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The Future of Assessment in Education: Implications for Practice
Web-based Event
May 8, 2013
No Location Specified
http://media.all4ed.org/registration-may-8-2013
The Gordon Commission on the Future of Assessment in Education, a panel of experts in testing, education practice, and policy, chaired by psychologist Edmund W. Gordon, issued a report in March that calls for transforming assessment to better support teaching and learning by measuring a broader set of knowledge and skills and by identifying how students think, not just documenting what they know and can do. In this webinar, the first of two that will examine the Gordon Commission’s findings and their implications, panelists will explore what these findings suggest for classroom and school practice, including implications for schools and school districts, and for teachers and teacher education.
Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities: What the Future Holds
Web-based Event
May 20, 2013
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (Central)
http://tinyurl.com/b3x23n3
“Postsecondary Education (PSE) for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (ID): What the Future Holds,” the last in a series of six “Think College!” webinars, will discusses some of the next generation of issues likely to result from the increased demand for and supply of PSE options for students with ID. It will highlight effects of serving this new student population, and the power of aligning with existing higher education initiatives, as well as implications for students, research and practice.
Supporting Students with Disabilities in Making the Transition from School to Adult Life
Audio Conference
June 12, 2013
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (Eastern)
http://www.lorman.com/390244?discount_code=X2824617&p=15999
“Supporting Students with Disabilities in Making the Transition from School to Adult Life” is an audio conference that will highlight research, policies, and practices that have been used to help students with disabilities prepare for and make a successful transition to adult life. Federal legislation plays a major role in supporting the participation of youth with disabilities in secondary and postsecondary education programs, employment, and other aspects of community living, but postschool follow-up studies have shown young adults with disabilities continue to experience difficulties in achieving postschool goals, and more can be done.
Check & Connect Mentor Training
Mentor Training
August 14, 2013 - August 15, 2013
Renton, WA
http://checkandconnect.umn.edu/training_consultation/mentors_WA.html
Check & Connect Mentor Training is a 2-day competency-based training designed to provide participants with information, competencies, and skills needed to be effective Check & Connect mentors at their local sites. This training is designed for those assigned the role of Check & Connect mentor, whether a new or current mentor, as well as those interested in Check & Connect mentoring principles and practices. Site coordinators and administrators are encouraged to attend as well. Deadline for registration: July 11, 2013 (early bird deadline: June 27, 2013).
Child Trends Website
http://www.childtrends.org/
The Child Trends website presents news, research, and blog discussions of issues in child poverty, child welfare, early childhood development, education, fatherhood & parenting, health, evaluation, indicators of child well-being, marriage & family, positive development, teen sex & pregnancy, and youth development.
Juvenile Justice Resource Hub Website
http://tinyurl.com/cz6zy7y
The Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE.org), a site for ethically sound journalism on juvenile justice issues, has launched a comprehensive Juvenile Justice Resource Hub, in partnership with the National Juvenile Justice Network and the MacArthur Foundation. The Hub will feature research, best practices, and toolkits on effective systems reform in juvenile justice.
Forecast of Funding Opportunities under the Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs for Fiscal Year 2013
http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html
This document lists virtually all programs and competitions under which the U.S. Department of Education has invited or expects to invite applications for new awards for fiscal year 2014 and provides actual or estimated deadlines for the transmittal of applications under these programs. The lists are in the form of charts organized according to the Department’s principal program offices and include programs and competitions previously announced as well as those to be announced at a later date.
FY 2013 Discretionary Grant Application Packages
http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html
This site, from the Department of Education, provides information on grant competitions that are currently open.
Foundation for Technology and Engineering Educators Invites Applications
http://www.iteea.org/Awards/granthearlihy.htm
The Foundation for Technology and Engineering Educators, in partnership with Pitsco/Hearlihy & Company, is accepting applications for technology and engineering education programs at any grade level. Through its Excellence in Teaching Technology and Engineering grant program, the foundation will award grants of $2,000 each to K-12 technology and engineering teachers to encourage the integration of a quality technology and engineering education program within their school's curriculum. Applicants must be teachers (elementary or secondary) who are successfully integrating technology and engineering education within their school's curriculum. In addition, teachers must be ITEEA members and be registered for the ITEEA annual conference. Membership materials may be enclosed with the scholarship application. Deadline for applications: December 1, 2013.
Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation Invites Applications for Music Donation Program
http://www.mhopus.org/Apply
Through its Keeping Music Alive program, the foundation will donate musical instruments to music programs that serve low-income communities and have little or no budget for musical instruments. Priority is given to programs serving the most students within a school population. Public, private, and charter schools are invited to apply; however, schools must be eligible for funds under Title 1 and/or serve a population where at least 50% of the students qualify for the National Lunch Program. Schools also must have an established instrumental music program (concert band, marching band, jazz band, and/or orchestra) that takes place during the regular school day and is at least three years old. Schools that offer Orff/classroom music only are not eligible to apply. Deadline for Pre-Qualification: August 1, 2013.
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