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October 12, 2007
Art makes a difference to jailed youthsBy SARAH CARR
scarr@journalsentinel.comPosted: Oct. 12, 2007
A first-of-its-kind exhibit that went on display Thursday at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee features artwork created by children while they were in jail or prison. Terrence Adeyanju, now an 18-year-old college student in Madison, has a collage in the exhibit, which is called "Art from the Inside: Unlocking the Creativity of Incarcerated Youth." Adeyanju, who spent two months in jail last winter for a robbery conviction, spoke with Journal Sentinel reporter Sarah Carr about the difference art has made in his life:
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October 12, 2007
I know that I have said this before, but very few edubloggers out there have more practical experience than Barbara Ganley at Middlebury College. She’s back from an extended break with a post that talks about getting ready for her fifth year of using blogs in the classroom.
And so, here I am, back again, delighted to be a part of this evolution of blogs in our classrooms, convinced that we should take the time to help our students develop a grammar of and a practice of academic blogging, both individual and collaborative, then pretty much step out of the way except to ask questions and provide feedback (i.e. step out of the center of the blog and thus the classroom). Our students will surprise themselves by how much they accomplish even in a single course in a single semester. Imagine if all their courses, all their semesters, all their disciplines of study were connected via their blogging…
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October 12, 2007
The graphic in this short post - The "new" news process - captures part of the iterative, evolving, multi-faceted, and multi-contributor process of where we are going with education. Journalism today has shifted from a broadcast model to an interactive model with reader input/feedback. I see no reason why we don't take a similar view of our educational resources. Instead of having the educator present "read this" material to learners, a more desirable model would be for learners to interact/critique/update/improve existing learning materials. It will likely result in greater learner engagement (which in turn we generally conclude with result in "better" learning), but also the resource will be more valuable for future learners as it (the resource) is more current and reflective of multiple perspectives.
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October 12, 2007
Sick pay rift halts extra help for pupils Hundreds in year-round MPS schools affected by changeBy ALAN J. BORSUK
aborsuk@journalsentinel.comPosted: Oct. 11, 2007
What does 2 2/3 hours of sick time mean?
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October 12, 2007
Small schools under microscope Subject-specific licensing, charter schools' success raise questions for MPSBy ALAN J. BORSUK
aborsuk@journalsentinel.comPosted: Oct. 11, 2007
Do you need a license to teach the specific subjects you are teaching to be a quality teacher? How about if you have good rapport with your students, fit in well with the teaching team and throw yourself into helping kids learn?
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October 12, 2007
4 UWM students win countersuit against landlord They act as own counsel, win back security depositBy MARIE ROHDE
mrohde@journalsentinel.comPosted: Oct. 11, 2007
Four University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students turned heads in the Milwaukee County Courthouse this week by acting as their own lawyers in a lawsuit brought against them by their former landlord.
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