Recess Struggles: Students Help Teachers Maintain a Peaceful Playground
By Tony Bencivenga
1/8/07
At lunchtime recess on elementary school playgrounds, ball fields, and schoolyards across the nation, the joyful sounds of children at play are often interrupted by shouts of distress: "She took my basketball!" "He cut ahead of me!" "It's my turn!" "You cheated!" "Stop pushing!"
On the Air: A Student's Dream Fulfilled
By Tony Bencivenga
10/4/06This is the fourth post in a series on student television broadcasts and how such programs foster students' academic and social and emotional development. Visitors may want to read the previous posts first:
Student Broadcasters: Feature Stories Reflect Local and Global Awareness
By Tony Bencivenga
10/3/06This is the third post in a series on student television broadcasts and how such programs foster the students' academic and social-emotional development. Readers may want to read the other posts in this order:
Lights! Action! Camera!: Student News Coming Your Way
By Tony Bencivenga
8/30/06This post is the second part of a three-part blog entry. Read part one.
Small Screen, Big Success: Creating a Student-Produced Television Program
By Tony Bencivenga
8/9/06In an earlier post, I posed the question "How do we begin to create a school culture that values social and emotional well being while promoting academic success?" I suggested that it begins with a shared vision.
A Shared Vision: Reading Parents' Minds
By Tony Bencivenga
4/4/06How do we begin to create a school culture that values social and emotional well-being while promoting academic success? I believe it starts with a shared vision.
A Sense of Wonder: Creating and Maintaining Interest in Education
By Tony Bencivenga
3/23/06Children love to play, dream, imagine, explore, wonder, and discover.
