Independent school culture is such that teachers need to make certain they build on the rich heritage of what works and yet make room to rethink delivery of AP courses and such so that these kids not only get into some of the most prestigious colleges around, but they are fluent in the new literacies when they arrive.
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IRIS - iR Independent School Information Database - 0 views
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A fairly complete guide for independent school folks looking for just about any vendor or organization working in the K-12 space. Brought to us by inResonance.
21st Century Learning: Learning2.0 - 0 views
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Web 2.0 – and ultimately School 2.0 -- is all about this two-way or group communication. The Web is no longer just a place to search for resources. It’s a place to find people, to exchange ideas, to demonstrate our creativity before an audience. The Internet has become not only a great curriculum resource but a great learning resource. The second generation Web is in fact, laying the foundation for ideas such as Classroom 2.0, Teacher 2.0 and Learning 2.0.
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Independent school culture is such that teachers need to make certain they build on the rich heritage of what works and yet make room to rethink delivery of AP courses and such so that these kids not only get into some of the most prestigious colleges around, but they are fluent in the new literacies when they arrive.
The Professionalization of Independence - 2 views
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New Tensions and Opportunities for Independent School Teachers
Seven misconceptions about how students learn - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post - 7 views
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Excellent summary from the Independent Curriculum Group
Rethinking Technology Leadership in Today's Independent Schools | SIGIS - 5 views
Cultivating Innovators in Independent Schools | The Puzzle - 3 views
Podcast: Exploring School Sustainability with Patrick Bassett, President, National Asso... - 0 views
Around the Corner - MGuhlin.net - 0 views
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Having enrolled my 8 year old in a private, Episcopal school for the last few years, and had the experience of seeing him survive but not thrive in two public schools in two different districts, I have to agree there are savage inequities in play.
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independent school education
This pampered private school elite can only lead to US decline | Naomi Wolf | Comment i... - 1 views
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"How many times has a kid said to me,'You work for me; I am your employer,'" sighed one such administrator to me, recently. This unbalancing of the power relationship in the parents' direction has forced private school principals and teachers to cater to parents by increasingly offering an obstacle-free school experience – since that is what parents demand.
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I have actually also heard this stated by public school children (and parents) in the form of "my taxes pay your salary". This is not an independent school thing alone...
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the teachers work for them; rather than serving as authority figures to the kids, educators at such schools complain that wealthy US parents increasingly expect "service" and "deliverables" from teachers, so won't brook a poor grade or evaluation, or a difficult experience for their child
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ipaduse - home - 4 views
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iPad users wiki
Shane's Skoolblog - Ten Essential Components of Great e-Learning | Skoolbo - 1 views
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Thoughts on eLearning - well said.
Progressive Education - 0 views
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conventional practices, including homework, grades, and tests, prove difficult to justify for anyone who is serious about promoting long-term dispositions rather than just improving short-term skills.
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Some of the features that I’ve listed here will seem objectionable, or at least unsettling, to educators at more traditional schools
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A truly impressive collection of research has demonstrated that when students are able to spend more time thinking about ideas than memorizing facts and practicing skills — and when they are invited to help direct their own learning — they are not only more likely to enjoy what they’re doing but to do it better. Progressive education isn’t just more appealing; it’s also more productive.
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Spring 08 article from Independent School magazine does a nice job of getting to the point of progressive education
Texas administrators share vision to change schools - 0 views
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The school administrators want to return control to principals, teachers, parents, school board members and others at the local level —
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School can be a very boring place for a student sitting at a desk all day
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emphasizes sanctions rather than rewards
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I'm interested that they seem to be recommending moving towards more school-based decision making- one of the defining traits of independent schools
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune - Teacher e-mails made public - 0 views
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"Based on our interpretation of the current state law, the public interest demands those e-mails be released." Bubolz said in July he made the request to see if the teachers were doing their job "... the way it's supposed to be done."
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"People will know this decision is out there," Jonen said. "The effect will be any public employee that does a personal e-mail at work is subject to having that released."
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"There's no misconduct at all; they don't want the public to feel they were misusing resources," she said. "These are e-mails they wrote to their friends, spouse or kids. It's a little unsettling they will be for public view."
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Teacher emails released to "make sure they're doing their jobs."
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Another great reason to be in an independent school.