CEL News
and Notes
New Federal Grants
Please find the three applications
for research grants linked below available from the U.S. Department
of Education, Institute for Education Sciences, that you may be interested
in applying for. The general topics are special education research,
general education research, and evaluation of local programs and
policy. Math, science, literacy,teacher quality, educational technology
and other categories are of interest.
LEA Evaluation
General Education Research
Thank You!
Thanks to all who participated in
February 29th's CEL Annual Breakfast. It was a great success, and we
would especially like to thank Dr. Susan Smith for her excellent
presentation, and the Merrillville Senior Orchestra for providing
the music.
Click here to download materials
from Dr. Smith's presentation.
Northwest Indiana Educators' Forum
The next date for the NW Indiana
Educator's Forum is April 2, 2008, where we will enjoy presentations
on technology integration and management from Laura Taylor at the
Department of Education, as well as several unique vendors committed
to serving K-12 education. Registration and breakfast begins at 8:30am
and lunch will be served at 12pm, after presentations are finished.
The event will be held, as always, at the Purdue University Calumet
Conference Center at 3300 173rd Street, Hammond, IN.
To register for any NW Indiana Educator's
Forum meeting, please visit the Service Center website at http://www.nwiesc.k12.in.us.
Thanks to Bill Gavaghan
On January 23, 2008 in Merrillville,
Bill Gavaghan gave a wonderful presentation - thank you again, Bill,
for your time and expertise!
Click
here to download Bill's PowerPoint slides
High School Redesign: Past, Present, Future
April 30, 2008, 9:00am - 12:30pm
Purdue Calumet Conference Center
Please join the Northwest Indiana Service Center and CEL to welcome
Lynn Lupold, Matt Fleck, Michelle Walker, and Dr. Debbie Sullivan
to share their experiences and to provide updates about the high
school redesign
process in Indiana. This terrific workshop and networking opportunity
will allow school administrators to learn new ways to bring about positive
change in their buildings and districts. Cost is $30 per person, and
you may register online at www.nwiesc.k12.in.us or
mail or fax (219.922.1246) the following linked PDF focument to the
NWIESC:
High School Reseign flyer and registration
form.
Future Leaders Award
The Future Leaders Award program, funded by the Indiana
Education Savings Authority (IESA), has been a tremendous success
since its inception in 2002. This year, the award
amount has increased from $750 per winning student, to $1,000 per
winning student. Additionally, each school where the winning student
attends also receives a $250 award to be used to foster its own leadership
program.
If you or one of your teachers knows a deserving student, please
take a moment to let us know about him or her by nominating the student
online at www.collegechoiceplan.com/leader. If
you have any questions about the program please contact Susan Loftus
at 317-232-5259 or sloftus@tos.in.gov. Thank
you and we look forward to seeing you and your school's Future
Leader soon!