Thanks goes out to the Philadelphia Public School Notebook for this collection of background on the candidates for the position of Philadelphia School District CEO:
Hi – at the Notebook, we’ve been examining published information about the finalists for the CEO position. We don’t have our planned blog up and running yet, but we wanted to share the links we’ve collected to help people get a fuller sense of what’s already in the public record about the apparent finalists as reported in last Friday’s Inquirer and today’s Daily News: #1
or #2
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As I get to know more about the individual public schools in WPhilly, I continue to be impressed by the plucky efforts made to keep libraries open where there is little in the way of administrative support, even less staff, and just about no resources. I’ll have to post again about some of my travels in school libraries in WPhilly. It brings a lot of the theoretical issues talked about in Ed and LibSci classes down to earth!
For anyone in Philly trying to do a library on a shoestring, here’s a news item and an additional contact that should prove helpful. Note that while private individuals may avail themselves of the first opportunity, the second is for schools and non-profits only
NEWS…
Philadelphia Book Bank at 5th and Luzerne Streets,
To Close on November 21, 2007
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So if this June 11th article in the NYTimes on Ruby Payne is for real, it seems that LOTS of teachers are groping for a sense of how to constructively engage children from different class backgrounds than their own. To know why a self-schooled teacher-turned author has met with such a warm reception from the educational establishment by – you’ll have to read the full article. But if you’re looking for similar material in our collection while you’re waiting for her book to arrive in our collection, read on!
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A vendor who’s people and products I like has just launched a new Podcasting Grant for education. Winners will be awarded over $3,000 in podcasting resources. You can apply online at http://www.toolfactory.com/olympus. Check out the video that takes you through the podcasting process – it’s a simple enough process as it is – but their template driven tools make it very user-friendly. And that’s what everybody needs – less barriers between the technology and people actually using it!
Find out more about their products at: http://www.toolfactory.com
Ready To Learn | Children’s Service | WHYY
This is cool! I’ve always thought that the PBS programming was of such high quality that it deserved a curriculum to use intentionally with kids. Evidently WHYY has some funding to do free workshops for childcare providers, teachers of younger children and parents on how PBS programming can be used to support literacy, emotional development and other early earning goals.
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Podcasting for educators. If you’re interested in
podcasting but don’t know how to get started, check out this post from
the MAKE Blog.
Here’s a post for teachers considering how to use blogs in the classroom.
(Thanks for LIS News for highlighting this one!)
Does this Washington Post article foretell a trend in education where globalization is catching up to the classroom? What value can *YOU* as a Drexel-trained teacher, bring to the classroom that will be resistent to outsourcing? I would be curious to know what you think!
Homework Help, From a World Away – Web Joins Students, Cheap Overseas Tutors
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