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I received the following invitation to a free Webinar on Tuesday,
17-Nov-2009 evening at 6:00 PM about the
www.yourtake.org website
and the SCAN process. The webinar requires pre-registration, as
described below. I was told that I could share the invitation as
widely as I thought might be useful. The invitation is addressed to
teachers and school administrators, but don't be put off by that.
Anyone who is interested can participate.
If you are new to www.yourtake.org and want to learn more, please consider joining us on November 17, 2009 at 6:00 PM (EST) for our next FREE webinar introducing www.yourtake.org our exciting, new 21st century tool for collaborative problem solving. Give us just one hour, and we will give you: * a tool for encouraging deeper student reflection and understanding * a framework for structuring student thinking and persuasive writing * a FREE subscription and introduction on how to make the most of it * access to over 100 web-based lessons on a variety of topics including: social studies, guidance, advisory, character education, violence prevention, and current events. This webinar is particularly relevant for: Principals, Media or Instructional technology specialists, guidance counselors, directors of after-school programs, and teachers of: social studies, health, advisory, technology, character education, life skills. Webinar Information and Registration This session will be led by Sandra Wozniak, a teacher of science, communications and technology at the Mt.Olive Middle School in NJ. She has used analytic processes extensively in her classrooms and served as a consultant on the www.yourtake.org website. You can join from the comfort of your own home - or wherever you have access to a computer terminal and phone. You do not need any familiarity with www.yourtake.org or SCAN. Register online at https://cossprereg.btci.com/prereg/key.process?key=PA88KMUJ6 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Time: 6:00-7:00 PM EST Once you have registered, you will be provided with the information you need to join the conference, including dial-in numbers and passcodes. Be sure to save this information to your calendar or print this information. If you know of anyone in your district or elsewhere who might be interested in learning more, please share this information with them. Quick Links... www.yourtake.org www.tregoe.orgHere is some background information, mostly taken from the www.YourTake.org and www.tregoe.org web sites. (You can also get more information by reading the document http://www.tregoe.org/files/CharacterEd1.pdf.) SCAN is an acronym for: Stop and think things through Clarify the issues Ask yourself what's most important Now what's your next step YourTake.org is founded and operated by The Tregoe Education Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping K-12 educators and students thrive in a rapidly changing and complex world. Since 1994, The Tregoe Education Forum has acted upon the belief that great things are possible when people think and act effectively. Through yourtake.org they are working with educators and students to transform problem-solving and decision-making into readily applicable classroom tools for middle and high school students. The online tools, workshops and handbooks have been adapted from proven approaches developed by Kepner-Tregoe, an international management consulting firm. To date, these same skills have been utilized by managers and employees in more than 1400 of the world's best-known corporations, including: Corning, Federal Express, Honda, Lockheed Martin, Johnson & Johnson, Boeing, and British Airways.They write that "Our basic beliefs are at the heart of why we do what
we do - and how we try to do it. They underlie our mission, our array
of products and services, and how we operate.
* Thinking well is an acquired skill that everyone has the capability
to learn, model and teach to others.
* Problem-solving and continuous learning have more to do with asking
the right questions than providing the right answers.
* The people most affected by a problem are those best able to
develop and implement solutions.
* It is essential to involve others in problem solving in order to
produce the highest quality results and gain the necessary
commitment -- even though this involvement may add complexity.
* Enduring improvement requires commitment, effort, and persistence.
* Technology will never replace the need for excellence of human
thought and action."
www.Yourtake.org provides students and teachers with the resources
they need to help change the way they think. The tools, workshops and
handbooks are based on the belief that success (both inside and
outside of a classroom) depends upon the ability to ask and consider
important questions.
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