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Brian Udell

Educational Leadership:Meeting Students Where They Are:The Latino Education Crisis - 0 views

  • hey're the fastest-growing ethnic group but the most poorly educated. Do we have what it takes to close the gap?
  • hey now constitute the largest minority group in the United States and the fastest growing segment of its school-age population.
  • he Latino public school population nearly doubled between 1987 and 2007,
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  • n key states in the U.S. Southwest, such as Texas and California, the Latino school-age population is already approaching one-half of all students
  • Latinos are the least educated of all major ethnic groups
  • growth in college degrees for Latinos is almost flat.
  • ata from the 1998 Early Childhood Longitudinal Study show that only one-half as many Latino children as white children fall into the highest quartile of math and reading skills at the beginning of kindergarten, and more than twice as many fall into the lowest quartile
  • Many also go to school hungry
  • Young Latino children are more than twice as likely to be poor as white childre
  • ore than 40 percent of Latina mothers lack even a high school diploma
  • Many studies have shown that school benefits poor children more than middle-class children (Alexander, Entwisle, & Olsen, 1997; Coleman, 1966)
  • Under the right conditions, schools could conceivably close the gaps for Latino children, but the schools that serve most Latino students today have not met those conditions
  • Latinos are slightly more likely than black students
  • to attend hypersegregated schools
  • One key to successfully meeting Latino students' needs is to conceptualize our efforts as a continuum of interventions rather than discrete interventions;
  • he evidence suggests that a continuing net of support for disadvantaged students is likely to significantly improve their academic outcomes and reduce the wide gaps in achievement that now exist
  • n his study of Oklahoma's universal preschool program, Gormley (2008) documented that Latino students benefited more than any other category of student from attending preschool. In both reading and math readiness, the Latinos in the program performed approximately one year above those Latino students who did not attend preschool.
  • To sustain the effects of early interventions, it is crucial to strengthen the capacity of K–12 schools to monitor and support students once they arrive at school
  • rograms promoting bilingualism have been found to produce superior academic outcomes for both Latino students whose first language is Spanish and for non-Spanish speakers, while also developing a strong competence in a second language (see Genesee, Lindholm-Leary, Saunders, & Christian, 2006).
  • High school programs that focus on immediate issues such as dropout prevention and college-going tend to be more successful for Latino youth than those with less focused goals
  • Latino students' extraordinarily high dropout rate is related, in part, to their lack of attachment to school and a sense of not belonging
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    Very important topic that anyone teaching Latino/a students should read.
Judy Arzt

Bitstrips for Schools - 0 views

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    A comic strip making online tool for kids and schools. Check out the school resources. 
Judy Arzt

Ten ways schools are using social media effectively | eSchool News - 1 views

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    Provides descriptions of ways schools are using social media for communication with and among students, with parents, and with the community, as well as a general learning tool. Starts with # 10 and counts down to # 1. Need to hit page buttons to get to all the screens, but it is worth the read and worth bookmarking for later reference. This article will help teachers and administrations proceed with plans for social media integration.
Judy Arzt

100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School – cEternal Code5f - 0 views

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    100 Google Tricks for School provides a variety of tips including tricks for quick and efficient Google searches.
Brian Udell

iPad Apps for School - 0 views

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      Nice listing of some applications that can be used in a school setting.  Ipads will connect to Smartboards, which is useful (if you have Smartboards), and they have by far the better listing of educational software (compared to android devices)
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    Great tools for teachers using technology!
Judy Arzt

Web 2.0 Cool Tools for Schools - 1 views

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    Wonderful tool for locating sites that are tools for use in the school. Organized by categories, such as presentation, collaborative, research, slide show, mapping, and writing. Descriptions of tools and links provided.
Megan Mensinger

Back to School Bulletin Boards - 1 views

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    Bulletin board ideas
Judy Arzt

Web 2.o Collaborative Projects for the Middle School - 0 views

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    This project makes use of a variety of tools, including Cacoo, a brainstorming tool, PhotoStory, Weebly for website design, and Foto Flexer. It was prepared by a middle school librarian.
Judy Arzt

5 Reasons Your Students Should Blog | Connected Principals - 0 views

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    Perspective offered by school principal George Couros on why students should be blogging. Includes reference to Will Richardson
Judy Arzt

Teachers' Guide to Using Video in the Classroom - 0 views

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    Comprehensive guide with lesson ideas and links to many valuable resources. Authored by Caitlin Tucker, a high school English teacher. 
Brian Udell

The problem with technology in schools - The Root DC Live - The Washington Post - 1 views

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    I found this article very interesting in the point of view presented by the reporter.  What do you think about this?  I know I have my ideas, and they don't necessarily jibe with what is being said.
Brian Udell

Student Math Scores Rise With Longer Day - Beyond School - Education Week - 0 views

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    An interesting concept.  Wondering what in-service teachers think about this.
Judy Arzt

Winter in Michigan | Techie Kids - 0 views

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    Another class blog that is part of a spring 2013 QuadBlogging project. Looks as though all the schools are focusing on the weather in their parts of the world. An easy and effective way to teach geography and comparable skills. 
Judy Arzt

WebVideoFetcher.com - Download and Convert videos directly from Youtube, Facebook, Goog... - 1 views

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    A tool for downloading videos to use in the classroom. If YouTube is blocked,this site can help with downloading the video and having a copy to play in school.
Judy Arzt

instaGrok | A new way to learn - 1 views

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    Definitely a site I want to explore further as a way to conduct research, organize ideas, and find information. This site is a learning tool,,, and probably works better with high school students than younger grade level students. It might even be useful to college students. Just used it to do a search, and found helpful information.
Tainisha Lopez

Information about using Glow and Information Technology (IT) to enhance learning and te... - 0 views

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    Glow- Scotland Online School
Judy Arzt

"What she was taught and what she learned - two different things" | Larry Fer... - 1 views

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    A comic strip that illustrates that what students learn in school and what they are taught differ. You might want to bookmark for future reference.
Judy Arzt

Interactives - 1 views

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    Helpful resources for teaching across disciplines, primarily focused on middle and high school levels, but one resource, Elements of Story, focused on grades 2-5 and another Spelling Bee on all grades.
Judy Arzt

Infinite Thinking Machine 2.02 - Learning a Go Go - YouTube - 0 views

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    This video is an excellent example of how schools will be implementing mobile devices in the near future. The video is also entertaining. Discuss with others. 
Judy Arzt

Empowering Students with Digital Reading | District Administration Magazine - 2 views

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    This is an important article for anyone to read who cares about the literacy skills, especially reading skills, of young students today. Research shows given digital books, students are reading more. In addition, there are other ways that these books are helping, such as services that gear books to students based on their interests and abilities. The article also reviews what the shift to digital books means for libraries including school libraries.
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