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Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Years
Posted by Julia Steiny in Uncategorized on March 15, 2012
Published by EducationNews.org –The 100 year anniversary of the Girl Scouts reminds us how important it is that we help build courage, confidence and character. Two years ago, I was honored to be the keynote speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Girl Scouts of Rhode Island. This year the Girl Scouts of America is celebrating [...]
Part IV — AMSA, Where Academic Subjects Work Together
Posted by Julia Steiny in Uncategorized on March 8, 2012
Published by EducationNews.org — Details about how AMSA uses computer science to blend academic subjects. Rik and Marcin, 7th-graders, seem positively jazzed about showing me the product of their programing efforts. We’re in Karine Laidley’s computer-science class at Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School (AMSA). Today is the last day students can put finishing touches on [...]
AMSA Charter School Part III: The Myth of the Dot-Com Bust
Posted by Julia Steiny in Uncategorized on March 2, 2012
Published by EducationNews.org – Part 3 of this series on the Advanced Math and Science Charter details how – and why – AMSA integrates computer science into their curriculum. Throughout the worst recession since the Great Depression, the tech sector has boomed. Jobs requiring computer-science are so plentiful, many are going begging. Most fields are [...]
Advanced Math & Science Charter School, Part II
Posted by Julia Steiny in Uncategorized on February 23, 2012
Published by EducationNews.org — Part II on the AMSA Charter School examines how the school can promise every student will become advanced. When Jay Sweeney joined the staff at the Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School (AMSA), he was the only non-Russian in the math department. The school is in the middle of Massachusetts, so huh? Now [...]
Advanced Math & Science Charter School, Part I
Posted by Julia Steiny in Uncategorized on February 16, 2012
Published by EducationNews.org — A remarkable school takes all students and achieves impressive results — so, how do they do it? The road curves around Williams Lake in Marlborough, MA, a bucolic spot except for the boarded-up buildings left over from what was once a booming manufacturing past. These days mid-Massachusetts is a thriving hub for [...]
Is Trauma the Root Cause of Major Misbehavior?
Posted by Julia Steiny in Uncategorized on February 9, 2012
Pulbished by EducationNews.org – Children endure several different types of trauma, and how we respond has an effect on how students behave in the short and long term. At a recent conference, nearly 600 attendees learned painful lessons about trauma’s effect on the young, developing brain. Dr. James Greer, psychiatrist and Clinical Professor at Brown Medical [...]
Chronic Absenteeism Reveals and Causes Problems
Posted by Julia Steiny in Uncategorized on February 1, 2012
Published by EducationNews.org – If kids aren’t at school, all of the school’s other efforts just don’t matter. If a kid’s not listening, she’s not learning. If the kid’s not even in school, she’s certainly not listening. Showing up every day and on time are skills absolutely necessary to success, especially at the entry level of [...]
Learning to Write Teaches Westerly Students Science
Posted by Julia Steiny in Uncategorized on January 25, 2012
Published by EducationNews.org – A focus on kids learning to write boosted science learning and test scores in one district. Back in December 2009, excited 4th graders at Westerly’s State Street School sat down to take a practice science test. Like little sports jocks, the kids approached the task as if it were training for the big game [...]
K-12 Task Force Helped Westerly Triumph Over Dismal Science Scores
Posted by Julia Steiny in Uncategorized on January 19, 2012
Pulbished by EducationNews.org – Westerly’s plan to improve its science instruction, after sobering 2008 scores, included a volunteer effort by teachers. In 2008, bad news came like body blows to the little beach town of Westerly, RI. First, the elementary and middle-school science scores were fairly disappointing, but the high school full-on bombed. The 11th graders scored [...]
Teachers’ Angry Comments Can Stop Education In Its Tracks
Posted by Julia Steiny in Uncategorized on January 12, 2012
Published by EducationNews.org – Dr. Martin Haberman, pioneer of the ‘Star Teacher Interview,’ analyzes teacher attitudes — and hurtful words — toward students. At the end of Dr. Martin Haberman’s most recent monograph on teaching is a collection of ugly comments made to actual students. He introduces them: “One of the questions which the (teacher-preparation) trainees are asked in [...]
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