May 2012
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Interactive video?
I’m attending and afternoon session on interactive video in the classroom. Are any of you out there doing more than virtual field trips with “telepresence”? What are you doing? What does it look like?
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Common-Core Training for Principals on Increase →
The NASSP assembled the webinars and columns, along with articles from its blog and its monthly magazine, on a new common-core resources Web page.
The National Association of Elementary School Principals is also beginning to offer common-core information to its members, as it did in a May 3 webinar with the School Improvement Network. The Alexandria, Va.-based group hired a full-time staff...
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What does a teacher leader do?
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“As we all know, tests don’t measure the performance of schools. They measure...”
– Three Important Distinctions In How We Talk About Test Scores
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For Young Readers, Print or Digital Books? →
Print or digital? Adults grapple with which is the best way to read — not only for themselves, but especially when it comes to their kids. Whether or not parents prefer print books over interactive e-books for their kids, the question is, what’s actually better for them?
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College Word of the Year Contest contenders? →
Boomerangers
Drunkorexia
FADerall
FOMO
Gender-Neutral
Helicopter Parents
Katniss
Kony
Meme
Pinning
Post-Potter Depression
[Stuff] Sorority Girls Say
Shmacked
Thrifting
YOLO
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“I know of no data supporting either side. Parents should not automatically write...”
– Are charter schools bad at special ed?
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Memorial Day Weekend
This weekend is pretty special because my sister is getting married.
I’m gonna do my best to spend every minute enjoying her awesome event, so y’all, I hope you don’t mind me taking a few days off? I’ll be back-at-cha on Tuesday!
You go out there and enjoy the heck outta your holiday/weekend too! :)
“Students aren’t just posting personal pictures and stories on Facebook — it’s...”
– Schools and Students Clash Over Use of Technology | MindShift (via infoneer-pulse)
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“IMHO, the biggest problem the economy has is the enormous student debt new...”
– Mark Cuban on the “College Bubble” (via Mr Loucks)
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Should Teachers View Their Students as Customers? →
How do we treat our students both as important customers and as children who need our guidance, especially when their effort and performance are subpar?
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“65 percent of school principals said it was unlikely they would allow personal...”
– Schools and Students Clash Over Use of Technology
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