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Posted by EF on 5/15/09: Article on Technology Integration in Schools: Can Its Effects be measured?

Posted by EF on 4/29/09: Article on how 21st Century Schools requires educational change:

posted by e. fuhrman on 4/21/09: Article on how placement in math classes in middle school impacts student math achievement in high school:

Posted by E. Fuhrman on 4/17/2009: Interesting article on how cell phones can be used in classroom instruction:

Posted by E. Fuhrman on 11/3/08: ERS brief on a new book on detracking schools, based on the experience at TRockville Center (Regents Math for All). Looks like a good read.

Posed by E. fuhrman on 5/22/08: this article is on high school reform. [| Educational Leadership May 2008.doc] This ASCD follow-up includes referecnces to other articles and research on high school reform. It is excellent, and includes links to video resources as well (for example, clips of learning in restructured high school classrooms). Worth a look!: [| ASCD Special Report.doc]: I am interested in your reactions/thoughts on this topic.

Posted by E. Fuhrman on 5/8/08: the article below addresses how the availability of on-line courses for high school students (like virtual High School) may impact what high schools of the future look like. In nan uet, we are discussing this very real possibility in our district tech committee. However, it really is a systemic issue. What do you think? Here is the file for the article: [| Half of High School Course On-Line by 2019.doc]

Posted 3-30-08 by Ed Fuhrman: This article is about how one school district (Rockville Center on Long Island), over a five year period, moved to a model of math acceleration where almost every student takes a Regents level math course in grade 8 and successfully sits for the Regents exam (2005 passing rate of 96%). Lots of impications for us here in Nanuet:

Posted 3-12-08 by ed Fuhrman: Interesting article on the pressure students feel to cheat in school: Posted 1/31/08 by Donna Lennane: I have shared an article by Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz, one of the neuroscientists who met with my Brainy Bunch in Napa Valley recently. The article talks about the neuroscience of change - what actually happens to our bodies when we are asked to change and what to do to foster institutional change. Enjoy!

1/31/08- thanks, donna- I'm sure my nerons are not all firing in the right direction, so I will enjoy reading this article. Ed

Posted 1/7/08 by Ed Fuhrman: Below is the link to the article "The Case Against Zeros". It describes the impact that occurs when a teacher gives a student a zero as a grade on an assessment. My question: does this occur in our schools? If it does, what if anything should we do about it?



Posted 1/24/08 by Ed Fuhrman: Colleagues, below is information about an upcoming webinar on grading and reporting student progress. I encourage each of us to participate in one of the sessions. The grades students receive should reflect what they have actually learned. What should teachers eliminate in the grading process for that to happen? What should they do to make grades support learning? Ken O'Connor, author of //A Repair Kit for Grading: 15 Fixes for Broken Grades//, will explore the answers to these questions, and describe grading practices that result in accurate and meaningful communications about student learning. Friday, February 15, 2008 Monday, March 10, 2008** || 11 a.m. - Noon ET 11 a.m. - Noon ET** || Register now for the free webinar at If you would like more information on ETS Assessment Training Institute's professional development resources in Assessment //for// Learning, visit **[|www.ets.org/ati]** and request a free DVD of Rick Stiggins' presentation of "New Mission, New Beliefs: Assessment //for// Learning." Or call **1-800-480-3060**. Rosedale Road Princeton, NJ 08541 609-921-
 * "Fifteen Fixes for Broken Grades."**
 * **Monday, January 28, 2008
 * **11 a.m. - Noon ET
 * [|www.ets.org/webinar/fifteenfixes.html]**