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Troxell, L.A. – Charters, LAUSD & LACOE

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Quotes

"Those that don't make the move to "the cloud" will find themselves marginalized"

"If first base is current thinking and second base is extraordinary thinking, you can't steal second base without taking your foot off first", Steve Rosenthal, CEO of GAP.

Document Cameras & Projectors: Cool Use #10 “Map It”

MAP IT ——————————————

CONTENT AREA: GEOGRAPHY

GRADE LEVELS: ANY

Being able to correctly label a map with key features is an essential skill in geography.

Using a document camera to project a large image allows students to collaboratively practice their recall of geographic places large enough for everyone to see.

Simple – Yet Effective

MATERIALS

- Document camera

- Projector

- Outline map [...]

LAUSD School Choice Reform Board Decision Results

February 23 2010

The tally:

NEW CAMPUSES (24 )

-19 teacher-district proposal

-4 Charters

-1 Mayor’s Partnership for Los Angeles Schools

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EXISTING SCHOOLS (13)

-10 teacher-district proposal

-2 Mayor’s Partnership for Los Angeles Schools

-1 Youth Policy Institute

-0 other charters

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1. There was an election, involving parents, students, community members, employees.

2. Superintendent Cortines made his recommendations

3. Board made final decision

 

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Challenges for Charter Management Organizations:

Vernerable charter organizations, [...]

New KCLS Series: The Teacher’s Hour: Response to Instruction and Intervention

ANNOUNCING the NEW KLCS SERIES!

The Teacher’s Hour: Response to Instruction and Intervention

The first broadcast is tomorrow night, Wednesday, February 24, 2010,
beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Tune in to your local KLCS station to view best practices happening all
over LAUSD!

This Wednesday’s show features Cienega ES, Van Nuys MS, South Gate HS
and how they are addressing students’ needs through [...]

Document Cameras & Projectors: Cool Use #9 “Jigsaw Notes”

JIGSAW NOTES ———————————————————————————–

CONTENT AREA: ANY

GRADE LEVELS: MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL

Students can work together to write the complete notes for any given topic. Rather

than only giving a report verbally, a document camera allows students to

collaboratively produce valuable notes for the class.

For any Subject or Content Area

MATERIALS

- Document camera

- Projector

- Paper with subtopic headings listed and [...]

Document Cameras & Projectors: Cool Use #8 “Proofreading Analysis”

PROOFREADING ANALYSIS ————————————————-

CONTENT AREA: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE

GRADE LEVELS: MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL

Evaluation requires a high level of cognitive processing. The following activity can be used to teach a specific grammar skill, as a review activity, or to reinforce the value of proofreading.

MATERIALS

- Document camera

- Projector

- List of sentences with mistakes to proofread

- [...]

Classroom 2.0 Seminar for L.A. School Principals

How do teachers integrate 21st Century technology into a seamless learning and teaching environment?  …  including interactive whiteboards, document cameras, student responders and countless other tools?

Register to attend an intriguing and informative presentation in the Los Angeles area March 23.

It’s easy to see the benefits of many of the 21st Century learning tools & techniques, but having [...]

Document Cameras & Projectors: Cool Use #7 “Active Reading”

ACTIVE READING    —————————————————————

CONTENT AREA: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, READING

GRADE LEVELS: MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL

Reading strategies such as underlining and taking notes in the margin help students

process texts for high-stakes reading tests. However, students are frequently issued reading

textbooks that they are not allowed to write in, vastly limiting the opportunities to practice

active reading strategies. A document camera [...]

Linked Learning: Better way to prepare H.S. students for real life w/ Multiple Pathways

Whats the big deal?  This effort helps High School Students prepare for real life, both additional schooling afer high school and vocational readiness.  This is opposed to simply delineating between college bound and career worker students, and hopes to utilize small learning communities to grow overall life skills for all students.

What is the Linked Learning [...]

Grass Roots Group to fight LAUSD Arts Budget Cuts

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/01/arts-advocates-mobilize-to-fight-proposed-lausd-budget-cuts.html

January 7, 2010 | 10:00 am  LA TIMES
A proposal to slash arts teachers from elementary schools in the L.A. Unified School District has stoked community anger and fomented a grass-roots movement to fight the cuts.

Facing a budgetary shortfall of nearly $470 million in the upcoming 2010-11 school year, LAUSD is considering reductions across the board that include [...]

Grant Writing Ideas/Best Practices for Public, Charter, Private Schools

Grant Writing  Notes                                                  Dave Boller |  Troxell, Los Angeles, CA

Grants are important than ever,  and more competitive than ever.  But they are there, and with some smart effort, you can win them.

Once you do the first one, you’ll be doing more grants.  Get started.

2 Approaches to Begin

1. RFP Search in specific georgraphical or subject areas

2. [...]

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