Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Brennan
Do you know what an RSS feed is? Until I started blogging, I had no idea such a thing even existed.
One definition of RSS is “Rich Site Summary”, another is “Really Simple Syndication” whereby readers can subscribe to your blog’s RSS feed and receive updates on your postings and other information on a regular basis. [...]
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Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Brennan
Smoke and Mirrors
The New York Times had an excellent editorial on the craze of national testing that is occurring thanks to the mandates of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). This editorial is based on the results of a recent study by Policy Analysis for California Education, a research center run by Stanford University and the University [...]
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Posted on November 27th, 2007 by Brennan
Here is a thought-provoking video by Tom Woodward.
Does it make you worry about where education is going for our youth?
Learn about The Kingsland Plan
Brennan
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Posted on November 26th, 2007 by Brennan
USA TODAY had a wonderful article about the effectiveness of teaching values to our young people.
Unfortunately, most times, whenever the topic is VALUES, people start confusing the issue with “separation of church and state” arguments. As my husband Don discovered, when he was promoting teaching values in his book “Set Our Teachers FREE! A Plan [...]
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Posted on November 25th, 2007 by Brennan
Posted on November 24th, 2007 by Brennan
I think I have some goods news! The U.S. Department of Education has launched a website to demonstrate to teachers and other educators positive teaching practices and how to implement them. The goal is to promote excellence in American education and improve student achievement.
As you know, The Kingsland Plan, presented by Don Kingsland in “Set [...]
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Posted on November 23rd, 2007 by Brennan
I was reading an interesting blog entitled www.friendsofdave.org when I came across his post about a survey, released by the National Endowment for the Arts, that I had previously commented on.
I simply had to respond.
“I read your post about the study released by the National Endowment for the Arts. I agree with much of what [...]
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Posted on November 22nd, 2007 by Brennan
Happy Thanksgiving from our family to you and yours!
Brennan
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Posted on November 21st, 2007 by Brennan
The New York Times released the results of a study completed by the National Endowment for the Arts. The study was based on the results of data analysis from over two dozen government studies, as well as several academic, foundation and business surveys.
And the 99-page report shows that the news is NOT good. In fact, [...]
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Posted on November 18th, 2007 by Brennan
I have just found a brand new tool that can be a real asset in education. Called Sketchcast, it allows live action writing and drawing. This video shows my very first experience with Sketchcasting. I think you’ll see that I’m no expert YET! But what a fun tool for students!
Watch me learn!
Isn’t technology wonderful?
Wouldn’t it [...]
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