Using the SPN Website Useful Resources

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Welcome Page Webinar Themes –monthly themes focusing on relationships –webinars are about an hour long –FREE!

Resource Library

Services CORR – Collaborating Online for Rigor and Relevance –30-hour course –Rigor and Relevance Framework –Quadrant D Lesson Development –Someone in the group must agree to be a facilitator CORR-IS – Collaborating Online for Rigor and Relevance – Instructional Strategies –15-hour course

2009 Model Schools Conference Handouts and PowerPoints Contains all handouts/PowerPoints from all of the presenters at the model schools conference

Podcasts Presentations from schools/teachers in the SPN on various topics –About 10 mins. in length –Can be used for staff and/or dept. meetings

Gold Seal Lesson Video Library New and building Shows sample lesson Contains requirements for submitting a video of a lesson

Gold Seal Lessons Contains samples of lessons as well as the full library of lessons –13,000 total lessons –A better search engine is on the way

Gold Seal Lessons Samples Click for full library

National Essential Skills Survey –Survey of 20,000 people from Education (both within certain content areas and outside) Industry Business –Shows how different sectors rank different skills within content areas Interesting discrepancies

National Essential Skills Survey

White Papers Research-based papers on various topics –most are 8-10 pages in length

Ask Your Virtual Coach Any questions you have get directed to Tom Venezio Can use for questions; –about the SPN, –about the site, or –about content that a school/teacher has posted something on the site that you have found useful but need further information Tom will put you in contact with that school/individual