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Highlander Institute Hosts Day Long Conerence on Integrating Online Learning in the Classroom

Highlander Institute Hosts Day Long Conerence on Integrating Online Learning in the Classroom

[ 0 ] 5.11.2012 |

I am passionate about this topic. Integrating digital media into the classroom requires thoughtful consideration and training to make it an effective, inspiring, and beneficial learning opportunity for our students. I applaud Highlander Institute for taking the lead in hosting this event – open to anyone interested in learning more about the concept including teachers, administrators, parents, etc. (7 credit hours are available for the day conference.)

Highlander Institute, a regional provider of high quality professional development in education, presents the Blended Learning & Technology Conference on Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm.

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I Was There at Vartan Gregorian Elementary School (and perhaps at your school)

I Was There at Vartan Gregorian Elementary School (and perhaps at your school)

[ 0 ] 4.26.2012 |

I didn’t have the necessary magic ahead of deadline to do the project justice. I Was There is a great example of the ways learning happens inside and outside the classroom seamlessly for kids, of the ways that neighborhoods have valuable resources, of the way the school itself can and should be an essential resource for a neighborhood, and of the abilities of young people when they’re engaged and supported in the right ways.

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PASA Wins Macarthur Foundations Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition

PASA Wins Macarthur Foundations Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition

[ 0 ] 4.4.2012 |

Providence is about to become a pioneer in a new learning system that many people think could help revitalize the way schools work. The Providence After School Alliance (PASA) won MacArthur’s Badges for Lifelong Learning competition, putting Providence on the map as one of very few cities embracing digital badging systems, which are believed to [...]

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Plugged In – on technology integration

Plugged In – on technology integration

[ 0 ] 3.27.2012 |

Jill Davidson shares her thoughts on a subject that has been very much on my mind these days. We are a plugged-in family at home (with boundaries) and my sons attend a Providence Public Elementary School where funding is limited, curriculum is rigid, and creative solutions are needed. Because of the amazing teachers, helpful staff, dedicated parents, and community partnerships, my boys have had for the most part a wonderful school experience. Since teachers need adequate working technology for teaching and to facilitate communication between teachers and with parents and since not all kids attending public school have the same technology advantages at home (and that I believe integrating technology thoughtfully into our children’s lives is an essential part of their education), I have recently attended meetings to discuss how we can improve / bring technology into their elementary school. Thank you, Jill for starting this conversation online, explaining the complexities of this issue and sharing what is happening in Rhode Island. Jill’s article appears in her April 2012′s East Side Monthly column. Read the well-edited online version here and in the print publication.- Anisa

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Montessori: The Solution for Boys?

Montessori: The Solution for Boys?

[ 1 ] 2.9.2012 |

Dr. Montessori believed that “the hands are the tools of the mind” and created an approach to learning which engages each child in the two-fold process of purposeful activity and intellectual development. In Education for a New World, Dr. Montessori recognized that,

“Mind and movement are two parts of a single cycle; and movement is the superior expression. … If through force of circumstances the child cannot use his hands, the child remains incapable of obedience or initiative, lazy and sad, whereas the child who can work with his hands shows firmness of character.”

Being a father of a nine year old boy and a Montessori educator, I read with great interest what has become a popular theme growing both in notoriety and credibility, schools at every level of education are failing boys.

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