************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** From: Education Week on the Web <EducationWeek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 00:57:11 -0400 (EDT) JOIN US FOR A LIVE CHAT ON 'A NATION AT RISK' On Tuesday, April 29 at 11:00 a.m., EST, EDUCATION WEEK on the WEB will be hosting a live online chat to mark the 20th anniversary of "A Nation at Risk," the National Commission on Excellence in Education's landmark indictment of U.S. public schools. Moderated by EDUCATION WEEK senior editor Lynn Olson, the chat will explore the impact of the report and the problems and successes of schools today. Our distinguished guests for the chat will be: * Theodore Sizer, professor emeritus at Brown University, author of the acclaimed book "Horace's Compromise," and hands-on authority on high school reform; * Milton Goldberg, a distinguished senior fellow at the Education Commission of the States who served as executive director of the National Commission on Excellence in Education; and * Michelle Fine, professor of social psychology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and director of the Race, Ethnicity, Class and Opportunity Gap Project. Please join us for this special event: http://www.edweek-chat.org/ To submit advance questions, go here: http://www.edweek-chat.org/question.php3 ********************************************************************* HELP FOR THE NEW TEACHER Classroom management skills is the number one concern. Find practical advice, How-To's, Survival Kits, ice breakers, and online resources that integrate technology into the classroom. <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/newteacher.html> ********************************************************************* <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND http://www.edu-cyberpg.com <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> ADVERTISE REACH THE EDUCATION MARKET GET FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/default.asp Net Happenings,K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters, New-list http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html HOT LIST OF SCHOOLS ONLINE http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/default.asp SERVICES http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/PS/Home_Products.html <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>