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Project Earth Educator's Workshop
The workshop will be useful to all grade levels as well as educators in special areas. 2.5 CUE’s will be offered through Mississippi College.
7th Grade Immunization Requirement
Beginning in the 2012-13 school year all 7th graders are required to have an additional immunization (Tdap) for school entry. The student will need to present an updated form 121 on enrollment. Please see the attached news release from the MS State Department of Health. For this process to be as seamless as possible please begin to distribute the information to parents as soon as possible.
Please contact Estelle Watts-601-359-1737 if you have any questions about this requirement. You can also access MSDH website for other immunization information.
www.msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/23,12239,341.html
Cardozo Middle School Space Day
On March 21, 2012 Cardozo had an out of this world experience! Cardozo Middle School experienced the largest Traveling Space Museum Space Day sponsored by founder, Mr. Ivor Dawson, Jackson State University, and the NASA Educator Resource Center.
2012 Butler-Cooley Excellence in Teaching Award
The Turnaround Management Association will award two K-12 teachers a $5,000 cash stipend and cover transportation and lodging (up to $1,000) for the TMA 2012 Annual Convention, November 1–3, at the Westin Copley Place, Boston, Massachusetts. TMA, an industry group for corporate restructuring specialists who help troubled businesses, is accepting entries through May 1. Established in 2004 with a grant from the John Wm. Butler Foundation Inc., the Butler-Cooley Excellence in Teaching Awards Program honors teachers who have demonstrated their capacity to change the outcome of students’ lives and communities where they teach. For guidelines, entry instructions and summaries of previous winners, click here.
2012 FIRST YEAR TEACHER (FYT) SURVEY ONLINE
The Mississippi Teacher Center requests your assistance with collecting data for the 2012 First Year Teacher Survey (FYT) that is available online through May 14. The FYT survey helps determine how Mississippi’s teacher preparation programs prepare and train teachers for today’s classrooms and what improvements need to be made. The CONFIDENTIAL survey involves input from first year teachers (coded in MSIS with “0” years of experience), their supervising principals and mentors and only takes a few minutes to complete. Login instructions are on the attached flyer. For more information about the FYT survey contact Gail Gettis at 601-359-3631 or ggettis@mde.k12.ms.us .
NBC Learn is the educational division of NBC News. Our division played host to the ”Education Nation event” last fall in New York and allowed us to learn about the challenges facing your districts and states. As you may or may not know, NBC News has invested in digital educational technology that we believe will drive engagement and achievement in the classroom.
NBC Learn is an award-winning collection of online video and other educational resources that provide an easy and affordable way to integrate 21st century technology into the library, media center.
Mississippi School for the Blind
Summer Enrichment Program
Mississippi School for the Blind announces its approaching Summer Enrichment Program 2012, Building Success One Stone at a Time, from June 4 – 15, 2012 on the school’s campus at 1252 Eastover Drive in Jackson. Activities will include academic enrichment classes, community-based experiences, athletic events, opportunities for lots of peer interaction, and much, much more. Visually impaired and blind children in second through twelfth grades are encouraged to consider attending this special summer time chance for learning, fun, and fellowship! Please contact Doug Sanders or Terri Ford at MSB for more information. (601.984.8200)
May 2012
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