Summer+Academy+2012

=Ed James Summer Academy 2012= =Reynoldsburg High School Summit Campus= =June 11-14, 2012=

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 * The registration and schedule has gone mobile. Download the free app for your mobile device or go to this website to register for sessions and keep track of your schedule: @http://m.guidbook.com Use the following redeem code with the app (raiders2012) or just search for RCSD Ed James Summer Academy.**

//Reynoldsburg City School District// offers summer professional development for all staff members during the **Ed James Summer Academy** week. Events are scheduled between June 11th and June 14th. There are sessions that correspond to district educational technology initiatives, sessions that are for specific planning teams and sessions for classified staff. We also offer "open lab" time for groups and teams to collaborate on independently or request an expert to help in the work. The summer book study will be launched on June 12. We will be reading "Drive; The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us" by Daniel Pink. This year participants can register for up to 3 semester hours from Ashland University.

**KEYNOTE**
**June 11th, 8:30-9:30 am Summit Performing Arts Center**

This year we are privileged to have **David Warlick** present an hour long keynote address. David Warlick is a 35 year educator. He has been a classroom teacher, district administrator and staff consultant with the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction. For the past fifteen years, Mr. Warlick has operated The Landmark Project, a consulting and innovations firm in Raleigh, North Carolina. David’s attribution web site, **Citation Machine**, serves nearly a million page views a day and his classroom blogging service has served more than a quarter of a million teachers and students. Mr. Warlick is the author of four books about instructional technology and contemporary literacy and has spoken to audiences throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and South America. He was recently named one of the ten most influential people in educational technology by Technology & Learning Magazine. What makes David Warlick a highly effective and sought-after speaker is that, at heart, he is a teacher with a contagious passion and enthusiasm for helping people discover a brand new world of teaching and learning. More information on David can be found at www.davidwarlick.com


 * KEY PRESENTER**

**June 11th, 9:45-10:40 AM Room A114** //DWIGHT CARTER, GAHANNA LINCOLN HS PRINCIPAL// Gahanna Lincoln High School principal, and Twitter expert, Dwight Carter will share how he has transformed communication and collaboration practices in his building by utilizing Twitter. Please join us after the keynote speaker to learn how you can develop professional learning communities with this web 2.0 tool.
 * Administrators and Teacher Leaders Only**
 * "CREATING PLC'S WITH TWITTER FOR YOUR BUILDINGS"**

Teachers, teams and groups also have the option of working independently for planning and/or school related projects or units of instruction. Teachers should download the log form, complete it and send to Denise Lutz if these hours are to be used for Ashland credit or CPUs. You must be able to log 15 hours for 1 semester hour of credit. You must be able to log 30 hours for 2 semester hours of credit. You must be able to log 45 hours for three semester hours of credit. Log sheets should be submitted to Denise Lutz prior to June 29th so that grades may be submitted to Ashland.
 * INDEPENDENT GROUP PLANNING**

//Ashland registration is now open ONLINE. Download and follow the instructions. There are options for 1, 2, or 3 credits. You must document all of your hours and submit the log to Denise Lutz (c/o Hannah Ashton or via email) by June 22. Grades will be posted on June 29th. The log form is listed above under the Independent Group Planing form.//
 * ASHLAND REGISTRATION INFORMATION**