DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
PRINS. MEMO NO. 10
May 2, 2006
ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE/SECONDARY
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TO: |
Principals |
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FROM: |
Linda
M. Wallinger Assistant
Superintendent for Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
2006
Teacher-to-Teacher Summer Workshops |
Building on the success of previous
teacher workshops,the U.S. Department of Education (USED) will again host a
series of workshops for K-12 teachers and principals in the summer of 2006.
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 general workshops will focus on the
content areas of literacy/reading, mathematics, science, history, and the arts.
Additional sessions will be held in the areas of early childhood education,
technology in the classroom, English as a Second Language, the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001, using data effectively, and teaching strategies that can
enable all levels of students to improve academically.
Some of the history, science, and
mathematics workshops will be held on-site at three national parks. The
sessions will be conducted by USED staff and National Park Service personnel
with an expertise in the parks significance.
Some science and mathematics workshops
will be sponsored by TechNet Partners with the USED. These sessions will
include guest speakers from technology companies, such as National
Semiconductor, Microsoft, Cisco, and EMC.
Two foreign language workshops with a
special emphasis on Mandarin Chinese will also be offered this summer. These
workshops will be open to all foreign language teachers. Teachers are
encouraged to attend and learn research-based teaching methods in the area of
foreign language.
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 dates and locations
for each workshop are included as an attachment to this memo. USED has also
provided detailed agendas for each workshop at 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. For additional information, please
contact Carol Sylvester, Title II, Part A, specialist, at (804)371-0908 or carol.sylvester@doe.virginia.gov.
LMW/CCS
Attachment
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/principals_memos/2006/ems010a.pdf