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"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 #15 “Peer To Peer”

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CONTENT AREA: ANY

GRADE LEVELS: ANY

Use a document camera to peer critique student work. This activity works

very well to show students the difference between low, average, and high quality work, and

to give students an idea of how their work will be assessed.

MATERIALS

- Document camera

- Projector

- Student work with names covered

Using document cameras [...]

Document Cameras & Projectors: Cool Use #14 “Conversation Station”

CONVERSATION STATION   ————————————————–

CONTENT AREA: ANY

GRADE LEVELS: ANY

A document camera is a great way to save trees, and your own energy!

Use the document camera to project images of notes, quizzes, and worksheets that would normally be photocopied.  Save yourself from writing the same series of notes multiple times during the day. Written notes are an excellent [...]

Document Cameras & Projectors: Cool Use #13 “Up Close & Personal”

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CONTENT AREA: ANY

GRADE LEVELS: ANY

Bring the details of an item to be studied into vivid detail with a document camera. From showing the entire class the details of computer circuit boards or items on a microscope slide, to the details of a fossil, plant, or fingerprint, a document camera allows all [...]

Document Cameras & Projectors: Cool Use #12 “Show Me How”

SHOW ME HOW ———————————————————

CONTENT AREA: ANY

GRADE LEVELS: ANY

It can be difficult for students to follow processes with only verbal directions, and a demonstration is often limited to only a few students who are close enough to see.   

This use if simple but very valuable.  A document camera is a tremendous asset to help students follow [...]

SayNoToCuts.Com Addresses California Budget Cuts Directly to the Governor

Hot for Teachers w/ Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green from Megan Fox

 

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Award Winning Video from LACOE’s Roger Espinosa Sheds Light on Incarcerated Students, Improving Lives & The Learning of Trades

 

Roger Espinosa, Teacher and Documentarian at Kilpatrick High School

Roger Espinosa and students produced this Digital Voice Award-winning video about a successful vocational education program for incarcerated students.  The contemporary video has a personal feel, shedding insight on students’ lives while demonstrating valuable lessons on electrical trade skills.

Roger is a teacher at Camp Kilpatrick in Malibu, California.  “Kilpatrick [...]

Challenges of The Urban Education Grind

At a TED Conference, Shukla Rose talks about changing lives by reaching kids in the slums of India….one at a time…and getting transformed in the process. It is a story that great teachers everywhere are familiar with.

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 [...]

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