So often when we talk about schools, students, parents and teachers, we discuss things in arm-lengths type of way. We discuss how they need to have richer and more meaningful learning experiences, how we need to provide them with the opportunities to use the technological tools in authentic learning experiences. What we don’t discuss is how schools need to be places of living not just of learning. They need to be places of community where children can experience life-lessons not just academic lessons. The story that follows is about one such event that took place at our school this past year.
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Organizational Climate Index Tool - 6 views
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Survey tool and formula to analyze school climate amongst faculty
You Can't Stop the Rain « Educational Discourse - 10 views
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So often when we talk about schools, students, parents and teachers, we discuss things in arm-lengths type of way. We discuss how they need to have richer and more meaningful learning experiences, how we need to provide them with the opportunities to use the technological tools in authentic learning experiences. What we don't discuss is how schools need to be places of living not just of learning. They need to be places of community where children can experience life-lessons not just academic lessons. The story that follows is about one such event that took place at our school this past year.
Google Plus: Is This the Social Tool Schools Have Been Waiting For? - 15 views
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Will schools block Google+? Or will the finely-tuned privacy controls it offers trump schools', parents', and politicians' concerns?
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To use or not to use in schools? The +'s and -'s of Google+ integration into Google Apps for EDU
How to fix our schools - 4 views
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Listen, I love basketball. But the smartest kid in the school…should be getting as much attention as the basketball star. That’s a change that we’ve got to initiate in our community.”
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school systems will have to develop better ways of identifying good and bad teachers.
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In addition to teacher quality, they should pay attention to school leadership, curriculum improvement, and school organization.
Twiducate.com - Social Networking For Schools - 14 views
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A social networking tool specifically designed for use by teachers with their classes. -
Teachers can create an online community for their students.
"Share inspiration, ideas, reading, thoughts. Post discussions, deadlines, homework. Instrantly create surveys for students. Keep parents informed of daily projects."
"Not only will twiducate.com give your students the web 2.0 skills they need, but also expand their reading, writing, thoughts and ideas beyond the classroom setting." -
social networking for schools. Private and secure
Web 2.0 and Why! - 0 views
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As we explore these and other new tools, we must ask ourselves; How do we incorporate these into our classrooms in meaningful and useful ways?
Against Odds, New Orleans Schools Fight Back - New York Times - 0 views
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Great article about schools in New Orleans and what they're doing to try to get back up and running even this long after Katrina.
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