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NWPE News Notes
The Online Communiqué of Northwest Professional Educators
March 3, 2004
IDAHO TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS AND MINI-GRANTS AWARDED
TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP AND MINI-GRANT PROGRAM
- SPRING APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 31
EDUCATION RESOURCES:
Planning Fun Field Trips - Free Online Help
Early Reading Web Activities - Fun and Free Site
Middle School Arts & Ethics Unit Ideas on Topic of Light
Cultivating Personal Growth of High School Students
Free Virtual Classroom for Teachers
School Finance the eBay Way
IDAHO TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS AND MINI-GRANTS AWARDED
Northwest Professional Educators is pleased to announce the following teacher scholarships and classroom mini-grants recently awarded to Idaho educators:
Markette Kelemete - Pocatello
Susan Kerns - Shelley
Heather Solsvik - Couer d'Alene
Kathleen Cawrse - Meridian
Laci McRae - Horseshoe Bend
TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP AND MINI-GRANT PROGRAM - SPRING APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 31
Teacher Scholarships may be used to help cover a wide variety of expenses: Tuition, books, classroom materials, conferences, workshops, registration fees, or travel expenses to professional development activities taking place this school year between September 1, 2003 and August 31, 2004. Classroom Mini-Grants can help pay for a special class project not covered by the school budget. NWPE Classroom Mini-Grants can be used to pay for a wide variety of projects and materials: Supplies and materials, books, software, equipment, audiovisual, technology items, etc. Simple and brief application process. See http://www.nwpe.org/scholarships.htm.
EDUCATION RESOURCES:
PLANNING FUN FIELD TRIPS - FREE ONLINE HELP
Kathleen Wildasin helps elementary teachers plan exciting out-of-classroom experiences. She offers a comprehensive guide to the field trips teachers can schedule with the help of their computers and Internet. See http://k-6educators.about.com/library/weekly/aa040101b.htm.
EARLY READING WEB ACTIVITIES - FUN AND FREE SITE
Starfall.com weaves the reading-acquisition process together into a cohesive, fun, and entertaining program that kids love! It is a great beginning reading site that reads the words to the kids. With each story there is a game and a "movie" that drills the sounds even more. The site offers journals to order for free. See http://www.starfall.com.
MIDDLE SCHOOL ARTS & ETHICS UNIT IDEAS ON TOPIC OF LIGHT
This article highlights an idea bank of literature, multi-cultural traditions, and cross-curricular springboards thematically based on the topic of light. See http://www.ethicsusa.com/article.cfm?ID=116.
CULTIVATING PERSONAL GROWTH OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
The human assets of personal growth, social growth, close relationships, lifelong learning, workplace readiness, citizenship, and work-family-leisure balance are key areas treated in this article on cultivating personal growth of high school students.
FREE VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS FOR TEACHERS
NWPE has entered into a partnership with Out2.com to provide principals and teachers with the means of creating their own FREE virtual classrooms to improve communication with parents and other community members. Communicating school and classroom news, homework assignments, volunteer opportunities are just some of the uses available. It's an easy, safe, secure and free way to increase communication among school and community members. There is a section that may be used by the school PTA/PTO as well as an open bulletin board that is open for everyone in the school community to post general information, awards, special projects, photos, art, etc.
For step by step instructions to create your own Virtual Classrooms,
see http://www.out2.com/help/virtualclassroominstructions.html.
A suggested letter to parents may be found at http://www.out2.com/help/suggestedletter.html.
SCHOOL FINANCE THE eBAY WAY
According to ATPE News, Education Week reports that cash-strapped school districts are turning to eBay, the Internet auction site, to raise funds. Everything from student desks and construction paper to unused school buildings have been put up for bid raising thousands of dollars. The eBay auction of a 1921 school building with a gymnasium, 13 classrooms and hardwood maple flooring brought $49,000 to Elm Valley School District in Aberdeen, SD. $90,000 was raised by Kentucky's Fayette County schools by selling 30 school buses and other vehicles on eBay. In North Carolina, $20,000 was raised selling school T-shirts after pop singer Avril Lavigne wore a district T-shirt in a music video.
Administrators are drawn by eBay's low listing costs, ease of use and reported 36.4 million users. According to eBay, auctions of school-related items have raised about $35 million.
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