me arts ed

Upcoming webinars

On November 2nd the second in a series of webinars on the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative took place. Catherine Ring and Rob Westerberg who are faciliating the series had an interesting group of guests join them on the webinar. The initiave teacher leaders dance teacher MaryEllen Schaper from Bonny Eagle Middle School, art teacher Shannon Campbell from Stonington Deer Isle Elementary School, and MLTI (Maine Learning Technology Initiative) teacher Ann Marie Quirion Hutton.

An archive of the webinar and a meeting plan is available on the hour long webinar. You can access both at http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/assessment.html.

Speaking of webinars – below is a list of upcoming webinars that are being sponsored by MLTI.
Weekly Thursday Webinars – take place at 3:15pm & 7:15pm. I have highlighted two that you might find useful with your assessment work!

• Maine Arts Assessment Initiative webinars – schedule varies check http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/assessment.html
• November 17, Assessment 1: What Do They Really Know and What Can They Really Do?
• December 7, 2011, Assessment 2: Using Assessment to Further Learning
• December 8, 2011 Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Across the Curriculum
• December 15, 2011, Accessibility of Instructional Media for Students with Disabilities and English Learners

To join the webinars please go to http://maine121.org/webcasts-2/ for the details.

If you are a Tech Lead, these sessions would directly impact you: MLTI Technical User Group Meetings

• November 16, 2011, TBD from 9:00am – 11:00am MLTI Introductory Custom Technical Training

New Tech Lead Training

• November 17, 2011 at William Cohen School, Bangor from 9:00am – 3:00pm