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Brain Rules Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School by John Medina My review rating: 4 of 5 starsBrain rules... Started by Sarah Hanawald	5	Aug 6 Reply by Gillian Goodman
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell My review Outliers has some pretty interesting implications for educators. So far, two K-12 schools have be... Started by Sarah Hanawald	6	Aug 6 Reply by Amy Barto
Books that promote thinking In Dan Pink’s book , A Whole New Mind he states : “People who hope to thrive in the Conceptual Age must understand the connections betwee... Started by Boni Luna	9	Aug 6 Reply by Amy Barto
"A Whole New Mind" Wiki site a new wiki that will enable schools and teachers that have read the book to collaborate: http://awnm4schools.wikispaces.com/ Started by Paul Miller	1	Aug 6 Reply by Amy Barto
Teaching for Tomorrow This is a reposting of a blog entry I did awhile ago for our new "Books" discussion board... Ted McCain's Teaching for Tomorrow (2005) i... Started by Demetri Orlando	4	Jul 25 Reply by Sarah Hanawald
Global Achievement Gap This book is so unfortunately named. It is NOT about the difference in test scores between American students and those in other, higher... Started by Sarah Hanawald	2	Jul 21 Reply by Green
Active Assessment for Active Science (Hein & Price, 1994) For professional development over the summer, this text was suggested by my Supervisor. I teach an inquiry-based curriculum where we do p... Started by Tatiana Kurjaninow	0	Jun 23
Tribes - Seth Godin For those who are interested, I am beginning a discussion of the book Tribes on the Book Clubs at TeacherPlaces (http://tpbookclubs.com/t... Started by Vinnie Vrotny	1	Jun 5 Reply by Allison Williams
Book for Middle School Faculty Our middle school will be focusing next year's professional development on "Technology and Adolescence" - on the brain/social development... Started by Page Lennig	0	May 14
Five Minds for the Future, Howard Gardner Five Minds for the Future by Howard Gardner My review Still reading--not done yet. But, taking a break. I like this, but it isn't anywhe... Started by Sarah Hanawald	10	Apr 28 Reply by Sarah Hanawald

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Nancy Fortman replied to Nancy Fortman's discussion '1:1 Laptops'

Laurie, Many thanks for your comments. They are very helpful. Questions: Do you own and load the software or are the families responsible for that purchase? Any issues with different software versions? Are you saying that although the families own...

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carla chennault replied to George Lewis's discussion 'Collaborative writing and research'

I too attended November's workshop and would be interested in learning more about your project. I am an 8th grade english teacher trying desparately to remain relevant.

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Laurie Bartels replied to Nancy Fortman's discussion '1:1 Laptops'

Hi Nancy, For the past 11 years our 7th through 12th graders have brought their own laptops to school. What started out as about 95% Windows has become about 98% Macs. The kids store their laptops in their lockers and charge them overnight at home...

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Laurie Bartels replied to Fred Bartels's discussion 'Share Your Experiences with Online Learning'

For most of the summer I participated in an online drawing course at Sessions Online School of Fine Arts. My motivation in taking the course was to have someone guide my drawing process, nudge me to draw more, and satisfy my curiosity to see what ...

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Fred Bartels replied to Fred Bartels's discussion 'Share Your Experiences with Online Learning'

I just completed taking my first online course a week ago. The course, Sustainable Design as a Way of Thinking, is one of a growing collection of online courses related to sustainability offered by theBoston Architecture College. The teacher of t...

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Share Your Experiences with Online Learning

This is a discussion for teachers to share their experiences taking or offering online courses. Many of us are beginning to experiment with online education, and we can all learn from each other -and avoid reinventing wheels- if we share what work...

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Susan Carter replied to George Lewis's discussion 'Collaborative writing and research'

I attended a presentation by Alan November at an ISACS conference today that proposed students who did not write collaboratively were at a disadvantage. I would be interested in hearing more about your collaborative research and writing project fo...

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Susan Carter replied to Dana Smith's discussion 'Smart Tables'

How I wish our school had some funds for smart tables! We have quite a few SMART boards in our classrooms. I find they are invaluable teaching tools.

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Character Education

I am interested in learning about the character education initiatives of your school. Thanks!

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The K-12 Online Conference invites participation from educators around the world interested in innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning. This FREE conference is run by volunteers and open to everyone. The 2009...

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Brendan Perreault replied to Nancy Fortman's discussion '1:1 Laptops'

By the way Nancy,... if you know anyone,... or know someone that knows someone in the town of Cupertino, I'd like to talk with them too. I have a call and email in to Jason Pace,... again this year.

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Brendan Perreault replied to Nancy Fortman's discussion '1:1 Laptops'

http://www.faronics.com/html/deepfreeze.asp and http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/ I'm curious what the average K-5 Apple environment is in schools on my little island,... Manhattan.

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arvind s grover replied to Nancy Fortman's discussion '1:1 Laptops'

Nancy, we've been a 1:1 school for 10 years now, but definitely use a school-chosen laptop, all our own software with the ability to restore to basics in minutes using imaging. But let's backtrack for a second: why are you thinking of requiring s...

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