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 Nortel LearniT Logo          NewsOctober 2008
 IN THIS ISSUE
 
  • CyberSafety
  • Featured Lesson Plan
  • Internship Programs
    • This month as the weather cools down, your efforts to create 21st century learning experiences heat up. From the many new resources we've collected to help with your cybersafety teaching to a rich new set of lesson plans, meeting your needs is our top priority!

     

     CyberSmarts for CyberSafety

     

    October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and is an excellent time to weave online safety skills into your lessons. Visit CyberSmarts-Outreach-For-Schools and learn how other teachers and their students are building those skills. Be sure to watch this recent news piece about a Dallas area teacher's efforts to make her students CyberSmart.

     

     Calling Beta Testers

     

     

    This summer many of you helped tell us what  21st 
    century skills you believe are needed in today's classroom. We've put your suggestions into action by creating the first of three courses to help build those skills. If you are interested in being among the first to review and provide feedback to this online offering we want to hear from you. Please send us an email at staff@NortelLearniT.org with the subject line of eTeacher Tester.

     

     Partnership Produces Plans

     

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    A partnership with the Durham, NC Public Schools (DPS) has flourished by producing more than 35 new project-based lesson plans. Built using the constructivist 6ES Lesson Plan model, teachers in the DPS crafted this rich collection primarily focusing on elementary school activities.  You can create your own 6ES Lesson Plan by using the free wizard-driven Lesson Plan Builder.

     

     Featured Lesson Plan

     

     

    It's hard to pick just one from the new DPS collection but a staff favorite is All About Our Town. Geared towards 3rd grade students, this hands-on project uses brochure creation to teach non-fiction writing and information gathering techniques. Kudos to Stacy Russell-Reed of Burton Elementary for her outstanding work.

     

     Real World Experiences

     

     

    Do you want to invite business partners into your classroom to create valuable real-world experiences for your students? Do you need to include the development of 21st century skills into student internship programs? Check out the all new resource kit to help expand or perhaps launch your efforts to build powerful learning experiences for your students with local businesses. 

     

      Engage. Learn. Inspire.
     
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