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Connie Weber

"Cough Safe" -- a very funny AND educational video

Do you have a lot of colds going around your school? Watch this very funny and instructive video; see if you want to show it to your stud...

Started by Connie Weber

1 Feb. 13, 2008
Reply by Ellen Pham
Connie Weber

"Arts Education Touted as Key to U.S. Innovation Agenda,, " article in edweek

Hello Everyone, This article in edweek by Andrew Trotter is well worth reading. There's a poll about the importance of the arts, and a we...

Started by Connie Weber

2 Feb. 3, 2008
Reply by Connie Weber
Laura Gibbs

Any 100% online classes in your school / district / state?

Detailed and very interesting article in the New York Times today provides a survey of online schooling developments, covering both eleme...

Started by Laura Gibbs

0 Feb. 1, 2008
Vincent Mespoulet

What do you think about Virtual Schools ?

I really don't know what to think about this article below, because in France, we have no virtual schools. Can you help me to better know...

Started by Vincent Mespoulet

2 Jan. 26, 2008
Reply by Vincent Mespoulet
Connie Weber

measuring teachers by test scores, NYTimes article

Hello All, Although what's discussed in this article tends to be a contentious issue, it's something we need to keep in our scopes. There...

Started by Connie Weber

5 Jan. 25, 2008
Reply by Connie Weber
Ian Carmichael

Leadership, change and teaching

I've just been reading Leading Change.The section on Max De Pree of Herman Miller describes Max's view of leadership. (p 44-5) *The firs...

Started by Ian Carmichael

34 Jan. 25, 2008
Reply by Connie Weber
Ian Carmichael

Strengths in Education

We often moan about what's wrong in education. Here's a couple of resources, looking at strengths, from the newsletter of the European Po...

Started by Ian Carmichael

1 Jan. 25, 2008
Reply by Connie Weber
Connie Weber

reading: decline? alleged decline? changes in reading behaviors?

Hello All, I just read two articles on reading--its decline, or its alleged decline. The first one left me perturbed and agitated, the se...

Started by Connie Weber

9 Jan. 21, 2008
Reply by Laura Gibbs
Connie Weber

"Drive On to Improve Evaluation Systems for Teachers," article in edweek

"Drive On to Improve Evaluation Systems for Teachers," by Bess Keller from the article: "‘Meaningless’ Exercises Mr. Toch and the pane...

Started by Connie Weber

4 Jan. 20, 2008
Reply by Penelope Millar
Nancy Bosch

LOC Meets Flickr Part I and Part II

I posted this over at CR2.0, so exciting. Check it out.

Started by Nancy Bosch

0 Jan. 20, 2008

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