Save the date!!  The next iTeacher’s meeting will be held on Thursday, April 8th at 11:45 amin the Deay computer lab at Carnegie Hall (108).  Our April meeting will focus on the ethical dilemmas that face educators when using social networking sites.  Have you ever wondered how much information you, as a professional educator, should put on social networking sites?  Or if you should use social networking sites to get to know your students?  Are there certain standards and ethics that school administrators expect teachers to know?  If you have ever asked yourself these questions, you should attend the iTeachers meeting for April.  Our guest speaker will be Dr. Wiley from Topeka High School.  Dr. Wiley will attempt to answer some of these questions and more!  Don’t miss out on your opportunity to find out more about school policies on social networking sites!

There will be an iTeachers meeting next Thursday, March 4th at 11 am in Deay Lab. The program will be on creating videos. Everyone is welcome and bring a friend!

There will be a meeting of iTeachers on Monday, February 15th at 4pm in Deay Lab (Carnegie 108). Everyone is welcome and treats will be furnished for snacking!

• Behaviors Teachers Use to Build Relationships
• Cognitive Strategies
• Ruby Payne Voices

Ruby Payne has written many books, including A Framework for Understanding Poverty. She has also developed educational materials and educator training for working with under-resourced learners, understanding families living in poverty, and boosting student achievement.

Theresa Brown from the Hutchinson school district will speak at a joint meeting of iTeachers and WEA, via video
conference about Dr. Payne’s research.
Her topics will include:

1. What teachers can do to build relationships and why that is so important for children of poverty

2. Ruby’s research on “Voices” in dealing with students

3. Cognitive Strategies – what is usually missing for children of poverty and what we can do
to full those gaps.

Join us at 6:30pm,
Thursday, April 9th

In Deay Computer Lab
in the basement of Carnegie Hall

March 2009 Meeting

6:30PM Thursday, March 12

In Deay Computer Lab

Carnegie Hall basement 

We will learn about creating a classroom website.

Join us for some great information!

Everyone is welcome!

Terry Sandlin from USD501 talked to the iTeachers and WEA about interviewing. Here are some great tips. Take a look! Interviewing tips

The iTeachers went on a field trip and learned about Bee-Bots and GPS. The activity was given by Melanie Campbell who is an Instructional Technology Specialist with the Seaman School District.

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November Meeting

Wednesday, November 12

6:30PM (Please note the time change)

In Deay Lab 

Terry Sandlin, associate superintendent of 501 is scheduled to talk to us about the process of interviewing for a position in education. Join us for some great information!

Everyone is welcome!

iTeachers Fall Field Trip

WHEN:

Friday, October 31, 2008

10:00am to 12:00noon

WHERE:

Shawnee North Community Center

300 NE 43rd St, Topeka

WHAT:

Melanie Campbell will be presenting BeeBots

and handheld GPS, followed by a GPS hunt.

WHO:

Members of iTeachers, WEA, and WU-OMEP.

RSVP:

If you are planning to join us please send an email to amber.gordon@washburn.edu