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The Persistent Appeal of Technology in Learning
Terry HeickMay 28, 2013
Tags Classroom Technology, Media Literacy, Technology Integration, All Grades

Dr. Victor Frankenstein loved technology, and Mary Shelley's work of fiction was at once a cautionary and promotional tale of technology's incredible potential. In the iconic story, he took the pieces of a human being and stitched them together to create something monstrous -- but in many ways more human than the model he was hoping to produce.

Who doesn't love a little irony?

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The Digital Lives of Teens: Revolutionary "Bliss"?
Matt LevinsonMay 22, 2013
Tags Education Reform, Social Media, Student Engagement, Middle (6-8), High (9-12)

English novelist and playwright E.G. Bulwer-Lytton once wrote, "A revolution is a transfer of power." We might just be on the brink of a revolution when it comes to kids, technology and schools.

High school student Jeff Bliss' recent, public and viral rant about his teacher has unsettled the minds and hearts of every teacher working with kids right now. At the drop of a hat, a student can go public with dissatisfaction or disgruntlement, unleashing a torrent of response and reprisal.

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Implementing Expanded Learning Time: Six Factors for Success
Amrita SahniMay 21, 2013
Tags After-School Learning, Alternative Scheduling, Community Partnerships, Curriculum, Middle (6-8), Massachusetts

In the fall of 2006, Clarence R. Edwards Middle School ("the Edwards" as it is known locally within Boston Public Schools) became one of the first schools in the state of Massachusetts to implement the Expanded Learning Time (ELT) Initiative. The reasons why were simple: we were not making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and we wanted to make significant academic gains with our students. As it turned out, making our school day longer was one of the best things we could have done to help reform our school model and improve student outcomes. Our statewide exam scores, student enrollment, daily student attendance rate, community and family engagement, and time for team teaching/collaboration all improved as a result of ELT.

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Parent Voice: The Gifts Teachers Really Appreciate
Joyce SlatonMay 9, 2013
Tags Parental Involvement, All Grades

During the school year, my daughter spends more waking hours with her teacher than with me. This is the woman who helped her learn how to read, who hugged her calm the day she fell down the stairs, who wrapped up her lost tooth lovingly in tissue paper and sent it home with a note. So when Teacher Appreciation Week comes, I'd really like to spoil my daughter's teacher.

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One Size Does Not Fit All: Engaging Families Next Year by Soliciting Feedback Now
Dr. Joe MazzaMay 9, 2013
Tags Community Partnerships, Parental Involvement, Primary (K-2), Principals, Upper Elementary (3-5)

As we near the end of the school year, it's time to take stock of our efforts in teaching, learning and leadership, and how well they’ve worked. We should also be looking at what has or has not worked in regards to engaging all of the families in our school community.

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"School Time" in New Zealand
Adam ProvostMay 6, 2013
Tags Alternative Scheduling, Education Reform, Global Education, Professional Development, All Grades

I've interviewed hundreds of people over the last decade about how schools in the United States often choose to structure time. Most often, I pose the question to people in the places I visit, "Can you explain how the school day is structured, and why?"

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The Digital Lives of Teens: Code Switching
Matt LevinsonMay 1, 2013
Tags Classroom Management, Digital Citizenship, Social Media, Middle (6-8), High (9-12)

Recently, NPR launched a new blog entitled Code Switch to examine the "frontiers of race, culture and ethnicity." Blog host Gene Demby explains: "We're looking at code switching a little more broadly. Many of us subtly, reflexively change the way we express ourselves all the time. We're hop-scotching between different cultural and linguistic spaces and different parts of our own identities -- sometimes within a single interaction."

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Celebrate Educators on National Teacher Day 2013
Matt DavisApril 30, 2013
Tags Current Events

National Teacher Day is May 7th! There are so many different ways to show teacher appreciation, from poems, to thank-you notes and gifts. But I thought I'd put together a little bit of everything. Here, there are inspirational teaching quotes, fun video clips, and a database of educator discounts, to name a few.

But these are just a couple of ideas; let us know how you're celebrating this year. Here’s one from the Edutopia vault: last year’s Five-Minute Film Festival for Teacher Appreciation Week.

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English Learners and 21st-Century Literacy
Anne OBrienApril 30, 2013
Tags Literacy, Teacher Development

We all know that the demographics of America's public school population are shifting. In 2011, nearly a quarter -- 23.9 percent -- of pre-K-12 students was Hispanic, many either immigrants or the children of immigrants who speak another language at home. And that proportion is projected to grow in the coming years, bringing new challenges and opportunities to schools across the country.

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Environmental Education Through Environmental Action
Philippe CousteauApril 25, 2013
Tags Environmental Education, Global Education, Service Learning, All Grades, Science

My grandfather Jacques-Yves Cousteau was once quoted as saying, "Before we talk about the environment, we must talk about education." It's one of my favorite quotes of his because at its root is his belief in the power of youth to change the world. It's not only a belief I share, but one that I'm confident is our best opportunity to tackle some of biggest challenges facing our planet and the world community.

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