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Sunday, 29 January 2012

Jack Gantos Interview - Funny

Posted on 07:00 by shohan bella

As a follow up to my last post, I came across an interview with author Jack Gantos on the NPR program "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me." His interesting background is the basis for his Newbery-winning book, Dead End in Norvelt. Listen to this funny and revealing exchange between him and the crew at WWDTM.
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012

2012 Newbery & Caldecott Book Awards

Posted on 03:22 by shohan bella

Announced on Monday. Here they are:

John Newbery Medal
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

Honor books:
Breaking Stalin's Nose written and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin
Inside Out & Back Again written by Thanhha Lai

Randolph Caldecott Medal
A Ball for Daisy written and illustrated by Chris Raschka

Honor Books:
Blackout illustrated and written by John Rocco
Grandpa Green illustrated and written by Lane Smith
Me . . . Jane illustrated and written by Patrick McDonnell
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Friday, 20 January 2012

iPad Textbooks v. Textbooks

Posted on 04:43 by shohan bella
Click on this iPad textbook link to see how our students will be using technology in school. It is only a matter of time before all students and teachers will be using electronic textbooks. It is only a matter of time before teachers will be writing and publishing their own textbooks. This will revolutionize the way students learn in school,. . . the way teachers teach in school, . . . and the way parents support their children's education at home.
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Touch-Free Gesture Controls

Posted on 11:16 by shohan bella
If you wonder how our students will be using technology in the next year, check out this 30-second video.

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Thursday, 12 January 2012

What Millennials Want

Posted on 04:50 by shohan bella
"The makeup of the global workforce is undergoing a seismic shift: In four years Millennials—the people born between 1977 and 1997—will account for nearly half the employees in the world. In some companies, they already constitute a majority."

Quote above from "Mentoring Millennials" in Harvard Business Review.

Read this fascinating article to learn more about Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millennials. The article has a great chart "What Millennials Want."
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Saturday, 7 January 2012

"The first . . . "

Posted on 08:25 by shohan bella
As I was walking through one of our classrooms my eyes caught sight of this beautiful quote:

The first to apologize is the BRAVEST

The first to forgive is the STRONGEST

The first to forget is the HAPPIEST

When I Googled it, I found it to be on many blogs, but I could not find the source of the quote. Any ideas?
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Sunday, 1 January 2012

"Elementary School Leadership . . .

Posted on 12:20 by shohan bella
. . . in an Age of Anxiety" is an excellent article by Neal Brown in the Winter 2012 issue of Independent School magazine. Whether you are a head of school, teacher, or parent, you will gain thoughtful, helpful insights into caring for and guiding elementary school children.
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