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IB vs. AP May I ask this community for any information one might know in terms of a comparative analysis of IB Vs. AP curriculum? More specifically,… Started by Jay Lin	0	Jul 9
Collaboration With Other Teachers Our school is set to do an institute on collaboration at the end of this month. (If you are interested in coming, let me know.) What have… Started by David Downing	0	Jun 12
LOOKING FOR MISSION STATEMENT SKEPTICS I just posted this query on a couple of listservs, and so I apologize for the duplication. This is really a media query, but I hope that s… Started by Peter Gow	0	Jun 6
Starting a Virtual Independent School The "Disrupting Class" discussion has led some of us to seriously consider the possibility of creating a virtual independent school (VIS).… Started by Fred Bartels	78	Apr 11 Reply by Hadley Ferguson
Informality of Email Lately, many of the emails I am receiving from students lack any formality. It is driving me crazy! I don't like being addressed as "Hey" i… Started by Lorri Carroll	8	Feb 17 Reply by Andrew Holmgren
Math Tracking At what grade should we begin to track children in math? I'd appreciate feedback from math teachers and administrators from schools who beg… Started by Buck Johnson	9	Feb 17 Reply by Deborah
Appropriateness of email signature lines Do any of you have specific policies with regard to what is and is not appropriate for email signature lines for students and faculty? We a… Started by Karen Douse	0	Feb 2
Case Study of Successful Online Campuses David Colon shared this article with me. It studies university attempts to run online programs and has advice on what to do and what do avo… Started by Jamie Britto	0	Jan 7
Educational Outcome = Community + Student + Teacher Inspired by the discussion on Disrupting Class, I've tried out some online classes as a student. I started with a number of lectures from Y… Started by Jamie Britto	11	Jan 5 Reply by Susan Carter Morgan
Brain Based Education Has anyone who has been doing work in the area of brain based education heard of Daniel Willingham? He's a neuroscientist at the University… Started by Sarah Hanawald	5	Sep. 5, 2008 Reply by Laurie Bartels

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Jim Heynderickx replied to Curt Lieneck's discussion 'Terms of Use'

Hi, Curt We've been interesting in purchasing space to use in the Google Web Albums, but I've been concened because the Terms of Service suggests that there will not be warnings before changes in Service. If I'm reading the terms correctly, they co…

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Shared Responsibility for Laptop Programs

One of the changes I made in my current laptop program was to discontinue insurance coverage on the laptops. We have the three-year Apple Warranties on the Macbooks, but we don't have insurance on accidental breakage or theft. One reason we did thi…

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Finalsite Schools

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2010 NAIS Annual Conference at Moscone Convention Center

February 24, 2010 at 9am to February 26, 2010 at 7pm

Adapt, Survive, and Thrive: Unleashing the Superpowers Within "The 2010 NAIS Annual Conference is designed to support interests expressed by independent school leaders - all of whom face intrinsically difficult issues within their unique positions.…

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Teacher Technology Proficiency

Discuss which technology skills are essential to the job of an educator and how to measure and improve teachers’ capabilities for productivity and classroom integration through the use of technology standards or proficiencies.

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I know that many of you use Flickr with your classes. Others of you use Flickr for other purposes like archiving school photos for promotional, development, and such. Flickr's Community Guidelines clearly state that the service is for personal use…

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Online School for Girls Adds Four More Member Schools

Online School for Girls Adds Four More Member Schools A nationwide consortium of four independent all-girls’ schools that created in June 2009 the first-ever online school dedicated to secondary education for girls this past fall has expanded its m…

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Sara Romeyn commented on Sara Romeyn's video 'Using Facebook to Teach'

Let me know what you think of this project and if you've tried something similar. I'm happy to share details.

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Using Facebook to Teach

Bullis School teacher Sara Romeyn talks about using Facebook as a teaching tool in her AP U.S. History Class.

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Please view a short (3 minute) interview about my recent History project: Using Facebook as a teaching tool.

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Erik Nauman replied to Tim Cooper's discussion 'RobotC' in the group robopeople

Processing (processing.org) is a Java-based language that allows you to do some exciting visual effects and at a much more advanced level link realtime data to algorithms to present data in visual formats. Digital artists use it for that creative el…

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James Wilding replied to Demetri Orlando's discussion 'Bassett asks, "What are your demonstrations of learning?"'

Nice one, Fred. As a digital enthusiast, I'd happily stick to the task of enumerating the real skills we can identify our students may need for the future, so long as someone doesn't then make them mandatory, stick them in a list to provide a checkb…

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Fred Bartels replied to Demetri Orlando's discussion 'Bassett asks, "What are your demonstrations of learning?"'

James, How does this fit with the following famous quote attributed to Socrates? "Worship the gods if you wish, but first, know thyself." Fred

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