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Thursday, June 18, 2009. Middle Schoolers Shape the Destiny of the Nation. This week I have chosen to blog about a recent article that I found in the May 2009 issue of Middle School Journal. The article is written by Ken Kay who is president of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Labels: 21st century skills. June 19, 2009 at 7:02 AM. June 20, 2009 at 8:09 PM. Our kids and our schools deserve alot better in my opinion. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Taking a Look at Engaged Learning. Gabby Greta...
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Teaching2Learn: Cooperative Learning Boosts Math Achievement
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Thursday, June 25, 2009. Cooperative Learning Boosts Math Achievement. I really liked the section of our text this week that discussed cooperative learning and decided to expand on that for my blog post this week. I found an article published out of Baltimore on June 24th called Cooperative Learning Methods Top List of Effective Approaches for Secondary Mathematics, Finds Johns Hopkins Review. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Brian's Principals: A blog about Teaching and Learning. I chose the book ...
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Teaching2Learn: A Test Is a Test Is a Test – Not!
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Thursday, July 2, 2009. A Test Is a Test Is a Test – Not! This title is borrowed from an article about achievement testing from Educational Leadership. The author states that all achievement tests are not the same. Many times when achievement tests are used as the basis for research studies the name of the test is not even mentioned. Given that achievement tests differ from each other, it is like basing research results on the comparison between apples and oranges. In conclusion, I hate to see what stand...
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I'm Forever Learning: Twitter 2:the new voice of Freedom?
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Twitter 2:the new voice of Freedom? What a difference a week makes. Amidst the mountains of complete airless nothingness, there seemed to be an hint that something good could come out of this seemingly unnecessary and time wasting technology. There are some out there pounding the Twitter drum with limited effect, so it seemed Twitter needed some ground shaking event that it could be applied too in order to make it's potential known. And his desire to burn Israel to the ground.
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Thursday, June 4, 2009. How does this tie into social capital? I say, “Good for You, Fargo teachers” for addressing a new need that will make our students better people. For more tips on etiquette please consult this site: http:/ www.mannersinternational.com/etiquette tips.asp. June 7, 2009 at 12:03 PM. June 7, 2009 at 4:59 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Brian's Principals: A blog about Teaching and Learning. Taking a Look at Engaged Learning. The Boredom Stops Here. Nenow's Edu 630 thoughts.
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Beyond Bindings: 6/28/09 - 7/5/09
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Only the Educated Are Free" - Epictetus. From begin to read.com. Statistics like these took on new meaning for me after a trip to the James River Correctional Center. After we left the prison, I was struck by the irony of the situation. Is there a need for prison libraries? Can we help by donating books and materials? Back on the bus, various conversations broke out about the prison experience. The general consensus? We were overwhelmed by the feeling that even as temporary volunt...
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Beyond Bindings: 7/5/09 - 7/12/09
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Immediately following the shootings at Columbine, a sophomore member of the soccer team said this about the shooters: “They’re freaks. Nobody really liked them, just ‘cause they - -. The majority of them were gay. So everyone would make fun of them” (. Found that “9 out of 10 secondary school principals report that their students have been harassed. 183; 36.5 % of GLB youth grades 9-12 have attempted suicide - 20.5% of those attempts resulting in medical care. 183; 82.9% of LGB...
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Beyond Bindings: 5/24/09 - 5/31/09
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Thursday, May 28, 2009. I titled this blog "Beyond Bindings" because it describes the changing status of school library media centers today. It is one of the most exciting evolutions happening in education. The library media center has morphed into a center for acquiring information in myriad forms. Today's library media specialist can now hold the key to a world beyond the walls of the library. Check out this link about Library 2.0. Http:/ library20.ning.com/. Links to this post. View my complete profile.
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Beyond Bindings: 5/31/09 - 6/7/09
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009. In his book Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope. 2000), educator and activist, Jonathan Kozol. Jonathan Kozol talks with a student at St. Ann's Church in New York City's South Bronx. Five years later, in the. Article, “Still Separate, Still Unequal: America's Educational Apartheid,”. He describes a return to hopelessness and an educational system that is taking a backward glance. The attitudes of the faculty and students in these schools seem only fitting for th...
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Beyond Bindings: "Only the Educated Are Free" --Epictetus
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Only the Educated Are Free" - Epictetus. From begin to read.com. Statistics like these took on new meaning for me after a trip to the James River Correctional Center. After we left the prison, I was struck by the irony of the situation. Is there a need for prison libraries? Can we help by donating books and materials? Back on the bus, various conversations broke out about the prison experience. The general consensus? We were overwhelmed by the feeling that even as temporary volunt...