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The Outskirts of Hope: How Ohio’s Debtors’ Prisons Are Ruining Lives and Costing Communities - a report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, 2013

Fact Sheet on White House and Justice Department Convening -- A Cycle of Incarceration: Prison, Debt and Bail Practices - December 2015

Justice for All - a continuing Cleveland.com series that examines inequities in what happens immediately after people get arrested

Fines, Fees, and Bail: An Overlooked Part of the Criminal Justice System That Disproportionately Impacts the Poor - Huffington Post blog by Jason Furman,Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and Sandra Black, member of the Council of Economic Advisers

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Neil Barsky
September 9th, 2014
As digital news outlets have increased in numbers, nonprofit news organizations have surfaced online as exemplars of high-quality investigative reporting. The Marshall Project, which began publishing in mid-2014, will serve as another source for digital news, covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Its publisher, Neil Barsky, a former Wall Street Journal reporter and director of the film KOCH, stated in an interview with Neiman Journalism Lab, "A nonprofit organization has to sustain itself by being excellent and having an impact. So does for-profit, frankly. But the difference is there are people of good will out there who are willing to support us if we do great work."

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Brandon E. Chrostowski
September 23, 2015
While discussion about the best way forward continues to build, EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute founder and CEO, Brandon E. Chrostowski, will share how he's redefining the face of re-entry with brutal simplicity and explain the pillars that have led to the success of EDWINS' and their students. Mr. Chrostowski will illustrate how providing everyone an equal opportunity to learn a skilled trade in and out of prison has given Cleveland's citizens a path forward. He will also impart how other industry leaders can begin providing answers to the challenges community members face when returning home.

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Angela Patton
November 16, 2015
Angela Patton works to help girls and fathers stay in each other's lives - even in the most difficult and unlikely of circumstances. Join us for a conversation with Ms. Patton, champion for "at-promise" girls, founder of Camp Diva, and CEO of Girls for a Change, a nonprofit through which 100 girls’ groups throughout the nation work together to envision and execute lasting change in their neighborhoods, cities, or schools. She appears as part of our series on family resilience which helps the community better understand family resilience as a lens and tool for building policies and programs.

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Re-Entry: Past, Present and Future
March 31, 2016
The question "have you ever been convicted of a felony?" is listed on nearly every employment application in the United States. For the nearly one in three American adults with a criminal record, this question all too often means the door to that particular employer is closed. Without access to viable job training and employment opportunities, many find themselves returning to prison, beginning a vicious cycle of recidivism that can perpetuate in families for generations.

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Pete Earley
May 27, 2016
Join us in a discussion with Pete Earley, mental health advocate and best-selling author of CRAZY: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness, on the intersection between our justice and mental health systems.

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James Forman, Jr.
May 5th, 2017
To celebrate Law Day 2017, join us for a conversation with James Forman, Jr., Professor of Law at Yale Law School, and author of Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America, on how and why our society became so punitive and what we can do about the future of race and the criminal justice system in the United States.

All this week, we've been looking at the history and impact of greater Cleveland's segregated neighborhoods in our Divided by Design series. This graphic shows the black/white divide visually, using the most recent multi-year Census data (accessed through NEO CANDO). Purple neighborhoods represent those with more diversity, while red neighborhoods are majority white and blue are majority African American.

Find out more about the policies and events that shaped where people live in our region by visiting our interactive timeline.

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At an Education and Workforce Development event held at the State Capitol, featured speakers State Senator Peggy Lehner and Stanford University Economist Eric Hanushek assessed the state of Ohio's workforce and looked to future needs.

Goal: By 2025, 65% of Ohio's workforce will have a 2-year, 4-year, or certified marketable skill.

There is important work ahead for our state given that today only 44% of Ohioans have reached one or more of these skill levels.  Also notable is Ohio's rank as 33rd in the nation in educational attainment.

This informative video, packed with facts and statistics, is a joint effort between WOSU (Columbus) and CET (Cincinnati). ideastream is partnering with these two PBS stations as part of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting funded statewide public media collaborative, American Graduate: Getting To Work.   

The purpose of the collaborative is to assess workforce challenges and opportunities, and to produce content focused on the essential skills needed for students and workers to succeed in the job markets of today and tomorrow.

LeBron James has decided to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers again – and this time he’s taking his talents to… Los Angeles.

In a brief statement Sunday evening, Klutch Sports Group, James’ management company, announced that he has signed a four-year, $154 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The announcement caps months of speculation about where James might play the next phase of his career, and unites arguably the best player of his generation with one of the National Basketball Association’s iconic franchises.

James, who for the first time in his career with be playing in the NBA’s Western Conference, thanked Northeast Ohio and its fans in an Instagram post. In text over a photo from the Cavs' 2016 NBA championship victory parade, James said:

"Thank you Northeast Ohio for an incredible 4 seasons. This will always be home."

A native of Akron, James, 33, played two stints with the Cavaliers. He initially joined the team right out of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School as the top pick in the 2003 draft. By 2007, he had led the Cavaliers to the team’s first-ever NBA Finals. But Cleveland was swept by the San Antonio Spurs and after failing multiple times to return to the championship round, James left Cleveland as a free agent in the summer of 2010, signing with the Miami Heat.

There he joined fellow superstars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh and together they went to the finals four straight years, winning twice.

Then in 2014, James stunned basketball fans by leaving Miami to return to Cleveland. He led the Cavs to the Eastern Conference title each of the next four seasons. Each time they played the Golden State Warriors in the league finals, and three times the Cavs came up short, despite herculean efforts by James.

When they won in 2016, the Cavs not only overcame a 3-1 deficit, they became the first Cleveland team to win a major professional championship since 1964. The parade celebrating that victory drew more than one million people to downtown Cleveland.

By then the disappointment and anger that marked James' departure in 2010 had been transformed into a potent combination of gratitude and awe as Cavalier fans realized that were they were witnessing one of the all-time greats at the peak of his athletic power -- and the fact that he was a native son returned home made it all the sweeter.

A written statement from Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert credited James with "delivering the long elusive championship that many thought they would never see.

"None of this would have happened if LeBron James did not agree to come back home and lead the Cavaliers to the promised land. The entire Cavaliers franchise thanks LeBron for that precious moment," the statement read.

Gilbert wished James and his family "nothing but the best," adding that the team would retire James' #23 jersey "one day down the line..."

James has been an NBA All-Star in 14 of his 15 seasons. In addition, he has won four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, three NBA Finals MVP Awards, two Olympic gold medals, three All-Star Game MVP awards, an NBA scoring title, and is the all-time NBA playoffs scoring leader.

During his four years since returning to Cleveland, James averaged 26 points with 7.7 rebounds and 8.0 assists. His career scoring average is 27.2 points a game.

In addition, his LeBron James Family Foundation has invested heavily in the lives of at-risk youngsters in his hometown of Akron. Among its many initiatives is a charter school that is set to open later this month.

In Los Angeles, James will become the latest in a long line of Laker superstars that stretches back to the earliest days of the NBA when the team was in Minneapolis (hence its name) and center George Mikan was the game's best big man. Since the franchise moved west in 1960, its stars have included Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. The Lakers have won 16 NBA titles, the last in 2010. The team has struggled most seasons since, and the Warriors have emerged as the dominant team in the Western Conference and the NBA.

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About - Work Force Development - Career Profiles - Career Resources - In the News

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The ideastream American Graduate Work Force Development Task Force is charged with developing a clear understanding of the challenges facing job seekers in Northeast Ohio, strengthening connections between job seekers and employers, and building opportunities for students and young adults to obtain critical skills for 21st century employment.

The Task Force, under the leadership of ideastream's Manager, Educational Content, strives to meet goals and challenges in coordination with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's American Graduate: Getting to Work initiative. Hear from some American Graduate Getting to Work Task Force members about in-demand jobs and the skills gap.

For more information, please contact Celena Roebuck at 216-469-8614 or via email.

Ohio to Work Greater Cleveland -Ohio to Work brings together career services professionals, training professionals, and employers actively hiring in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County in one place.  Access Ohio Means Jobs Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, Goodwill, and the Urban League of Greater Cleveland along with the real-time link to Ohio Means Jobs. For more information, go to Sound of Ideas Program to Connect Workers to Jobs.

Complete to Compete Ohio Bridging Ohio’s Workforce Plan just released:  Just as the American Graduate Getting to Work initiative informs students and families of in-demand careers, career training and career paths to high-skill, high-wage jobs, the Bridging Ohio’s Workforce Gap provides a plan for schools, colleges/universities and businesses to close the gaps between the skills Ohioans have and the skills employers need. The plan emphasizes the need for Ohioans to attain high-value credentials and postsecondary training and education to narrow the gap and meet the demand for more adults with high-value credentials and education to keep up with the needs of employers and keep the state’s economy moving. The Ohio Collaborative of American Graduate Getting to Work (ideastream, WOSU, & CET) was one of 40+ organizations involved in the development of Bridging Ohio's Workforce Plan. because of the work and partnership with Ohio task force members within each region of the three public media stations, American Graduate  Getting to Work represented the task force business members and the need for skill training for young adults. 

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Events

Upcoming Career Fairs and Workshops: This link provides a full schedule of upcoming career fairs and workshops in Ohio in one place.

Next Up:

• 2-Day Virtual Career Fair, orientations, and workshops from OMJ|CC through the month of January, 2021.  Register in advance for January, 2021 here.  Register for February, 2021 here.  Some Virtual Career Workshops run over two days and others are for two hours.  All are conducted online.

-For a short video on how to navigate the Virtual Career Fair from OMJ|CC click here.

-Recorded virtual workshops are available (here): from OMJ|CC these recorded Virtual Workshops cover resume writing and interviewing skills.

Virtual Job Fair: This link provides access to complete your profile for job recruitment from employer participants in a virtual job fair conducted by the Urban League of Greater Cleveland. Employer participants were Giant Eagle, Digital C, Dave's Markets (DSM Temp Hiring), Legacy Health Services, Revenue Group, Stevens Delivery Systems (SDS), and Xellia Pharmeceuticals.  Share this resource as employers are waiting to hear from job seekers in Cleveland.

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Have an event at your location using The Career Path Less Taken and the accompanying digital toolkit.  Below, please find an example of an event that was held at the Idea Center:

The Career Path Less Taken Advance Screening & Family Fun Night
ideastream held a family screening event at the Idea Center to screen the documentary. Prior to the screening, families were invited to enjoy a pizza dinner. While adults watched the screening and engaged in a post-screening discussion in the Westfield™ Studio Theater, children ages 5-12 participated in hands-on learning activities with ideastream's Education team one floor below in the Brown and Nord Learning Labs.  See photos from the event here.

Richland County conducted virtual manufacturing camp for one week with middle school students and closed the week viewing The Career Path Less Taken with students and their family members.  Students also viewed Smart Money and the recorded Zoom interview with Hannah Bradley and Kobe Ballard to learn more from Kobe about IT careers, high school, and college.

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Meeting Dates

August 21, 2020 & August 28, 2020 small group Zoom sessions with Task Force members at Noon

July 24, 2020 & July 31, 2020 small group Zoom sessions with Task Force members at Noon

June 12, 2020 & June 19, 2020 small group Zoom sessions with Task Force members at Noon

August 9, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. | The Career Path Less Taken Promotional Video and location of The Career Path Less Taken (full program) & Digital Toolkit for use with the program.  More content available at this websire, www.ideastream.org/careerpath.

April 3, 2019 | Agenda | Task Force Master List | Mid-Year Update | The Career Path Less Taken Documentary

December 4, 2018 | Download Meeting Recap

September 4, 2018 | Download Meeting Recap

June 21, 2018 | Download Meeting Recap

April 26, 2018 | Download Meeting Recap

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Task Force Members

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Vince Adamus, Greater Cleveland Partnership

Bishara Addison, Towards Employment

Rosalyn Allen, Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Dale Anglin, The Cleveland Foundation

Holly Harris Bane, Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education (NOCHE)

Anthony Battaglia, Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Randy Bennet, Automation Tool & Die, Inc.

Brian Bontempo, Auburn Career Center 

Katie Brennan, The Cleveland Foundation

Kim McIntosh Breyley, Fontanelle Group, Inc. / Middlefield Post

Monica Bricker-Thompson, Geauga Growth Partnership 

Bethia Burke, Fund for our Economic Future

Grady Burrows, BioEnterprise

Steve Caviness, The Cleveland Foundation

Andrea Celico, Bedford Schools

Robert Dawson, Lake County Workforce Development Board

Courtney DeOreo, RITE Board/Greater Cleveland Partnership

Craig Dorn, Youth Opportunities

Glenn Faircloth, Lorian County JVS

Angela Finding, Greater Cleveland Partnership

Ida Ford, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Workforce Investment Board & Cleveland|Cuyahoga County Ohio Means Jobs Offices

Cedric Gaddis, Team NEO

Kendra Gardiner, Jumpstart, Inc.

William H. Gary Sr., Cuyahoga Community College

Traci Green, Lorain County Community College

Betty Halliburton, Lorain County JVS

Michael Hanlon, Chardon Local School District

Stacey Haymen, Rocky River Public Library

Meryl Johnson, State Board of Education (District 11)

Sherri Jones, Cleveland Public Library

Dr. Ethan Karp, Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network (MAGNET)

Shilpa Kedar, Cleveland State University

Valerie Kocin, Cuyahoga Falls Library

Kimm Leininger, Geauga Growth Partnership

Geoff Lipnevicius, Lincoln Electric

Mike Longo, Lorain County Workforce Development Agency

Shana Marbury, Greater Cleveland Partnership

Aurora Martinez, Morly Library, Painsville

Aaron Mason, Cleveland Public Library

Alison Musser, Lorain County Community College

Christine Nelson, TeamNEO

Debbi Perkul, MAGNET

Norm Potter, Twinsburg City School District

Kathi Powers, Twinsburg City School District

Julie Ramos, Wickliffe City School District

Halle Rich, Cuyahoga County Public Library

Jill Rizika, Towards Employment

Margo Reda, Ohio Means Jobs - Geauga County & Geauga County Job & Family Services

Dr. Terrence Robinson, Success Pathways Alliance
Watch Robinson's appearance at the City Club of Cleveland. Watch Robinson's appearance in The Career Path Less Taken.

Jill Rizka, Towards Employment

Autumn Russell, MAGNET

Leslie Ryan, Lake County Workforce Development Board

Angela Salviejo, Sherwin-Williams

Terri Burgess Sandu, Lorain County Community College

Craig Sernik, Northeast Ohio Consortium Council of Governments Area 19 Workforce Development Board

Tyler Shinaberry​, EPIK, Ltd.

Glen Shumate, Construction Employers Association (CEA)

Matt Sinclair, Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network (MAGNET)

John Skrtic, Cleveland Public Library

Jowan Smith, Getting Our Babies to College 101

Adam Snyder, MAGNET

Joe Spiccia, Wickliffe City School District

Jenna Stahl, Jumpstart, Inc.

Ran Sweeney, Ferrotherm, Inc.

Craig A. Swenson, Geauga County Department of Job and Family Services

Dean Trilling, Regional Information Technology Engagement Board (RITE)

Missy Toms, Youth Opportunities Unlimited 

Frank Whitfield, Lorain County Urban League

Helen Williams, The Cleveland Foundation

Anu Yadavalli, Regional Information Technology Engagement Board (RITE)

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Partner Organizations

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Automation Tool & Die, Inc.

Chardon Local School District

Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Workforce Investment Board

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Cleveland Public Library

Construction Employers Association (CEA)

Cuyahoga Community College

EPIK, Ltd.

Ferrotherm, Inc.

Fontanelle Group, Inc. / Middlefield Post

Getting Our Babies to College 101

Greater Cleveland Partnership

Lake County Workforce Development Board

Lincoln Electric

Lorain County Community College

Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network (MAGNET)

Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education (NOCHE)

Regional Information Technology Engagement Board (RITE)

Sherwin-Williams

State Board of Education (District 11)

TeamNEO

Twinsburg City School District

Wickliffe City School District

Against the backdrop of Ohio's looming skills gap, The Career Path Less Taken travels across the state to innovative career-tech education programs (CTE) that are preparing young people for the jobs of tomorrow. The Career Path Less Taken challenges traditional notions of success by demonstrating that there are many pathways to skilled jobs that do not require a four-year college degree.

The Career Path Less Taken is a half-hour documentary co-presented by Ohio's public television stations – ideastream, WOSU Public Media, and CET – as a part of American Graduate: Getting to Work. The three stations are partnering to produce content focused on the changing workplace and the educational pathways to skilled jobs.

Here is a LESSON PLAN for 6th-12th graders.

Learn more about the documentary here.

View a photo gallery from The Career Path Less Taken Family Fun Night, held on Thursday, September 5th.

Watch

Watch the special on-demand now.

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Share the documentary with your local community with our Screening Toolkit & Discussion Guide. Anyone can host an event and be prepared to facilitate a conversation about the topics included.

Read the guide below, and download a copy here. And,download this promotional flier to personalize for an event in your location.

For Educators

The Career Path Less Taken will offer clear explanations of intricate data, along with insights from experts in the fields of education, economics, workforce development, and high-growth industries facing labor shortages who are striving to better align Ohio’s education system with the needs of its workforce and economy. Read more here.

View the Career Tech Talk After-Show with State Superintendent, Paolo DeMaria

Northeast Oho families attend screenings of The Career Path Less Taken. The State Supt. Paolo DeMaria moderates an in-depth discussion with Fort Hayes Career Center students and industry partners as a post-show program that talks to more career technical education students about their career journey.

There are additional resources on the career profiles page including The Career Path Taken Zoom Series Interviews and work resources page with Smart Money video.

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ideastream Education provides professional development opportunities in an accessible online format.

Graduate credit is available upon completion of these courses.

Additional courses are available via PBS TeacherLine

Courses can also be customized to address specific district instructional needs.

For more information, contact Ann Ebersole or call (216) 916-6364.

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Graduate Credit Information

Available Online Courses

Apps for Early Learners (Grades K-3)

Cost: $130

Graduate Credit:  1 Credit (Additional Fee)

Description: Apps - kids love them (of course)! Young learners are amazingly intuitive with tech gadgets. Even children who typically need assistance with “real world” activities, pick up an iPad and start touching, poking, and flicking “pages” like they’ve been doing this all their lives (maybe they have). This online course will explore apps appropriate for early learners for all curriculum areas.

Session Dates:

June 17 - July 14

Apps for Educators (Grades 4-12)

Cost: $130

Graduate Credit:  1 Credit (Additional Fee)

Description: Apps - what are they and how can they be used in the classroom? As more people have access to smaller, mobile devices like iPads and Smartphones, Apps will become more & more popular both in the mainstream and in education. As educators, we need to instruct our students on how to use these mobile devices as learning tools. This online course will explore Apps available for all curriculum areas and grade levels. 

“The class was awesome. I am now applying for grants for iPads for students to use the amazing apps and resources we found! The class even shared grant foundation resources. Thanks.” - Suzy Hirsch, FEFE Ohio State Educator, Hudson High School

Session Dates:

July 15 - August 11

Boys Adrift by L. Sax

Cost: $130

Graduate Credit:  1 Credit (Additional Fee)

Description: Dr. Sax identifies and explores a disturbing trend - the vast number of boys who seem to be disengaging from school and from their own potential. His analysis of the problem, as well as his insights and advice for parents and teachers make this a must read for anyone who is frustrated with what is happening to boys in our culture.

Book Cost: Additional $15.00

Session Dates:

June 17 - July 14

Cyberbullying

Cost: $130

Graduate Credit:  1 Credit (Additional Fee)

Description: Cyberbullying is like having a gigantic megaphone.  Bullies can spread mean and hurtful comments quickly and anonymously.  Parents, school administrators, and law enforcement are all concerneed about it as lawsuits and even teen suicides have brought awareness to the issue.  Take an in depth look at bullying in the digital age and techniques to use to deal with the issue.

Session Dates:

July 15 - August 11

August 5 - August 30

How We Got to Now: 6 Innovations That Made the Modern World

Cost: $130

Graduate Credit:  1 Credit (Additional Fee)

Description: Based on the new book by Steven Johnson and the PBS Series. Explore the power and the legacy of great ideas. Topics explored in the series include why and how ideas happen, and their sometimes unintended results. Explore the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, etc.) from their creation to their unintended historical consequences.

Book Not Included

Session Dates:

June 17 - July 14

iPad in Education

Cost: $130

Graduate Credit:  1 Credit (Additional Fee)

Description: NEW! Educators and administrators can learn what the iPad has to offer and how to incorporate it into the classroom. iPads support different learning styles, keep information updated, facilitate research, and empower students to engage in the learning process. Learn to set up iPads for student use, manage content, maintain control, and plan your implementation.

Session Dates:

June 17 - July 14

Learn to Teach K-12 Online

Cost: $130

Graduate Credit:  1 Credit (Additional Fee)

Description: Online Learning for K-12 students is giveing schools new approaches and strategies for addressing the challenges they face and for taking advantage of exciting new learning opportunities.  This class is an introduction to creating and facilitating K-12 online courses.  More and more schools and districts of all sizes are introducing blended learning and online instruction into their instructional programs and they are discovering taht this model is effective, affordable, and responds to students' and teachers' growing interest in technology-based learning experiences.  This course is designed to teach K-12 teachers how to effectively facilitate online courses.

Book Not Included

Session Dates:

July 15 - August 11

Odd Girl Out

Cost: $130

Graduate Credit:  1 Credit (Additional Fee)

Description: Girls' aggression is just as harmful as the aggression of boys, but it is harder to recognize.  By articulating the dynamics of this behavior, Simmons gives parents and teachers ways in which to help our daughters.

Book Not Included

Session Dates:

July 15 - August 11

OH!Lead: Transformative Leadership Through Technology

Cost: $130

Graduate Credit:  1 Credit (Additional Fee)

Description: This class is aimed at school administrators. This class focuses on skills and thinking needed in transforming schools, districts or organizations to successfully and seamlessly utilize technology tools, resources and innovative solutions to advance student achievement, foster educator productivity and extend learning opportunities for all.

Session Dates:

June 17 - July 14

July 15 - August 11

Preparing Students for Ohio’s Next Generation Assessments

Cost: $150

Graduate Credit:  1 Credit (Additional Fee)

Description: Ohio’s next generation assessments, using technology enhanced test items, will look very different to students. This training will provide teachers with tools and resources to help their students with the tasks and technology used in the assessments. With an emphasis on student growth, learn how to help your district successfully implement Ohio’s new assessments.

Session Dates:

July 15 - August 11

The Other Wes Moore

Cost: $130

Graduate Credit:  1 Credit (Additional Fee)

Description: Online Book Study: Two kids with the same name, living in the same decaying city. One grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison for felony murder. Here is the story of two boys and the journey of a generation.

Book Not Included

Session Dates:

August 5 - August 30

To Kill a Mockingbird by H. Lee

Cost: $135

Graduate Credit:  2 Credits (Additional Fee)

Description: Read this timeless novel while discovering new ways to integrate this Pulitzer Prize winner into your curriculum. Utilizing a variety of multimedia resources, including PBS/NPR programming and online materials, educators learn how they can create innovative and engaging experiences that extend learning far beyond the traditional reading assignment. This class would be valuable for language arts and history teachers, as well as any classroom teacher, guidance counselor or administrator. There are multiple themes in the book that impact on all areas of teaching and working with students.

Book Not Included

Session Dates:

June 17 - July 28

July 22 - August 30

21st Century Tech Skills for the Common Core

Cost: $130 (Per Module)

Graduate Credit:  1 Credit (Per Module, Additional Fee for Each Module)

The INFOhio 21 Essential Things for 21st Century Successis an online learning program that encourages educators to learn how emerging web-based technologies can change the way educators access information and communicate with each other. It will also give some background on Ohio’s new 21st century skills initiative.

These WVIZ Online Class Modules will highlight groups of the INFOhio 21 Essential Things for 21st Century Success discovery exercises to help you become familiar with blogging, RSS news feeds, tagging, podcasting, online applications, and video and image hosting sites as well as popular social networking tools. You will learn how the resources provided by INFOhio work with these new web tools and how to use these INFOhio tools both professionally and in classrooms across Ohio.

In these WVIZ Modules there will be Facilitators to help you get started and guide you through the Module groups.

Prerequisite:  Module One must be taken first.

More than one module may be taken concurrently during a four week session.

Four Modules available - each covering 4 or 5 of the INFOhio 21 Things.

These modules are created for Ohio educators to explore and engage in Web 2.0 technologies and 21st Century Learning Skills.

Module One

June 17 - July 14

July 15 - August 11

August 5 - August 30

Module Two

June 17 - July 14

Module Three

July 15 - August 11

Module Four

August 5 - August 30

PBS TeacherLine Courses

PBS TeacherLine is a series of facilitated online courses produced by leading educators and educational institutions. They are video-rich and are project-based. Each week, students complete an assignment, read articles and view video, and participate in online discussions.

Graduate credit is available from several universities listed at the TeacherLine site.

Register for a TeacherLine class online now.

In-District Courses

The ideastream Education Department can provide multiple teachers in a single district with online training. Experienced facilitators will guide the learners (no more than 18 per section).

Registration lists and course completion reports will be submitted to the school district.

Special single district pricing is available for groups of 15 or more.

For more information or to request a proposal, contact Ann Ebersole.

There has been ongoing conversation in Northeast Ohio about artist support in recent years but little examination how artists support themselves on a day-to-day basis. Through this series, ideastream highlights a sampling of area artists and the various ways they make their finances work.