RSS
Home
Business and Finance
Business News
D.C. sniper Muhammad executed for 2002 attacks- John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind behind the sniper attacks that left 10 dead, was executed Tuesday as relatives of the victims watched, reliving the killing spree that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area for three weeks in October 2002.
Blame game erupts over probe of Fort Hood suspect- Finger-pointing erupted between federal agencies Tuesday over Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan. Government officials said a Defense Department terrorism investigator looked into Hasan's contacts with a radical imam months ago, but a military official denied prior knowledge of the Army psychiatrist's contacts with any Muslim extremists.
2 dead, 2 wounded in Ore. office park shooting- A woman was killed and two of her co-workers were injured when the woman's estranged husband opened fire Tuesday at a drug-testing laboratory in suburban Portland before turning the gun on himself, police said.
Bill Clinton urges Senate passage of health bill- Former President Bill Clinton urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to pass health care legislation by year's end, pointedly telling skittish lawmakers that an imperfect bill is preferable to another failure like the one he and the party endured in 1994.
US imam wanted in Yemen over al-Qaida suspicions- A radical American imam who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect and called him a hero was once arrested in Yemen on suspicion of giving religious approval to militants to conduct kidnappings. Yemeni authorities are now hunting for Anwar al-Awlaki to determine whether he has al-Qaida ties.
White House: Obama weighs 4 options in Afghanistan- President Barack Obama is considering four options for realigning U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, his spokesman said Tuesday, while military officials said the choices involve several ways the president could employ additional U.S. forces next year.
- Male factory workers in China who got very high doses of a chemical that's been widely used in hard plastic bottles had high rates of sexual problems, researchers reported Wednesday.
Swift wins 2nd straight BMI award for top song- Taylor Swift started what could be an interesting week with her second straight song of the year award at the BMI Country Awards Tuesday, when Kris Kristofferson was honored as an icon.
NACOL Announces Next Webinar: 'Trends, Myths, and Action in Professional Development for K-12 Online Teaching'
WASHINGTON
(Map)
-
"Trends, Myths, and Action in Professional Development for K-12 Online Teaching"
(LOGO: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071101/6061LOGO)
Register: http://www.nacol.org
This webinar complements two recent white papers that NACOL released on professional development: Going Virtual! The Status of Professional Development for K-12 Online Teachers and Professional Development for Virtual Schooling and Online Learning.
The Webinar will review national trends in the professional development of K-12 online teachers and debunk common misconceptions in relation to preparing teachers to teach and facilitate K-12 online learning. This session covers the professional development continuum from preservice through in-service to master educator. It will also describe complementary roles in online learning including, teacher, site facilitator or student coach, and administrator of regular school and virtual schools.
"Online learning in K-12 schools is growing at 30% annually. Online courses are expanding access and leveling the playing field for all students to close the enormous gaps and disparities that exist today in American education. Having educational leaders understand the professional development necessary for virtual schooling is critical," said
Registration is open until
About NACOL
The North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL), founded in
|
|
