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Thursday, February 17, 2011 Education Funny: Do We Have A Substitute Teacher Today?!?! Let's lighten it up a post or two! I got this from a Dilbert desk calendar someone very kindly bought me years ago! Posted at 4:40 PM (permalink)
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Thursday, February 17, 2011 Communication: Exclusive Thoughts Are Not Exclusive Once On The NetEducators are public figures of a sort, more so every day with the advance of our technologically-connected world. Particularly when they put themselves out there for the world to see...and read. Have you had a frustrating day? Are you a bit more of a cup half empty--- rather than a cup half full--- person? Maybe just today? Regardless...educators must be careful what they project to the world online! What an educator considers to be pretty justifiable behavior can be grounds for suspension or worse. Here is an example of a teacher in Pennsylvania who is getting some unwelcome attention for referring to her school's students as "rude, lazy, disengaged whiners" on her personal blog: Posted at 9:45 AM (permalink)
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011 Pass It On Education Tools: The Nobel Peace Prize Education Web Site Can Stimulate Brains!This is an excellent resource teachers of all varieties could use to capture the imagination of young people! It is the official education site of The Nobel Prize. In their words: "You don't have to be a genius to understand the work of the Nobel Laureates. These games and simulations, based on Nobel Prize-awarded achievements, will teach and inspire you while you're having FUN!" And...they are FREE!  Posted at 1:05 PM (permalink)
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011 In The News: Who Needs This School Anyway!I have been documenting the variety of responses Texas school districts are devising to address the budget massacre coming out of Austin. Grand Prairie ISD is a large district in North Texas. They, and others, are likely to close and consolidate campuses. Three points to remember from past posts:
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Monday, February 14, 2011 In The News: Next Year Texas Schools Will Have Around 100,000 Fewer Employees To Educate 85,000 Additional Students...hmmmmI've mentioned it a time or two...Texas is cutting funding for education drastically. Check out a few of the details the New York Times published in the much more lengthy and detailed article that follows these telling quotes:
"All across Texas, school superintendents are bracing for the largest
cuts to public education since World War II..." "...Gov. Rick Perry, easily re-elected in November, made it clear in his annual speech to lawmakers last week that he regarded raising revenue for schools as out of the question.." "To balance the budget with cuts alone, the governor and Republican leaders in the Legislature have put forth bills that would reduce the state’s public school budget by at least 13 percent — nearly $3.5 billion a year — and would provide no new money to schools for about 85,000 new students that arrive in Texas every year. School administrators predict that as many as 100,000 school employees would have to be laid off to absorb the cuts. "Not only are the proposed cuts to school aid draconian, but in addition the Legislature in 2006 put strict limits how much districts can raise local property taxes. That means local school boards find themselves trapped between rising enrollment, double-digit drops in state aid and frozen local taxes. Many school administrators blame the current budget crisis on an overhaul of the school finance system five years ago, which Mr. Perry and Republican leaders pushed through in response to popular anger over high property taxes. The Legislature put a cap on property taxes for schools and promised to make up the difference with a new business tax. But that tax has never produced enough revenue to make the districts’ budgets whole. The chronic shortfall in money for schools was papered over in the last two-year budget passed in 2009. Mr. Perry and Republican leaders in the Legislature used about $3.3 billion in federal aid under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to plug the hole. That aid has disappeared this year."
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Monday, February 14, 2011 Pass It On Education Content: Mathematicians---->Are There Enough Email Addresses To Go Around?This is an interesting article from CNN.com that Math teachers and others could use to get the attention of young people. Young people love the internet; these numbers are mind boggling! If you know someone who can use this in their classroom or home---or anyone who just likes interesting information about the evolution of the internet... Posted at 6:32 PM (permalink)
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Monday, February 14, 2011 Pass It On Education Tools: Professionally Produced Art Tutorials For FreeIf you know an art teacher---or anyone who loves art---I bet she/he can use this resource. It is a collection of free art tutorials created by "Blick" Art Materials! OK, they are somewhat lacking in whiz-bang, but I did learn never to sharpen more than four art pencils in a row in an electric pencil sharpener before letting it cool down! The ends begin to melt. Seriously, these videos are valuable for art teachers and their students. They are available for free by clicking the page below! If you know an art teacher or someone who enjoys art... Posted at 4:32 PM (permalink)
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 Pass It On Education Content: A Fascinating Article About The Texas Declaration Of IndependencePerhaps my theme today is becoming "Texas"...or WFAA.com! If you know a history teacher...or anyone who loves Texas and/or history...pass this along to them! This is a well-written, detailed, and fascinating story! Posted at 11:51 AM (permalink)
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 In The News: Irving ISD Offers An Incentive For Educators To QuitYesterday's theme turned out to be IDEA. Today's is becoming deep education budget cuts in Texas...potentially as high as 25% in most districts. One prong of Irving ISD's response is a resignation bonus. See below. Posted at 11:23 AM (permalink)
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 In The News: As Most Texas School Districts Prepare To RIF Employees (Or At Least Not Hire New Ones), The Question In Some Becomes---->Who Are The Best Teachers???It is clear that Texas is undergoing a major contraction in public education, as all thousand-plus Texas districts prepare for major budget cuts. The story below raises an important question for those districts that must go through the "RIF" process (Reduction In Force). Once a district like Dallas ISD must cut 3,100 teachers from its force--as the story below represents--the question becomes: on what basis should districts determine whose careers will be interrupted by this financial calamity? Which teachers and support personnel must go? The criteria used will vary from district to district. What do you think?
A few quotes from the WFAA.com reports are highlighted below. A video and print version of the story can be accessed below these quotes: "The Dallas Independent School District discussed the possibilities of some very serious cuts within the district Thursday, including the elimination of 4,000 positions, 3,100 of which would be teachers. It's now a concern weighing on many teachers and parents in the district. District policy when looking at cutting back teacher looks at four areas: teacher certification, performance in the classroom, seniority and their professional background. On paper, it can seem simple enough, but translating that into people is tough. While the district says it has not put together a list, it has already taken some employees off the table, including fine arts teachers and workers who are considered the "best teachers." But, who and who isn't a "best" likely won't be an easy question to answer." Posted at 8:37 AM (permalink)
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Saturday, February 12, 2011 Pass It On Education Tools: IDEA---> Straight From The Rule Makers In D.C.Following up on my earlier post regarding IDEA, this Gov.ed web page is an excellent source dedicated to informing us all about these federal regulations. It is the source on this topic! Posted at 3:49 PM (permalink)
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Saturday, February 12, 2011 Discipline: Know What You Are Doing With Special Education Students (And Those Who May Qualify)This is a valuable three-page flow chart provided by the Massachusetts Department of Education regarding the discipline process as it applies to Special Education students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004. All educators should be familiar with these three pages. All administrators should know it inside-out!  Check It Out! Pass It On! Posted at 10:15 AM (permalink)
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Parent Involvement: A Reminder To Us All...Whenever Possible, Get Stakeholders Involved In Any Significant Reform Or Initiative From The Onset!Mansfield ISD (Texas) is being held accountable for something most of us educators have been a part of in one way or another at some point in our career. They failed to get key stakeholders involved in a very sensitive initiative. They were being progressive. They were responding to the need for Arabic speakers...something our country very much needs moving forward---for national security alone---let alone the many other reasons to learn any major world language. Many progressive districts are doing the same by offering Chinese language instruction. Problem: The Mansfield program has Arabic cultural elements woven throughout the curriculum. This is a sensitive initiative and one of the most important group of stakeholders---parents---were not part of the process from the beginning. They will be now. The district will begin again on this initiative. Posted at 6:34 PM (permalink)
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Professional Development: Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA)After a few days out-of-pocket, it is good to be back at the computer again! In fact, I am now mobile! I am the proud owner of a new MacBook Air....which will allow me much more freedom to explore the world and still blog post daily! I will always love my iMac 24-inch beauty of a desktop...but it now has a baby brother to help carry the load away from home! I am about to head south a few hours' drive to the TCEA Conference in Austin, Texas. If you are there, please look for me at the EdClick: Collaborative Web Applications for Schools display! Posted at 4:37 PM (permalink)
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Thursday, February 3, 2011 Communication: More Supervision Needed...Or Maybe Another Sign?!Communication is a new series on this blog. It spotlights our attempt to disseminate information to---and regarding---young people. The reverse flow of information is fair game too! This should be fun! The good, the bad, and the ugly! Posted at 2:16 PM (permalink)
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Thursday, February 3, 2011 Discipline: Suspending The Education Of Students By Mandating VacationsThe decision to remove a child from an instructional setting for any reason is increasingly frowned upon. Students miss instructional time for quite a few reasons in our schools. From scheduled school activities including games and contests, to out-of-school appointments and family obligations, to pull-outs from other instruction to remediate unrelated instructional deficits, to all sorts of other discretionary activities. Perhaps the most difficult to reconcile is taking at-risk students out of the instructional setting for disciplinary reasons. The learning gaps may never be closed. In-School suspension and DAEP are, at least, educational settings. Theoretically, the student is still getting instructional support and benefits from the structure of a school setting. Suspension out-of-school, however, is another concession altogether. Many at-risk students welcome out-of-school suspension as a free day (or more) to explore their world outside of school, typically without much adult oversight. Accordingly, my experience has been an increasing hesitancy to suspend students out-of-school except in situations requiring the immediate removal of a student from campus. Typically, even then, we get them back on campus or on a disciplinary campus (DAEP, for example) within three days. The article below cites a counter-trend in NYC schools that is the result of mandatory out-of-school suspensions for nearly thirty offenses. There are quite a few interesting details in this article that may cause you to question the wisdom or efficacy of "mandatory" consequences directing free student vacations for our worst offenders. Removing students from the instructional setting, on occasion (for one or another reason), is unavoidable. Even emergency removals to out-of-school settings are unavoidable. Can anyone, however, defend the numbers cited in this New York Times article? Would you rather these thousands of young people be wandering the streets...or...is there a better way to "discipline" students without offering free vacation time? Much more detail can be found in the article by clicking the image below. A few lines from the article follow: "The number of New York City student suspensions more than doubled in the six years after Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took control of public schools and as the city moved toward a zero-tolerance approach toward misbehavior, according to a report released on Thursday. The report, compiled by the New York Civil Liberties Union and based on 10 years of previously undisclosed suspension statistics, echoed a nationwide trend toward mandatory suspensions for an increasing variety of infractions. In the city, at least, the suspensions have also kept students away from the classroom for longer periods." ...Of roughly 74,000 suspensions given out in the 2008-9 school year, about 11,000 lasted one to five days, while 5,500 ran anywhere from 30 days to one year, the analysis shows. There were roughly 32,000 suspensions in 2002, and the vast majority of them lasted five days or less."...The report recommends ending the zero-tolerance policy and improving access to guidance counselors, social workers and school psychologists. It also asks the Education Department to make its data more accessible; Ms. Lieberman said it took her organization two years to get the statistics on suspensions through a Freedom of Information Law request." 
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Pass It On Education Tools: Is Your School Boiling...Or Merely Simmering?The smallest difference can make such a difference. The video below illustrates this message quite effectively. Raise the heat from simmer to boil...that is what our schools are increasingly asked to do. One degree of effort can be the difference! The three minute video below is available for free viewing on the web site, and a higher resolution DVD (with small book) is available for purchase. From their web site: "212° The Extra Degree, by Sam Parker and Mac Anderson shows you how to see an exponential increase in your business or personal achievements? It's the extra degree of effort that often separates the good from the great. 212° The Extra Degree captures a simple, yet powerful concept. At 211 degrees, water is hot. At 212 degrees, it boils. It's that extra degree that can power a locomotive…or take your life results far beyond your expectations. By taking ownership of this fundamental principle, focusing on a clearly-defined goal, maintaining an unstoppable attitude, committing to take action, and persevering, you'll see life-altering, positive results. The message of 212° The Extra Degree is clear: It's your life: You are responsible for your results. It's time to turn up the heat! Simple Truths provides customers with inspirational and motivational gift books
and movies. Our books and movies are comprised of short inspirational
stories and motivational quotes that are certain to make a positive
lasting impression. Simple Truths gift books and movies are great for
friends & family, co-workers, teachers, students, corporations and
businesses."  I have no affiliation with this company. It is highlighted here because I have used this product in staff development and love it! Check It Out! Pass It On! Posted at 2:42 PM (permalink)
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011 In The News: Texas Superintendents Converge On Austin To Implore Legislators To Search For FundsIs your district preparing to slash 20-25% from their next two-year budget? If so, your Superintendent was probably in Austin today. Most of them missed some serious ice in their neck of the woods. Hopefully they can thaw the funding freeze. Posted at 7:43 PM (permalink)
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011 Communication: Skype Video Calls (Free)A contrast to our communication potential now versus 1994: You've probably heard of Skype. You may even have used Skype. How could student learning be fostered utilizing this tool? Could parents "attend" special education and other school meetings by video, from a remote location...rather than a conference call or no participation at all? Surely there are creative ways the Skype tool below (Video Calling), as well as its other free or low cost features, can be used more universally to improve instruction and school operations. It may be part of the multi-pronged solution to closing the communication loop between school and home. That is always a worthy objective!  Click above for Skype's Video Calling Click here for information on all of Skype's Functions Check It Out! Pass It On! I am not affiliated with Skype. I just think education can benefit from their product! Posted at 11:35 AM (permalink)
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011 Communication: The Email CycleThis is likely you...or someone you know!! Posted at 11:34 AM (permalink)
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