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'HOOKY' PRINCIPAL RETURNS
A Brooklyn principal under investigation for playing hooky and allegedly padding her paycheck returned to New York following an expense-paid field trip to Miami Beach last week after The Post...
Schools get credit for kids predicted to pass future TAKS test
July 5, 2009 - When the state announces school ratings this month, hundreds of schools are expected to claim higher marks – and part of the credit goes to new state rules that count some students as passing the TAKS test when they actually failed.
High school programs across Bay Area reeling from cuts; some districts relying heavily on parent/athlete contributions
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July 5, 2009 - Athletic programs reeling from cuts, forcing at least one district to institute 'pay to play"
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Forums flying by too fast?
Laura's new "weekly roundup" for June 24 - July 1 will get you started! Plus, you can "page back" through previous round-ups, too! :-)
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The Happiest Place on Earth!?! 3 Replies
Hi all...... i think we do find ourselves living at an interesting time. So many ideas and so easy to access them! I find it interesting what it is we count and how we measure things. Depending ...
Started by Mike in UNCATEGORIZED. Last reply by Laura Gibbs 3 hours ago.
SUCCESS: What really worked for you this year...? 25 Replies
For many of us, it's the end of the school year... and summer is a great time to reflect on the year's successes! Please take a minute to share some of your success with everybody here - * Did you...
Started by Laura Gibbs in Class activities and teaching practices. Last reply by Mark Pennington 14 hours ago.
Play, Spirit, and Character
Here's another great interview entitled Play, Spirit, and Character conducted by Krista Tippett on Speaking of Faith. She is interviewing Stuart Brown, a physician and director of the National Inst...
Tagged: Speaking-of-Faith, Krista-Tippett, Stuart-Brown, importance-of-play, Play
Started by Anna Billings in Worldchanging and the good people who do it 15 hours ago.
Meditative Journey Through Photography, Art, Word, and Music
Greetings All, Here's an intriguing and beautiful website that features Gregory Colbert's creative project entitled Ashes and Snow. This exhibit closed at Mexico City's Zocalo Nomatic Museum in Ap...
Tagged: meditation, photography, art, creative-works
Started by Anna Billings in Worldchanging and the good people who do it 17 hours ago.
The Role of Creative Imagination in Learning
Spontaneous, quick thinking, problem solving is often attributed to our capacity for creative imagination. Along with this comes the ability to shift perspectives, see things from different angles,...
Tagged: free-play, Creative-imagination
Started by Anna Billings in Class activities and teaching practices 17 hours ago.
Will universities stay relevant? Discussion by Don Tapscott 8 Replies
Quoting: "Last week I wrote a substantial essay for the Edge arguing that the universities are entering a period of crisis. I argued that is a widening gap between the model of learning offered by...
Tagged: universities, revolution, education, change
Started by Or-Tal Kiriati in Learners, learning, and learning styles. Last reply by Mike 22 hours ago.
4th of July in America!?! 3 Replies
Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence contained a scathing denunciation of slavery. Jefferson’s change declares it immoral and illegal to consider one person the propert...
Started by Mike in UNCATEGORIZED. Last reply by Mike 23 hours ago.
Professional social networks as a mentoring tool 61 Replies
Connie and I have been talking about using social networks like this one to help support future teacher and beginning teachers. I have created a social network on Ning for our current students both...
Tagged: mentor+programs, mentoring, mentors
Started by Ken Messersmith in Professional development as an educator. Last reply by Connie Weber 1 day ago.
Kids Making a Difference
Here's a sampling of stories i've collected from my local newspapers about kids taking on projects to make a difference in their schools, their neighborhoods, and the world. I'd love to have this f...
Tagged: Kids-making-a-difference
Started by Anna Billings in Worldchanging and the good people who do it Jul 1.
Who is the learner of the future? What matters most for this learner? 15 Replies
Let's say you're at a cocktail party or a picnic. You're among friends, so you feel pretty easy about chatting, you can "speak your gut" more or less without getting too fancy, without piling on th...
Started by Connie Weber in UNCATEGORIZED. Last reply by Ken Messersmith Jul 1.
Liz Davis writes "Edubloggercon 2009: Notes and Reflections" 1 Reply
Liz Davis writes "Edubloggercon 2009: Notes and Reflections"--from The Power of Educational Technology "I started the day by offering a session on Professional Development. I was worried that no o...
Tagged: educational+technology, Edubloggercon+2009, professional+development, Davis, Liz+Davis
Started by Connie Weber in Professional development as an educator. Last reply by Connie Weber Jul 1.
Hope and Despair in the American City ...... 3 Replies
Public school resegregation is a "national horror hidden in plain view," writes former educator turned public education activist Kozol (Savage Inequalities, Amazing Grace). Hope and Despair in t...
Started by Mike in UNCATEGORIZED. Last reply by Connie Weber Jul 1.
How did you begin, in technology? 5 Replies
There must be a million ways to frame that question, all laden with nuances of meaning and implicit biases. Let me try some other ways. Think of where you are now with regard to using computers onl...
Tagged: teachers+as+learners, technology, beginning+point
Started by Connie Weber in UNCATEGORIZED. Last reply by Nathan Lowell Jun 28.
EFFECTIVENESS - helps and hampers 10 Replies
Hi all, I was just browsing the OECD feeds the other day, and see they've produced a report on teacher effectiveness (it's listed on the Fireside right sidebar as delicious links) but, it's also he...
Started by Ian Carmichael in Class activities and teaching practices. Last reply by Fred Deutsch Jun 27.
Is America Moving Toward a National Curriculum?!? 4 Replies
Hi All... hope this finds you all well! As we sit in our various parts of the world and play with school transformation wondering how many of you are aware of this: my comment in ( ). June 1, 200...
Started by Mike in UNCATEGORIZED. Last reply by Mike Jun 27.
Who wants to talk with me? 7 Replies
Finalizing initial document, the fruit of a long research, many discussions and blogs, I came to a point where I really need to hear your voices. Wherever you are, if you are an educator, and you c...
Started by Or-Tal Kiriati in UNCATEGORIZED. Last reply by Fred Deutsch Jun 27.
gathering ideas for a class project next year: nature into music into nature 12 Replies
I was listening to NPR this weekend and heard "Discovering Walruses" on that great show, Living On Earth. Since I was running, I had a lot of time to think. What if... Next year I'll be teaching ...
Tagged: environmental+sounds, animals, music
Started by Connie Weber in Class activities and teaching practices. Last reply by Ian Carmichael Jun 26.
Spelling Proverbs to teach spelling... what are some other ways you help students with spelling...?
I thought i would post something here about some materials I am preparing for my students in the coming year - as I've written about in my blog here previously, they really struggle with spelling a...
Started by Laura Gibbs in Learners, learning, and learning styles Jun 25.
Free Quality Teaching Tools & Resources - Ed Portal
As a teacher, I have spent far too much time collecting decent and quality teaching tools. Today, I working to inform K12 teachers about free access to thousands of sites, tools, and ed research l...
Tagged: tools, research, pedagogy, technology, learning
Started by S Mann in Class activities and teaching practices Jun 25.
Obama on Fathers — a Wordle 1 Reply
Obama had a lot to say about fathers on Father's Day. Here is how one piece he wrote looks as a Wordle. Want to know more about Wordles? See my blog post on Wordles here.
Tagged: Obama-on-fathers
Started by Anna Billings in Worldchanging and the good people who do it. Last reply by Anna Billings Jun 23.
Blog Posts
Inspiring Performances — My Favorites from America's Got Talent
Sure there are plenty of goofy, even offensive acts (and people) on this show (the stuff of entertainment, painful though it can be), but when those authentic v… Continue
Posted by Anna Billings on July 4, 2009 at 3:30pm
PLN - huh?
It started with this tweet from Steve to Dean
@shareski "Be social and personal. The social is the key." Agreed. PLN's are ineffective if social isn't mixed in with professional.
To which, I replied:
@teach42 i might argue that all learning is personal. it's when you apply it that it gets professional. or not.
His response was:
@nlowell Learning is personal, but not all n… Continue
Posted by Nathan Lowell on July 3, 2009 at 9:07am
Fireside Round-Up: Wednesday, July 1
A round-up of Fireside discussions and blogs for June 24 - July 1.The items listed below are in no particular order. Did I miss something??? Please add a comment to this blog post to let us know about something missing on the list! :-)
Recent/Ongoing Discussions:… Continue
Posted by Laura Gibbs on July 1, 2009 at 8:37pm
Tech how and when did I learn
I took computers classes at DMACC here in Des Moines Iowa, then I got a break!
One day I was asked to become the training sales person in the Training Dept at CompUSA, I asked who would my boss be, well your on your own, you have one teacher
It was me and him (Steven and Tim) I sold the computer classes and he thought. them
With in 6 mo we were selling 100,000 a mo.
Now I am the District Training Mng and he was one of two teachers that… Continue
Posted by Steven Paul Pritchard on June 27, 2009 at 12:33pm
Fireside Round-Up: Wednesday, June 24
A round-up of Fireside discussions and blogs for June 17 - June 24.The items listed below are in no particular order. Did I miss something??? Please add a comment to this blog post to let us know about something missing on the
… ContinuePosted by Laura Gibbs on June 24, 2009 at 4:30pm
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