Education
Premier Literacy Partners with The Rotary Club Of Winnetka – Northfield (Illinois) to Donate Dictionaries to Students
(PRWEB) September 18, 2009 — Premier Literacy, a division of Premier Assistive Technology, recently partnered with The Rotary Club of Winnetka – Northfield (Illinois) in June 2009 to sponsor a charitable distribution of dictionaries to over 500 third-grade and special needs students in the Winnetka and Northfield public schools. This initiative is yet another... »
Deadline for George Fox University’s Master of Education Program is Nov. 1
The 2010-11 application deadline for George Fox University’s master of education program is set for Nov. 1. The graduate program, designed for licensed educators, is offered through the university’s School of Education, which is approved by the Oregon Teachers and Standards Practices Commission and accredited nationally by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher... »
Vygotsky, Piaget, and Education
Science is a never ending search for truth and being done whenever the scientific method is used. The scientific method is an organized way to figure something out that begins with observation, hypothesis, and experiment. Hypothesis will become a theory after validated by repeated experiments. A theory is an explanation of a... »
Sensitive and Insensitive Issues in Communication with Families
School, families, and community partnerships are very important in influencing children learning, behaving, and achieving in the classroom. Most parents appreciate teachers who reach out and work with families (Epstein, 2001, p. 34). It is widely established that open communication is the key to school-family partnerships. This essay will examine the... »
Communication with families
A principal is concerned that assessment practices are not being effectively communicated to parents. She consults with a district administrator to determine ways to make the report cards clearer to parents, district-wide. Key Concepts: Student assessment Communication with families Hi, Take another look at the video. How are the women interacting? Is one subservient of the other or are... »