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Professional Development NING Sites for CCIS faculty, staff & adminstrators

The majority of local exhibits, workshops, and conferences are posted exclusively on the CCIS NING

site. CCIS members may request an invitation to join the private professional development NING by sending

an email directly to: linda.ccis@gmail.com.

CCIS Independent School NING: http://independentschools.ning.com/

Regional Conferences, Lectures, Workshops, Exhibits, Podcasts, E-Learning

Each year, more than 2.5 million people find themselves in the Circle. Just 4 miles from downtown Cleveland, University Circle

is an extraordinary urban neighborhood, home to more than 20 artistic and cultural venues, as well as a host of year-round

special events. To review the calendar link or order the 2008-2010 faculty resource guide:

http://www.universitycircle.org/detail-event.aspx?M=7&Y=2009&date=6/29/2009

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WVIZ IdeaStream Online Workshops

Distance Learning Link: http://www.wviz.org/education/distance_feature/

Current Workshop Link: http://www.wviz.org/education/workshop_onoff/

Idea Center® 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1835

Connections Newsletter is also available: http://www.wviz.org/education/newsletter/

NATURE Club for teachers at: www.wviz.org/nature. Be sure to use the code "nature2010"

The City Club of Cleveland

Larry Cuban (9/17/10 at 12:00 noon)
Professor Emeritus of Education at Stanford University
and the author of Oversold & Underused: Computers in the Classroom

For a list of all upcoming speakers, please refer to: http://www.cityclub.org/

Baker-Nord Center Fall 2010 Events Scheduled (CWRU)

Humanities Week Keynote: Arjun Appadurai

When: Thu, September 30, 6pm – 7pm

Where:Wolstein Auditorium, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, Ohio ()

Poetry in the Garden

When: Sun, October 3, 12pm – 4pm

Where: Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Boulevard ()

Description: Local and national poets share their work in the idyllic

setting of the Cleveland Botanical Garden, co-sponsor of this event.

Their readings reveal how globalism – gathering ideas from new places

and cultures or from objects and ideas that have come from afar – has shaped their work.

University Events Full Calendar: http://www.case.edu/events/calendars/events.html

Corporation for National & Community Service

Online Courses: Tools for Training Volunteers and Service Programs

Course Descriptions & The Resource Center provides online courses on

a wide variety of topics designed specifically to help strengthen national service programs.

http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/courses-desc#sayes

CSU: Moving Hearts Gallery Exhibition
Glickman-Miller Hall, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Bonda Board Room, 1717 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, OH 44115

Moving Hearts Gallery viewed online at http://cfs.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/heart-gallery2.aspx.
The Moving Hearts Gallery is sponsored by The Cuyahoga County Department of Children

and Family Services, in partnership with Adoption Network Cleveland.

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Ingenuity, Cleveland’s Festival of Art and Technology

Sept 24-26th. Free. Detroit Superior Bridge

The Ingenuity Festival returns with a weekend-long celebration of art and technology, designed

for audiences of any age and experience, staged in the center of Downtown Cleveland. P

rominent international masters present original works alongside the finest of

Northeast Ohio’s performing and visual artists. High technology firms and major colleges

and universities are presented alongside acclaimed artists to create a dazzling display

of exciting and immersive new work! Ingenuity pushes boundaries, creating a unique festival experience

that draws and celebrates diversity, and involves the audience as both spectator and participant!

For info: http://ingenuitycleveland.com/about-the-festival

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Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage:

To order tickets and reference other events: http://maltzmuseum.org/

or call 216-593-0575

Center for Nonprofit Excellence helps nonprofit organizations achieve their mission through

effective management. CNE is based in Akron, Ohio and also has Virtual Resource Center.

Click here to visit their resource center.

Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU)

To view their training/events calendar: http://www.businessvolunteers.org/calendar.htm

Akron Symphony PODCASTS: http://www.akronsymphony.org/category/podcast/

WCLV's Arts Calendar/News: Established in 1962, WCLV has gained an international reputation as a

classical music broadcaster and producer and distributor of culturally oriented programming. Please use the following

link to view their Arts Calendar: http://www.wclv.com/page.php?pageID=377

Cleveland Museum of Art: Renovated galleries recently reopened.

Exhibits, Art Conversations, Special Events: http://www.cma.org/exhibitions/index.aspx

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland: www.mocacleveland.org

The William N. Skirball WRITERS CENTER STAGE PROGRAM

For additional information and ticket info: http://www.writerscenterstage.org/

2010-11 Schedule:

Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson
9.21.10

Jeannette Walls
10.26.10

Dave Eggers
3.29.11

Pete Hamill
4.26.11

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WCLV's Arts Calendar/News: Established in 1962, WCLV

has gained an international reputation as a classical music broadcaster and producer and distributor

of culturally oriented programming. Please use the following link to view their

Arts Calendar and News: http://www.wclv.com/page.php?pageID=377

National Conferences & Podcasts, E-Learning

Annenberg Media Learner.org: K-12 Professional Development!

Sponsored by the Annenberg Foundation, this site advertises video professional development workshops.

Annenberg's teacher resources are for K-12 teachers in the areas of arts, foreign language, literature, mathematics,

science, and social studies. All materials are available for free through Video on

Demand and PDF files on the Web site; alternatively, participants can purchase DVDs and books.

The Teacher-Talk e-mail lists allow class-takers to communicate and discuss ideas. The site also offers free educational videos

that teachers can download and show to their classes. Refer to: http://www.learner.org/

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CHADD CONFERENCE

Join us in Atlanta from November 11-13 for CHADD’s 22nd Annual International Conference on

ADHD:"Pathways to Wellness, Healthy Minds, and Resilience."

Get the latest information from leading experts in the field.

Register online now and you'll save 10%!

PODCASTS: The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

For historians' lectures, please visit our Podcast alternate icon

audio podcast page

HISTORY NOW quarterly online journal: http://www.historynow.org/past.html

To learn more about summer faculty course offerings and a larger selection: http://tinyurl.com/yfbhnpa

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Open Yale Classes: provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by

distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. Check out: http://oyc.yale.edu/

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ORIGINS, established in 1979 as a non-profit organization,

has a mission to promote an equitable and humane multicultural democracy

through quality education for all. The umbrella organization for The Responsive Classroom,

(Please refer to: http://www.responsiveclassroom.org/prodevelop/index.html)

Origins is pleased to announce the new name for our middle school approach,

(formerly known as Responsive Designs). Their complete workshop schedule through 2010

is located here: http://www.originsonline.org/popup_schedule.php

For workshop information on Building academic communities through the arts (BACA) or

sessions on Development Designs for Middle Schools, please use the following link:

http://www.originsonline.org/pd_workshops_schedule.php

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To view conferences and workshops calendar: http://www.isacs.org/resources/calendar/default.asp

Save the Date: 2010 Annual Conference - Nov. 4-5

Save the date for ISACS 2010 Annual Conference

"Learning: What’s New and True 2"

Thursday, November 4 - Friday, November 5, 2010.
Registration for the ISACS Annual Conference will open at the end of August 2010.

ISACS member schools will receive notification when the online registration opens.

Please check back periodically for updated information on presenters.
DATES & TIMES
Thursday, November 4 - 9:00 am to 4:15 pm
Friday, November 5 - 9:00 am to 4:15 pm

CONFERENCE LOCATION & HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
All sessions will take place at the:
Swissôtel
323 East Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60601
312-565-0565

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NAIS School Leadership Institute

Follow the links below to read more and to register for the institutes. To view the information

in pdf format, click on the cover image. NATIONAL CONFERENCES

People of Color Conference (PoCC)
December 2-4 2010, San Diego, CA
CASE/NAIS Independent Schools Advancement Conference
January 23-25 Chicago, IL
NAIS Annual Conference
February 23-25 2011, National Harbor, MD (Just outside Washington, DC)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Leadership through Partnership
October 8-10, 2010 Dallas, TX
NAIS/SSS Financial Aid Workshops
(Fall and Winter, various locations)

Also read about the NAIS Fellowship for Aspiring School Heads, a year-long comprehensive

course of professional development for individuals at NAIS member schools.

National Humanities Center. Online Professional Development Seminars
for History and Literature Teachers: http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ows/

Phillips Exeter Academy, Summer Workshops for Faculty, please refer to: www.exeter.edu

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Fulbright Teacher Exchange Opportunities: To live and work aboard, exchange teachers have the opportunity to

learn about education systems in other countries. Semester or full year opportunities.

http://www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org/

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All Kinds of Minds: offers a variety of professional development opportunities for individual educators and entire

schools. Building on scientific research, and in keeping with our philosophy that everyone

learns differently: www.allkindsofminds.org

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Mind and Life Institute: Educating World Citizens for the 21st Century

Educators, Scientists, and Contemplatives Dialogue on Cultivating a Healthy Mind, Brain, and Heart

For further details: www.educatingworldcitizens.org

Academy for the Love of Learning: http://www.aloveoflearning.org/the_academy

Academy exists as a non-profit educational organization developing and disseminating a

transformative curriculum and methodology – our learning field inquiry approach to learning – through an integrated set of

programs, conferences, organizational practices and research. The over-arching intent of our work is to help

stimulate and support the rebirth and renewal of learning and education in America.

Santa Fe Leadership Conference

Deciding to Lead: The Art and Experience of Leadership
November 14-17, 2010
Santa Fe, New Mexico
For seminar details and registration
CLICK HERE
Keynote Speaker and Guest Faculty Member

Rick Ackerly
Forty-year educator and author of
The Genius in Children: Bringing out the best in your child

For more information, contact us at info@santafelead.org
or 408-348-8617.

March 14-20, 2011
Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is an international campaign about the

progress and benefits of brain research. http://www.dana.org/brainweek/

Other Resources: "The Brain From Top to Bottom" presented by McGill University in Canada:

http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/index_a.html. An interactive brain development illustration from the NY Times

which shows various stages of brain development (age 4-21) and visual representation generated via MRI scans:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/09/15/health/20080915-brain-development.html

The Brain Connection is a web resource from Scientific Learning Corporation that brings information on a

variety of topics such as learning, development, memory, reading and motivation, along with many additional links.

Their bi-weekly newsletter “Brain Buzz” highlights all the latest information on the brain.

http://brainconnection.positscience.com/

Zero to Three is a national non-profit, multidisciplinary organization whose mission is to support the healthy

development and well-being of infants, toddlers and their families: www.zerotothree.org

This National Geographic site provides a highly interactive journey through the inner workings of the mind:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2007-11/memory/brain-interactive.html