DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 97
May 4, 2007
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K.
Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
2007 Teacher-to-Teacher
Summer Workshops |
Building on the success of previous
teacher workshops,the United States Department of Education (USED) will again
host a series of workshops for K-12 teachers and principals in the summer of
2007. Some of the nations best teachers and practitioners will share their
strategies for raising student achievement and inform teachers of the latest,
successful research-based practices.
The workshops will focus on the content
areas of literacy/reading, mathematics, science, history, foreign language, and
the arts. Within each workshop, activities will feature the use of technology
in the classroom, strategies for working with English language learners, the No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001, using data effectively, and teaching strategies
that can enable all levels of students to improve academically.
Several of the workshops will be held
on-site at national parks. These sessions will be conducted by USED staff and
National Park Service personnel with an expertise in the parks significance.
Several science and mathematics
workshops will be sponsored by partners with the USED, including the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Symantec, Spansion and AMD,
Motorola, General Motors, Siemens, Microsoft, and EMC. Additional partners
include Target,
There is no registration charge for the
workshops. Additionally, meals and refreshments will be provided during the
scheduled workshop activities. Participants are responsible for their own transportation
and lodging.
Details regarding content, dates, and
locations for each workshop are available on the USED Teacher-to-Teacher website:
http://www.t2tweb.us/Workshops/Schedule.asp.
Registrations are currently being accepted at http://www.t2tweb.us/Workshops/Registration.asp
on a first- come, first-served basis.
It is anticipated that additional
workshops may be added throughout the month of May, so interested parties are
encouraged to check the website frequently for updates.
For additional information, please
contact Carol Sylvester, Title II, Part A, specialist, at (804)371-0908 or carol.sylvester@doe.virginia.gov.
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