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Connie Weber

evaluation of principals; field-testing of the Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership

In edweek.org: "Assessment to Rate Principal Leadership to be Field-Tested," by Lynn Olson. from the article: "While districts nationwi...

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4 Jan. 20, 2008
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"teaching as jazz"

Here's an article from Educational Leadership: "Teaching as Jazz" by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Amy Germundson from the article: "Four Elem...

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15 Jan. 18, 2008
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"Big Brain Theory: Have Cosmologists Lost Theirs?" NYTimes article

Hello All, Just can't resist posting this, although I haven't a clue what it all means. Maybe some of you can explain it, or react to it...

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6 Jan. 16, 2008
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phys ed in the great outdoors

Here's a news article about PE being done differently: "Phys ed classes changing course" by Karen Johnson, Seattle Times. I would love to...

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3 Jan. 16, 2008
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on cheating: reference to an Alfie Kohn article

This is in response to a blog by Laura. Laura talks about how cheating makes her sad. I too, feel that way. Getting a big picture about w...

Started by Connie Weber

8 Jan. 11, 2008
Reply by Ian Carmichael
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brain cells and networking

Here's an article to check out: "Brain Cells, Doing Their Job With Some Neighborly Help" By BENEDICT CAREY December 25, 2007, New York T...

Started by Connie Weber

3 Jan. 6, 2008
Reply by Laura B.
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American Academy of Pediatrics: the Importance of Play

Here is an article several of us have read before--and handed out to parents. Has anyone had any reactions to it from the people they've ...

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2 Jan. 6, 2008
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Carol Dweck in Scientific American

Carol Dweck 's article, "The Secret to Raising Smart Kids," was recently published in Scientific American. Several of us have shared this...

Started by Connie Weber

16 Jan. 3, 2008
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"A Threat So Big, Academics Try Collaboration" New York Times article

Isn't that a great title? This article from the New York Times is about crossing disciplinary lines to tackle a big problem: global warmi...

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2 Dec. 30, 2007
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article on Asperger's Syndrome in New Yorker

Several of us at school read this article from the New Yorker called "Parallel Play: A lifetime of restless isolation explained". I don't...

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2 Dec. 23, 2007
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