Jobs Posted By The Utah Nonprofits Association managing all operations including staff oversight, program background in conservation,environmental education, or natural 12th Street Ogden, utah 84404 Fax http://www.utahnonprofits.org/jobs
Extractions: The Ogden Nature Center (ONC) is seeking an Executive Director to lead this growing organization into an exciting future. The Executive Director reports directly to the Board of Directors and is responsible with the Board for the overall success of the Center. ONC is a nonprofit wildlife sanctuary and education center whose mission is to unite people and nature in mutually enriching experiences and to nurture appreciation and concern for the environment.
Utah State University/Utah Water Research Lab Faculty J. Grenney, Professor and Director of utah Transportation Center. Expertise Watereducation; science education; teacher development; substitute teacher http://www.engineering.usu.edu/uwrl/www/uw_exper.html
Extractions: Skip Repetitive Navigation Faculty and Staff Publications Background ... Home Faculty Listed below are the UWRL multidisciplinary faculty and researchers who work together in Environmental Engineering, Ground Water, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics, Hydrology, Natural Systems Engineering, Water Education, and Water Resources Management to accomplish this goal. Quick Index: Email barfuss@cc.usu.edu Luis A. Bastidas , Assistant Professor Expertise : Hydroclimatic modeling; land surface modeling; integrated catchment modeling; applications of remote sensing in hydrology; rainfall-runoff modeling; flood forecasting and control; model performance evaluation; multi-objective and global optimization; river modeling
Bkgnd Curriculum Designers three of her online professional development courses for Fellowship from the UnitedStates Office of education. studies were at the University of utah in her http://www.curriculumdesigners.com/index_bkgnd.htm
Extractions: Bio HEIDI HAYES JACOBS, president of Curriculum Designers, Inc., has served as an education consultant to thousands of schools nationally and internationally. She works with schools and districts, K-12, on issues and practices pertaining to: curriculum reform, instructional strategies to encourage critical thinking, and strategic planning. Her books, Interdisciplinary Curriculum: Design and Implementation and Mapping the Big Picture: Integrating Curriculum and Assessment K-12 have been best sellers. Both books are published by ASCD. Numerous articles have appeared in professional journals. Dr. Jacobs has served as an adjunct associate professor on the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University, NYC, since 1981 and continues to teach there every summer. Interviews and features have appeared in the New York Times, Educational Leadership, Child Magazine , Sunburst Communications video on Successful Middle Schools, and National Public Radio "Talk of the Nation"
Distance Learning development learning Programs. Online staff development. American Centerfor the Study of Distance education at Penn State; Online Learning http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/vrschool/dislearn.htm
Extractions: Technology ... Library Distance Learning Designing Online Staff Development DL Certification Software and Hardware for Online Course Delivery and Videoconferencing Cable in the Classroom ... Open and Distance Learning: Trends, Policy and Strategy Considerations The present paper aims to review open and distance learning in the context of present challenges and opportunities, describe relevant concepts and contributions, outline some significant current global and regional trends, suggest policy and strategy considerations and identify UNESCO's initiatives in this area, including its role in capacity building and international co-operation. Educators Provide Innovative Instruction Using Windows Media e-Learning Guru packed with "how to" articles, templates and calculators in the tool box, dozens of white papers, time saving book summaries and links to the best sites on the net. The Extraordinary and Eclectic Distance and Distributed Learning Library (EEDDLL) University of Idaho Presents Distance Education at a Glance BellAtlantic Teaching with Technology Resource for developing online classes WebSmarts An Online Course Observations on Developing a Virtual Community What happens when you create a virtual community for educators? Learn what this group's lessons were and how they defined success.
Professional Reading - Utah State Library Division covered include physical space needs, networking and systems problems, staff training,and Salt Lake City, UT utah State Office of education, 2000. http://library.utah.gov/profreadings.html
Extractions: Over thirty practitioners and educators have contributed to this compendium of staff development program information. The coverage includes theoretical discussions as well as step-by-step directions for implementing programs. Administration of the Small Public Library by Darlene E. Weingand. 4 th edition. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2001.
General Education Department Resource Center Staff Biographies General education Department Resource Center staff Biographies. Her accounting educationwas gained from the Salt Lake School in Salt Lake City, utah where she http://www.isu.edu/cotgened/resource_bio.html
Utah Education Network Consortium of radio, television, and online distance learning providers in the state of utah offers resources for teachers and students. http://www.uen.org/
Staff Of STI of remedial improvement programs for staff who receive is the Science/Elementary EducationSpecialist at the Teaching Institute (STI) of utah State University. http://substitutes.usu.edu/pressroom/staff.asp
Extractions: Home Geoffrey G. Smith is the Executive Director of the Substitute Teaching Institute (STI) at Utah State University(USU), the principal investigator for STEP-IN (Substitute Teacher Educational Program Initiative), and has served as principal investigator for several other substitute teacher projects. He is the publisher of the Substitute Teacher Handbooks, the SubExchange Newsletter, and the SubJournal. Geoff holds an MBA degree and a Masters in Educational Economics. He has been actively involved in educator professional development for a number of years. E-mail at gsmit@subed.usu.edu Blaine L. Sorenson is the Administrative/Secondary Education Specialist at the Substitute Teaching Institute. His current work in identifying and developing best practices for substitute teaching is strengthened by his extensive experience implementing staff development programs and working with the selection/hiring process of certified school personnel. After receiving his B.S. in History and M.Ed. in Secondary Education/Curriculum Development Blaine served at the secondary school level for many years in curriculum development, teacher evaluations, and the development of remedial improvement programs for staff who receive unsatisfactory evaluations/ ratings. E-mail at
Policy Center The utah education Policy Center (UEPC) was formally organized by the GraduateSchool of education at the University of utah in the Fall of 1990. http://www.ed.utah.edu/policy/
Extractions: The Utah Education Policy Center (UEPC) was formally organized by the Graduate School of Education at the University of Utah in the Fall of 1990. UEPC is administered through the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy as a not-for-profit organization. UEPC is actively involved with promoting research, developing a regional lecture series involving national and local education leaders, and facilitating the collection and dissemination of data relevant to educational policy issues. The materials produced and published by UEPC are available through this Internet service. The research materials cover a variety of education policy-related issues in Utah including: higher education, school organization and governance, teaching and learning, and trends and analysis. The materials are published as either a policy paper or as part of the centers Conditions of Education in Utah Yearbook.
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Extractions: Return to CECP Home About the Center Site Map Search What Can Be Done to Prevent School Failure and Antisocial Behavior: The Utah Example The state of Utah demonstrates how states, local districts, and schools can build upon OSEP-funded research to improve results for students with disabilities, as well as for other students. Utah's BEST and FACT initiatives exemplify the link between OSEP support programs and state Part B allocations. The BEST (Behavioral and Educational Strategies for Teachers) Project builds on the OSEP-developed National Agenda to Improve Results for Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance. BEST is a comprehensive staff development effort across the continuum of general and special education settings that builds upon the work of OSEP-funded researchers. BEST combines: model demonstration sites that reflect a variety of local needs and research-based approaches, on-site training and technical assistance for teachers and schools that links teachers and other school staff with one another as well as with expert consultants, ongoing development of materials that incorporate research-validated strategies and are employed in schools and classrooms across the state
Extractions: SURWEB offers many resources connected to parks, museums, and the Utah curriculum. Teachers anywhere will be able use of some of the other resources, which include the ability to make online media shows, interactive tests, and learning segments (lessons). To use the service, teachers must register for their own free SURWEB locker number. To create a media show, users may use the images and movies in the extensive online gallery, save them from the Internet, or upload their own. Detailed online tutorials are available for each section. The created materials are stored on the SURWEB server and made available on the Web. Many of the
State Initiatives: State Technology Policies And Programs To connect all schools in the three educational consortia to a sustainable distanceeducation infrastructure, professional staff development process, and http://www.neirtec.org/statepolicy/StatesDetail.asp?selectKey=Florida
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