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 1.  Tuesday, November 21 is the deadline to register for the “Bilingual Story Hours” sponsored by the Missouri State Library. The workshops will provide participants with an opportunity to explore program development for the presentation of bilingual story hours with accompanying activities, bilingual outreach services and collaboration with community groups to provide the services. Emphasis will be on Spanish bilingual presentations. Fluency in Spanish is not required for participation in this workshop. Workshops are scheduled for:
        • December 4, 2006, Jefferson County Library – Northwest Branch, High Ridge
        • December 5, 2006, Marshall Public Library, Marshall

The workshops are free to Missouri library personnel including school librarians. For more information please contact Marge Kudrna at 800-325-0131, ext. 17, or marge.kudrna@sos.mo.gov . To register, visit the Bilingual Story Hours Web site by November 21.

 

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2.  Primary Resources for Thanksgiving  http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_earlyamerica_kit.php

 

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3.  Listing of Grants and Contests http://www.techlearning.com/resources/grants.jhtml

 

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4.  Web Sites to Help You Write and Win Grants http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/grantswt.htm
 

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5.  Money to help pay for inservice and workshop attendance   Show Me Steps to Career Development Grants  Applications taken throughout the year  Show Me Steps to Career Development grants provide financial assistance for library staff and public library trustees to participate in continuing education and training opportunities when local funds cannot finance the entire cost. Eligible activities include: regional, state, and national workshops, pre-conferences, conferences, seminars or other development programs offered by professional associations or other appropriate public or non-profit entities, Web-based instructional courses, and technical or special training sessions offered by non-profit providers.

Applications may be submitted to the State Library at any time throughout the year, but must be received at least 6 weeks before the activity begins.  Show Me Steps to Career Development Grants  http://sos.mo.gov/library/development/grants.asp 

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6.  Teaching the Teachers:  A Key to Student Success  Sunday, November 12 @ 1:30 pm and Thursday, November 16 @ 9:30 pm  on KETC/Channel 9 

Teaching the Teachers: A Key to Student Success is a half-hour KETC-produced program that looks at how Missouri teachers are continuing their education for the benefit of students and explores how technology is impacting the future of professional development for educators. Teaching the Teachers: A Key to Student Success will air Sunday, November 12 at 1:30 pm and Thursday, November 16 at 9:30 pm on KETC/Channel 9. For more information about the production, contact Amy Shaw, Vice-President, Education Services, KETC/Channel 9, St. Louis, MO ashaw@ketc.org. A streamed version of the video will be added to the KETC website http://www.ketc.org/  after broadcast.

In an effort to make professional development more accessible, KETC has joined with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the eMINTS National Center, Missouri State University, and Missouri public broadcast stations to provide eLearning for Educators: Missouri to teachers throughout the state. eLearining for Educators is a unique project that creates professional development coursework and offers K-12 educators the opportunity to take professional development online. The five-year project between public broadcasting stations and education agencies is taking place in eight states is project is funded by a U.S. Department of Education Ready to Teach grant. For more information about e-Learning for Educators Missouri visit www.elearningmo.org 

Amy Shaw  Vice-President, Education Services  KETC/Channel 9 St. Louis, Missouri ashaw@ketc.org

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