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Virtual Education Software, inc. Monthly Newsletter
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Dear [member_name_first],
October is the first full month of fall! There are plenty of events throughout the month that you can use to educate your class. Visit the Scholastic website for a list of topics and teaching activites for the month of October.
Celebrate Columbus Day this month with featured lesson plans, multimedia resources, discussion questions, arts and crafts, and poems at The lesson plans page. Your students will have fun learning about geography and the history of the New World as they track this explorer's journey. Visit the About.com website to learn facts and myths about Christopher Columbus.
October also means Halloween, of course. The History Channel's website features ghost stories and Halloween origins. For Halloween-themed lesson plans, visit the Teacher Vision website. |
For more info contact:
Central Washington University
Office of Continuing Education
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7433
Telephone:
(509) 963-1504
Visit us on the web
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 STEAM: A Framework for
Teaching Across the Disciplines
STEAM Education aims to bring FUNctional literacy to all. It promotes bridging the gap between business and educational goals to create a more productive and sustainable global culture based on teamwork. See the video below where the founding researcher and educator of STEAM education, Georgette Yakman, describes, at the ISKME 2011 Big Ideas Fest, how her childhood influences led her to develop an interest in formally bringing the variety of the Arts fields into the STEM movement...
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If you refer* three or more people who sign up for one or more VESi courses, you will be entered in our annual drawing for an HDMI flat screen TV to be held December 31, 2013. Visit the link below for more details and to download an entry form in pdf format. |
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Behavior is Language is the most extensive course I have taken from the instructor. It is also very challenging, requiring much time and thought. BIL is certainly extremely relevant to teaching in K-12. I took the course on the recommendation of a colleague and can likewise recommend this course."
-Frank H. (Morningside College)
Course: Behavior is Language |
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 Web Resources for Teachers
Education Agencies, Organizations, & Associations - Links to government and non-government websites. Includes links to associations, foundations, and resources related to education and teaching.
Need graduate or undergraduate credit and want to take your courses in the comfort of your own home? Find a list of all the courses offered, type of credit offered, and total cost per course.
National Board Scholarship
Program
NBTC offers a list of scholarships for teachers who
are pursuing National Board Certification.
NEA Foundation
The National Education
Association's Foundation for the
Improvement of Education offers many grants and
awards for educators.
Grant Wrangler
Grant Wrangler makes it simple (and free) for
teachers to find grants and awards for arts,
history, mathematics, science, technology, and
more. Search for grants online and/or sign up for
their bi-weekly bulletin to stay informed about the
latest k-12 school and teacher grants.
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Virtual Education Software, inc. (VESi) can develop online courses and training programs, host these on its secure servers, and provide all technical support for users; additionally, VESi will train faculty or facilitators to effectively use the professionally designed open source Learning Management System (LMS). |
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Classroom-Friendly Jokes
Q. Why wasn't there any food left after the monster party?
A. Because everyone was a goblin! |
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