MPS chief gets a 2.15% raise

MPS chief gets a 2.15% raise However, board doesn't discuss extending contractBy ALAN J. BORSUK
aborsuk@journalsentinel.comPosted: April 23, 2008

Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent William Andrekopoulos will get a 2.15% raise, retroactive to August, the Milwaukee School Board agreed in a vote early Wednesday morning.

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Latest international collaboration projects from iEARN

The International Education and Resource Network (iEARN) is an online clearinghouse for collaboration projects for K-12 students, focusing on international issues. There are many ongoing opportunities; most are free. From their latest newsletter:

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The Freedom Writers

Soon after The Freedom Writers, a movie based on the book The Freedom Writer’s Diary by Erin Gruwell and her students, was released to theaters, I viewed the movie and posted a review here. I know some educators don’t like this kind of movie in general and didn’t like this movie in particular, but I enjoyed the movie and found value in using it in the classroom in order to teach the power of written expression and finding one’s voice. In addition, I think the movie is a great way for my students in particular to understand a broader spectrum of the American experience. Finally, as the movie centers around how Gruwell’s students were affected by a work of literature, I think the movie shows the profound connections we can make between literature and our own lives if we avail ourselves of the opportunity. I think the movie would work well in an English class, but I like to use it in writing courses as well.

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Reinvention-Chapter 3: Moving Day/Spring Break

This isn’t quite as earth shattering as Chapter 2, but the personal reinvention continues with the end, finally, of my Manila blog and the beginning of my new space served up by James Farmer at Edublogs. I have mostly good things to say about my three-plus years with Manila, but I’ve just had Word Press envy for too long, and James was kind enough to shoulder all of the migration load for me. So, with any luck, in the next couple of days, all 4,955 pieces of content that have been created here since 2003 will be ported over. The RSS feed will stay the same, and I’m hoping there won’t be too much of a disruption. Fingers crossed.

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