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Instructional Services
Calendar of Events
denotes Student Events.
denotes Staff Development and Events.
Be sure to also check the main Tulare County Office of Education Calendar of Events.
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October 1, 2008Academic Decathlon Coaches' Meeting
7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Carmen Friesen at carmenf@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3046.
October 1, 2008CyberQuest Coaches' Meeting
4:00 - 5:30pm, Fresno COE, Towers Bldg, 4th Floor Computer Lab, 1111 Van Ness Ave., Fresno
For more information, contact Glenn Williams at glennw@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3047.
Register online.
October 2, 2008ELAC/DELAC & School Site Council Training
5:30 - 8:30pm, Elderwood Room, 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia
For more information, contact Carmen Friesen at carmenf@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3046.
Register online.
October 3, 2008Planetarium Public Show
Tulare County Night Skies Series - The Skies of Autumn
open to the public
8:00pm, Peña Planetarium, 2500 W. Burrel, Visalia
For more information, call (559) 737-6334.
September 12-13, 19-20, 26-27;October 3-4, 10-11, 2008
SB1292 ELD/SDAIE Training
ERS Computer Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Jane Mitchell at jmitchell@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0516.
Register online.
October 7 - 9, 2008Young People's Concerts
L.J. Williams Theater in Visalia, Porterville High School Auditorium, Tulare Union High School Auditorium
For more information, contact Brian Roberts at brianr@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-1482.
October 8, 2008CyberQuest Coaches' Meeting
4:00 - 5:30pm, ERS Computer Lab, 7000 Doe Ave.,Visalia
For more information, contact Glenn Williams at glennw@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3047.
Register online.
October 8, December 10, 2008;January 14, February 11, March 18, April 15, 2009
TESA Workshop Series
Teacher Expectations & Student Achievement
4:00 - 7:00pm, ERS Multi-Pursose Room, 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia
For more information, contact Marsha Ingrao at marshai@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0680.
Register online.
October 10, 2008Cowboy Poetry
9:30 - 11:00am, Ritchie Barn, 16338 Avenue 308, Visalia
For more information, contact Glenn Williams at glennw@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3047.
October 10, 2008Allensworth Colony 100th Anniversary Celebration
(Tours/activities for classes in grades 3, 4, and 8)
12:00 - 1:50pm, Allensworth State Park
For more information, contact Marsha Ingrao at marshai@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0680.
September 19-20, 26-27;October 10-11, 24-25, 2008
SB472 English Learner Professional Development
Fridays: 4:30-7:30pm; Saturdays: 8:30am - 3:00pm
Aspen Room, 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia
For more information, contact Carmen Friesen at carmenf@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3046.
Register online by September 5.
October 15, 2008Edusoft Users Group
9:00am - 3:00pm, ERS Computer Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Shirley Ready at shirleyr@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3031.
Register online.
October 16, 2008ERS Technology Class (Kids Too!)
PowerPoint for CyberQuest (Beginning Skill Level)
4:00 - 7:00pm, ERS Technology Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Shirley Ready at shirleyr@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3031.
October 17, 2008Instructional Network Meeting / RSDSS
8:00am - 12:00pm, Sycamore Room, 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia
For more information, contact Priscilla Gomez at pgomez@tcoe.org or call (559) 733-6326.
October 17, 2008Civil War Time Travelers
Civil War Reenactment at Kearney Park in Fresno
Limited number of Fifth through Eighth Grade Classes eligible.
For more information, contact Marsha Ingrao at marshai@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0680.
October 17-18, 2008English Learner Institute
Strategic Schooling: Achieving Optimal Performance in Education
Visalia Convention Center
For more information, contact Carmen Friesen at carmenf@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3046.
Register online.
October 17, 2008Planetarium Public Show
"Dawn of the Space Age"
open to the public
7:00pm, Peña Planetarium, 2500 W. Burrel, Visalia
For more information, call (559) 737-6334.
October 18 & 25; November 1 & 8, 2008CTEL Test Preparation - Test 2
Assessment and Instruction
8:00am - 4:30pm, ERS Multi-purpose Room, 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia
For more information, contact Jane Mitchell at janem@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0562.
Register online.
October 22, 2008The Gas Company Student Entrepreneur Challenge
Kick-off event at BizTalk 08
8:00am - 3:00pm, Visalia Convention Center
Team presentations to be held in February 2009.
For more information, contact Randy Wallace at randyw@tcoe.org or call (559) 733-6101.
October 23, 24, 28, 29 & 30, 2008Pumpkin Patches
presented by Network for a Healthy California
Alta Vista, Porterville, Dinuba, Cutler-Orosi, Woodlake and Exeter School Districts
For more information, call (559) 651-0130.
October 23 & 30, 2008ERS Technology Class
Microsoft Word - Steps I & II (Beginning/Intermediate Skill Level)
4:00 - 7:00pm, ERS Technology Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Shirley Ready at shirleyr@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3031.
October 25, 2008Expanding Your Horizons
for Young Women in Grades 4 - 10
8:00am - 3:00pm, College of the Sequoias, Visalia
For more information, contact Jane Mitchell at janem@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0562.
October 27, 2008ERS Technology Class (Kids Too!)
Movie Making Using Windows MovieMaker (Beginning Skill Level)
4:00 - 7:00pm, ERS Technology Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Shirley Ready at shirleyr@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3031.
October 28, 2008ERS Technology Class (Kids Too!)
Introduction to PowerPoint (Beginning Skill Level)
4:00 - 7:00pm, ERS Technology Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Shirley Ready at shirleyr@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3031.
October 29, 2008Migrant Junior & Senior Day 2008
8:30am - 1:30pm, California State University, Fresno
For more information, contact Migrant Education at (559) 651-3035.
October 29, 2008Coaches' Support Network
for Literacy, English Learner & Mathematics Curriculum Coaches
12:30 - 3:30pm, Aspen Room, 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia
For more information, contact Sandy Carl at sandyc@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-1980.
October 29, 2008ERS Technology Class
Intermediate Adobe PhotoShop (Intermediate Skill Level)
4:00 - 7:00pm, ERS Technology Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Shirley Ready at shirleyr@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3031.
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November 4, 2008ERS Technology Class (Kids Too!)
Introduction to Microsoft Publisher (Beginning Skill Level)
4:00 - 7:00pm, ERS Technology Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Shirley Ready at shirleyr@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3031.
November 7, 2008Reconnecting Youth (RY) Campus Invasion
10:00am - 2:00pm; Visalia Adventure Park
For more information, contact Tom Byars at tbyars@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0155.
November 12 - 14, 2008Remembering the Holocaust
Tulare Jt. Union High School District;
Times and locations to be announced.
For more information, contact Marsha Ingrao at marshai@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0680.
November 13, 2008After School Program Directors Meeting
10:15am - 12:00pm; Madera County Office of Education, 28123 Avenue 14, Madera
For more information, contact Maria Magallanes at mariamag@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0155 ext.3612.
November 14, 2008Planetarium Public Show
Tulare County Night Skies Series - The Skies of Autumn
open to the public
7:00pm, Peña Planetarium, 2500 W. Burrel, Visalia
For more information, call (559) 737-6334.
November 15 & 22, 2008CTEL Test Preparation - Test 3
Culture and Cultural Diversity
8:00am - 4:30pm, ERS Multi-purpose Room, 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia
For more information, contact Jane Mitchell at janem@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0562.
Register online.
November 18, 2008ERS Technology Class (Kids Too!)
Digital Imaging with Photo Elements (Beginning Skill Level)
4:00 - 7:00pm, ERS Technology Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Shirley Ready at shirleyr@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3031.
November 19, 2008Edusoft Users Group
9:00am - 3:00pm, ERS Computer Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Shirley Ready at shirleyr@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3031.
Register online.
November 20, 2008Curriculum Council Meeting
8:30 - 11:00am, Board Room, 2637 W. Burrel, Visalia
For more information, contact Priscilla Gomez at pgomez@tcoe.org or call (559) 733-6326.
November 20, 2008Step Up Youth Summit
9:00am - 3:00pm; Visalia Convention Center
For more information, contact Adam Valencia at avalencia@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0155.
November 20, 2008ERS Technology Class
Microsoft Access (Beginning Skill Level)
4:00 - 7:00pm, ERS Technology Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Shirley Ready at shirleyr@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3031.
November 21 - 23, 2008Theatre Company Fall Recital
"Willie Wonka Jr."
L.J. Williams Theater, 1001 W. Main St., Visalia
For more information, contact Brian Roberts at brianr@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-1482.
November 21, 2008Planetarium Public Show
"Secret of the Cardboard Rocket"
open to the public
7:00pm, Peña Planetarium, 2500 W. Burrel, Visalia
For more information, call (559) 737-6334.
November 22, 2008CyberQuest
8:00am - 3:30pm, Visalia Convention Center
For more information, contact Glenn Williams at glennw@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3047.
November 24, 2008 - March 31, 2009Student Art Exhibition
Education Center, 2637 W. Burrel, Visalia
For more information, contact Brian Roberts at brianr@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-1482.
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December 2, 2008ERS Technology Class
Introduction to Adobe Illustrator (Beginning Skill Level)
4:00 - 7:00pm, ERS Technology Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Shirley Ready at shirleyr@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3031.
December 4 & 9, 2008ERS Technology Class
Microsoft Excel - Steps I & II (Beginning Skill Level)
4:00 - 7:00pm, ERS Technology Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Shirley Ready at shirleyr@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3031.
December 5, 2008Planetarium Public Show
"Holiday Music Magic"
open to the public
7:00pm, Peña Planetarium, 2500 W. Burrel, Visalia
For more information, call (559) 737-6334.
December 6, 2008Academic Decathlon Scrimmage
7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Carmen Friesen at carmenf@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3046.
December 10, 2008Credentialed School Nurse Workshop
For more information, contact Margarita Quintana at mquintana@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0130 ext.3730.
December 12, 2008Instructional Network Meeting / RSDSS
8:00am - 12:00pm, Elderwood Room, 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia
For more information, contact Priscilla Gomez at pgomez@tcoe.org or call (559) 733-6326.
December 12, 2008Planetarium Public Show
"A Christmas Story"
open to the public
7:00pm, Peña Planetarium, 2500 W. Burrel, Visalia
For more information, call (559) 737-6334.
December 17, 2008Edusoft Users Group
9:00am - 3:00pm, ERS Computer Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Shirley Ready at shirleyr@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3031.
Register online.
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January 1 - February 27, 2009Foundations for Life Essay Contest
for elementary, middle and high school students
For more information, contact Jane Mitchell at janem@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0562.
January 8, 2009After School Program Directors Meeting
9:00am - 12:00pm; Kings County Office of Education, 1144 W. Lacey Blvd, Hanford
For more information, contact Maria Magallanes at mariamag@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0155 ext.3612.
January 21, 2009Edusoft Users Group
9:00am - 3:00pm, ERS Computer Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Shirley Ready at shirleyr@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3031.
Register online.
January 21, 2009Coaches' Support Network
for Literacy, English Learner & Mathematics Curriculum Coaches
12:30 - 3:30pm, Aspen Room, 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia
For more information, contact Sandy Carl at sandyc@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-1980.
January 23, 2009Curriculum Council Meeting
8:30 - 11:00am, Board Room, 2637 W. Burrel, Visalia
For more information, contact Priscilla Gomez at pgomez@tcoe.org or call (559) 733-6326.
Janaury 24 - 25, 2009Circle J Field Science Weekend
for high school students interested in science and conservation careers
Circle J - Norris Ranch Campus, Springville
For more information, contact Nancy Bruce at circlej@ocsnet.net or call (559) 539-2263.
January 27 & 29, 2009;February 3 & 5, 2009
Mock Trial - Preliminary Rounds
5:00 - 8:00pm, Tulare County Courthouse, Visalia
For more information, contact Marsha Ingrao at marshai@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0680.
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February 1, 2009SCICON Open House
for 5th and 6th grade students and their families
12:00 - 4:00pm, SCICON Campus, Springville
For more information, contact Rick Mitchell at rickmit@tcoe.org or call (559) 539-2642.
February 6 & 7, 2009Academic Decathlon
February 6, 8:30am - 3:30pm, Lamp Liter Inn, Visalia
February 7, 8:30am - 3:30pm, Porterville College
For more information, contact Carmen Friesen at carmenf@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3046.
February 10, 2009Mock Trial - Semi-Final Round
5:00 - 8:00pm, Tulare County Courthouse, Visalia
For more information, contact Marsha Ingrao at marshai@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0680.
February 12, 2009Credentialed School Nurse Workshop
For more information, contact Margarita Quintana at mquintana@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0130 ext.3730.
February 17, 2009Mock Trial - Final Round
5:00 - 8:00pm, El Diamante High School Theater, Visalia
For more information, contact Marsha Ingrao at marshai@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0680.
February 18, 2009Edusoft Users Group
9:00am - 3:00pm, ERS Computer Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Shirley Ready at shirleyr@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3031.
Register online.
February 23 - 27, 2009Remembering the Holocaust
Visalia Unified School District;
Times and locations to be announced.
For more information, contact Marsha Ingrao at marshai@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0680.
February 25, 2009Tulare County Spelling Championship
8:30am - 1:00pm, Visalia Convention Center, Visalia
For more information, contact Nancy Bellin at nancyb@tcoe.org or call (559) 733-6734.
February 25, 20089th Annual Tulare County Anti-Tobacco Challenge Bowl
9:00am - 3:00pm, Elderwood Room, 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia
For more information, contact Tom Byars at tbyars@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0155.
February 27, 2009Instructional Network Meeting / RSDSS
8:00am - 12:00pm, Education Center, 2637 W. Burrel, Visalia
For more information, contact Priscilla Gomez at pgomez@tcoe.org or call (559) 733-6326.
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March 2 - 4, 2009Remembering the Holocaust
Porterville Unified School District;
Times and locations to be announced.
For more information, contact Marsha Ingrao at marshai@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0680.
March 3, 2009COOL Night
A College/Career Interest Event for Middle School Students
6:00 - 8:00pm, Visalia Convention Center
For more information, contact Tom Byars at tbyars@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0155.
March 7, 2009Science Olympiad (Division B/C)
Grades 6-9 / 9-12
8:00am - 4:00pm, College of the Sequoias, Visalia
For more information, contact Jonathan Janzen at jonathanj@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3043.
March 9 - 12, 2009Remembering the Holocaust
Small / Rural Schools;
Times and locations to be announced.
For more information, contact Marsha Ingrao at marshai@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0680.
March 12, 2009After School Program Directors Meeting
9:00am - 12:00pm; Merced County Office of Education, 632 W. 13th St., Merced
For more information, contact Maria Magallanes at mariamag@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0155 ext.3612.
March 13, 2009History Day
9:00am - 2:30pm, 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia
For more information, contact Marsha Ingrao at marshai@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0680.
March 16 - 20, 2009Storytelling
9:30 - 11:30am, Education Center, 2637 W. Burrel, Visalia
For more information, contact Jane Mitchell at janem@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0562.
March 16 - 22, 2009Tulare County Science & Engineering Fair
Sequoia Mall, Visalia
For more information, contact Jonathan Janzen at jonathanj@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3043.
March 18, 2009Edusoft Users Group
9:00am - 3:00pm, ERS Computer Lab, 7000 Doe Avenue, Visalia
For more information, contact Shirley Ready at shirleyr@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3031.
Register online.
March 19, 2009Tulare County Science & Engineering Fair Awards Ceremony
6:30 - 7:30pm, Sequoia Mall, Visalia
For more information, contact Jonathan Janzen at jonathanj@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-3043.
March 25, 2009Coaches' Support Network
for Literacy, English Learner & Mathematics Curriculum Coaches
12:30 - 3:30pm, Multi-Purpose Room, 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia
For more information, contact Sandy Carl at sandyc@ers.tcoe.org or call (559) 651-1980.