The presenter, Shari Albright, began her presentation with showing the Did You Know? video.
Are our students ready?
Rand, Price Waterhouse, and Microsoft are all concerned with global issues.
What is Global?International competences?
Knowledege, skills, and values. NCLB is not enough. Gates Challenge: The International Studies Schools Network (ISSN). Charlotte, NC has a couple. Best school practices. I will [...]
This project is something our school will be starting to use in Columbus County, North Carolina.
Here is the link to Wake County’s project which we will be using as a model.
Early Language Learning: A National Perspective, Oct. 24. 2007.Dr. Wang is very engaging as a speaker. Discuss why World Languages, share research findings in planning teaching Chinese Language in schools. examples and resources.World is number of fluent Arabic speakers in the US Embassy in Iraq. 6**.EU- bilingual 99% in Luxemburg, Britain was second to last, [...]
I am trying to blog this live, so these are just ideas.
Creating and Integrated, interdisciplinary Global Studies Curriculum session presented by Caryn Stedman, Bloomfield, CT. 100% graduation rate, wow!. Caryn began by telling us about how her school demographics matched normal schools.
The Need- skills for a Flat World – Sharing our planet – 20-20 [...]
Using Google Docs to Edit Edublogs.org
Setting up Google Docs
First, you must have an account on Google Docs to begin this process.
How do I sign up for Google Docs
To use Google Docs, you’ll need to create a Google Account. Note that while it’s possible to view a document, spreadsheet or [...]
I think I have only two students that do not have cellular devices, a.k.a. cell phones, this year. They all know about how to cheat on their tests using SMS, or what us teachers call text messaging. I mentioned to one of my fellow teachers that the cell phones they have are more [...]
Key #1 Large Schools are not safe- but small schools lack resources and personnel to search and seize
Key #2 Student book bags- it is time for them to disappear from schools
Key #3 Teacher visibility- not seating at our desk (maybe that is why two teachers were shot in the resent school shooting on NBC this [...]
CALL FOR CONVERSATIONS — Proposals Due Nov. 1st
Educon 2.0 — January 25-27, 2008
Science Leadership Academy
Philadelphia, PA
EduCon 2.0 is both a conversation and a conference.
And it is not
a technology conference. It is an education conference. It is a School
2.0 conference. It is, hopefully, an innovation conference where we
want to come together, both in person and virtually, [...]
EduCon 2.0 is both a conversation and a conference.
And it is not
a technology conference. It is an education conference. It is a School
2.0 conference. It is, hopefully, an innovation conference where we
want to come together, both in person and virtually, to discuss the
future of schools. We are looking for people to present ideas,
facilitate conversations, [...]
Last night, my wife and I watched the movie Blood Diamonds on HBO. We enjoyed the action and drama, but we were moved by the facts and consequences of the diamond market. This morning, I read a few articles online. Here is a link to one article.
Then today, our church had its annual Fall [...]
