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Daily Archives: 1 March 2010
Seclusion and Restraints Study Released by Department of Education
Image by Christopher S. Penn via FlickrThe United States Department of Education has released a study detailing the policies and laws of the individual states concerning the use of seclusion and restraints. You may read the entire study here. A summa… Continue reading
D.C. evaluation system is winning over teachers (?)
According to a blog article, a teacher-evaluation system in place in Washington, D.C., schools has been criticized by a teachers union official as lacking an “appropriate system of support to improve instruction,” but some educators say it is the best … Continue reading
Posted in DC Public Schools, WTU
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Firing teachers is not proven to turn around schools
A veteran education writer is calling the decision to fire all educators at a Rhode Island high school “sad and desperate” and a move that doesn’t take into account issues such as poverty, home life and previous education. Valerie Strauss writes in thi… Continue reading
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Jennifer: Learners Seeing Learners
When I started my new job last fall, I needed to obtain a second credential in order to meet my students’ needs (well, and California’s…). I took one course on reading instruction, and the professor always emphasized the importance of… Continue reading
Posted in Blogger Jennifer, Instructional Strategies, Planning Ahead, Reading and Writing
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Can you tell it’s Monday?
Things I would rather be doing than being at work today:
- reading in bed
- watching T.V, curled up in a blanket on the couch
- looking for a different job
- shopping
- drinking something hot
- playing with the dog
- getting a root canal
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ican learn tech series
For those of you in the Chicagoland area, I’m excited to announce that I will be a part of the i can learn tech series from the PROUDD organization this April. The workshop will be called Using the Latest to Learn and will focus on ideas for using iPod Touch & iPhones to help students learn. As well as free or low-cost web2.0 sites that are great for all learners. You can check out the full flyer here.
The workshop will be Saturday, April 10 from 9-4. It will take place at the Naperville NIU campus. The cost for the workshop is $70 (or $130 for a couple). Registration is limited so get in early!
Patrick
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Posted in apps, i can learn tech series, iphone, iPod touch, Naperville, proudd, web2.0
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Lawmakers Announce Plans to Overhaul No Child Left Behind
Last week, leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee announced plans to revise the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), currently known as No Child Left Behind. In a bi-partisan statement, Reps. George Miller (D-CA), the chairman of the committee, John Kline (R-MN), the senior Republican of the committee, Dale E. Kildee (D-MI), the chairman of the subcommittee on elementary and secondary education, and Michael N. Castle (R-DE), the senior Republican of that subcommittee, stated, “Today, we’re announcing a bipartisan, open and transparent effort to rewrite No Child Left Behind – a law that we all… Continue reading
Posted in Administration, IDEA Early Intervention, IDEA Preschool, IDEA School Aged, NCLB/ESEA, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Education
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