The D2 Center will be closed Monday, December 24, and Tuesday, December 25, reopening on Wednesday, December 26. We will also be closed Monday, December 31, and Tuesday, January 1, 2013, reopening Wednesday, January 2.
Monthly Archives: December 2012
December 14, 2012
Dropout Re-engagement Network Meeting, Denver, CO, Dec. 4-6, 2012
Posted by Carolyn
Last week, D2 Center co-director Greg Emmel, Barb Farho from the City of Omaha Mayor’s Office, and I flew to Denver to attend this year’s Dropout Re-engagement Network meeting along with representatives from seventeen other cities across the U.S.
A new D2 Center elective credit math class starts Monday, December 17, 2012. The class, taught by Nebraska certified math teachers Ms. Donna Trout and Ms. Jackie Thomas, allows for ongoing participation every week on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. Online global classroom Khan Academy is the core of the curriculum for the course. Students also have the opportunity to bring in “live” math assignments from current required math classes they’re taking in their traditional high school or alternative program and receive individual assistance. Students can bank hours they attend and may eventually earn an elective credit after completing their Khan coursework and a minimum of 45 hours.
Omaha Area Health Education Center (AHEC) will be offering a CPR / First Aid and Infant CPR certification course for D2 Center students at the D2 Center, Monday, December 10, 2012, from 4-8 P.M.