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Monday, February 28, 2011 Pass It On Education Content: Keep Your Brain Healthy By Communicating In Two Tongues If you are on the fence about the value of learning another language...or teaching them in your district, school, or home...perhaps this will sway you in favor of doing so. Bilingualism promotes good mind-health! Is foreign language funding in danger in your district? "The skill improves multitasking and prioritizing, and helps ward off early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, experts say." Learning Spanish, Chinese, or Arabic would be a near lock on a decent career in the first half of the 21st century. (BTW, this is not an intentional advert for CIA linguists...though that would be a decent career!) Posted at 3:51 PM (permalink)
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Monday, February 28, 2011 Trends: Somewhat-Unique Responses To Projected Texas State Budget SlashIt is interesting to see how each of the districts in Texas are somewhat-uniquely responding to budget cuts projected in the coming two-year budget. One of my former districts, Decatur ISD, will reduce its budget by $4-5 million.  Click the image above for the full Wise County Messenger article. This district was already operating on the margins in terms of staffing and maintenance. Further onto the margin it and so many other Texas districts move. Posted at 10:01 AM (permalink)
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Sunday, February 27, 2011 Pass It On Education Tools: A Vision Of K-12 Students TodayA Vision of K-12 Students Today builds upon the work B. Nesbitt did aimed at communicating the vision of America's college learners today. In his words: "This project was created to inspire teachers to use technology in engaging ways to help students develop higher level thinking skills. Equally important, it serves to motivate district level leaders to provide teachers with the tools and training to do so." Check It Out! Pass It On! Posted at 12:30 PM (permalink)
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Sunday, February 27, 2011 Trends: Michelle Rhee Out Of The Capital, Across The Nation With StudentsFirstMichelle Rhee has been in the education spotlight for a number of years now. Her mission is to put students in the spotlight, as the focus of all decisions made in our schools. It sounds elementary, self-evident, and even a bit cliche---"Students First" should be the filter through which all education decisions are vetted. When Michelle Rhee advocates for it....she seems to mean it. Much of the recent uproar in states across our country is associated with conservative politicians taking advantage of tight fiscal times to assault collective bargaining rights and other benefits. Unions are under siege. Even right-to-work states, like Texas, are pinching entrenched interests in other ways. Budgets are being slashed, staffing is being reduced, and the unemployed educator pool is ballooning. It is not just from the right, however, that schools are being challenged. Michelle Rhee is an example of Democratic dissatisfaction with the status quo. After three years of intensely challenging vested interests in D.C.'s K-12 schools, she has established StudentsFirst, an education advocacy group based out of Sacramento. Posted at 11:30 AM (permalink)
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Saturday, February 26, 2011 Pass It On Education Tools: A Smithsonian Ocean Portal You Navigate!The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has developed an "Ocean Portal" web site nearly worthy of the marvelous institution! In their words: "Our Ocean Portal Educators’ Corner provides you with activities, lessons and educational resources to bring the ocean to life for your students. We have collected top resources from our collaborators to provide you with teacher-tested, ocean science materials for your classroom. We hope these resources, along with the rich experience of the Ocean Portal, will help you inspire the next generation of ocean stewards." Posted at 3:46 PM (permalink)
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Saturday, February 26, 2011 Pass It On Education Tools: Civil Rights In America--Connections To A MovementUSA Today has an excellent web page dedicated to the American Civil Rights Movement. Though Black History Month is winding down, the cause of promoting civil rights for all 310 million Americans is timeless! I bet you know a history teacher or someone else who will appreciate it if you would... Posted at 12:00 AM (permalink)
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Friday, February 25, 2011 In The News: All Providence, Rhode Island Teachers Get Pink SlipsThe assault on teacher tenure and bargaining rights in most states around the country...to whatever degree these rights existed...continues. In Providence, all teachers received notice that they may be in their last few months of teaching for the district. Educators and local/state politicians are at each others' throats. This is getting ugly. Posted at 12:00 AM (permalink)
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Thursday, February 24, 2011 Trends: New Technology High Schools.........And Other Magnet SchoolsMagnet schools---and other 'track-specific' campuses---have been making rapid progress towards establishing relevance and a sharper focus for students who already have a strong sense of what career field they'd like to be in after schooling. These schools are in very high demand, where they exist at all. Budget woes across the country are threatening to slow this trend. Dallas ISD, for instance, is considering cutting 50-80% of the faculty and staff at their award winning magnet schools. The superintendent is proposing that staff levels at all schools in the district should be equitable in such tight times. Since magnet schools tend to have lower student:teacher ratios, cuts based upon establishing equity of staffing will disproportionally affect the magnet campuses. As previously mentioned, demand for spots in these schools is high: "In Coppell, some parents are spending days camping out in line, vying for a spot at the district's New Tech High. The school is part of the New Tech Network, which includes 62 schools nationwide. It will feature a new technology curriculum pioneered by New Tech High School in California." The entire WFAA.com video story is here. Below is an image of the New Tech Network web site. It has valuable technology best-practices information, plus information about how to bring a New Tech campus to your district! 
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Thursday, February 24, 2011 Pass It On Education Tools: Encyclopedia Of Life"Imagine an electronic page for each species of organism on Earth..."
- Edward O. Wilson Well, here it is! Science teachers will no doubt appreciate hearing about this web site. The rest of us will likely find it to be a rich resource with utility beyond the science classroom!  Check It Out! Pass It On!
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Thursday, February 24, 2011 Parent Involvement: Using 'Star Wars' To Better Engage Parents!This is a short article reminding us of four essentials for conducting effective parent-educator discussions when meeting in person. To quote: "In the classroom, many of us teach our students the usefulness of mnemonic devices as a technique to enhance memory. L-E-I-A. Before our next parent meeting we might want to recall Princess Leia and her gifts for listening, empathizing, imagining, and asking good questions. May the Force of genuine parent engagement be with you." Click the image below to access the complete Education Week article.  Posted at 9:45 AM (permalink)
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Pass It On Education Tools: Petrucci Digital Music Library...All FreeThe goal of this web site is, in their words: "....to create a virtual library containing all public domain music, as well as music from composers who are willing to share their work with the world without charge." The site currently contains:
Check It Out! Pass It On!  Get works like the one below...and so much more...by clicking the image above!  Posted at 8:21 AM (permalink)
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Pass It On Education Content: Thomas Jefferson, Our Bibliophilic PresidentIf you know a history teacher or anyone who reads American history, this New York Times article contains quite a bit of interesting information about TJ and his books! Click the image below to access the full story.  Check It Out! Pass It On! Posted at 5:30 PM (permalink)
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Education Funny: Teaching Jobs Are Still Available For Those Seeking To Enter The Profession...OverseasYou can still use your teaching degree in Taiwan...and many other parts of the world. In America, it is getting very iffy. (O.K., so it is not so funny. Neither is the shake-out currently going on in education.)  Posted at 3:58 PM (permalink)
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011 In The News: Rainy Days Are Here For Texas School Districts...Where Are The Funds?Some momentum seems to be picking up for use of State "Rainy Day" funds to lessen the impact of budget cuts on Texas school districts. There are, of course, those hoping to hold back the tide...like Governor Rick Perry. One argument those of a like mind advance is probably solid. Specifically, dipping into the fund would only be a short-term infusion that will not fundamentally solve school budget woes in Texas schools (until school finance reform is enacted). O.K., they often fail to acknowledge the part about school finance reform...or at least any viable solutions. That is where we need to get to. Below find a few quotes from the WFAA.com story, followed by an embedded video of the entire story: "...In the worst-case scenario, Dallas (ISD) would lose $253 million in state funds, and that could result in nearly 4,000 jobs lost. One way to ease the pain would be to tap the state's Rainy Day Fund for public education. But as schools across Texas brace for the pain of unprecedented budget cuts, Gov. Rick Perry's office told News 8 his stance remains the same: The Rainy Day Fund should go untouched." Posted at 12:41 PM (permalink)
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Trends: Going To School Without Going To SchoolWill this sort of approach to accessing education begin trending even more greatly than other "school choice" options, such as charter schools? The Texas Virtual School Network is government supporting the education of students through electronic means. In their words: "The 80th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 1788, authorizing the Texas Education Agency to establish and administer a state virtual school network to provide education to students through electronic means. An electronic course is defined as a course in which instruction and content are delivered primarily over the Internet; a student and teacher are in different locations for a majority of the student's instructional period; most instructional activities take place in an online environment; the online instructional activities are integral to the academic program; extensive communication between a student and a teacher and among students is emphasized; and a student is not required to be located on the physical premises of a school district or open-enrollment charter school."  Posted at 10:08 AM (permalink)
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Monday, February 21, 2011 Pass It On Education Content: Humans Creating Heat Hotter Than The Core Of Our SunScience and math teachers will likely enjoy this article. Can you imagine that scientists in Europe are heating particles up to a mind-blowing 4 Trillion Degrees! That is hotter than the core of the sun! There are some fascinating numbers and facts in this article that are likely to catch the attention of young people.  Check It Out! Pass It On!
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Monday, February 21, 2011 Photo Of The Day: Cram A Few More Folders In Each ClassPhoto Of The Day: Despite the fact that research clearly supports a lower student to teacher ratio as being optimum for most instruction, it seems that politicians across our country are prepared to add a few extra folders to each teachers' class periods. Posted at 7:49 AM (permalink)
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Sunday, February 20, 2011 Pass It On Education Resources: Learn Your Parts Using This Free Interactive Body GameThis is a really neat and free interactive game to learn body organs, muscles, bones, and the nervous system. Each "game" requires you to identify ten parts. The player is offered hints as needed. When the player correctly drags-and-drops a part onto the body, a detailed picture of the part is presented and can be rotated a number of angles for closer inspection. A score is assigned at the end. Start the game anew for ten different parts! I bet you know a science teacher or other educator who would like for you to... Check It Out! Pass It On!  Click on the picture above to go straight to the game, or... ...access it through the BBC Science web page image below. There are many neat features on this site beyond the Interactive Body Game.  Posted at 5:11 PM (permalink)
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Sunday, February 20, 2011 Communication: A Group Of Leading Teachers Is Planning To Communicate A Message To Wash. D.C.This march on D.C. is being organized by a large group of National Board Certified teachers -- teachers from many states who have passed rigorous examinations by an independent national board. July 28-31 sure is a nice time for a visit to our nation's capital! Perhaps we should join our educator friends there!  Posted at 4:47 PM (permalink)
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Sunday, February 20, 2011 In The News: Parents Are Beginning To Band Together Against Proposed Draconian Cuts In Texas EducationPeople power seems to be a theme of 2011. Are the people of Texas about to demand adequate public school funding? A few quotes from WFAA.com are below and the longer video story is embedded as well! "The push is on for Texas lawmakers to consider all resources to deal with the budget crisis — including diving into the state's $9.4 billion "rainy day" fund." ..."I keep on getting the feeling that they all want us to meekly accept that there is going to be cuts," said Susan Schuerger of the Woodrow Wilson Community Council. "It hurts my feelings. It insults me as a parent and as a concerned citizen." ..."We are already at the bottom, and we don't need to race to be last," said Cochran. "We understand there's a budget shortfall, but you cannot cut the school funding for our children." ..."The grim picture across the state is pushing parents to recruit others. They want their voices to reach the state Capitol one way or another. "We've got a ton of people sending letters to their legislators, meeting with their legislators, planning rallies in Austin," Cochran said. "We've got a long battle ahead of us. I think more and more parents are going to come out and be heard." I love parents who support their local schools!
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Saturday, February 19, 2011 Parent Resources: Provide Inquiring Parents With More Than WordsAs an educator---especially during my years as an administrator---I often talked with parents seeking solutions to discipline concerns regarding their children. While we dealt with school matters regularly, often parents would ask for discipline advice for issues at home. Frequently, the two dove-tailed quite nicely! While I did a good job talking to parents and young people about discipline, I wish I would have done more sharing of resources. That can be the extra step. Every year more parents have access to the internet and regular connectivity. There are many quality resources online for parenting education. What can make the link between increased online access and a parent utilizing the resources can be an educator who is asked for advice. One of the missions of this blog is to highlight resources educators find interesting and/or useful...that they can then share with other educators (or parents) they feel can use them in instruction or some other facet of our noble profession. That is part of being an instructional leader that many in the trenches are unable to keep up with. I will highlight such things here and you can use the easy "share" options at the bottom of each post. Be a hero! Send somebody something that makes them more effective or efficient in their job! One resource I recommend for sharing with parents when the opportunity presents itself is an article from the NYU Child Study Center entitled, "How to Discipline Children and Help Them Develop Self-Control." It is brief enough to be tackled, yet thorough enough to be informative!  Check back regularly for resources you or your colleagues can use! Check It Out! Pass It On!
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Saturday, February 19, 2011 In The News: School Board Meetings Into The Wee HoursArlington ISD (Texas) was already facing a budget shortfall of $13 million. Add on up to an additional $35 million of state budget cuts and you have yet another district in a deep, deep hole. So deep, in fact, that demands from parents like the one below are basically absurd: "Parents said the district needs to come up with a way to cut costs that does not affect students and teachers." No district can cut $48 million dollars and not have a dramatic impact on the students and teachers. Let's be somewhat realistic. Posted at 7:55 AM (permalink)
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Friday, February 18, 2011 Pass It On Education Tools: Get An Education From MIT...For Free!While reading through a "Special Report" from the Center for Digital Education called Converge: Digital Teaching & Professional Development, I was reminded of The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) program to provide all of their courseware online, for free. Anyone can access it! From the piece below we learn that 43% of users are independent learners, 42% are students, and 9% are other faculty. The image and description below come from the report that can be downloaded from the Center for Digital Education. Posted at 8:32 AM (permalink)
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Thursday, February 17, 2011 In The News: Walk Like A Teacher From WisconsinDenial is not just a river in Egypt! I would be remiss not to mention (at least) this cry from teachers in Wisconsin to retain what once was theirs. What is going on in Wisconsin could be a vision of Austin soon...but in Texas the groundswell is over basic school finance.  CNN.com is doing a good job covering this story! Below is a great picture and good coverage from PBS.org   "Notice Updated at 3:17" above. Posted at 5:46 PM (permalink)
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Thursday, February 17, 2011 Photo Of The Day: Books Behave Good For The Teacher...Students Usually Do!Photo of the Day: What Make A Good Student!  Credit: Thomas R. Stegelman on Flickr. I believe the notebook was written in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It could have been written anywhere in America, circa the 20th Century... Posted at 5:06 PM (permalink)
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