Motivate & Engage Students with Artful Thinking Routines 

ERO ART80031 

Taught by Pat Klos, Arts Integration Specialist, Bates M.S.

Integrating the Arts and Artful Thinking into core curriculum has been shown to provide students with the multi-dimensional 21^st-century skills and abilities: critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, creativity and innovation. Learn how you can immediately engage and motivate your students and provide them with practice of critical-thinking skills by using the Artful Thinking routines in your lesson plans. You will be introduced to the routines, provided with examples and resources and participate in a variety of activities to practice and adapt the routines to your content area.

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Register now for Maryland eLearning for Educators Spring 2012 Online Courses

MSDE and MPT are offering several spring online courses that begin in mid February and in March. Two and three MSDE credit courses are available including two new courses: Teaching in the Separate Adapted PE Classroom and Adapted PE: Successful Inclusion Strategies. For additional course information go to the Division of Professional Growth & Development Intranet site>Other Professional Development Opportunities> Maryland eLearning for Educators https://intranet.aacps.org/Dept/ProfessionalDev/default.aspx  

An updated list of upcoming courses continues to be available throughout the year at: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/instruction/prof_standards

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WANTED! Right Start Advisors for Anticipated Vacancies

The Right Start New Teacher Support Program is seeking outstanding teachers to serve as Right Start Advisors for the 2012-2013 school year. Right Start Advisors provide mentoring to first, second, and third year teachers, and veteran teachers who are new to AACPS. If you are interested in joining this dynamic team, please attend one of the following information sessions:

• February 29, 2012 – Annapolis High School South Media Center, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
• March 28, 2012 – Crofton Middle School Media Center, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Note: All applicants must have an Advanced Professional Certificate and five years successful teaching experience, three of which must be in AACPS.

For more information, contact Andrea Mucci (amucci@aacps.org) at 410-721-8383 or Laura Hein (lhein@aacps.org) at 410-721-8332.

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The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards improves teaching and student learning. National Board Certified Teachers are highly accomplished educators who meet high and rigorous standards. Like board-certified doctors and accountants, teachers who achieve National Board Certification have met rigorous standards through intensive study, expert evaluation, and self-assessment and peer review.

We are recruiting candidates now for the 2012-13 school year. Grab a colleague and join us to hear an overview of the:  

• National Board Certification process

• How AACPS can help you with tuition

• Two distinct opportunities available to AACPS educators pursuing National Board Certification

• Masters Program in conjunction with National Board Certification program

Please register on ERO:  

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Preparing for the Principal’s Licensure Assessment Course

This hybrid course will help prepare personnel for the School Leaders Licensure

Assessment (SLLA) test. Successful completion of the SLLA is a requirement for Maryland Administrator II Certification. Two offerings of this hybrid course are available.  Please register on ERO for either session. 

·         SRN 3198612002 (Feb. 28-April 10, 2012) or

·         SRN3198612003 (May 15-June 26, 2012)

Required material: School Leaders Licensure Assessment Study Guide for SLLA (1011) available from Educational Testing Service at: http://store.digitalriver.com/

Questions, contact Debbie Montgomery at 410-721-8336 or dmontgomery@aacps.org.