DLC Newsletter: October 2007

Time to Register for DLC Conferences

Both of the following conferences are grant-funded, which means they're free for participants! Teacher2Teacher, on October 22-24 at the Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology in Bothell, is a professional development opportunity for Western Washington educators. Using the concepts of peer coaching, Teacher2Teacher provides educators with the skills and support needed to use DLC resources in meaningful ways and to share their knowledge with others.

Learn more: http://www.learningcommons.org/t2t/fall2007/

The Second Annual Innovative Practices for Student Achievement Conference is in Quincy, WA, on November 5-6 at Cave B Inn at SageCliffe. This conference is a professional development opportunity for DLC member-schools that will focus on integrating online resources into the classroom curriculum to support students' academic success and creating and sustaining school-based professional development.

Learn more: http://www.learningcommons.org/conference/

Getting Started and Keeping Going

We've got two online toolkits full of useful resources you can use to get going if you've just joined the DLC or to dig deeper into the resources:

• Getting Started Toolkit
• Keeping Going Toolkit

Professional Development Opportunities

You can gain professional development when it's convenient for you through the DLC.

• Online Clock-Hour Workshops
• Continuing Education Credits
• Teacher Quality Digest

And as a DLC member-school, which qualifies you as a subscriber to Teacher Quality Digest, you're eligible for a discount to the following:

The 2008 National Teacher Quality Institute: Assessing Student Work on January 17-18 in Phoenix, AZ and on January 24-25 in Orlando, FL. Learn more: http://www.teacherqualityresources.com/2008institutes.htm

Training and Check-ins

The best way to learn the inner workings of a DLC resource is through training:

• Check the calendar
• Request a training

If you're a returning school, DLC staff will be contacting you about a fall check-in to see how things are going. Talk to you soon!

Tutors for Students

We're renamed the DLC Student Mentor Program to, simply, DLC Tutors. If you have students who would benefit from some extra help with schoolwork, encourage them to sign up. And please pass along this DLC Tutors highlight to your students: http://www.learningcommons.org/about/highlights/2007/09/tutors.php

Free AP Science and Math Courses!

We still have 10 FREE AP Science and Math courses left (thanks to generous funding from the Amgen Foundation). Both course costs and textbooks are covered. Register students right away, since AP courses run the full year. For all the details, click below: http://www.learningcommons.org/about/highlights/2007/05/free_ap_science.php