Professional Development for Educators: This Week at Tapped In (November 11 - 17)


SUNDAY
* Webheads in Action - TESOL/ESL/EFL/ELL community discussion for language teachers.


MONDAY
* Fanfiction and Technology - Teach creative writing by combining the art of fanfiction with technology. Join Patricia Pierce to share your success stories and problem areas with this fascinating resource.


TUESDAY
* ArtsConnectEd Workshop - Interdisciplinary Art Teaching Tool - Participate in this discussion of Kevan Nitzberg's online AP Art History Course as well as the art journal that is being required of students taking the class that uses Art Collector in ArtsConnectEd.

* Frazel Features - Thanksgiving, Pilgrims and the Rock: Come to this session to explore some of the best resources (primary and secondary) that are available for teachers to use with any study of the history of the Pilgrims or the evolution of Thanksgiving.

* K-3+ Resources - Join Sue Roseman for the popular K-3+ Resources discussion. The topic for November is Writing Fun!

* Math Transformers - Tired of hearing how boring math is? Tired of teaching concepts and having the students complain about not understanding or ask when do we use it? Join us in the Math Transformers chat to share ideas. The topic for November is Raps and Rhyme.


WEDNESDAY
* SPECIAL! WiZiQ Technology Demo - Mark Cruthers presents a public session on the Web 2.0 application WiZiQ. Use WiZiQ's virtual classroom equipped with live audio-video communication, chat, content sharing, and session recording capabilities. Register and sign up for the session at [www.wiziq.com]

* Social Studies Forum: Michael Hutchison leads this discussion on a variety of social studies topics. Bob Nasson, executive director of the National History Club, will be joining us to discuss the NHC, and how schools can set up chapters.

* The Art of Storytelling - An important part of storytelling is the ability to listen! Join BJ Berquist for this month's Storytelling discussion on developing listening skills.

THURSDAY
* Web 2.0 Tools - Reinventing Project-Based Learning-Part 3: Special guests Jane Krauss and Suzie Boss, authors of the soon to be published book, Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age will again join Lynne Wolters to dig into "virtual desktops" the emerging Web 2.0 tools that gives teachers and learners capabilities particularly suited to project-based learning.

* K-12 Language Arts - Karen Lemmons leads this monthly discussion. The topic for November is Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Month.


SATURDAY
* Religious Educators discussion with John Greenamyre (office hours for Religious Educators Monday though Saturday from 12 noon to 1pm ET).

* Collaboration Central - Jeff Cooper leads this discussion about ideas that foster collaboration and support between teachers, students and parents.

* K-12 Campus Tour and Classroom Support - Learn more about the K-12 Student Campus and Special Interest Groups during this tour with Jeff Cooper.


* TIPS AND TRICKS sessions are offered throughout the week to help both new and experienced Tapped In users get the most from the interface!
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Respectfully submitted,
BJ Berquist
Associate Educator, TAPPED IN
bjb@tappedin.org