October 26, 2011

Education Week, Vol. 31, Issue 09
IT Infrastructure & Management Teacher Training Takes a Hybrid Turn
Schools blend face-to-face and online professional development, but traditional PD still plays a role.
Michelle R. Davis, October 24, 2011
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8 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Social Media Feeds Freewheeling Professional Development
Educators click into Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ for quick feedback and open-ended discussions on best practices.
Michelle R. Davis, October 24, 2011
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7 min read
Sharon Kortman, left, director of BEST Professional Development, based on the Phoenix campus of Arizona State University, and Kelly Olson-Stewart, a BEST regional professional coordinator, talk via video with educators at a school in Tucson.
Sharon Kortman, left, director of BEST Professional Development, based on the Phoenix campus of Arizona State University, and Kelly Olson-Stewart, a BEST regional professional coordinator, talk via video with educators at a school in Tucson.
Laura Segall for Education Week
Teacher Preparation Education Schools Playing Online PD Catch-Up
Offerings from many schools of education are more aligned with traditional face-to-face approaches, but some colleges are moving to incorporate more virtual PD into their programs.
Ian Quillen, October 24, 2011
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6 min read
Standards Common Core Accelerates Interest in Online PD
Education leaders say the Internet will be a powerful tool for sharing resources and best practices across state and district lines.
Katie Ash, October 24, 2011
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6 min read
Kellie Viera, a reading teacher at Manatee High School in Bradenton, Fla., works with students using a READ 180 program. Ms. Viera shares ideas with other reading teachers through professional learning networks.
Kellie Viera, a reading teacher at Manatee High School in Bradenton, Fla., works with students using a READ 180 program. Ms. Viera shares ideas with other reading teachers through professional learning networks.
Chip Litherland for Education Week
IT Infrastructure & Management Professional Learning Networks Taking Off
As budget cuts continue to limit district-level training opportunities, PLNs take an organic, grassroots approach to professional development.
Robin L. Flanigan, October 24, 2011
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7 min read
School & District Management Administrators Go Online to Share Ideas, Learn New Skills
Overbooked schedules and tight budgets are increasingly pushing K-12 administrators toward online professional development.
Katie Ash, October 24, 2011
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5 min read
Steve Reeves, left, and Kevin Adkisson, principals for the Florida Virtual School, collaborate at a weekly professional-development meeting at a restaurant in Gainesville.
Steve Reeves, left, and Kevin Adkisson, principals for the Florida Virtual School, collaborate at a weekly professional-development meeting at a restaurant in Gainesville.
Andrew Stanfill for Education Week
Classroom Technology Virtual Schools Offer PD Programs for E-Teaching
Because schools of education have been slow to offer programs to develop virtual instructors, many of the nation’s leading online schools are trying to fill the void.
Ian Quillen, October 24, 2011
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6 min read
Curriculum Scholars Put Civics in Same Category as Literacy, Math
Researchers release 10 papers that argue that teaching civics is every bit as important as teaching math and reading.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, October 24, 2011
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3 min read
Manny Babbitt, 12, studies the foliage while he and other 6th graders from Roger Williams Middle School in Providence, R.I., hike along a trail at the Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge in Smithfield last week. The students go off campus twice a week during the extra period that was added to the school day to enhance their knowledge of science and mathematics.
Manny Babbitt, 12, studies the foliage while he and other 6th graders from Roger Williams Middle School in Providence, R.I., hike along a trail at the Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge in Smithfield last week. The students go off campus twice a week during the extra period that was added to the school day to enhance their knowledge of science and mathematics.
M. Scott Brauer for Education Week
Science Push Is On to Add Time to School
Policymakers are promoting expanded learning time to help low-performing students, but the know-how and resources for implementation are lacking.
Nora Fleming, October 24, 2011
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10 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Laura Costas
College & Workforce Readiness Opinion Solving the Nation's Dropout Crisis
It will take a multi-pronged approach to reduce dropout numbers, Russell W. Rumberger writes.
Russell W. Rumberger, October 24, 2011
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6 min read
Peter McDaniel, of West Gardiner, enjoys some fries during lunch at Gardiner High School in Gardiner, Maine.
Peter McDaniel, of West Gardiner, enjoys some fries during lunch at Gardiner High School in Gardiner, Maine.
Pat Wellenbach/AP
Federal Senate Seeks to Block Limits on Spuds in School Meals
Potato-state senators are trying to do an end run around proposed rules for the school lunch program that would restrict servings of potatoes and other starchy vegetables.
Nirvi Shah, October 21, 2011
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4 min read
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, attends the markup on Oct. 20.
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, attends the markup on Oct. 20.
Andrew Councill for Education Week
Federal Senate Education Panel Approves ESEA Overhaul
States could craft their own models for fixing low-performing schools under a change approved as the Senate education committee works to renew the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Alyson Klein, October 20, 2011
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9 min read
Federal ESEA Draft Ramps Up Role of Education Research
While some provisions of a long-awaited Senate bill to remake the Elementary and Secondary Education Act are drawing protest, several facets of the bill that affect the role of research in education are getting less notice.
Sarah D. Sparks, October 20, 2011
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8 min read
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