- Courtyard by Marriott Meridian
- 1789 South Eagle Rd.
- Meridian, Idaho 83642
- Phone: 1-208-888-0800
Taking Students into the 21st Century is an in-service event designed to bring educators together to start planning how to implement a cross-curricular framework to support student achievement in the 21st century.
March 9 & 10 for Teacher-Librarians & their VIPs:
March 11 for Teacher-Librarians:
Forty teacher-librarians (certified Media Generalists) from middle and high schools and their VIPs have been selected to attend.
Reimbursement information can be found here.
Teacher-Librarians who attend all three days can apply for one unit graduate credit for $50 from NNU.
This event will start out Sunday evening with a discussion of what our children will face in the 21st Century. To get an glimpse of the challenges before us, watch this short 8-minute video. It was developed by Karl Fisch and staff for Arapahoe High School teachers exploring constructivism and 21st century learning skills.
Big6
http://www.big6.com/index.php
Big6, appropriate for grades K-12+, is a process model for solving information problems.
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
The leading advocacy organization infusing 21st century skills into education.
Contact Anne Abrams for up-to-the minute information.
Taking Students to the 21st Century Committee members:
Anne Abrams
Advocacy & Marketing Consultant, Idaho Commission for Libraries
Glynda Pflieger
Teacher-Librarian, Melba School District #136
Norma Jean Sprouffske
Library Coordinator, Caldwell School District
Charlotte Fowles
Electronic Resources Librarian, Idaho Commission for Libraries