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While Color
Connection is unable to grant credit for its workshops
directly, you may consider the following:
- In some
states teachers have been allowed continuing education credits
for projects done on the Web. We have no way of knowing if your
state or district will allow this, but it would not hurt to check
with your administrators. Show them what you are doing with us
and show them the end result when you assemble your own Verb Wall.
Perhaps they will give you the credit if possible. I will make
a certificate for you if you do this VWVW, put up your wall and
send me a photo of yourself and your students. I have no idea
if anyone will accept it for credit. Be SURE to check first.
- Some districts
grant local staff development credit for district-sponsored trainings.
Some teachers have told us that their department plans to arrange
an in-service for groups of teachers who will meet to experience
and discuss the "Virtual Workshop" for credit. You might
want to consider exploring this option in your district. I think
that having a group of interested teachers do this together would
be the best way. That way you can share ideas. I would suggest
getting a large screen TV for the meeting room.
- Consult
with a local college or university to see if their foreign language
and/or teacher training department(s) will check out the VWVW
and offer credit for advanced training. This is just a possibility
that was suggested by an administrator, and it really does make
sense. She is planning to write the proposal for teachers in her
district to be able to get the credit at their local university.
Search for "movers and shakers," administrator and people
at the universities who really CARE, hopefully, you will find
them.
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