EDNEWS> News Headlines of the Week Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 15
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News Headlines of the Week Newsletter
Volume 3, Issue 15
April 15, 2004
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NEWS HEADLINES OF THE WEEK
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The news stories referenced in this newsletter are collected by Education World
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NEWS HEADLINES FROM EDUCATION WORLD
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This week's Wire Side Chat from Education World:
* NBPTS: Building Better Teachers
NBPTS president Joseph A. Aguerrebere Jr. discusses National Board
Certification.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat100.shtml
This week's Administrators Desk articles:
* Good Morning! -- A.M. Announcements Build School Community
Ideas for spicing up announcements and getting kids involved.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin351.shtml
* The Interview: Principals Share 30 Favorite Questions for Future Teachers
"Principal Files" principals share their favorite questions to ask job
candidates.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin352.shtml
This week's No Educator Left Behind article:
* No Educator Left Behind: Monitoring Teacher Quality
How are states and districts held accountable for improving teacher quality?
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB068.shtml
Don't be left behind! Read Education World's No Educator Left Behind series,
which provides answers from the U.S. Department of Education to questions about
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past questions, go to No Educator Left Behind archives
(http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/NELB.shtml).
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NEWS HEADLINES FOR ALL EDUCATORS
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*Gifted Students Use Both Sides of Brain Better
The right and left halves of the brains in teens with above-average math skills
are better at integrating information than brains of average students,
according to a new study.
Source: ABCNEWS.com
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/SciTech/Living/gifted_brains_040412-1.html
* Blue Light Signals Clean Hands
New blue-light scanning technology could detect if school food service
employees washed their hands before serving lunch. The device highlights areas
where more washing is needed.
Source: eSchool News
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=4998
* What is Finland's Secret?
Educators from around the world are visiting schools in Finland to try to learn
their recipe for success. Finnish students outscored those in 31 other
countries in mathematics, science, and reading, according to test results
released last year.
Source: The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/09/international/europe/09finl.html?ex=1082530185&ei=1&en=a167617986bfe6ef
* Disabled Students Get Testing Reprieve
High school seniors with disabilities in Alaska will not have to pass the
state's exit exam this year to receive a diploma, according to a court
decision. Discussions about how to accommodate students with disabilities in
future classes are continuing.
Source: Yahoo! News
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=3&u=/ap/20040408/ap_on_re_us/qualifying_exam_lawsuit_1
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LOCAL SCHOOLS MAKING NEWS
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* Students "Celebrate Generations"
Eighth graders at Rapid Run Middle School in Ohio researched their family
histories and shared them with relatives during a "Celebration of the
Generations" day at school.
Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/04/09/loc_generations09.html
* Holocaust Denial Lesson Honored
Connecticut history teacher Patrick Richardson's lesson "The Truth Makes You
Free," about Holocaust denial, has earned an award from the University of
Hartford. Students use primary sources, such as eyewitness accounts of the
Holocaust, in considering Holocaust denial arguments.
Source: ctnow.com
http://www.ctnow.com/news/education/hc-5holo0412.artapr12,1,5858160.story?coll=hc-headlines-education
* Retired Teachers Return to Mentor
Chicago has become the first city in the U.S. to hire retired teachers to
mentor one or two first-year teachers twice a week. The mentor teachers are
paid $124 a day.
Source: Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0404080198apr08,1,7425997.story?coll=chi-newslocal-hed
* Students, Parents, May Rate Teachers
The Nashua (New Hampshire) Board of Education is considering reinstating a
program that allows students and parents to submit anonymous written
evaluations of teachers. A consultant has advised against reviving the program.
Source: Boston.com
http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2004/04/12/nashua_board_considers_allowing_students_to_rate_teachers/
Sincerely, Ellen "Scoop" Delisio
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