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The eTech Ohio Conference, February 1, 2, and 3 is the largest state conference dealing with education and technology. It is a dedicated time when Ohio educators, (teachers, faculty, librarians, instructional designers, administrators, students, technicians) network, listen and explore -- then roll up their sleeves and learn! It is a dedicated time where folks rub elbows with people like themselves; hear from international experts; recognize teaching excellence, scholarship, student accomplishments, and tech innovations. It is a dedicated time where educators (from pre-school, elementary and secondary education, career centers, colleges, universities, and adult education) can tap into the best educational currents across the state and re-energize!
The State of Washington's Governor Gregoire has called for a whole system for education in the state. One of the interesting features of the proposal is to make the last year of high school a "launch" year. Students would focus on preparing for their futures. Makes sense. Read a summary in the Seattle Times: http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/mobile/?type=story&id=2013850...
Having completed rounds one and two of our 21st Century Skills and ePortfolio project, we are turning our attention to new opportunities and directions. Among the projects currently under way is a research project with Ohio Dominican Education Professors Hope Benton-Borghi and Dan Brillhart. The Charles School at Ohio Dominican University is in the process of a critical focus on improving student writing and are working with coaches from Middle College National Consortium on ways and means to improve the teaching of writing with the whole staff. More on the project soon.
For those who are coming to check out eTech's Classroom of tomorrow, take a chance to meet some of the CELLT team who will be programming and leading the classroom:
Thom McCain & Steve Acker
CELLT Development and Leadership
Preparing students for success in the workforce and in college is a matter of major concern in the US. Careers in the future are more apt to require advanced education and training than they do today. Yet, only about 55 percent of Hispanic students and 51 percent of black students will graduate on time with a regular diploma, compared to 79 percent of Asian students and 76 percent of white students. Wealthy students are going to college and succeeding, poorer students, not so much. There are two parts to the problem – college readiness and college success. In t
The Center for Experiential Learning, Leadership and Technology will be particpating in this summer's Middle College National Consortium Conference in Jersey City, NJ. The Middle College National Consortium is committed to driving educational reform by making college a reality for all students, especially students who have been underserved by traditional education experiences.
