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High Stakes Testing | IDEA
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Strategically, collaboratively, and sustainably. A Year at Mission Hill. Choice, Charters, and Vouchers. Youth power, voice, and democracy. Teaching Towards Social Justice. A Brief History of IDEA. The rise of high-stakes standardized testing has taken place over many years with the support of politicians from both major parties. Provoked by the 1983 report A Nation at Risk. Pushed forward by President Clintons Goals 2000. S website, an organization that for many years has been a leading voice exposing t...
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Grimm Adventures: November 2011
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Sharing resources, experiences and viewpoints in hopes you will do the same. Thursday, November 03, 2011. Back In the Game/Pondering My Future. My best buddy and before we ran the Mankato 1/2 Marathon in Oct. 2011. It has been a long, long time since I actually wrote a post. I am freshly into my new gig at. Working as the 1/2 time Director. Not being a weekend Dad has me excited about the little things, like taking your kid for a haircut :). So what have I been up to the last six months or so? Early Regi...
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Grimm Adventures: April 2011
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Sharing resources, experiences and viewpoints in hopes you will do the same. Monday, April 11, 2011. Minnesota New Country School Senior Presentations. Minnesota New Country School's Senior Presentations are this week. See below for the complete schedule. I am not using student's last name (only first initials). EdVisions Schools hopes to provide at least some of the video for these on our YouTube channel. Here is the info from Minnesota New Country School. Located in Henderson, MN:. Viewpoints on this b...
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Grimm Adventures: October 2010
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Sharing resources, experiences and viewpoints in hopes you will do the same. Tuesday, October 12, 2010. Digitizing the EdVisions Design Essentials. I am moving on to a new project for the remainder of this year, which will have me digitizing the EdVisions Design Essentials. This will include supporting documents and interviews with school staff, students and parents. See a full list of the Design Essentials below:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Viewpoints on this blog are mine alone. Hi folks, just finishe...
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Student engagement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Occurs when "students make a psychological investment in learning. They try hard to learn what school offers. They take pride not simply in earning the formal indicators of success (grades), but in understanding the material and incorporating or internalizing it in their lives.". Since the U.S. college dropout rate for first-time-in college degree-seeking students is nearly 50%. It is increasingly seen as an indicator of successful classroom. Student athletes and no...
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What does "Chartering Schools" Represent? - Bridging Differences - Education Week
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August 24, 2016. Sign Up for FREE E-Newsletters. Every Student Succeeds Act. No Child Left Behind. State News by State. Leaders to Learn From. Education Week Research Center. ERS Practical Tools for District Transformation. Leaders to Learn From. Laquo; Why Are Schools Closed, and What Should Happen Next? Can We Build a Big Tent for a Progressive Education Agenda? What does "Chartering Schools" Represent? March 26, 2015 6:52 AM. The schools must be non-sectarian, open to all, no admissions tests permitte...
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Grimm Adventures: December 2009
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Sharing resources, experiences and viewpoints in hopes you will do the same. Wednesday, December 30, 2009. Creatively Speaking, Part One: Sir Ken Robinson on the Power of the Imaginative Mind Edutopia. Creatively Speaking, Part One: Sir Ken Robinson on the Power of the Imaginative Mind Edutopia. Was forwarded this video by a new like minded pal, Matt in Indiana. What do you think? Thursday, December 03, 2009. My Thoughts On "Disrupting Class". Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Coaliti...
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Grimm Adventures: Sledding Video
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Sharing resources, experiences and viewpoints in hopes you will do the same. Tuesday, March 15, 2011. I just love the "slow-motion" feature video editing. I am getting much quicker at the editing process. I really need to learn Final Cut Pro. It is fun to look back at movies you make of your kids. makes for good memories. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Viewpoints on this blog are mine alone. View my complete profile. Remove Sports From High Schools. Resources from "Infusing Technology Into Projects".
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Grimm Adventures: Back In the Game/Pondering My Future
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Sharing resources, experiences and viewpoints in hopes you will do the same. Thursday, November 03, 2011. Back In the Game/Pondering My Future. My best buddy and before we ran the Mankato 1/2 Marathon in Oct. 2011. It has been a long, long time since I actually wrote a post. I am freshly into my new gig at. Working as the 1/2 time Director. Not being a weekend Dad has me excited about the little things, like taking your kid for a haircut :). So what have I been up to the last six months or so? Early Regi...
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Grimm Adventures: August 2010
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Sharing resources, experiences and viewpoints in hopes you will do the same. Thursday, August 12, 2010. Education Innovating - Give Teachers More. Please check out a new blog: Education Innovating. Getting Beyond Traditional School) by the policy think tank Education Evolving. They have a long list of policy papers and educational insights on their website. You can also read their last paper entitled: Innovation Based Systemic Reform. Around the formation of EdVisions Schools (my employer) and EdVisions ...
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