Education
Views: 0 Teacher Professional DevelopmentHow can you effectively use technology to enhance student learning and foster 21st century skills? Contact hour certificates provided for all classes. Graduate credit is available at a special rate through Lourdes University. Check out our listing of classes and register soon!
Views: 36 iPads are in the building!With more and more schools utilizing iPads and other wireless slates to enhance learning in K-12 classrooms, the demand for high quality professional development is growing…and the WGTE ERC responds!
The ERC team has been busy providing professional development to area schools to support the successful integration of these mobile devices. Springfield Local is one district that has taken advantage of this program. "Through the integration of technology into our Title 1 program, it has enabled our teachers to provide a hands-on interactive approach to providing meaningful intervention that reinforces the skills taught by our teachers," says Todd Cramer, Assistant Superintendent of Springfield Local Schools. Dr. Cramer explains they will soon be expanding the use of iPads as the results of iPad integration have proven to be "a cost effective way to reinforce classroom instruction and ensure students are provided with multiple modalities throughout the school day."
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Views: 0 Lake Erie LegacyHow do human actions impact the health of Lake Erie and its coastal areas? What role does Lake Erie play in the region's economy? How is the lake affected by changes in global climate?
Views: 799 WGTE Town Hall: Leading in Literacy 
Bill Harris hosted this live program that examines one of the most pressing issues facing our community - the problem of low literacy rates among preschool aged children. Children entering school with high literacy skills are "ready to learn" and move to the head of the class. Children with weak reading skills begin school at a disadvantage, a gap that may grow wider as their educational experiece proceeds. How can we break the cycle?
Views: 24 170 Million Americans For Public Media Become one of 170 million Americans for public media. Stand up and be counted.
The rapidly changing media environment is making public media more and more vital as a source of unbiased news, cultural programs, and non-commercial educational programs designed to enhance the quality of life in our community.
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Views: 0 BIG Tech PakCutting edge technology with high quality professional development. These ed tech packages include PD, equipment and training materials. iPads, Clickers and Doc Cams...its the technology most requested by teachers.
Views: 0 Ohio Ready to Learn WorkshopsWGTE is a member of the Ohio Ready to Learn family and offers free workshops to childcare providers. Find out more!
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