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Connie Weber

Question: put on your parent hat, or relative hat. Who was a good teacher in your child's life; why do you say that?

For this one, please put on your parent hat. Or your relative hat: grandparent, uncle, aunt, sibling. Think of a child or some children ...

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Mike

Illinois Racial Discipline Gap Widens- By The Associated Press- 11-23-09

Hi All... hope everyone is well. this just in from the associated press ( i do not mean to single out Illinois, this is a problem in man...

Started by Mike

1 Nov 27
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Mike

Begin With The End In Mind?!?

…To be human is to become visible while carrying what is hidden as a gift to others… — David Whyte From the work of Bill Plotkin...

Started by Mike

1 Nov 26
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Mike

Common Core Standards/Testing-SAT Scores-IQ-RACE---Multiple Intelligences?!?!

Hi All...... rainy...nor-easter here on the coast of southern new jersey. Windy...cold...a good night to drink hot drinks and wonder wher...

Started by Mike

0 Oct 16
Ian Carmichael

Cost and Commitment

I've been tidying up my RSS feeds after some time away - and partway through the UNICEF material I came across these quotes “Eight hundr...

Started by Ian Carmichael

7 Oct 15
Reply by Ellen Pham
Sean Nash

Possibilities 2.0

"Give me potential or give me death." ~yep, my version of Patrick Henry's stuff Now that I think of it, I probably could have just ent...

Started by Sean Nash

2 Jun 22
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Connie Weber

"The Spiritual Insight of Children" --from the radio show "Speaking of Faith"

"The Spiritual Insight of Children" --from the radio show "Speaking of Faith" with Krista Tippett I heard this podcast on a long Sunday ...

Started by Connie Weber

4 Jun 10
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Connie Weber

Ideas for student talks with educators on Elluminate

Hello All, I'm gathering students from 4th grade to HS who would like to talk with educators world-wide, answering questions, asking que...

Started by Connie Weber

0 Jun 8
Connie Weber

"Continual, Collaborative, on the Job Learning" --Will Richardson, Weblogg-ed

"Continual, Collaborative, on the Job Learning" --Will Richardson, Weblogg-ed Why is it so hard for educators to focus on their own lear...

Started by Connie Weber

0 Apr 30
Or-Tal Kiriati

Education in NY, in the US...opportunities...

When I visited the Natural History Museum in NY I met with several school classes who visited on the same day. (Mind you, Monday is never...

Started by Or-Tal Kiriati

4 Apr 26
Reply by Ellen Pham
Connie Weber

Question: put on your parent hat, or relative hat. Who was a good teacher in your child's life; why do you say that?

For this one, please put on your parent hat. Or your relative hat: grandparent, uncle, aunt, sibling. Think of a child or some children ...

Started by Connie Weber

5 Apr 26
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