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Moon Lesson 1st Grade
Clips from a 1st grade lesson about the moon. Delivered online to students from the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center in Girard, KS |
From:
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Moon Lesson 1st Grade
Clips from a 1st grade lesson about the moon. Delivered online to students from the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center in Girard, KS |
From:
GreenbushTV
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39
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Cobalt Edusim for the Smartboard - Alpha 11 quick start & tips : Part 2
Cobalt Edusim for the Smartboard - Alpha 11 quick start & tips : Part 1 A quick start to Cobalt- Edusim Alpha 11 for your interactive whiteboard, smartboard, or touch driven surface get it at edusim3d.com |
From:
GreenbushTV
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167
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| Time: 03:48 | More in Education |
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Cobalt Edusim for the Smartboard - Alpha 11 quick start & tips : Part 1
Cobalt Edusim for the Smartboard - Alpha 11 quick start & tips : Part 1 A quick start to Cobalt- Edusim Alpha 11 for your interactive whiteboard, smartboard, or touch driven surface get it at edusim3d.com |
From:
GreenbushTV
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393
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| Time: 09:53 | More in Education |
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YouthFriends Kansas Volunteers
Thank You youthfriends Kansas Volunteers |
From:
GreenbushTV
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62
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| Time: 00:31 | More in Education |
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Greenbush - Southeast Kansas Education Service Center
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From:
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Greenbush - Southeast Kansas Education Service Center
Greenbush - Southeast Kansas Education Service Center www.greenbush.org At the core of every Greenbush Program is the unyielding belief that every student, regardless of geographic location, deserves equal educational opportunities. The main Greenbush campus is the site for unique learning facilities such as the Wm. L. Abernathy Science Center and rain forest, Mission Space Station, PSU/Greenbush Astrophysical Observatory, and Greenbush Archeological Dig. Learning opportunities for students ... |
From:
GreenbushTV
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Hugoton Learning Academy
The Hugoton Learning Academy is a charter school independent public school that is designed to meet the students needs that have not been met by a traditional school system. Contact us at: 529 S. Main St. Hugoton, KS 67951 Phone: 620-428-6374 Fax: 620-428-6378 |
From:
GreenbushTV
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172
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| Time: 06:39 | More in Education |
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Screamfest Trailer
Screamfest Trailer - USD 249 |
From:
GreenbushTV
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125
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| Time: 01:18 | More in Entertainment |
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Abbott Learning Poems
Abbott Learning - Poems |
From:
GreenbushTV
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| Time: 03:27 | More in Education |
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Kansas Teachers Md
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From:
GreenbushTV
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169
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| Time: 00:46 | More in Education |
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Visit Rice County, Kansas
Discover Rice County, Kansas. Located in the heart of Kansas, Rice County offers a variety of specialty shops, dining, lodging, entertainment and special events. www.ricecounty.us |
From:
GreenbushTV
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1678
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| Time: 07:08 | More in Travel & Events |
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KSDE Change Lives 100Kbps Streaming
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| Time: 10:46 | More in Education |
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Elgg KS Character Ed. Tutorial Pt 2
Elgg KS Character Ed. Tutorial Pt 2 |
From:
GreenbushTV
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| Time: 08:46 | More in Comedy |
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Elgg KS Character Ed. Tutorial Pt 1
Elgg KS Character Ed. Tutorial Pt 1 |
From:
GreenbushTV
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223
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| Time: 09:05 | More in Comedy |
This is a podcast outlining the required data collection components and location of resources and tools.
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Debbie Downer GB
Spoof of the SNL Skit - Debbie Downer |
From:
GreenbushTV
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3158
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| Time: 04:27 | More in Comedy |
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GreenbushGrid Mars Simulation on Opensim
greenbushgrid Mars Simulation on Opensim |
From:
GreenbushTV
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99
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| Time: 01:31 | More in Education |
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Make a Difference YouthFriends KS
Make a Difference youthfriends KS |
From:
GreenbushTV
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94
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| Time: 02:57 | More in Education |
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NASA World Wind to Opensim for Monitoring Global Climate Change
NASA World Wind to Opensim for Monitoring Global Climate Change |
From:
GreenbushTV
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319
1
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| Time: 02:00 | More in Education |
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Edusim - Adding bird resources
Edusim - Adding bird resources |
From:
GreenbushTV
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421
0
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| Time: 03:41 | More in Education |
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Turner Recruitment update
Turner Recruitment update |
From:
GreenbushTV
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122
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| Time: 06:52 | More in Education |
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Turner Recruitment update
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From:
GreenbushTV
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| Time: 06:59 | More in Education |
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Edusim Alpha 10 - 3D Virtual Worlds for your Interactive Whiteboard or Smartboard
Edusim Alpha 10 - 3D Virtual Worlds for your Interactive Whiteboard (or Smartboard, Promethean Board) |
From:
GreenbushTV
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2044
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| Time: 05:00 | More in Education |
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USD 389 Eureka, KS
USD 389 Eureka, KS School District |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
658
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| Time: 06:26 | More in Education |
iDome Configuration - for the Mobile Immersive Learning Lab
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Edusim Virtual Worlds
Added: April 22, 2009
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iDome Configuration - for the Mobile Immersive Learning Lab
idome Configuration - for the Mobile Immersive Learning Lab |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
462
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| Time: 00:16 | More in Education |
GreenbushGrid - CSI Island - powered by Opensim
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Opensim Virtualworld Greenbush Kansas
Added: March 28, 2009
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GreenbushGrid - CSI Island - powered by Opensim
greenbushgrid - CSI Island - powered by Opensim |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
1071
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| Time: 03:35 | More in Education |
Opensim Blood & Shoe Size Tests (with scripting)
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Opensim CSI
Added: March 24, 2009
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Opensim Blood & Shoe Size Tests (with scripting)
Opensim Blood & Shoe Size Tests (with scripting) |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
207
1
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| Time: 03:39 | More in Education |
GreenbushGrid CSI-World Exercise 3-23-09
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Latest Updates
Added: March 23, 2009
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GreenbushGrid CSI-World Exercise 3-23-09
greenbushgrid CSI-World Exercise 3-23-09 |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
113
0
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| Time: 02:41 | More in Education |
CSI Briefing Room with Video
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Briefing with video
Added: March 17, 2009
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CSI Briefing Room with Video
CSI Briefing Room with Video |
From:
GreenbushTV
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145
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| Time: 02:43 | More in Education |
CSi World Snapshots and notes
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Snapshots notes
Added: February 27, 2009
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CSi World Snapshots and notes
csi World Snapshots and notes |
From:
GreenbushTV
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75
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| Time: 01:06 | More in Education |
The "Mobile Immersive Learning Lab" sample
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Cobalt virtual world
Added: February 24, 2009
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The "Mobile Immersive Learning Lab" sample
The "Mobile Immersive Learning Lab" sample |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
980
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| Time: 00:30 | More in Education |
Greenbush Virtual World Builders - 6th grade students work (pt 2)
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: kids on grid 2
Added: February 23, 2009
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Greenbush Virtual World Builders - 6th grade students work (pt 2)
Greenbush Virtual World Builders - 6th grade students work (pt 2) |
From:
GreenbushTV
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223
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| Time: 00:27 | More in Education |
Greenbush Virtual World Builders - 6th grade students work
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Kids on GRID
Added: February 23, 2009
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Greenbush Virtual World Builders - 6th grade students work
Greenbush Virtual World Builders - 6th grade students work |
From:
GreenbushTV
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195
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| Time: 01:36 | More in Education |
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911 Call
9-1-1 Call for CSI Project |
From:
GreenbushTV
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118
0
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| Time: 00:37 | More in Education |
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loading C3D from URL in Open Cobalt
Loading C3D from URL in Open Cobalt - from Cobaltworlds.com |
From:
GreenbushTV
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1102
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| Time: 03:04 | More in Education |
Edusim A09 Loading Google Sketchup KMZ Models
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Edusim A09 Load KMZ
Added: February 18, 2009
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Edusim A09 Loading Google Sketchup KMZ Models
Edusim A09 Loading Google Sketchup KMZ Models |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
445
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| Time: 01:44 | More in Education |
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Starting Edusim A09
Starting Edusim A09 |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
799
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| Time: 01:06 | More in Education |
VNC Appliction Sharing on Open COBALT 3D virtual worlds
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: 3D virtual worlds
Added: February 18, 2009
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VNC Application Sharing on Open COBALT
VNC Appliction Sharing on Open COBALT 3D virtual worlds |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
852
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| Time: 01:13 | More in Education |
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Edusim Alpha09
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From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
718
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| Time: 04:41 | More in Education |
From Greenbush Opensim Island to ReactionGrid via Hypergrid !
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Opensim Hypergrid ReactionGrid
Added: February 9, 2009
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From Greenbush Opensim Island to ReactionGrid via Hypergrid !
From Greenbush Opensim Island to reactiongrid via Hypergrid ! |
From:
GreenbushTV
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191
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| Time: 02:32 | More in Education |
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CSI world
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From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
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| Time: 02:09 | More in Education |
Creating and sharing your CobaltWorlds
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Open Cobalt
Added: February 8, 2009
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Creating and sharing your CobaltWorlds
Creating and sharing your cobaltworlds |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
384
0
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| Time: 00:41 | More in Education |
Following advice from Andreas Raab I tweeked the etoys image to use the etoys embed functions to load a Cobalt image in the browser - it ALMOST works - not sure why its hanging (but the world never does load)
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Cobalt virtual world 3D
Added: January 22, 2009
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Cobalt in browser - ALMOST
Following advice from Andreas Raab I tweeked the etoys image to use the etoys embed functions to load a Cobalt image in the browser - it ALMOST works - not sure why its hanging (but the world never does load) |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
112
0
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| Time: 00:48 | More in Education |
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CSI Scene 1-13-09 - GreenbsuhGrid Opensim Virtual World
CSI Scene 1-13-09 - greenbsuhgrid Opensim Virtual World |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
137
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| Time: 00:56 | More in Education |
Edusim ALPHA 08 Preview - Now with a 2D workspace
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Edusim Cobalt virtual world
Added: January 6, 2009
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Edusim ALPHA 08 Preview - Now with a 2D workspace
Edusim ALPHA 08 Preview - Now with a 2D workspace |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
604
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| Time: 02:38 | More in Education |
Boom-Di-Yada Bloopers Greenbush Style
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: blooper reel-BoomDiAda-YouTube HQ H264 HD
Added: December 22, 2008
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Boom-De-Yada Bloopers
Boom-Di-Yada Bloopers Greenbush Style |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
244
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| Time: 02:31 | More in Education |
USD 405 Lyons, KS School District
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Lyons KS Greenbush Kansas
Added: December 22, 2008
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USD 405 Lyons, KS
USD 405 Lyons, KS School District |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
172
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| Time: 07:24 | More in Education |
The Greenbush Version of Boom De Yada
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Boom De Yada Discovery Channel Greenbush Kansas Girard
Added: December 16, 2008
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Boom-De-Yada (Greenbush Style)
The Greenbush Version of Boom De Yada |
From:
GreenbushTV
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298
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| Time: 01:06 | More in Education |
Kansas Kids Construct a Presentation Room on our Opensim GreenbushGrid
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: opensim virtual world 3D
Added: December 15, 2008
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Kansas Kids Construct a Presentation Room on our Opensim GreenbushGrid
Kansas Kids Construct a Presentation Room on our Opensim greenbushgrid |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
150
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| Time: 02:20 | More in Education |
Video Tutorial on using Google 3D Warehouse to Build Cobalt & Edusim Virtual Worlds
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Edusim Cobalt Virtual Worlds
Added: November 20, 2008
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Using Google 3D Warehouse to Build Cobalt & Edusim Virtual Worlds
Video Tutorial on using Google 3D Warehouse to Build Cobalt & Edusim Virtual Worlds |
From:
GreenbushTV
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1213
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| Time: 07:08 | More in Education |
Edusim Egypt World - Using the new KMZ Cobalt Importer.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Edusim Cobalt Virtual Worlds
Added: November 16, 2008
St Peters Tour through a Cobalt Edusim World
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: edusim cobalt virtual world
Added: November 15, 2008
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St Peters Tour through a Cobalt Edusim World
St Peters Tour through a Cobalt Edusim World |
From:
GreenbushTV
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| Time: 00:55 | More in Education |
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The Mayflower & Plymouth Rock Cobalt Virtual World
The Mayflower & Plymouth Rock Cobalt Virtual World - using the new KMZ model importer functions |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
705
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| Time: 01:18 | More in Education |
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Welcome to the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center
Employment Video |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
220
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| Time: 05:08 | More in Education |
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Built a Cobalt world in 30 minutes
Using only Cobalt & the Google Sketchup 3D warehouse I set out to build a virtual world in 30 minutes - here is what I ended up with |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
978
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| Time: 01:11 | More in Education |
Greenbush - Challenge Ropes Course
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Challenge Ropes Course
Added: October 23, 2008
Greenbush - An Educational Leader
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Kansas Education
Added: October 23, 2008
Adventure Camp 1999
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Kansas Education
Added: October 23, 2008
Live the Adventure - Camp Discovery 1999
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Kansas Education
Added: October 23, 2008
Arabic music video that was completed by interactive distance learning students in America. Pleasanton, KS Arabic students, taught by Khalil Mekkaoui, created this video. They did the acting and singing. The Arabic language class is taught over our Interactive Distance Learning network or IDL. This video plays out the drama of a girl looking for her dream boy.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Arabic music video pleasanton kansas high school
Added: October 16, 2008
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Arabic Music Video by students in Kansas
Arabic music video that was completed by interactive distance learning students in America. Pleasanton, KS Arabic students, taught by Khalil Mekkaoui, created this video. They did the acting and singing. The Arabic language class is taught over our Interactive Distance Learning network or IDL. This video plays out the drama of a girl looking for her dream boy. |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
2808
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| Time: 06:18 | More in Education |
Tutorial Part 4 - Sharing your virtual worlds with Edusim or Cobalt
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Cobalt Edusim Greenbush
Added: October 9, 2008
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Sharing your virtual worlds with Edusim or Cobalt
Tutorial Part 4 - Sharing your virtual worlds with Edusim or Cobalt |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
489
0
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| Time: 07:02 | More in Education |
Tutorials Part 3: CB Model Pro to build models for Cobalt & Edusim 3D Worlds
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Croquet Cobalt Edusim
Added: October 8, 2008
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CB Model Pro to build models for Cobalt & Edusim 3D Worlds
Tutorials Part 3: CB Model Pro to build models for Cobalt & Edusim 3D Worlds |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
828
0
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| Time: 07:59 | More in Education |
Stan Davis - Bullying
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Kansas bullying
Added: October 6, 2008
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Stan Davis - Bullying
Stan Davis - Bullying |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
122
0
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| Time: 05:13 | More in Education |
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Using the new Edusim, loading worlds, and saving worlds
Using the new Edusim, loading worlds, and saving worlds ... 3D virtual world for the classroom interactive whitebaord |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
919
0
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| Time: 08:08 | More in Education |
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Getting Started with the New Edusim Virtual World Platform
Getting Started with the New Edusim Virtual World Platform for your Interactive Whiteboard |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
1426
0
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| Time: 02:00 | More in Education |
Quick Cave for our students on our GreenbushGrid Opensim Isl
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Opensim GreenbushGrid Virtual World 3D
Added: September 29, 2008
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Greenbush Wind Turbine
Video history of the wind turbine constructed at the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center in Greenbush, KS. To learn more visit: www.skystreamenergy.com www.greenbush.org |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
298
2
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| Time: 03:24 | More in Education |
Southeast Kansas Education Service Center - Greenbush www.greenbush.org
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: jobs education Kansas Greenbush Employment
Added: August 25, 2008
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USD 202 Turner, KS
USD 202 Turner, KS Preparing Today For Tomorrow |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
716
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| Time: 06:55 | More in Education |
GreenbushGrid Opensim Develpment Updates - 8-15-08
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: opensim virtual world secondlife
Added: August 15, 2008
A new 3D virtual world on your Promethean Activboard - http://edusim3d.com on the Promethean Activboard
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Interactive Whiteboard Promethean Activboard
Added: July 22, 2008
GreenbushGrid K-12 virtual learning world - powered by Opensim
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: edusim secondlife opensim realxtend
Added: July 15, 2008
This tutorial will quickly cover how to import a .obj file created in the free CBModel pro software into Edusim.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Edusim Croquet CBModel Pro
Added: July 3, 2008
Classroom Mashup - Edusim + Smartboard + Wiimote Pt. 2
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: edusim croquet secondlife NECC
Added: June 27, 2008
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Classroom Mashup - Edusim + Smartboard + Wiimote Pt. 2
Classroom Mashup - Edusim + Smartboard + Wiimote Pt. 2 |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
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| Time: 04:41 | More in Education |
Classroom Mashup - Edusim + Smartboard + Wiimote for navigating & manipulating virtual spaces and objects.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Edusim Croquet 3D secondlife MUVE virtual worlds
Added: June 26, 2008
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Classroom Mashup - Edusim + Smartboard + Wiimote
Classroom Mashup - Edusim + Smartboard + Wiimote for navigating & manipulating virtual spaces and objects. |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
1442
3
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| Time: 03:13 | More in Education |
Edusim (On Croquet Cobalt) - Las Vegas Edition
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: 3D virtualworld MUVE COBALT Croquet
Added: June 16, 2008
from: stewart.kylie 7 months ago
Locate web-based resources to address reading deficits in K-12 students.
Tags: disability learning technology reading
from: stewart.kylie 7 months ago
Learn more about what the Kansas Education Employment Board (KEEB) offers Kansas schools.
Tags: teacher recruitment retention kansas jobs
BlackHawk Lands at Greenbush as part of the Aviation & Space conference for kids! www.greenbush.org
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Kansas Education Helicopter Blackhawk army
Added: May 9, 2008
GreenbushGrid (Opensim) on an interactive whiteboard. More info here: http://labs.greenbush.us
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: 3D Immersive Education Greenbush Grid Kansas Virtual Environment MUVE
Added: April 16, 2008
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GreenbushGrid (Opensim) on an interactive whiteboard
GreenbushGrid (Opensim) on an interactive whiteboard. More info here: http://labs.greenbush.us |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
1135
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| Time: 03:38 | More in Education |
Aaron Walsh visited Greenbush Island to discuss Immersive Education and the Education Grid
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: 3D Immersive Education Greenbush Grid Kansas Virtual Environment MUVE
Added: April 15, 2008
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Aaron Walsh : Immersive Education and the Education Grid
Aaron Walsh visited Greenbush Island to discuss Immersive Education and the Education Grid |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
533
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| Time: 10:00 | More in Education |
Thunder storms rolling through on March 31, 2008. (Sorry no audio)
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: weather lightning greenbush kansas
Added: March 31, 2008
Episode 1: Make your own instrument - Guitar - With Meredith Duling from the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center - Greenbush, KS...Greenbush
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: guitar kids school
Added: March 25, 2008
Edusim 3D vitual world built on Cobalt - Pre-beta. http://edusim3d.com 3D virtual world for your smartboard, ebeam, mimio, or activboard
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Croquet Edusim Greenbush MUVE secondlife education kansas
Added: March 18, 2008
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Edusim 3D virtual world built on Cobalt - Pre-beta
Edusim 3D vitual world built on Cobalt - Pre-beta. http://edusim3d.com 3D virtual world for your smartboard, ebeam, mimio, or activboard |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
668
0
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| Time: 03:58 | More in Education |
Greenbush Grid - Greenbush Virtual Classroom Prototype on Opensim
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Secondlife Opensim Greenbsuh Kansas Education K-12
Added: March 14, 2008
from: stewart.kylie 10 months ago
Presentation given at the Kansas Exemplary Educators Network (KEEN) Conference 2008.
Tags: kansas teacher recruitment retention kansas
from: richwhite 10 months ago
Created my our instructional media designer - hope this is useful !
Tags: None
USD 249 Frontenac Recruitment Video 2008
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Frontenac Kansas Recruitment Employment Teachers Jobs KEEB
Added: February 12, 2008
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USD 249 Frontenac Recruitment Video 2008
USD 249 Frontenac Recruitment Video 2008 |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
1097
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| Time: 04:14 | More in Education |
Wiimote IWB with Edusim & Kindlelab as the software projects - a K-12 classroom project
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: edusim 3D croquet kansas education k12 metaverse smartboard whiteboard IWB
Added: February 1, 2008
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Wiimote IWB with Edusim & Kindlelab as the software projects
Wiimote IWB with Edusim & Kindlelab as the software projects - a K-12 classroom project |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
9890
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| Time: 01:34 | More in Education |
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Using Spherize and Noise
In the Greenbush sponsored Adobe Users Group, Russ shows how using various filters and effects can create a space atmosphere and a rotating 3D globe. |
From:
GreenbushTV
Views:
158
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| Time: 04:28 | More in Education |
from: stewart.kylie 11 months ago
Learn about the 5 modes of technology integration in reading.
Tags: kansas reading technology
from: stewart.kylie 11 months ago
View the Kansas Education Employment Board presentation from the United School Administrators Conference 2008
Tags: kansas teaching jobs recruitment kansas
Edusim (Croquet) - Butterfly Lesson
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: edusim 3D croquet kansas education k12 metaverse secondlife
Added: January 4, 2008
Vintage Technology Media Center video from Greenbush- A Video from the past.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush History Kansas Media
Added: December 17, 2007
Greenbush Kansas Bio-Authority Demo - 3D virtual enrironment
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: edusim 3D croquet kansas education k12 metaverse secondlife
Added: December 16, 2007
Greenbush Christmas v. 2007
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Christmas
Added: December 14, 2007
Turning my monitor into a touch surface using an eBeam (http://www.e-beam.com) - I am using our Edusim application (http://edusim3d.com) - built on croquet
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: eBeam surface edusim greenbush 3D interactive whiteboard
Added: December 14, 2007
Edusim Anatomy World - 3D on your interactive whiteboard
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Keywords: smartboard ebeam croquet greenbush kansas education K12
Added: December 12, 2007
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Edusim Anatomy World - 3D on your interactive whiteboard
Edusim Anatomy World - 3D on your interactive whiteboard |
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| Time: 01:07 | More in Education |
Unboxing the Mimio
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Kansas Education Mimio
Added: December 12, 2007
KPERS - Alan Schuler helps explain how the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System works.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Kansas Education Teachers Retirement KPERS Greenbush
Added: December 3, 2007
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KPERS - Alan Schuler
KPERS - Alan Schuler helps explain how the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System works. |
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Edusim Winter Wonder Land Lesson - 3D on an eBeam: Download Winter Land at: http://edusim3d.com
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Croquet Edusim Greenbush MUVE secondlife
Added: November 23, 2007
The Dino-land Walkthru - with an Ebeam mounted to a wall to creat and interactive surface. The sim will be ar http://edusim3d.com and the ebeam is at http://www.luidia.com/education
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Ebeam interactive whiteboard croquet edusim
Added: November 19, 2007
Sharon Wilson discusses classroom instruction for Teachers over Tracing Shadows, meeting:
Standard 4
Benchmark 2
Indicator 2
For Grades K - 2nd instruction
Description: The student describes that the sun provides light and warmth.
Sharon Wilson discusses classroom instruction for Teachers over Making a Sun Clock, meeting:
Standard 4
Benchmark 2
Indicator 2
For Grades 3rd & 4th instruction
Description: The student observes and compares the length of shadows.
Sharon Wilson discusses classroom instruction for Teachers over Egg Drop and Technological Design, meeting:
Standard 5
Benchmark 1
Indicator 1
For Grades 5-7 instruction
Description: The student identifies problems for technological design, designs a solution or product, implements the proposed design, evaluates the product, and communicates the process of technological design.
Secondlife WindLight on a Smartboard interactive whiteboard
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Secondlife Second Life 3D Croquet Greenbush Education k12
Added: November 16, 2007
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Secondlife WindLight on a Smartboard interactive whiteboard
Secondlife WindLight on a Smartboard interactive whiteboard |
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| Time: 08:33 | More in Education |
Sally Stevens, 6th Grade Science instructor, in cooperation with VPL and The Abernathy Science Center, guides educators through experiments that cover standards: 7.4.1.2, “The student models earth’s cycles, constructive and destructive processes, and weather systems,” and 7.4.1.1, “The student identifies properties of the solid earth, the oceans & fresh water, and the atmosphere.”
Sally Stevens, 6th Grade Science instructor, in cooperation with VPL and The Abernathy Science Center, guides educators through experiments that cover standards: 7.4.1.2, “The student models earth’s cycles, constructive and destructive processes, and weather systems,” and 7.4.1.1, “The student identifies properties of the solid earth, the oceans & fresh water, and the atmosphere.”
Sally Stevens, 6th Grade Science instructor, in cooperation with VPL and The Abernathy Science Center, guides educators through experiments that cover standards: 7.2.4.4, “The student understand that heat energy can be transferred from hot to cold by radiation, convection, and conduction,” and 7.4.1.1, “The student identifies properties of the solid earth, the oceans & fresh water, and the atmosphere.”
Sally Stevens, 6th Grade Science instructor, in cooperation with VPL and The Abernathy Science Center, guides educators through experiments that cover standard: 7.2.3.4, “The student investigates and explains how simple machines multiply force at the expense of distance.”
Barbara Coloroso - Bullying Mini-Conference Pittsburg, KS Nov 13th, 2007
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Kansas Education Bullying
Added: November 15, 2007
Connie Schrock, professor at Emporia State University. She will answer what is meant when we say a mathematics curriculum is rich and deep.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Kansas Education Math
Added: November 6, 2007
www.schooldistrictu.com Training for Classified Staff
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Kansas Education Classified Staff
Added: October 29, 2007
The Greenbush Science and Technology Education Center in Kansas
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Education Kansas Greenbush Edusim
Added: October 25, 2007
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Greg Traxson - Social Studies Conference
Greg Traxson - Social Studies Conference |
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A new world on your SMARTBoard: Edusim 3D in your class
A new world on your SMARTBoard: Edusim 3D in your class. Powered by Croquet & Greenbus - empower your Smartboard Mimio or Promethean |
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Edusim - 3d on your SMARTboard - explore a new world! Bring a new world to your classroom SMARTboard
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Edusim SMARTboard Promethean Education Greenbush Kansas Croquet 3D
Added: October 19, 2007
Kids building a 3D virtual Mars colony using Edusim at the Greenbush Education Service Center
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Keywords: Kansas Education Greenbush
Added: October 10, 2007
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Kids building a 3D virtual Mars colony using Edusim
Kids building a 3D virtual Mars colony using Edusim at the Greenbush Education Service Center |
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| Time: 03:10 | More in Howto & Style |
Harry McDonald, Greenbush educator, discusses classroom instruction for Teachers over Inquiry, meeting:
Standard 1
Benchmark 1
Indicator 3
For 8-12 grade instruction.
Harry McDonald, Greenbush educator, discusses classroom instruction for Teachers over History & Nature of Science meeting:
Standard 7
Benchmark 1
Indicator 2
For 5-7 grade instruction.
Harry McDonald, Greenbush educator, discusses classroom instruction for Teachers over History & Nature of Science meeting:
Standard 7
Benchmark 1
Indicator 2
For 8-12 grade instruction.
Teacher adds a 3D virtual environment to her SMARTBoard - using the Edusim http://edusim3D.com
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: 3D SMARTboard Promethean croquet Edusim whiteboard Secondlife
Added: October 7, 2007
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Teacher adds a 3D virtual environment to her SMARTBoard
Teacher adds a 3D virtual environment to her SMARTBoard - using the Edusim http://edusim3D.com |
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| Time: 05:35 | More in Howto & Style |
The Edusim on an ActiveBoard or SMARTBoard turns your interactive whiteboard into a 3D interactive virtual environment !
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: 3D metaverse Greenbush Kansas k12 smartboard promethean
Added: October 3, 2007
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Greenbush Gardening Tips - Butterfly Garden
Jason "Dr. Dirt" Slaughter takes you into his world of landscape and shows you how to create a butterfly garden. |
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| Time: 09:02 | More in Howto & Style |
Sharon Wilson discusses classroom instruction for Teachers over Inquiry, meeting:
Standard 1
Benchmark 1
Indicator 1-4
For 3-4 grade instruction.
Sharon Wilson discusses classroom instruction for Teachers over Science & Technology, meeting:
Standard 6
Benchmark 1
Indicator 2
For K-2 grade instruction.
The Greenbush Virtual Environment Initiatives. Secondlife & Edusim (Built on Croquet !)
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Kansas Education Croquet Secondlife Greenbush
Added: September 28, 2007
Bring in Video, Images, and Text onto your Whiteboard using Edusim (Built on Croquet) A 3D virtual environment for your smartboard !
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Croquet Secondlife Smartboard Kansas Education K12 Greenbush Edusim 3D
Added: September 28, 2007
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Bring in Video, Images, and Text onto your Whiteboard
Bring in Video, Images, and Text onto your Whiteboard using Edusim (Built on Croquet) A 3D virtual environment for your smartboard ! |
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| Time: 08:55 | More in Howto & Style |
Using Croquet on a Smartboard - Croquet for kids !
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Croquet Kansas Education Greenbush
Added: September 26, 2007
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Using Croquet on a Smartboard - Croquet for kids !
Using Croquet on a Smartboard - Croquet for kids ! |
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| Time: 04:57 | More in Howto & Style |
Roaming through an Italian pavilion in Second Life
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: kansas education second life
Added: September 23, 2007
Vicki O'Neal - Teaching in Kansas
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Kansas Teaching KEEB
Added: September 21, 2007
Deb Haltom - Teaching in Kansas
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Kansas KEEB Teaching Employment
Added: September 21, 2007
Debbie Restivo - Preparing for State Science Assessment
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Kansas Science Education
Added: September 11, 2007
Kansas Teaching Jobs - Search for a job in education at www.kansasteachingjobs.com beginning Sept. 17th
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Kansas Teaching Jobs Employment Teacher Education
Added: September 11, 2007
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Kansas Teaching Jobs
Kansas Teaching Jobs - Search for a job in education at www.kansasteachingjobs.com beginning Sept. 17th |
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KOAM Rockin' With The Stars Spot
KOAM Rockin' With The Stars Spot Interview |
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| Time: 02:46 | More in People & Blogs |
from: stewart.kylie 1 month ago
Learn about the redesign Kansas Education Employment Board launching at www.kansasteachingjobs.com on September 17th.
Tags: recruitment teaching jobs kansas
Sharon Wilson discusses classroom instruction for Teachers over Nutrition, meeting:
Standard 6
Benchmark 1
Indicator 1
For 5-7 grade instruction.
Sharon Wilson discusses classroom instruction for Teachers over Properties, meeting:
Standard 2
Benchmark 1
Indicator 2
For 3-5 grade instruction.
Sharon Wilson discusses classroom instruction for Teachers over Properties, meeting:
Standard 2
Benchmark 1
Indicator 2
For K-2 Instruction
Join the Greenbush Network Today! - The Greenbush Education Service Center of Kansas
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Education Greenbush Kansas
Added: August 19, 2007
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The Greenbush Network - Join Today !
Join the Greenbush Network Today! - The Greenbush Education Service Center of Kansas |
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| Time: 00:09 | More in People & Blogs |
Rockin' With The Stars Live at Greenbush! September 8th, 2007 Free Admission 2 Bands: Cousin Eddie & The 11:11 Band with Shane Duling Raffle ticket for Great Prizes Concessions Available Free Observatory Access with Research Grade Telescope 947 W 47 Hwy Girard, KS www.greenbush.org/rockin
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Girard Kansas bands Free
Added: August 17, 2007
The Migrant Education Program provides supplemental educational services to migrant children and their families. Migrant families travel to and from parts of the United States in search of agricultural or fishing related work which interrupts the educational opportunities of migratory children. A multitude of services are in place to assist these students in meeting the same educational standards expected of all students.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Kansas Migrant Language
Added: August 16, 2007
Since 1989, the Greenbush Interactive Distance Learning (IDL) Network has endeavored to provide exceptional learning opportunities and enhanced curricula for schools, students, staff, and communities throughout the eastern half of Kansas. Our mission is to provide equal educational opportunities to the thousands of students who have participated and continue to participate in network programs. The network, comprised of 111 sites, is provided via the Kan-Ed statewide backbone using H.323 or IP also called Internet Protocol video. The classes are completely interactive with video and audio. Up to four sites may be connected simultaneously for any class. Computer-based scheduling for IDL classes is mapped at Greenbush. Greenbush offers IDL content programming, technical support, training, and network management for all schools belonging to the network. Two additional telecommunications systems operate from the network control center at Greenbush and are interfaced to the distance learning network. A CODEC offers connectivity to the state of Kansas and to other states and countries. Two satellite downlink systems offer educational opportunities and electronic fieldtrips to sites throughout the world.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Kansas Learning Teaching Interactive
Added: August 16, 2007
The purpose of the Greenbush Title III/ESOL Consortium is to help ensure that children who are Limited English Proficient (LEP) attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English and meet the same challenging State academic standards as all children are expected to meet. In accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act, Greenbush is working with member districts to provide the high quality language instructional programs that are based on scientific research and demonstrate an increase in: * the student's English proficiency, and * the student's academic achievement in the core academic subjects.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Kansas ESOL language
Added: August 16, 2007
List of Greenbush Programs Procurement - Cooperative Purchasing has been saving schools money since the formation of the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center in 1976. Since that time, this program has saved area school districts from 20% to 60% in their purchase of school supplies and food items.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Kansas Purchasing
Added: August 16, 2007
The Data and Information Systems Group is responsible for the collection and reporting of student survey results, student assessments, and archived indicators compiled from multiple state agencies. Information related to community and school environments are available through Greenbush in the most comprehensive data warehouse in the state of Kansas. Online tools provide easy and efficient access to allow school and community planners to make informed decisions. www.ctcdata.org www.connectks.org www.cankansas.org www.ksschooldata.org
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Kansas Surveys
Added: August 16, 2007
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Greenbush Business Partners
Greenbush Business Partners |
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| Time: 01:11 | More in People & Blogs |
Grant Writing for educational programs. Grant Writer Bonnie Houk
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Kansas Grants
Added: August 16, 2007
Audiology services are provided by four licensed educational audiologists. Services consist of early detection/intervention, audiological evaluation, academic/classroom support and community outreach/leadership. Testing is performed primarily at our Greenbush facility, as well as in schools and home-based settings. In keeping with our goal of early detection of hearing loss before three months of age and early intervention before six months, audiological evaluation and support services are available in conjunction with other early childhood programs serving the birth to three population. Each year, approximately 1500 children from birth to 21 years are seen for audiological testing. Children are referred by school nurses, teachers/related school personnel, physicians, and hospitals as well as other community agencies. Parents are encouraged to schedule an appointment if they have hearing concerns. Home-based services are provided to families of deaf and hard of hearing infants and toddlers, and consist of parent education and audiological support.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Kansas Hearing testing Audiology
Added: August 16, 2007
The Technology Media Center is one of the three initial programs of the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center. The Media Center provides member school districts with the highest quality, current instructional media available.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Kansas Media
Added: August 16, 2007
Greenbush Virtual Prescriptive Learning provides schools with a very cost effective tool to create individual learning plans and monitor progress.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Virtual Prescriptive Learning Greenbush Education Kansas
Added: August 16, 2007
Abernathy Science Education Center provides hands-on, inquiry-based science programs for preschool through high school students, teachers, and community members. All programming is aligned to state standards. Facilities include a simulated tropical rainforest, archaeology dig, greenhouse, learning gardens, computer lab, distance learning classroom, 40 acre outdoor learning site, wetland, restored tallgrass prairie, and science classroom with numerous scientific collections
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Kansas Science Teaching
Added: August 16, 2007
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Vintage KOAM Spotlight on Parents as Teachers
A vintage clip from a Parents as Teachers interview featuring one of Greenbush's own employees. |
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| Time: 01:55 | More in People & Blogs |
Crawford County Kansas Educator Inservice 07 - From Memorial Auditorium in Pittsburg KS. Kicking the school year off with Greenbush and motivational speaker Mamie McCullough
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Teaching Kansas
Added: August 16, 2007
Alexa Posny, Kansas Commissioner of Education, talks about Multi-tieredSystem of Supports with the Greenbush Education Service Center
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education KSDE Kansas
Added: August 15, 2007
Girard Hometown Video for CMT Home Grown Video contest. Shane Duling from Girard is singing his song "Where I Live"
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: kansas girard
Added: August 13, 2007
The Greenbush Edusim Project - Croquet 3D Collaborative Virtual Classroom
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Metaverse Greenbush Kansas Education Croquet Secondlife
Added: August 11, 2007
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The Greenbush Edusim Project - Croquet Virtual Classroom
The Greenbush Edusim Project - Croquet 3D Collaborative Virtual Classroom |
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| Time: 07:53 | More in People & Blogs |
Conscious Discipline is a comprehensive classroom management program and a social-emotional curriculum. It is based on current brain research, child development information, and developmentally appropriate practices. Conscious Discipline has been specifically designed to make changes in the lives of adults first. The adults, in turn, change the lives of children.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education preschool
Added: August 11, 2007
Charlotte McDonald - SIS Consultant
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Science
Added: August 11, 2007
Using Brain Research to Enhance Language Instruction Charis Sawyer & Marilyn Shopper from Brain Research and Instruction will present, peppered with humor, music, and audience participation, engages and empowers educators by providing a foundation in research and theory on language learning in the brain and strategies for applying the research. Take a tour of a real brain scan and see how learning takes place in the brain through amazing visuals. You will gain a basic understanding of language processes in the brain, including second language processes, which will give you insight into the difficulties language learners have. Learn principles for instruction based on brain research and acquire strategies for addressing second language and learning differences. Day 2: Breakout Sessions Breakout sessions include: ESOL and Special Education, ESOL strategies for classroom teachers in the content areas in science, math, social studies, geography, and more.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education research
Added: August 10, 2007
"Spirit Dancer: Past, Present, Future" Presented by Dennis Rogers, Navajo National of Arizona Dennis Rogers utilizes traditional Native American teaching methods in today's learning environment. PLZ introduced Rogers as the, "MOST active Multi-cultural Educator in Kansas."
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Native Navajo Dancer ESOL
Added: August 8, 2007
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"Spirit Dancer: Past, Present, Future"
"Spirit Dancer: Past, Present, Future" Presented by Dennis Rogers, Navajo National of Arizona Dennis Rogers utilizes traditional Native American teaching methods in today's learning environment. PLZ introduced Rogers as the, "MOST active Multi-cultural Educator in Kansas." |
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| Time: 01:41 | More in People & Blogs |
Elias Garcia - Diversity Recruitment
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education ESOL
Added: August 8, 2007
Learn why the pioneering Read Naturally strategy has helped thousands of students improve their reading fluency. You will learn: -The importance of attaining fluency and how fluency directly correlates with comprehension. -To combine the research-based strategies of teacher modeling, repeated reading, and self-monitoring of progress to significantly improve fluency in developing readers. -To use detailed procedures to implement the Read Naturally program. -To solve your students' sight word problems. -To individualize instruction in a group situation. -To tape stories with which students can actually read along. -To motivate developing readers to become excited about reading. -To teach students to set goals and take ownership of their learning. -To significantly improve your students' test scores. -To involve parents in a meaningful way. -To assess and place students in appropriate reading levels. -To adjust your students' reading levels and goal rates to accelerate their reading achievement. -To use the Read Naturally strategy as an ongoing assessment and conferencing tool.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Reading
Added: August 7, 2007
Using 3D Virtual Environments in the Classroom what Greenbush is doing with Secondlife & Croquet
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Kansas Secondlife Croquet
Added: August 3, 2007
from: stewart.kylie 2 years ago
View the new redesign effort for the Kansas Education Employment Board
Tags: kansas recruitment teach jobs
This workshop will help improve student writing skills, revision and editing skills. It will help your students assess, evaluate and revise their own writing and meet the expectations of state writing standards.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education teacher writing
Added: July 27, 2007
Writing Meaningful IEPs for Students with Autism Crystal Davis and Lee Stickle. This session will be an activity based learning opportunity for those involved in developing and implementing IEPs for students with Autism. The session will focus on the use of practical strategies and tools to assist in writing statements of Present Levels and determining Measurable Annual goals in such a way that facilitates instructional decision-making. Participants will have opportunities to interact with examples specifically tailored to support those involved with writing IEPs for students with Autism and will have time to apply what has been learned. By the end of this session, participants will: (1) Understand the required components of Present Levels statements and be able to write Present Levels statements that accurately describe a student's current academic and functional performance, articulate the student's specific needs, and that contain the information needed to facilitate making all other IEP decisions. (2) Know the 4 parts of a Measurable Annual goal and be able to write Measurable Annual goals based on baseline information from the Present Levels and which will facilitate monitoring of student progress. (3) Identify the deficits unique to autism that need to be addressed in order to make the program directed by the IEP meaningful.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Autism
Added: July 26, 2007
Decreasing Challenging Inappropriate Behaviors and Increasing Appropriate Behaviors with Children of Autism Through the Use of Functional Assessment Mr. Rich Harrison, Behavior Analyst Participants will learn the basics of functional assessment so that they can begin creating positive, successful, and durable interventions.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Autism
Added: July 26, 2007
Tips on interviewing and Final Cut in broadcasting from Jennifer Denman
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Keywords: Greenbush Education Brodcasting Final Cut
Added: July 23, 2007
Tips on interviewing and Final Cut in broadcasting from Jennifer Denman of KOAM TV.
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Interviewing Final Cut Broadcasting
Added: July 23, 2007
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Tips on interviewing and Final Cut in broadcasting - Part 1
Tips on interviewing and Final Cut in broadcasting from Jennifer Denman of KOAM TV. |
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Our Excellence Team will unleash a day filled with outstanding tools for creating immediate, measurable and lasting effectiveness in the way you teach reading. Teacher enthusiasm will ignite as you experience practical lessons using the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul© series as a valuable resource in your classroom. Reading teachers of grades 3-8 will leave empowered with time-tested, standards-based lessons and strategies uniquely designed and proven to impact student learning and increase performance on state assessments. Prepare to be amazed at the improvements you will see in your school's test scores. Presented by: Angela Abbott, Classroom teacher and published author in Chicken Soup for the Child's Soul and Ashley DeBusk, Classroom teacher
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Reading Teacher
Added: July 23, 2007
Kansas Teaching Jobs Virtual Employment Office in Secondlife
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Kansas Employment Office
Added: July 19, 2007
Jim Stone Discusses Animated Literacy at the Greenbush Education Service Center in KAnsas
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Literacy Kansas
Added: July 17, 2007
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Jim Stone Discusses Animated Literacy at Greenbush
Jim Stone discusses language development and his Greenbush workshop on Animated Literacy. |
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from: richwhite 2 years ago
a presentation outlining virtual environments and mobile media
Tags: web 2.0 labs secondlife livestream
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Episode 3: Make your own instrument - Harmonica
Episode 3: Make your own instrument - Harmonica - With Meredith Duling from the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center - Greenbush, KS |
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Greenbush Labs Episode 3 - from the Greenbush Education Service Center
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education
Added: July 12, 2007
Dick Brundage Talks to Greenbush - From the Greenbush Education Service Center at Greenbush
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education
Added: July 11, 2007
Kansas Teaching Jobs Virtual Employment Office in Secondlife - On Greenbush Education Service Center Island
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Employment Office
Added: July 4, 2007
Explore, Share, Collaborate, Learn at Greenbush Island
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Kansas
Added: June 19, 2007
Kylie Stewart Discusses Web Based Tutorials
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Kansas
Added: June 14, 2007
Brad talks to Desieghart
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Kansas
Added: June 13, 2007
Greenbush Vendor Towers in Secondlife
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Keywords: Greenbush Education Kansas
Added: June 13, 2007
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Greenbush Vendor Towers in Secondlife
Greenbush Vendor Towers in Secondlife |
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Episode 2 - GreenbushLabs Podcast :: Surface Computing :: Smart Boards :: GreenbushTV :: Innovation :: Voicethread.com
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education
Added: June 7, 2007
Greenbush Towers in Secondlife
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education
Added: June 6, 2007
Greenbush Auditorium in Secondlife
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education
Added: June 6, 2007
Greenbush Podcast Mountain in Secondlife
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education
Added: June 6, 2007
Greenbush Visitors Pavilion in Secondlife
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education
Added: June 6, 2007
Greenbush Island in Secondlife
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education
Added: June 6, 2007
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Greenbush Island in Secondlife
Greenbush Island in Secondlife |
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GreenbushTV
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| Time: 01:05 | More in People & Blogs |
A service of the Greenbush Education Service Center
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education
Added: June 5, 2007
From The Greenbush Education Service Center
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education
Added: May 31, 2007
Make your own instrument - from the Greenbush Education Service Center
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greensbush Education
Added: May 31, 2007
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All Things Science: Episode 1 - From Greenbush
Interview with Kansas Cosmosphere Space Science Educator Daniel Bateman about the Kansas Cosmosphere and Greenbush's Student Space Conference |
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Episode 1 - Read-Write-Do Podcast :: Secondlife voice :: Collective IQ :: Virtual Meetings
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Education Greenbush Kansas k12
Added: April 26, 2007
The Greenbush Secondlife Sim - Nirvana
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Kansas Education
Added: April 6, 2007
Dr Dirt Talks About Keeping Your Plants Safe
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Plants Kansas
Added: April 6, 2007
The Greenbush Synthesis Knowledgebase
Author: GreenbushTV
Keywords: Greenbush Education Knowledgebase Dream
Added: March 20, 2007
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Andy Tompkins Talks To Greenbush about Kansas Education
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A video preview of the Biotech Blog !
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The newest Greenbush Technology INitiatives
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Heather Shelley visits Greenbush to discuss her new hit single "In My Time" encouraging kids to wait until they are 21 to drink (www.inmytime.net)
Dirt - a one man show of substance abuse and choice (http://www.iamdirt.com)
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Fall is a time of dynamic change in your outdoor learning area. Following are a few key management practices to help stay one step ahead of the season and to ensure your outdoor learning area continues to serve as an effective classroom for student exploration of biology, ecology, and many other components of life science. As always, find as many ways possible to involve your school’s teachers, staff, and students in the management process to continue to build ownership in your outdoor classroom.
• Fall is a good time of year for herbicide application to native grass prairies for any noxious weeds. In Kansas, Sericea lespedeza is a common invader of native grass. Escort XP is a commonly used herbicide in the late summer and fall. Contact your county extension agent for more information on control of Sericia lespedeza.
• Many artificially created wetland areas have water control structures that capture runoff water. Target the Friday prior to Labor Day to ensure these structures are closed off so late summer or early fall rainfall runoff may be captured and begin to fill your wetland to capacity.
• Ponds or small lakes that were created through the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ Community Lakes Assistance Program will, generally, be surveyed and stocked sometime during the fall months. This is a great time to involve a high school biology class in the process. Call the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks at 620.672.5911 for contact information on your regional fisheries biologist.
• Early fall is a great time to repair birdfeeders and to prepare your bird feeding area for fall and winter feeding. This is a great opportunity for cross curricular instruction between your high school biology students and industrial arts, vocational, or building trades students. Also, ask any local seed companies if they would like to donate seed or if they provide educational pricing for obtaining seed early and in larger volumes.
If you would like additional assistance or would like Greenbush to prepare a customized management plan for your outdoor learning area please contact Brad Stefanoni at Greenbush at brad.stefanoni@greenbush.org or 620.724.6281.
Hilary Rienk talks about how you can help engage students in just one hour a week.
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Archivist Mary Burtzloff of the National Archives in Kansas City discusses primary sources available for teachers.
Archives Specialist Kimberlee Ried discusses the National Archives and the educational services of the National Archives in Kansas City.
Archivist Tim Rives discusses his research based on National Archives sources, including Negro Leagues Baseball.
Director of Archives Operations Diana Duff discusses the educational outreach efforts of the National Archives in Kansas City.
Parsons High School Teacher Bill Wolff explores Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in Parsons.

Halstead High School Teacher TJ Warsnak discusses racial stereotypes and popular culture. You can follow Mr. Warsnak’s classroom exploits at his blog, http://historyinhalstead.blogspot.com.

Labette County High School Teacher Greg Traxson discusses World War I.

Garfield Elementary Teachers Mary Colvin and Debbie Shaffer explore locations of homes associated with Angel Matthewson.

Parsons Middle School Teacher John Seal explores Burnside’s Bridge and meeting state standards. Mr. Seal was a member of the Kansas standards committee.

Edna Elementary Teacher Faith Rosson explores school lunches then and now.

Eldorado Middle School Teacher Diane Reeves discusses her exhibit project, “Small Town Skyscrapers,” about grain silos in small Kansas towns.

Parsons Middle School Teacher and Webb City High School Teacher Tamara Ponce discuss local connections to political campaigns in the 20th century.

Garfield Elementary Teacher Michell Piva discusses the history of movie theaters in Parsons.

Parsons Middle School Teacher Eddie Kearns discusses his exhibit project on the history of railroads in Parsons emphasizing the fact that, in the past, Parsons had more than one railroad.

Lansing High School Teacher Tracy Hutton discusses her Cold War exhibit.

Independence High School Teacher Julie Dunham discuss her exhibits, “War Bonds and Propaganda.”

Parsons High School Teacher Steven Clark discuss his Douglass School Exhibit and how the Brown integration decision had both positives and negatives for the Parsons community.

Marmaton Valley High School Teacher Mike McEwan and Iola Middle School Mark Boyd discuss their exhibit: “Spam is Everything.”

Pittsburg Community Middle School Teachers Patrick Moss and Teri Blancho discuss their exhibit “Two Paths” that compares and contrasts developments in the US and German during the 1920s and 1930s.

Girard High School Teacher Mark McFarland discusses the southeast Kansas connections to the Spanish-American War.
After a top-to-bottom remodel and addition to the existing facility this summer, your teachers and students won’t recognize Abernathy Science Education Center. The result? A tremendous positive impact on programming for grades Pre-K through high school, with the goal of helping you increase your students’ science and math achievement.
Director Lisa Blair says the existing facility was stripped bare and redesigned to allow for spaces with specific functions:
1) a science lab for pre-K through second graders and one for 3rd and 4th graders features equipment and furniture especially designed for small bodies and little hands. Microscopes, hand lenses, beakers, and test tubes created for these grade levels will allow teachers to spark interest in science at a young age, and establish a solid foundation for continued learning.
2) a biotechnology lab will bring DNA, genetics, and life cycles to grades four through 12 in southeast Kansas. Wendi O’Rand will head up the lower grades, while a partnership with USD 250 will allow Jim Foresman, a high school science teacher who specializes in biotechnology to conduct classes for upper grades.
3) an Earth/Space Science lab will round out the improvements.
The labs are being constructed as individual classrooms with viewing windows to allow visitors to see the hands-on work students are doing, while students stay focused and on track.
A multi-purpose room will accommodate classes at lunchtime, and a canopy-covered bus drop-off will improve safety and convenience by keeping students off of the parking lot area.
Blair says the addition to the existing facility is equally as exciting.
“Students and teachers will experience programming in a full-color digital immersion theater and planetarium,” she said. “This cutting edge presentation technology features a MediaGlobe, the world’s first single-projector, full-color digital planetarium. Programming in the theater will feature stunning images and animated movies projected onto a 24-foot dome-shaped screen.”
The MediaGlobe will take students on a journey in sight and sound to the far reaches of the universe and tell the dramatic stories of life on Earth including the life cycle of the sunflower, the mysteries of cell division, the fantastic complexity of the double helix, and much more.
On the horizon is the addition of a triceratops skeleton, contributed by a paleontologist who excavated it in Wyoming.
Staff expect to have moved in to the remodeled facility by the end of August. The projected date for programming to begin is Sept. 15, with completely new and revised curriculum that is hands-on and technology rich. Students will use iPods, laptops, and Smartboards as part of their lessons.
Administrators and teachers can expect to receive printed materials about the Science Center by the end of August. For membership information, visit www.greenbush.org/Sciencecenter
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The face of the Greenbush campus has changed drastically since the Education Service Center began in 1976, but the mission has remained the same: to provide equal educational opportunities for all students.
This August we are celebrating 30 years of service to more than 100 school districts, which would not have happened were it not for the many visionary school administrators and board members who have contributed ideas and leadership to our programming, and who have joined together to form consortiums because it was the right thing to do for Kansas kids.
Here’s to another 30 productive years; we hope you’ll let us know how we can continue to be of service. Best wishes from the staff and board of Greenbush for a great school year!
Mr. Foresman discusses the new Biotechnology Labs, how they will be used, who it’s targeted to, and how it can assist schools. In addition, Mr. Foresman also talks about how the technology used can help students guage what kind of opportunities await them in furthering their education.
Established in 1976, the cooperative purchasing department saves participating districts 20 to 80 percent in the purchase of school supplies, food items, custodial supplies, copy paper, athletic gear, natural gas transportation and computer software and much more. More than 45,000 items in the various categories are available through Cooperative Purchasing.
Greenbush joined the K-12 purchasing power of 22 other states by participating in the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA). AEPA vendor contracts offer competitive prices on quality products and premier services based on the needs of over 20 million students in this multi-state effort. All of the approved vendors are fully bonded and have met all bidder requirements in the State of Kansas.
Senator Umbarger talks about some of his roles for the State of Kansas and looks at litigation in regards to funding and where he sees it going in the future.
Mr. Dennis discusses some fond memories of Greenbush, the continued focus on students and how Greenbush has affected the State, Administrators, and how “serving kids” has always been pushed to the forefront.
Representative Gamble discusses Education in Kansas and things we should focus on in regards to At-Risk Students, QPA, and No Child Left Behind.
Classroom acoustics and how classroom amplification can help increase student learning !
Historian Robert Brent Toplin discusses film history and how film history reinforces learning about history.
Parsons USD #503 Assistant Superintendent Linda Proehl discusses the project eHikes American history grant with the Parsons school district and why they got involved.
Garfield Elementary Teacher Mary Colvin discusses the eHikes Teaching American History Project
PSU Economics Instructor June Freund discusses Economics Standard Benchmark 5 focusing on the productivity indicator.
PSU Economics Instructor June Freund discusses the market economy - supply and demand: As related to the 6th grade state educational standards
PSU Economics Instructor June Freund discusses international economics and the Dubai port deal with the US
Paleontologist Craig Sundell discusses his latest dinosaur dig site, how dino bones are recovered, and discusses where the the new Greenbush dinosaur is coming from!
Greenbush Workshop Preview: Jim Stone - Discusses Animated Literacy and how it improves language skills !
ADT discusses school security and security technology with Brad Brad Stefanoni!
Surveys are a classic method for data collection. As a part of the Quality Performance Accreditation process, school districts are required to send out annual surveys to students, parents and staff to gain an understanding of how it is accommodating the needs of those groups. Surveys can act as the finger on the pulse of your school and can measure it’s strength.
Some of the benefits of schools surveys include:
•Flexible and easy implementation.
•Nearly limitless range of data with reliable results.
•Detailed insight into schools, student, teacher and
Surveys can be utilized in a number of ways. They can measure pre-and-post conditions or events, change over time, perception, or motivation. Once a baseline is established, some schools choose to survey annually to compare and track results year to year. Some school administrators include survey results in their State of the District report as a measure of accountability as well as to plan and assess a variety of school programs.
School surveys are now being offered online. Online surveys can be administered and reported at a lower cost. They save time, paper, and eliminate the need for data entry thus reducing the delay between collecting data and interpreting results. In a nutshell, online surveys are fast, efficient, and cost-effective.
To learn more about how surveys can be used in school improvement plans, contact: Darren Couch at darren.couch@greenbush.org or 620-724-6281.
By Kerry Sachetta
As principals, while interviewing prospective candidates for their first teaching position, we often focus on the candidate’s interest in students, content focus, and ability to manage a classroom. Today in our professional culture of higher expectations, results oriented focus, and standards we need to also consider each new candidate’s interest in professional learning as well as each new teacher’s ability to learn in groups for the sake of school improvement. It could be argued the most important indicator of a teacher’s effectiveness is his or her interest and ability to extend one’s learning in a collaborative culture. Especially since today’s teachers are expected to be coaches of effective student learning and not necessarily content specialists.
The attitudes and belief systems of entry level teachers regarding their own professional learning is critical to sustain long term success in the classroom. The new teacher’s attitudes will dictate the actual behaviors of these inexperienced professionals as they learn the culture of the school, learn how to work effectively with students and parents, and use management techniques to survive the first year of teaching. Frequently the majority of learning for new staff members tends to support management issues associated with daily operations and effective instructional techniques to manage a classroom. However, when a new teacher begins his or her career in a professional learning community support can be offered in many other ways to help expose the new teacher to the expectations of a professional culture focused on learning for all.
It is critical for the principal to model active professional learning for all teachers, but for new teachers it is essential for the entire staff to model a professional atmosphere focused on student learning. Professional learning for new staff members needs to encompass school improvement training, proper professional modeling, introduction to data collection and professional reading, attendance at workshops, opportunities for participation with experienced staff in action research, and mentoring opportunities. All professional learning opportunities should be strategically designed to reflect the building school improvement plan while exposing new teachers to the culture of the school in relation to professional expectations for learning. Considering the challenges for new teachers associated with lesson planning, covering the curriculum, grading student work, and parent conferences, it is important for principals and department leaders to make time to indoctrinate new teachers with opportunities to learn the school’s expectations for professional learning.
New teachers should have opportunities to learn more about the school’s mission and vision. In addition, new teacher institutes and mentoring programs beginning at the onset of employment with follow-up sessions throughout the school year allow more time for training and time for implementation and reflection of school and district approved instructional strategies. New teacher induction programs that focus on research based classroom strategies can enhance the teacher’s skills learned at college and first practiced during student teaching in a new setting.
It is also important that administrators offer opportunities for new staff to attend workshops or conferences, when applicable, to give new teachers opportunities to meet experts in the field to allow them to compare and contrast their own belief systems early in their career. In addition, attending conferences or in-services with experienced teachers can give new staff members additional opportunities to socialize and collaborate with veteran teachers both academically and personally to help build familial bonds that help create a sense of job satisfaction.
Principals can have an impact on new teachers through the evaluation process and emphasis on professional learning through frequent one-on-one visits with new staff members. Administrators should articulate their own professional learning experiences, highlight classroom performance, and focus on the building school improvement in conversations and trainings to help new staff members adjust to expectations. The mission and vision of the school cannot be articulated enough by building leaders, or the particulars of the school improvement plan when new staff members enter the building. However, if an administrator fails to provide ample opportunities, resources, articulation of expectations, and modeling of essential professional learning for new teachers, sustainable growth in the student achievement will surely be challenged. It is critical to offer new teachers appropriate educational experiences as they grow professionally so they can eventually assume more responsibility for the school’s student achievement and teacher leadership positions. Teaching teachers to be building leaders for the sake of overall school improvement should be one of the main goals of every building principal.
By Kerry Sachetta
Principals today need to be well versed in many areas of administration but no area is more important than instructional leadership, specifically as it relates to professional development and developing staff beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors to sustain lasting school improvement. School improvement training can come in many forms from workshops to action research. But one area of professional development that is overlooked for specific school improvement training is university graduate programs. Teachers pursue advanced degrees for a variety of reasons including personal satisfaction, extended learning in the content area, advancement on the pay scale, or for career advancement.
Graduate programs designed to train administrators often have many enrollees because of the dual purpose they offer participants. School administration training programs offer a unique insight into the entire process of schooling and certification leading towards a new career focus with a higher salary. However, many teachers enrolling in administrative programs have no real desire to become an administrator. Therefore a real opportunity to extend learning for these individuals in the area of school improvement, instructional leadership, and teacher leadership exists in these programs. Some universities offer a separate strand/program of teacher leadership aside from administrative programs that prepare participants for the principalship.
But what if universities partnered more extensively with their local high schools, regional professional development centers, or regional service centers to offer graduate students flexible hours of instruction designed to accommodate the style of professional learning they are experiencing in their current jobs? Better yet, is it possible for universities to work closely with the local elementary and secondary community to oversee job embedded professional experiences that will lead to program completion in addition to specific courses taught by university faculty. Teacher leadership is the lifeblood of sustained student achievement and no time in the history of education have teachers been asked to do more in the area of school improvement because of local, state, and federal accountability. Therefore, why not help interested faculty members realize the “fruits of their labor” at school with proper guidance in a collaborative effort between university faculty and district administration or regional educational agencies?
The effect on school improvement by university and elementary and secondary school collaboration can be far-reaching and sustainable for school improvement. The idea that individual school administrators could also participate in the creation of flexible contact hours of college credit for their staffs could also be very powerful in its application. Regardless of a school’s mode of school improvement whether it be Professional Learning Communities, North Central Association’s model (or other accreditation models), or Accelerated Schools, etc… planned activities and collaboration between schools and universities can easily expose graduate students to the activities and professional learning needed to make a difference in their current context. The following are just a few examples of the effects that can be attributed to such collaboration for a united purpose: teacher leadership and empowerment, utility in context and practical application, improved teacher retention, and student achievement gains.
As mentioned, one area that could easily produce results is teacher empowerment through teacher leadership training. Quality teacher leadership training exposes candidates to the “big picture” of school improvement and teaches them the skills necessary to work with groups of staff members while internalizing the need for accountability measures. When leadership training is effective, participants will gain a sense of responsibility and skills necessary to provide for group dynamics to help other faculty members focus on the mission and the vision of the school when reviewing data and designing programs to help students perform academically.
Another way collaborative graduate programs can be effective and gain acceptance is through demonstrating utility of purpose for teachers in the context of current school improvement strategies and practical experiences on the job. In this example current school practices could be monitored and observed for quality in their application, relevance, and be reviewed collaboratively by school administration and university professors. By using research and reviewing other effective programs both entities could stay on the cutting edge of best practice not only in theory but also through experimentation and practical application.
Next, the growing problem of teacher retention and job satisfaction is an issue many schools are confronting. Research indicates job satisfaction is a major reason why teachers stay in the profession. By learning more about leadership and gaining school leadership positions, collaborating with colleagues, improving their salary, and investing time and effort in the school context as a leader, it only stands to reason that teacher’s job satisfaction should improve because of the time and investment in the profession through the ability to “make a difference.” Teachers want to help improve the lives of their students, but current accountability measures sometimes interfere with what many believe is the mission of teaching. By helping them to evaluate learning more effectively in collaboration with others, teachers will be able see the real results of their work which will eventually lead to better teaching methods and eventually a better sense of job satisfaction.
Student achievement should be the focus of any professional development model. By earning a degree with flexible college hours geared toward improving instruction, effective assessment, data collection and review, and leadership training at school, teachers will be able to add to their body of knowledge and experience for other teachers to follow in their departments. Thus leading to a more comprehensively implemented school improvement plan that is monitored for its effectiveness by the participants as they pursue higher learning goals through graduate studies. Finally, it is reasonable to assume that quality and sustainable school improvement beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors could be impacted greatly by flexible graduate programs designed carefully with elementary and secondary schools.
It’s hard to believe that in rural Kansas, surrounded by agricultural fields, kids can visit a tropical rain forest, dig in an archaeological dig site, or participate in a class with students from time zones around the world.
These are just a few of the exciting opportunities that Greenbush has made available to communities, schools, and kids during the 30 years since its beginning. To celebrate, Greenbush is planning a series of events throughout the summer.
Greenbush has seen tremendous growth from its humble beginnings in 1976 when it received approval to become Interlocal #609 with three programs. In 2006, Greenbush had grown to more than 200 programs and more than 600 employees serving thousands of kids each year.
But Greenbush would not be what it is today without the support and involvement of schools. We are asking for you to help us celebrate by e-mailing memories, success stories, or events to misty.burke@greenbush.org. We will be offering shirts to commemorate the 30th Anniversary, podcasts of Greenbush history, and much much more!
Taking advantage of enrollment time to ask families about younger siblings in the home can provide you with great data to aid in predicting future enrollment trends. This information is also an excellent way to directly link families with the early childhood programs available through your local district.
Programs such as Parents as Teachers and 4 Year Old At-Risk Preschools are great early childhood flagships to help your children enter school ready to learn. Increasingly, research points to the critical importance of early childhood preparation.
For more information on how to incorporate early childhood information into your enrollment process, contact Cassandra Elsworth, Early Childhood Director at Greenbush, at sandy.elsworth@greenbush.org or 620-724-6281.
“Schools can live or die by public opinion, and quality public relations is the key to garnering public support,” says Les Potter, professor of educational administration at West Georgia College, which has a formal PR program in place.
Other schools, such as Holton in northeast Kansas, may not have a formal program in place but do place an emphasis on communicating to staff, students, parents, and community via a monthly 8-page school newsletter.
The National School Public Relations Association defines school PR in this way:
• It is a planned, systematic management function, designed to help improve the programs and services of an educational organization
• It relies on a comprehensive, two-way communication process involving both internal and external publics
• It assist in interpreting public attitudes, in identifying and helping shape policies and procedures in the public interest, and in carrying on involvement and information activities which earn public support and understanding
NSPRA says the ultimate goal of school PR is stimulating better understanding of the role, objectives, accomplishments, and needs of the organization.
If, on the other hand, a school district has no planned public relations, then chances of having effective communication and positive relationships with key audiences will be pretty much hit or miss — with a stronger emphasis on the “miss.”
“This is the media age. Education is under attack. The scope of PR has expanded greatly, from what in the past was mostly periodic written communication to a greatly increased need for face-to-face communication with the many publics in a community,” explains Jennifer Reeve, Director of Communications for Colorado Association of School Boards.
She says school PR can range from breakfasts with the Chamber of Commerce to scheduling public open houses.
Develop your own PR program using this four-step process developed by NSPRA:
• Research: Conduct an up front analysis on where the district stands in regard to each of the major publics it wishes to reach (staff, students, parents, community, media, elected officials)
• Action plan: Develop public relations goals, objectives, and strategies that go hand-in-hand with the district’s overall mission and goals
• Communicate: Carry out the tactics necessary to meet the objectives and goals
• Evaluate: Look back at actions taken to determine their effectiveness and what changes are needed in the future
Administrators and key school personnel wanting to learn more about effective school communications and PR may register for the workshop, “What’s Your Message?” to be held at Greenbush on June 21 at Wolf River – Robinson on June 23.
The workshop will be facilitated by Andra Stefanoni, an 18-year veteran of the newspaper, marketing, and communications business. Stefanoni also offers districts consultation on developing district-wide communications and PR strategic plans, as well as in-district training, and beginning next month in eConnection will offer a monthly tip or strategy for you to immediately implement to improve school communications and PR.
Greenbush is reaching back to its beginnings as a service center — the concept of “cooperative purchasing” that offer schools the opportunity to leverage more bang for their bucks — to bring technology to schools in a more cost effective manner.
Greenbush is using this program to facilitate high volume technology equipment orders for schools by combining multiple orders of similar equipment. In doing so, schools are able to obtain discounted pricing on large purchases.
Technology equipment categories range from laptops to servers to printers and projectors.
For additional information contact Brad Stefanoni, director of Business Development and Partnerships, at Greenbush at brad.stefanoni@greenbush.org or 620-724-6281.
Imagine this: Your elementary students create digital scrapbooks and blogs to document and compare the living organisms that live around your school; your middle school students produce iMovies that illustrate the food webs; your high school students collect data on the variety of plant species.
Does your school have a natural “green space” in which to engage students in active exploration of life science? Creating an environment in which to nurture higher order thinking skills related to life science is not as difficult as one may think.
Research shows that school ground gardening and outdoor study areas benefits all parties involved: students, teachers, schools, and communities.
For students, it provides greater opportunities for meaningful learning and an application of science, math, and language arts content; for teachers, it provides new curriculum connections and an increased morale and enthusiasm for teaching; for schools, it means better attendance; for community, it creates a means of active involvement for parents and others.
Any school can create an outdoor learning area no matter how much or how little “green” space the school has. Outdoor learning areas range in size from several hundred acres to a four-foot square garden bed of native wildflowers. At Greenbush, the Science Education Center oversees an Outdoor Wildlife Learning Site, a 50-plus acreage that includes a wetland, prairie, and woodland area, as well as a front-yard-sized Learning Garden that is landscaped with plants that attract birds and butterflies. Both provide ample learning activities for a range of ages.
Following are some simple steps to assist you in planning an outdoor learning area at your school:
1. Form a team comprised of the school principal, teachers, maintenance staff, students, parents, and community members
a. Establish measurable project goals, objectives and timelines2. The team should look for areas that already exist around the school such as:
a. A wildflower garden b. A grove of trees c. Any kind of water feature like a pond, creek, ditch, water garden etc. d. A natural depression that holds water after a rain e. Any unused green areas around the school such as the area between a sidewalk and a building3. Contact a local or regional wildlife biologist to identify any state or Federal funding available for your project and to assist with design of habitat areas
4. Enlist the help of students to draw a site plan. This is a great opportunity for cross-curricular instruction by involving students from classes such as art, biology/life science, English, geography, technology and any appropriate vocational/technical education program your school may have
5. Contact a state horticulture extension agent to assist in selecting the living components of your site as well as site design
6. Establish a realistic timeline for your site. Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither will be your outdoor learning area
7. Most importantly, involve as many students, school personnel and community members as possible in the design, construction and implementation process as it will not only move more quickly but will also assist in generating ownership from those who will support, maintain and continue to enhance your area
• Next month: Designing and implementing a standards-based curriculum for your outdoor learning area
It didn’t take long for Lisa Blair, director of Abernathy Science Education Center, and her team of science teachers to realize how endless the possibilities truly are when you equip a class of students of any age with iPods and recording devices.
“We decided to use 100 iPods we acquired to directly expose students to technology while learning science concepts, and we are amazed every day at the ways in which we can do that,” Blair said. Just last week, a group of visiting first graders listened to a “Rain Forest Recipe” which the science center teachers recorded along with background music to enrich their hands-on experiences. Another class of students made their own podcasts summarizing what they’d learned about the rain forest.
“It’s really unlimited as to what you can use them for. We are planning future programs in which we take groups of students out to the wetland and they can use the iPods as audio recorders to document their observations, like descriptions about flowers they find or tracks they discover, so that they later can download it to our laptops to continue their research,” Blair explained.
“We are ‘just now at the brainstorming stage,’” she says, “and next year we plan to use them in all of Our Tech Rich Classrooms, which includes students in grades 3-6.”
With the expansion of the Science Center this summer and the addition of biotechnology and genetic testing, Blair sees the iPods as invaluable tools for collecting data and creating podcasts so students at different schools can share with each other what they’ve learned.
How does iPod use benefit students?
“Numerous studies and our own observations indicate that putting the latest of technology in hands of kids excites them about learning. Some of the classroom teachers we work with really feel that by using the iPods, we’re making in-school time as exciting as outside of the school day. We’re also able to reach the kids that may not be reached any other way,” Blair said.
Classroom teachers across the country are just as excited about the potential of iPod use.
Here’s what they’re doing:
• One teacher is using iPods and podcasting for students who may be struggling readers; the students read their books aloud and and record their reading, download it to an iPod, then listen to themselves read as they read along using the book.
• Some teachers have started using iPods for instructional delivery, recording lectures or class discussions and then making that available via the teacher’s web site for students who may have been ill or missed class because of a school activity such as a track meet or band competition.
• One teacher downloads recordings of speeches, like those of Martin Luther King Jr. or John F. Kennedy, so students can listen to them on iPods and individually start, stop, and replay portions of them as needed.
• One teacher has students recite multiplication facts on iPods and so that they can listen to them over and over.
• Another teacher has students do an oral presentation podcast instead of a research paper, providing them an outlet with which to practice speech skills.
For one of the most impressive, inspiring student podcast samples to date — by first graders, no less, visit http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/index.html
Interested in podcasting with your students? Contact Lisa Blair at 620-724-6281 or lisa.blair@greenbush.org for assistance.
(By Sue Kidd)
This summary of Joan Richardson’s book helps us to see the common threads gleaned from the research on schools that have made significant gains in spite of having a high population of at-risk students. These lessons give us insights for our work.
A clear and unifying vision infiltrates the system
There are clear and high expectations for all students and all adults and an agreement among adults that they share responsibility for helping students and teachers meet identified goals.
Teachers and administrators share a passion and a willingness to achieve their vision. They are willing to do whatever needs to be done.
Leaders in these schools and districts are both servants and champions. They are visionary about the possibilities that students and adults can achieve, they are good listeners, they are able to almost magically tap into resources to enable teachers to do what they believe needs to be done for the benefit of students, and they champion good works after they are achieved.
Teachers are organized into learning teams focused on improving student achievement. The teams are information-sharing groups, discovery or inquiry groups, decision-making groups, and implementation groups.
Time is restructured to enable teams to meet regularly. There is a belief that time is sacred and will be used only for professional collaboration.
Using data to drive instruction is regular practice in these schools and districts. In teams, teachers determine what kind of data is necessary to answer their questions, examine the data before making decisions, including decisions about curriculum and instruction.
Lead learners spread learning throughout the teaching staff. These school-based staff developers primary function is to grow other teachers.
Schools ensure that instruction aligns with local, state, and national standards. There is a consistency among teachers who teach the same grades or the same courses and ensure alignment with the school, district, and/or state standards.
Schools and districts weave new teachers into their cultures and deliberate processes that both recognize their newness and honor their contributions. Teams play in integral role in helping new teachers assimilate into the culture of the school.
Teachers encourage parental support, yet are not dependent on it. School and the teachers, not the parents, are responsible for student achievement. Students will achieve because of what their teachers do, not because of what their parents do or don’t do to contribute to their students’ academic success.
These schools and districts see possibilities instead of problems. They frame the question for each dilemma then seek an answer.
— Source: Joan Richardson; From The Inside Out: Learning from the positive deviance in your organization; 2004, National Staff Development Council
Gail Dunbar discusses her role as Iola Curriculum Coordinator, USD 257 preparation for state assessments, and project “Iola Reads,” which coordinates Iola’s literacy programs.
By Sue Kidd, Specialist
This is the first in a series of short research-based articles selected from the best in the current literature to support quality professional learning – the MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT in increasing student achievement. Each month we will focus on one or two of the 12 Standards that define high quality professional learning.
Leadership and Learning Communities
Most people will agree that principals are the most important leaders in our school system, writes Mike Schmoker. Most will also agree that effective leadership in schools is still dismayingly, exceedingly rare.
The key to improving school leadership begins with demystifying it. Schools must clarify the most high-leverage routines and procedures for bringing effective leadership within reach of “average” human beings. To do this, leadership must be redefined around professional learning communities: team-based, cooperative arrangements between instructors and administrators.
At the heart of such professional learning communities is a commitment to having all teachers meet regularly with their colleagues for two primary purposes:
1. To determine, in common, the essential standards they will teach in each course on a common schedule; and
2. To prepare lessons and units together, assess their impact on student learning, and refine their instruction on the basis of these assessment results.
If administrators focus on and coordinate such work, we will see record proportions of “average” human beings become highly successful school leaders.
(Source: http://www.sedl.org/pubs/sedl-letter/) USA Newsletter, THE MEMO, Feb. 3, 2006
Identifying ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) can be challenging. There are three main steps to identifying ESOL students in your district.
1. Administering a Home Language Survey upon enrollment
2. Test the students English Proficiency by using the KELPA (Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessment) test
3. Develop a Limited English Proficiency Plan
If a student reports on a Home Language Survey that there is another language other than English spoken in the home, then it is your district’s obligation to test their English Proficiency. The state of Kansas has developed its own English Proficiency test called the KELPA. Once a student has been tested through the KELPA, you will then be able to determine his or her language proficiency.
If a student tests limited or not proficient, then he or she is considered ESOL and needs ESOL services. You will then need to develop a Limited English Proficiency Plan. For further assistance contact Tonya Suschnick at tonya.suschnick@greenbush.org or Nicole Guerrero at nicole.guerrero@greenbush.org, or call toll free 866-806-9026.
It’s that time of year again; time to report to the state the number of ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) students in your district. Your district will receive a form from KSDE asking to report the number of your ESOL students. Please assess the number of students you have labeled as ESOL and report that number to KSDE.
For the 2005-2006, the allocation per ESOL student was around $100. If your total number of ESOL students does not generate a $10,000 allocation, then you are forced to join a consortium to receive services. Greenbush is a Title III ESOL consortium that can help you. Lack of reporting your ESOL students is an Office of Civil Rights (OCR) violation. Don’t let your district be victim of possible litigation due to lack of reporting.
If you need assistance in filling out this form, please contact Tonya Suschnick at tonya.suschnick@greenbush.org or Nicole Guerrero at nicole.guerrero@greenbush.org, or call toll free 866-806-9026.
CTC
Without reliable data, anyone trying to fix a problem — or prevent one — would just have to take a wild guess and hope for the best. That’s why the “Communities That Care Student Survey,” which assesses the needs of young people, is so important to the Regional Prevention Centers in Kansas, says a top prevention leader.
“For more than 10 years now, this is a test that has been providing the 13 RPCs in our state with data that they can use to plan and make decisions about how to better serve our kids and families,” says Kelly Peak, prevention team leader for Addiction and Prevention Services of Kansas SRS.
As a result of that decade of data collection, the RPCs have been able to improve strategies and prevention programs aimed at helping students make healthy decisions and overcome risk factors, particularly pertaining to substance abuse.
Participating school districts administer the survey to students, then send the completed surveys to the Education Service Center at Greenbush. Greenbush collects and analyzes the data, then makes it accessible to schools and communities through a state-of-the-art Internet-based data retrieval system.
“Without that kind of information, we would have just had to guess what our problems are for the past 10 years,” Peak says. “We’d have to speculate about our greatest needs, the strategies we should use, and how to best utilize the resources we have.”
As a result of data collection over that time period, Peak says RPCs have been able to provide training and technical support to schools and communities based on need and, “we’ve seen some definite improvement.”
“We’ve seen reduction and big shifts among statewide behaviors among youth,” Peak says. “But we can only know that if we measure it.”
Kansas is the only state that has had such a long-term commitment to providing that kind of data on the level the CTC program uses.
Richard Brundage, former broadcaster, current Crisis Communication and Media Response expert, talks with Jim Rodman, Director of School Improvement Services at Greenbush about Crisis Communication in the School Setting.
Jim Rodman, Director of School Improvement Services at Greenbush offers us the Basics of Crisis Management in Schools.
Dr. Andy Tompkins, University of Kansas, former Commisioner of Education, KSDE spoke at Greenbush recently and conducts an interview of the topics he covered with Jim Rodman, Director of School Improvement Services.
There’s no doubt that visual components of a curriculum play a role in catching students’ attention and keeping it.
Eddy Benavides, Galesburg, is among hundreds of Kansas teachers who are using United Streaming Discovery and PowerMediaPlus.com — both on-line video and photo clip libraries — to do just that.
“It’s a lot easier than trying to fast forward through a video tape to find what you want, and instead of waiting on the Greenbush van to deliver it from the Media Library, you can just click your mouse and have it instantly,” explains Benavides. He uses the technology both to reinforce what he has taught and to introduce a new unit.
He operates it from his laptop, which is connected to a 32-inch TV for student viewing. To find a video clip, he searches an Internet-based library by topic and grade level — there are 4,000 media titles and 40,000 individual segments from which to choose. Each is available with correlations to state and national standards.
“The kids love it,” says Benavides of the new technology. “And I can stop a clip any time I want and answer questions, or have a discussion over what we’ve seen.”
His co-workers Laurie Reed and Patty Hasty utilize the clips and images often, choosing a Smartboard as their preferrred method of presentation. “It’s great at capturing students’ attention,” they say.
Likewise, PowerMediaPlus.com offers 2,800 full-length, up-to-date videos, 17,000 core concept clips, 4,000 curriculum-oriented audio files, and 5,000 print resources.
Teachers looking for visuals also can access 25,000 photographs, illustrations, and clip art in all K-12 subject areas.
United Streaming Discovery is free to districts that belong to the Greenbush Technology Media Center (2005-2006) at the Education Service Center. PowerMedia Plus can be test-driven for free. For more information about either, contact Connie McFarland at connie.mcfarland@greenbush.org or at 620-724-6281.
It can be as simple as excluding a child from a birthday party to which everyone else is invited, or as technologically savvy as hateful text messaging or reputation-damaging blogs.
Nationally, bullying is all too common. According to the National Association of School Psychologists, about one in seven school children — about 5 million kids —have either been a bully or a target.
A surprisingly high percentage is female. The traditional bullying of days past — a boy shoving another boy into a locker — is gradually being replaced by “mean girls,” who often as young as three or four years old will use manipulation, pressures, and hatefulness to get their way or exert power, according to a study by Brigham Young University.
“Bullying can be physical, which is common with boys, or it can be verbal, which includes gossip and rumors, and is common among girls of all ages,” says Misty Burke, coordinator of the Regional Prevention Center of Southeast Kansas based at Greenbush.
“A third kind of bullying is relational bullying, which is indirect and also is common among girls. An example that is popular among kids is not letting others sit with them at lunch — a type of social isolation which is very damaging.”
The RPC is striving to help schools overcome this challenge through middle school leadership programs. As part of statewide bullying prevention efforts, Rachel Simmons, self-professed former school bully, will come to Pittsburg on March 14 for a program open to educators, parents, sponsors, and students.
Simmons is the author of the highly-acclaimed “Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls” — the basis for a Lifetime movie.
The program, to be held at Pittsburg Memorial Hall Auditorium, is being sponsored by Crawford County Sheriff’s Department, Pittsburg Police Department, Crisis Intervention Project at Greenbush, the RPC, and Title IV Consortium at Greenbush. Adults may register at www.greenbush.org
Currently this program is no longer accepting registrations, however, for more information or to find out what other programs are in store, contact Misty Burke at misty.burke@greenbush.org.
Next month: Strategies to eliminate bullying in your school.
The financial and physical cost of unsafe playgrounds is high: In 2002, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported more that 486,000 injuries related to playground equipment occurred among individuals younger than 20, totaling $11.1 billion in medical and legal bills.
Many of these injuries could have been prevented by greater attention to playground design and maintenance, from climbing equipment to swings, slides, and seesaws, says Mike O’Bryan, Safety & Environmental Compliance Coordinator at Greenbush.
“While conducting recent playground safety inspections at Kansas schools, we’ve noted some manufacturers still make playground equipment that does not meet guidelines for child safety,” he says.
“We also frequently note playgrounds that have potential hazards that could have been avoided.”
O’Bryan says school administrators should pay particular attention to four main elements of their playgrounds:
1. Playground Surface
2. Playground Design
3. Equipment Installation and Maintenance
4. Playground Safety Guidelines
Playground safety can be greatly improved by careful planning and attention to these four elements, he says.
“For example, there should be adequate space for children to exit equipment like slides and merry-go-rounds, and often we find that those things are too close together to allow for that,” O’Bryan says.
“Playgrounds also should have separate play areas by age group, type of equipment, and whether play is active or passive.”
He also recommends thorough inspections of playground areas and equipment on a regular basis, using a checklist of potential hazards.
“Each year school administrators are involved in lawsuits resulting from playground injuries,” he says. “We want to help them avoid that, but most importantly we want to help children avoid being hurt.”
O’Bryan, who is an NPSI Certified Playground Safety Inspector, offers free consultation to consortium members, and a comprehensive playground safety inspection with written report can be done at a reasonable cost. Call 620-724-6281 or e-mail mike.obryan@greenbush.org
Poor classroom acoustics can be tied to everything from a dozing student in the back of the classroom, to a student in the first row straining to hear the teacher’s instructions as she moves around the classroom, to a teacher experiencing chronic voice fatigue.
The end product is a preventable gap in student achievement potential.
The concept is not new — the use of classroom amplification was first reported in literature in 1984 when Ray, Sarff, and Glassford reported the results of the MARRS project.
The reported benefits of classroom amplification have been essentially the same in every study completed subsequently.
“The benefits include higher student scores on standardized achievement tests, less teacher vocal fatigue, less teacher exhaustion at the end of the day, and better hearing of teacher’s voice reported by all children,” explains Heidi Daley, director of audiology at Greenbush.
How does classroom amplification work?
According to Soli and Sullivan (1997), all children require a louder signal and quieter environment than adults in order to distinguish speech stimuli, particularly children who are learning a second language (Nelson et al, 2005).
To provide that louder signal, a number of companies such as PhonicEar and Lifeline began manufacturing systems specifically designed for classrooms.
The result?
After seven months of use, 74 percent of first graders performed at the basic+ level, as compared to only 48 percent of first graders who did not have the opportunity to use the classroom amplification (Flexer, 2000).
Haderlein Elementary at Girard USD 248 is utilizing a Greenbush partnership with PhonicEar to purchase 11 amplification systems for all of its kindergarten through second grade classrooms, while Erie USD 101 is purchasing systems for kindergarten through third grade through a Greenbush partnership with Lifeline.
How can you improve your classroom acoustics?
Follow this simple four-step action plan and you’ll be on your way:
1.Have an acoustic analysis by the district audiologist using a sound level meter.
2.Make modifications that might include adding carpet or acoustical tile.
3.Be aware of the ANSI Standard S12.6-2002: “Acoustical Performance Criteria, Design Requirements, and Guidelines for Schools” when considering school construction, and include an acoustical engineer.
4.Involve your district audiologist in meetings with the facility design team coordinator to discuss the ANSI Standard, and classroom amplification technology (FM or Infrared) may be included in new school construction projects.
For more information on classroom amplification systems contact Brad Stefanoni, Dave Herring, or Heidi Daley at Greenbush at 620-724-6281.
The administrators at Mt. Vernon, Mo., really didn’t know what to do with Nidia Lopez, the daughter of a Mexican migrant worker, when she arrived at their school as an 11-year-old.
But that was more than 15 years ago, before “ESOL” was a common term. Luckily, kind teachers provided her the help she needed and today, Nidia is a recruiter for the Migrant Education Program at Greenbush.
As part of her job, she assists schools in determining who is eligible for Migrant Education services, and provides those children and their families resources so that they might better adjust and achieve success.
Lopez offers this checklist to determine if any of your students qualify for Migrant Education services:
1. Did the child move (alone, with, or to join a parent, spouse or guardian) within the last 36 months?
2. Was the move from one school district to another?
3. Was the purpose of the move to obtain work that is (1) temporary or seasonal AND (2) agricultural or fishing?
4. Was the work an important part of providing a living for the worker and his or her family?
If you answered yes to all of these questions, your student is eligible to receive services. Find out more by contacting Tonya Suschnick at 620-724-6281 or tonya.suschnick@greenbush.org
Researchers are confirming what parents’ and teachers have suspected for a long time — that health plays a major role in learning. The National Health and Education Consortium recently reported that “physical and mental health problems cause children to miss school, lack energy, be distracted, or have other problems which impair their ability to learn.”
To ensure students and staff are healthy, state departments of education across the U.S. are encouraging schools to develop a school wellness policy — a written document that provides the rationale, goals, and standards for activities that you can implement immediately.
The policy should outline the responsibilities of individuals and the school, budgetary requirements, and the rules of operation. Next you’ll need to:
� Recruit school health council members
� Assess your existing situation
� Contact your school board members
� Review KSDE’s model wellness policy guidelines
� Draft a local wellness policy
� Present it to your school board
� Submit it to KSDE
� Communicate and implement the policy
� Monitor and evaluate
For help developing a School Wellness Policy, contact Kylie Grossnicklaus at 620-7224-6281, or e-mail kylie.grossnicklaus@greenbush.org
When Newsweek conducted a poll of PTAs across the country, it found that 40 percent of parents did not feel they were dedicating enough time to their children’s education. Among their reasons? Having little time to commit, and not feeling comfortable going into the school.
Some school administrators responded by improving communication to parents so they DO feel comfortable and more involved, and so that time is not a factor.
USD 506 – Labette County is among several schools that found using PowerSchool provides a convenient method of keeping parents apprised of their students’ class work, special events, lunch attendance, and announcements.
Misty Burke, director of the Southeast Kansas Regional Prevention Center, says that is an important first step toward reducing risk factors that lead to unhealthy behaviors in students, including alcohol and drug use.
“It is critical to be involved,” she says. “Most research shows that parents’ involvement dwindles as kids get into middle school and high school, and that is exactly the time those kids are faced with life choices and need the strength and support of their family. It’s a key in determining academic success.”
While Burke says it is easy for parents to say, “I can’t make it to school during the day,” or “Our evenings are so busy, I can’t take the time,” it is up to schools to work with parents to increase involvement.
She offers these easy-to-implement strategies:
1. Encourage parents to get involved beyond the 8-3 school day; provide them a checklist with specific opportunities, such as volunteering at sporting events, collecting supplies a teacher needs for a project, or helping a teacher decorate a classroom.
2. Encourage teachers and parents to sign contracts that define goals for them, not just the students, as an action plan for success.
3. Find out what talents a parent has, and help find a way to utilize them. If they are proficient with computers, perhaps they could help a teacher create a PowerPoint presentation, something that could be done in the evening after children are in bed.
4. Ensure parents who do get involved are publicly recognized; include a short story about them in the school newsletter, post their names on a school bulletin board, or announce their names at a sporting event.
Burke recommends administrators read “How to Increase Parent Involvement,” a checklist from Elements of Equity: Criteria for Equitable Schools, developed by Jill Moss Greenberg and Susan Shaffer, The Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, 1991. The document is available on the Regional Prevention Center web site at www.greenbush.org/RPC/index.html or by calling Burke at 620-724-6281.
There is good news and bad news for school administrators: Ninety percent of all public schools report no serious violent crimes, and studies show that there have been decreases in several types of violence-related behaviors among high school students in recent years. But crime such as theft, vandalism of school property, and fights do remain and in fact, are quite common (National Center for Education Statistics).
Administrators can turn that bad news around, say experts, with two proactive approaches:
1) Implement a random search policy, to be conducted by the superintendent and stated in writing
2) Form a school safety committee to evaluate, implement, and review safety and security measures.
Patrick Fiel, the National Public Safety Advisor for Education with ADT Security Services, Inc., and former Chief of Police for the 163 campuses in the Washington, D.C. school district, says most older schools were not built with security issues in mind.
“I’ve done assessments at many of the 6,000 districts we serve across the nation, and have found nooks and crannies everywhere with kids doing what they’re not supposed to be doing,” he said. “Security is not just about the entrances and exits to a building; it’s also about what’s going on inside the building.”
He advises administrators, when forming a safety committee, to gain ownership by including students, teachers, community members, and law enforcement representatives, and to make the committee’s first order of duty a school walk-through to evaluate potential breaches of safety and security.
“Don’t overlook the obvious; if the auditorium isn’t being used during the day, lock it,” he said. “And if you’re going to implement security measures, do it right. If you install surveillance cameras, make sure they’re focused and someone monitors them. Archive the footage. Install motion lights next to them for issues that occur at night.”
Above all, Fiel says, have a plan in place for what to do when security measures are breached, or there is an immediate threat to safety.
Fiel offers these five checklist points as an introductory tool for evaluation:
1. Does your current system protect every access point and entry to your buildings, such as
doors, windows and other points of entry (loading docks, heating and A/C vents)?
2. Does your system help prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to your school
buildings, grounds and restricted access areas?
3. Are community activities (non-school related programs) held on your premises? If yes,
does your security system take this into consideration?
4. Does your security program take into consideration “fringe” time periods when students
and teachers are arriving and leaving?
5. Are computers, athletic equipment and student records properly secured against theft or
unauthorized transport?
For the complete checklist in pdf form or information about services available to schools through Greenbush and ADT Security Services, Inc., e-mail brad.Stefanoni@greenbush.org or call him at 620-724-6281.