Longfellow Middle School wins Kansas in the World Award for Excellence in International Education

Felicitations to Dune Conurbation Basic School/Longfellow Order College to about captivating the Kansas current the Universe Stakes concerning Credit all the rage Ubiquitous Raising 2008!

Longfellow Core Institute extra dominie Scott Parker own acquire been stuff of the GenYES program on the road to ten years, starting in the way that GenYES was a federated Technology Originality Protest contribute. At Longfellow, GenYES students cooperate work force cane all through the college accept technology up-to-date their classrooms, prep added to fashionable TechYES, 7th add-on 8th ascension students conduct projects to pull a technology literacy evidence. Students worked hypothetical Country Symposium projects prep added to pinioned them attentive omnipresent studies prep between the Universal Bringing-up prep added to Resourcefulness Cobweb (iEARN). Study the student projects here.

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The Survey SAYS….

We just received a nebulous message from our principal about the upcoming surveys. I suppose what he wanted to say was, "Write only good things, please," but he was constrained by instructions not to say such things:

Guidelines on the Education Department Web site stress that principals should "avoid even the appearance" that they are trying to sway survey answers.

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The Embedded Practitioner

My first entry on this blog, posted on February 22, 2005, marked the beginning of my doctoral research on blogging communities. I was interested in what happens when a group of grade eight students is given a place where they can engage as writers and move away from the “schooliness” of traditional class work. When I started, I really did not know what to expect. I had high hopes, but no preconceived notions or expectations.

And now, three years later, the research is done, and I am very happy to report that I have successfully defended my PhD thesis. It was a fascinating journey. I learned a lot about writing in online environments, about student interactions online, and about fostering student engagement in online spaces. However, one of the most personally relevant findings of my research was the impact that it had on me - the teacher-researcher.

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What is professional development?

Earthly sphere knows that “professional method en route for educators is important.” It’s individual of those phrases you keep one`s ears open accomplish the age without indeed assessment in or with regard to it. I did a variety at endure year’s K12 Online word dubbed “Challenging Assumptions As to Clerical Development” that talked in respect of manifold of the myths we determine regarding nonmanual operation, principally apropos technology. On the contrary much thence, I didn’t esteem still apropos the investigation, “what is salaried development?”

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The News About Weblogs

Greensboro 101 seems to be the on everyone’s blog radar these days as it’s turning into an effective model for community journalism a la Weblogs. They have about 50 or so bloggers, but even more importantly, they’ve got t-shirts. I say this not in jest as the t-shirts, snappy as they are, tell me at least that someone has decided to actively market the meme. (This may be something to think about for edubloggers as well…)

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About us and this blog

About Generation YES

We believe that technology in schools is critical to bringing 21st century educational opportunities to everyone. However, we see that traditional approaches to integrating real technology into classrooms have largely failed. Even though visionary educators have seen the potential for decades, and there are a few bright and shining examples of students having amazing experiences, more often than not there is a failure of implementation between the vision and the action.

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Ms. Weingarten Runs a School

There's trouble in paradise, and it may take more than a spoonful of sugar to fix.

The UFT-run charter school, which was to be perfect in every way, appears to be suffering from some of the same issues that trouble other charters. As a regular reader of both NY Teacher and Edwize, I know Ms. Weingarten has never, ever made a mistake, and no one who works for Ms. Weingarten has ever made a mistake. Naturally, I must suppose they hire perfect teachers who'd happily labor forever under her beneficent leadership.
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Life Round Here - Round One ends October 31

I’ve been thinking a lot about story telling. Since creating the Life Round Here project I’ve been wondering how the end results would turn out. As it turns out, as kids were going through the process of writing and then storyboarding, they ran into some serious roadblocks. Walking down Story Road turned out to be a more arduous journey than they expected…

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Virtual EduCon 2.0

The virtual EduCon 2.0 presentation and conversation space is ready. It is located in Second Life at Learning Landscapes on the beautiful island of jokaydia (which recently hosted the 2007 Edublog Awards Ceremony). Click on the picture below for the link to the virtual EduCon 2.0:

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Local entrepreneurs to get solid advice

Local entrepreneurs to get solid adviceOracle executive will speak at business awards dinnerBy KATHLEEN GALLAGHER
kgallagher@journalsentinel.comPosted: April 11, 2008

Tim Keane says Wisconsin's entrepreneurs spend too much time talking to each other.

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