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Welcome PageWelcome Page• Webinar Themes

– monthly themes focusing on relationships– webinars are about an hour long– FREE!

Resource Library Resource Library

ServicesServices• 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 2009 Model Schools Conference Handouts and PowerPointsHandouts and PowerPoints • Contains all handouts/PowerPoints from all of the

presenters at the model schools conference

PodcastsPodcasts

• 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 LibraryGold Seal Lesson Video Library

• New and building• Shows sample lesson• Contains requirements for

submitting a video of a lesson

Gold Seal LessonsGold 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 LessonsGold Seal Lessons

SamplesSamples

Click for full libraryClick for full library

National Essential Skills SurveyNational Essential Skills Survey

• 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 SurveyNational Essential Skills Survey

White PapersWhite Papers

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

Ask Your Virtual CoachAsk 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