Monthly Archives: June 2012

Edutopia News | May 30, 2012

Always a pleasure to share Edutopia newsletters and blogs. Here’s one that was sent out a few weeks ago–yes, I’m catching up. (wink) You don’t have to wait for me and my input. You can get Edutopia information directly from … Continue reading

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your voice | summer 2012

Below is a link to an informal survey regarding the “option” of failure at the university level. Some of the comments are interesting, and related articles are helpful to anyone teaching at the post-secondary level–whether online or in traditional classrooms. … Continue reading

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Originally posted on Virtual School Meanderings:
From Saturday’s inbox… Allied Online High School Blog Offline Summer Reading Recommendations for Online High School Students Posted: 15 Jun 2012 10:57 AM PDT By JACQUELYN SANBORN, Dean of Instruction at Allied National High…

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Russell Simmons: So a Rabbi and a Hip-Hop Mogul Go to Israel…

This piece caught my eye as something we need to remember to “teach” to American children  \as well as to Americanadults not only about tolerance but also about acceptance.  A quote from the linked-to blog: Its our responsibility to teach our children … Continue reading

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Originally posted on Used Books in Class:
Shhhhh….We’ve been very, very quiet in grade 9 this year with our Silent Sustained Reading (SSR) academic experiment in the college prep 9th grade class. 77 students were asked to read a minimum…

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From ed.gov: Preventing “Rusty Summer Readers”

What is great about this post is that it focuses on a child’s interests, and not so much on what adults would like them to read. But it also strongly suggests a scheduling a daily reading time and discussing with … Continue reading

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From: NCVPS E-learning Advisors Portal – E-lerts

Virtual Public Schools! Go, North Carolina!! How well this school functions is, at this point, a little less important than that it exists and functions! We don’t normally view North Carolina as having the most progressive of educational systems, yet … Continue reading

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Teach Plus: Closing the Curriculum Gap Is a Social Justice Issue

In the debate over how to improve public education, we should not lose sight of what we as teachers and schools are actually doing, of how are we educating our students and to what end. Strong performance on standardized tests … Continue reading

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Reblog: What adults can learn from kids

Another winner from elketeaches. This time, she shares an older video clip. One of my favorite quotes is “Kids already do a lot of learning from adults and we have a lot to share. I think that adults should start … Continue reading

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Mindless TV (“Survivor”) versus Intelligent Shows (“Harry’s Law”): Money versus Quality?

While clicking through Facebook this morning, I came across another blogger supporting the effort to bring back Harry’s Law.  He blames it on the stupidity of the audience. Aaron’s TV Saver Blog may have it wrong, though. The audiences that still … Continue reading

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