Education

“School's out for summer. School's out forever.”
— Alice Cooper

Rocker Alice Cooper pretty much sums up the effect that summer has on the minds of most kids: once school is out, it’s out of mind. And that’s the problem.

“When we leave children unsupervised during the summer, we miss critical opportunities to improve their academic achievement and we take away crucial supports like nutritious meals and snacks,” says Afterschool Alliance Executive Director Jodi Grant. “By not creating and funding enough summer learning programs, we are missing the chance to engage and educate millions of students during the summer, and instead are leaving them unsupervised and at risk.”Read more...

This is now my 3rd year attending the EdTech PD Oregon Cadre with OETC (Organization for Educational Technology and Curriculum). The cadre of about 200 educators and tech leaders (and growing) from Oregon schools meet three times a year to collaborate and learn about emerging technologies and how to use them in the classroom or take it back for professional development with their staff in the district. 

Each activity is infused with actively modeling and practicing effective staff development strategies accommodating all learning styles including group activities, reflection, processing, creating, laughing. It’s an empowering group of people. Read more...

Have an i-phone? Want to keep up-to-date with ed apps? I recently came across EduTecher, an app and Web site with links to education apps, or so I thought. Using it, I discovered several apps, such as issuu, Word Magnets, doris, and many more. Here’s what I liked and didn’t like about the app.Read more...