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Darcy Goshorn

No Dentist Left Behind - 4 views

www.trelease-on-reading.com/no-dentist.html

NCLB nochildleftbehind humor satire teachers politics for:cffcoach

shared by Darcy Goshorn on 06 Jun 10 - Cached
  • Darcy Goshorn on 06 Jun 10
     
    "John Taylor, retired superintendent of schools in Lancaster, S.C., offers this history of the above essay which he wrote while leading that district: "The parody was originally titled 'Absolutely the Best Dentists.' It was written and sent to every newspaper and legislator in South Carolina a number of years ago in an attempt to point out the absurdities inherent in South Carolina's then new accountability act which was focused on 'absolute' performance and threatened retention for every child who couldn't meet very challenging grade level standards. (Not to mention severe penalties for 'poorly performing' schools, teachers ands administrators.) Since then it has traveled widely to the point that I have not been able to keep up with the uses; but I know it has appeared in teacher association publications in at least three Canadian Provinces and in Australia, as well as dozens in the USA. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) seems to have given the story a new life." Thus: No Dentist Left Behind. The essay remains on the Lancaster County School District's Web site."
Kathe Santillo

Fantasy Congress - Where People Play Politics! - 0 views

www.fantasycongress.com

CFFButler American_Government_&_Law Interactive_Activities

shared by Kathe Santillo on 01 May 08 - No Cached
  • Kathe Santillo on 01 May 09
     
    FantasyCongress.com works just like fantasy sports leagues except instead of sports players, you draft politicians who receive scores based on their legislation, votes, etc.
Kathe Santillo

Legislative Branch Resources on GPO Access - 0 views

www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html

CFFButler American_Government_&_Law

shared by Kathe Santillo on 01 May 09 - Cached
  • Kathe Santillo on 01 May 09
     
    Use this web site to search data bases on information involving the United States Congress.
Michelle Krill

Don't Text and Drive - Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration - 3 views

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shared by Michelle Krill on 16 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Michelle Krill on 16 Mar 10
     
    "Students at Asher Public School, Asher, Oklahoma, are currently collaborating with students in Illinois, Indiana, and Washington using a global platform that consists of the project Ning, Wiki, and Skype. The Ning is located at: http:dontextandrive.ning.com/. Membership into the Ning is representative of their pledge not to text and drive. The Ning sufficiently addresses current research, data, laws, and even legislation through active blogging and forum discussion exchanges. We are interested in collaborating with schools from within the United States to outside. This is a global issue and deserves global attention. We want to be part of the solution and not part of the problem. Please join us."
Michelle Krill

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills - Report Identifies Inherent Link Between a 21s... - 0 views

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21st 21stcenturyskills report

shared by Michelle Krill on 18 Sep 08 - Cached
  • Creating a 21st century education system that prepares students, workers and citizens to triumph in the global skills race is the central economic competitiveness issue currently facing the United States, according to a new report released by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.
  • Sponsored by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, Ford Motor Company Fund, KnowledgeWorks Foundation and the National Education Association, the report notes that the country’s economic output has changed dramatically over the past 30 years and there is no sign this trend will stop.
  • As the world continues to shift from an industrial economy to a service economy driven by information, knowledge and innovation, cultivating 21st century skills is vital to economic success.
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  • While the global economy has been changing, the United States has focused primarily on closing domestic achievement gaps and largely ignored the growing necessity of graduating students capable of filling emerging job sectors.
  • Abroad, developed and competing nations have focused on imparting a different set of skills – 21st century skills –  to their graduates because these skills increasingly power the wealth of nations. Furthermore, businesses now require workers who can handle more responsibility and contribute more to productivity and innovation.
  • “Through my work with the business community, it has become apparent that there isn’t a lack of employees that are technically proficient but a lack of employees that can adequately communicate and collaborate, innovate and think critically,” said Ken Kay, president of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. “At this pivotal moment in our nation’s history, legislators and policymakers must focus on the outcomes we know produce graduates capable of competing in the 21st century and forging a viable economic future.”
Darcy Goshorn

GovTrack.us - 0 views

www.govtrack.us

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shared by Darcy Goshorn on 17 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Darcy Goshorn on 17 Feb 09
     
    Tracking the U.S. Congress via RSS feeds, etc.
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