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This article Examines whether the college catalog and language therein constitute a legally binding contract between college and student. Categorizes catalog litigation by cases involving dismissal, granting of degrees, tuition, admission, and course offerings. The courts appear to agree that the student-college relationship is contractual in nature and that the relevant contractual terms are set forth in the catalogs. (202 references) (MLH) This is extremely timely given that all MET students must realign to the new AECT standards (and were told 5 days into the start of the semester!)

This site, The Cool Cat Teacher, was very appealing to me. There is a great layout of useful information for technology, assessment, lesson plans, etc for multiple grade levels and content areas. This particular podcast stood out to me this week as I'm getting prepared for our Data Team meeting at my school next week. I also found it interesting in our content this week that online learning is perceived to be more individualized. In that case, being able to take data and use it to drive the direction of your classroom learning is very important.