Fireside Round-Up: Saturday, October 24

[Laura Gibbs]

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A round-up of Fireside discussions and blogs for October 11 - 24. Sorry for the hiatus: I was in Austin last week, and spent this week just trying to get caught up from being out of town! 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:

• In Memoriam: Theodore Ryland Sizer-June 23, 1932 - October 21, 2009
• Curiosity is the key. Isn't it?
• School Lunches — Does Nutrition Matter?
• "Dehumanized" --by Mark Slouka, in Harper's
• Teacher Preparation Webcast (an FYI)
• What are your current challenges?
• The new Ning Gift thing - keep it, or can it?
• "Where Do the Children Play?" Project
• THINGS I LOVE ABOUT TEACHING!?!?
• SCHOOL CHANGE--ROOT QUESTION- WHAT DO ALL CHILDREN NEED?
• The Fun Theory
• Race to Nowhere, The Dark Side of America's Achievement Culture-
• Grades
• Raising Kids With A Wild Side
• Common Core Standards/Testing-SAT Scores-IQ-RACE---Multiple Intelli...
• A profile in courage (or as the commercial says what do you want on...
• Cost and Commitment
• "Why I Left Teaching Behind" --by Sarah Fine, Washington Post
• Duncan's Chicago Reforms!!??

Recent/Ongoing Group Activity:

• Parents fire
• Raising Horizons Quest
• Florigelia
• sustainability, news to know, complex natural problems
• epidemiology
• Educating for Global Citizenship
• Evidence-Based Practices
• The Neuroscience of Learning
• Harvard Project Zero Classroom, and Future of Learning

New Blog Posts:

• Marion Brady's article appears in today's Washinton Post
• Can you do anthropology virtually?
• Prior Knowledge and The Flow of Learning
• Things Done Offline (10-17-09)
• Twitter As Professional Learning Resource
• Reflections on language, science, and a tangent

New Media: See all the latest photos - and below is a list of the latest videos.

• Carolyn Steel: How food shapes our cities

New Members:

• Nikia Stevenson
• David Winship
• Ashley L. Miller
• Elizabeth L. Haslam, Ph.D.
• Rev. Dr. Norma J. Patterson
• Jekema Lee
• Martha Russell
• Jacqueline Claire Holt
• Fiona Stewart
• Lynn Barendsen
• Shaii Kiriati
• Erin Ogden
• Francisca Veale
• Adam Gilman
• Ron Zwerin
• Mary E. MacKay
• Vic Charlton
• Rogier Gregoire
• Louise K Forman