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We can point fingers. We can blame others. We can rail against the system. But we must recognize that we are in charge of the system. In essence, as stewards of school organizations, we ARE the system. We create the system every day.

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective IEP Teams

This kind of project might actually get a bunch of teenagers interested in history... :)

Now Dr. Punya Mishra, of Michigan State University and TPACK fame, offers his take on the commercial as he reflects on his own new graduate program

In his words, "being completely open and honest with no sense of pretense or cover" is the best approach to building loyalty, whether it's with teammates, peers, customers, or clients. Lencioni correctly identifies the biggest barriers to really getting Touchy-Feely: fear and insecurity."

The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

"Technological networks have transformed prominent businesses sectors: music, television, financial, manufacturing. Social networks, driven by technological networks, have similarly transformed communication, news, and personal interactions. Education sits at the social/technological nexus of change - primed for dramatic transformative change."

Social Media (Trends and implications for learning) Seminar Series by George Siemens and David Cormier

Will Richardson has started a wiki to explore the "10 big questions" in education, in order to collaboratively build a resource for Districts to "kickstart" their own conversations.

The difference between them HAVING to do it and them WANTING to do it is the difference between apathy and engagement.

With this tool, you can send free phone reminders and alerts to yourself and/or your friends. Might be useful for PACs? or Teachers?

What we've decided is that we will no longer use the web filter as a classroom management tool.

5 ways to recognize when your mindset is holding you back:

Generally speaking, do we (as a nation, as a profession) put forth every effort to stretch the students who are already "there"? Do we take for granted the fact that some students, without much assistance from us, will be (supposedly) "just fine" academically on their own? Are they really "just fine" or "where they need to be" if we haven't truly challenged them to stretch and grow academically and intellectually? Do they not deserve to be s t r e t c h e d also? Do they not deserve to learn and grow academically as much as possible, too? Are they really reaching their potential if we haven't even tried to find how far their potential reaches?

Sometimes, you just have to ask - politely.

Engaging youth in dialogue - Can we redefine our values and act with the future in mind?

Developing the talents of gifted children

Free educational clip art resources

Technique for tracking changes on any website, even if they have no RSS feed