Apache County Superintendent of Schools

Just in time for the new school year, Verizon Thinkfinity has launched a back-to-school
feature highlighting engaging educational resources to help teachers get students excited
about their return to the classroom.

From resources using football to teach geometry, to lesson plans on the “Legend of
Sleepy Hollow” to a podcast that highlights what a crew might experience during a 520-
day trip to Mars, teachers will find a plethora of free, standards-based resources in the
new Thinkfinity back-to-school feature: http://www.thinkfinity.org/back-to-school

Also, to help teachers refresh on all the great resources available, Verizon Thinkfinity
is offering a host of free online webinars on a multitude of topics to help get the school
year started on the right foot. A complete list can be found at http://www.thinkfinity.org/
webinars

The Arizona Department of Education’s Resource Guide for the Standards and Rubrics for School Improvement is an online guide offering over 400 educational resources for Arizona’s Educators and Administrators.  Find research, trainings, templates, and other items to help increase your school’s academic outcomes.  The Resource Guide is continuously updated.  Please click on the link below to access some of our newly posted resources. 

http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/az/print/htdocs/az/home.htm

In addition to the regular fall session of online courses, IDEAL Professional Development is offering a special mini-session* of online courses focusing on the role of technology in classroom instruction. Each course lasts only 4 weeks with both facilitated and self-paced formats available.

Courses include:

• Effective Use of Interactive Whiteboards for K-8 Education (K-8) – New!
• Recipes4Success: The Magic Ingredients (K-12)    
• Digital Media in the Classroom – Multiple Modalities for You and Your Students (K-12)      
• The Language of Learning: Using IDEAL Resources with English Language Learners (K-12) – New!                   

Consult the Online Course Catalog under the Professional Development link in IDEAL (www.ideal.azed.gov) for additional details.

*IDEAL courses are eligible for recertification hours.

Bring learning to life in your classroom with a cost-effective, cross-curricular program that introduces students to engineering.  Help more young people discover their potential for engineering by supporting the only national engineering design challenge that is all about making a difference!

JETS website

The NEDC is an annual design competition in which students, in grades 9-12, put their creativity and problem-solving skills to use and create a workplace  assistive technology device for a person with a disability.
In this cross-curricular competition, students discover engineering through real-world applications that impact people in their community and change lives.

Select the link below to view/print continuing teacher education classes offered by the University of Phoenix for Fall 2010.

University of Phoenix – Fall 2010