the New Hampshire Humanities Council.
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| North Country Scholars Recognized |
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Valedictorians, Salutatorians and outstanding Career and Technical Education students from North Country high schools were recognized at a scholars breakfast on May 22, 2009. The recognition event was sponsored by the North Country School Administrators Association and North Country Education Services. White Mountains Regional High School hosted the event with students from the WMRHS preparing the refreshments for the reception. |
| Michael Mezzochi Memorial Garden Dedication |
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Zen Buddhism: Another View of Asia
As part of the Zen Buddhism series offered through the Northeast Cultural Coop, artist Jeanie Schermesser taught brush strokes at the Zen Painting class in October.
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North Country Initiative for the Advancement of Science Teaching
The NCES Professional Development Center was awarded a grant (SAU 3 fiscal agent) for science related professional development. Projects in the initiative include:
Life Science for Educators began in August. First classes remain. Learn more here.
Geological and Environmental Fieldtrips for Educator
| Teachers on the Ossipee Ring Complex fieldtrip pause for a break while exploring volcanic rock formations. A basalt dike is visable in foreground of the photo. |  |
Collaborating to meet ICT Literacy Standards
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Over the summer educators from SAUs 3, 20, 35, 36 & 68 assembled at the NCES PD Center to work with facilitator Paula Churchill to develop exemplary activities that connect content area skills for each grade level in the continuum.  |
North Country Initiative for the Advancement of Science Teaching
The NCES Professional Development Center was awarded a grant (SAU 3 fiscal agent) for science related professional development. Projects in the initiative include:
Life Science for Educators begins in August (brochure)
Introduction to GIS in the K-12 Classroom was held in June
NHCTC Instructor, Peg Heaney, taught this week-long course for educators. Pictured left to right are Renee Muise, Peg Heaney, June Garneau, Sharal Plumley, Marilyn Burt, Johanna Vienneau, Erv Connary and Lori Langlois.
Geological and Environmental Fieldtrips for Educator
| Teachers on the Ossipee Ring Complex fieldtrip pause for a break while exploring volcanic rock formations. A basalt dike is visable in foreground of the photo. | |
| Who could this be in the Rubicon? Off roading wasn't planned for the fieldtrip. Fortunately someone had a tow rope! |  |
Collaborating to meet ICT Literacy Standards
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On May 15 & 16, educators from SAUs 3, 20, 35, 36 & 68 assembled at the NCES PD Center to work with facilitator Paula Churchill to develop a skills continuum model for districts to adopt in order to meet Information and Communication Technology Literacy Standards. In July, educators will work for further identify exemplary activities that connect content area skills for each grade level in the continuum. |
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Customized training and technical assistance
Download brochure on ICT Standards and student portfolios
Download brochrue on getting the most from your NWEA reports
$5,000 Technology Integration Mini-Grants
On May 12 a celebration day was held to showcase the projects of the mini-grant recipients. Learn more about the program, including a searchable database of lesson plans and short movie clips of the twenty-seven projects, by clicking here.