{"id":193,"date":"2010-09-28T05:52:01","date_gmt":"2010-09-28T09:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dacha.com\/?p=193"},"modified":"2010-09-28T05:52:01","modified_gmt":"2010-09-28T09:52:01","slug":"tuesday-tidbits-september-28-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dacha.com\/?p=193","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Tidbits, September 28, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>As a part of this week’s Education Nation activities, see this Education Nation Scorecard<\/a>, which allows “families to navigate the education system by providing useful, easily understandable information about performance at individual schools, as well as in districts, states, and the nation as a whole.” Seems to me just a re-branding of the Great Schools<\/a> site – but I need to poke around in it to see what might be new.<\/p>\n

Do you know the Guys Read website<\/a>, from author Jon Scieszka? Tons of suggested books for boys.<\/p>\n

Found another piece<\/a> on parent involvement from a past place of work, The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement<\/a>. It “highlights the ways in which selected high-performing schools incorporate parent and community involvement in their efforts to increase student achievement.”<\/p>\n

See this CNN clip<\/a> on star chef Todd Gray’s visit to DC’s Murch Elementary School, from Michelle Obama’s initiative<\/a> that has chefs adopting schools to promote healthy eating.<\/p>\n

I plan to write more about project-based learning and the rich student work that can come from it. Until then take a look at this sample of student work<\/a> from schools that implement the Expeditionary Learning design – work that is authentic and real world-focused. These final products show a deep engagement with the material and a deep desire that the work have impact beyond the schoolyard.<\/p>\n

Lastly, had a brief back and forth with a friend about interactions with her child’s new teacher, which have been very positive. I particularly liked that this teacher sends home weekly “Ask Abouts,” prompts for parents to ask the child about what’s happening in class. The teacher sees it as a way to generate responses beyond the standard “How was your day?”\/”Fine” exchange. Great idea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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