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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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

Quality Education Projector for under $500

Wow.  Projectors just keep getting better and less expensive. I remember the days of three gun projectors that cost $12000 and more. Well, here is  a new model from Hitachi, long considered one of the high quality leaders in 3LCD projectors, much better than those older $12K projectors, that sells in the $400-$500 range to education [...]

LAUSD Computer Science program recognized by U.S. Congress

Only one in two thousand K-12 students in California took the AP test for computer science in 2008.  That’s .o5% … much much less than 1%.   Strange results considering computer science is more relevant than ever and remains amongst the highest categories in employment growth projections.

Urbans students may still shy away from computer science.  LAUSD’s [...]

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