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Behind Closed Doors ... Who's Trying to Save New York?

 

 

Behind Closed Doors ... Who's Trying to Save New York?

 The Dim Bulb

The Occasional Musings of an Educator

by Michael Keany

The brain is capable of performing 10 quadrillion (that’s 10 to the 16th)…

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Added by Michael Keany on March 15, 2011 at 12:17pm — 1 Comment

Online Learning Events by School Leadership 2.0 (April and May 2011)

Below are some upcoming live and interactive Webinars sponsored by:

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"Hello Dave, May I Park Your Car?" - spoken in the voice of Hal, the computer, from 2001

The Dim Bulb

The Occasional Musings of an Educator

by Michael Keany

The brain is capable of performing 10 quadrillion (that’s 10 to the 16th)…

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Added by Michael Keany on March 4, 2011 at 6:00pm — 6 Comments

Sometime in the future ...

The Dim Bulb

The Occasional Musings of an Educator

by Michael Keany

The brain is…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 27, 2011 at 9:00am — 4 Comments

Check Out the Public Face of Your School



The Dim Bulb

The Occasional Musings of an Educator…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 25, 2011 at 11:00am — 7 Comments

Using iPads in the Elementary Classrooms

There seems to be many questions surrounding the use of iPads with students. One of the ways you can use the iPad is Digital Storytelling. Follow the link to a list of resources:https://sites.google.com/site/digitalstorytellingwiththeipad/apps-for-digital-storytelling

 

Added by Jamie Nolan on January 16, 2011 at 4:11pm — 6 Comments

2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults

2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults

The list of 99 books, drawn from 191 official nominations, is presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. In 2010, YALSA restructured the charge for the Best Books for Young Adults committee and renamed it Best Fiction for Young Adults. The 2011 list is the first for the new committee.

The books, recommended for ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens. The list comprises a wide…

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Added by Michael Keany on January 14, 2011 at 4:30pm — 4 Comments

The Gift of Advice

The Gift of Advice



‘Tis the season of gifting.  This time of year, we diligently fret over the gifts we wish to give our loved ones and give some thought, possibly selfishly, to the gifts we want to receive.  As I age, I reflect more and more on perhaps the greatest gift I received in my life -- good advice.  Sometimes I was ready to receive that advice,…

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Added by Michael Keany on December 20, 2010 at 8:32am — 1 Comment

Reconsider Attitudes About Success by Alfie Kohn

Reconsider Attitudes About Success

Updated December 12, 2010, 08:33 PM

Alfie Kohn is the author of a dozen books on education and human behavior, including"Punished by Rewards" and…

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Added by Michael Keany on December 15, 2010 at 2:48pm — No Comments

Overcoming Leadership Myopia

By Howard Behar and Michael Lee Stallard



American leaders need to wake up and smell the coffee. Research from two well-respected organizations makes it clear that we have a big collective blind spot that’s dragging down productivity, innovation and economic performance. Earlier this year, a Conference Board research report showed that job satisfaction is at the lowest level since the organization began measuring it more than 20 years ago. The report went on to show this has been a…

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Added by Michael Lee Stallard on December 11, 2010 at 10:53am — 1 Comment

Webinar: Curriculum 21: Essential education in a changing world

Webinar: Curriculum 21: Essential education in a changing world

What will define the classroom of the future? Join ASCD author and curriculum expert Heidi Hayes Jacobs for a free webinar at 3 p.m. EST on Tuesday. Jacobs will…
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Added by Michael Keany on December 1, 2010 at 2:09pm — No Comments

Habits and Habitats: Rethinking Learning Spaces for the 21st Century by Ryan Bretag

Habits and Habitats: Rethinking Learning Spaces for the 21st Century

By LeaderTalk Contributor on November 26, 2010 8:20 PM



The moment students enter the classroom, the space informs them more than we can imagine about the type of learning the environment will foster and the clear direction the lead learner in the classroom wishes to go.



In many classrooms, the picture is all too familiar: desks in rows, a clear front of the classroom, podium off-center in the front,… Continue

Added by Michael Keany on November 28, 2010 at 8:44am — No Comments

Colin Powell on Leadership

Colin Powell, a former secretary of state, national security adviser and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is no stranger to leadership. Powell, 73, is now working on projects at home and abroad, including…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 22, 2010 at 9:05am — No Comments

New Schools' Chancellor Has No Experience? No Problem. An Open Letter to Mayor Bloomberg from Dr. Arnold Dodge

New Schools' Chancellor Has No Experience? No Problem.



An Open Letter to Mayor Bloomberg











Dear Mr. Mayor,







I think I'm getting it. In hiring Cathie Black, a publisher with not a shred of public educational experience either professionally or personally, you have once again set a standard for the credentials of the chief…
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Added by Michael Keany on November 16, 2010 at 8:45am — 4 Comments

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