One thing that must be remembered, most notably for the public school K-12 teacher, is that ELA standards are more often than not implemented by those who do NOT know the field and/or current best practice. The administrator who is in charge may oft…
Bob:
I am "Ninging," with my video uploaded. Check it out! I will also be sending it you via reg. email once I have it on YouTube and on my web site.
Hope all is well and thanks very much.
Best,
Steve McKee
I'll miss you but understand. I am not planning on putting anything else on my plate next year. Hopefully we can grab a few minutes sometime in Philly!
MIT university is trying to build a free resource to help kids learn SAT/ACT thru the power of user-generated images and video. We are currently running a nationwide contest, challenging kids to make fun and memorable flashcards by pairing sentences and images to a common test word. There will be a small cash prize and iTunes giveaways. Due date is May 22.
bob -
may i have your actual email address -- there's a link i'd really like to send you. you're right... words, when spoken with strenght and love and from a place inside that's so real...can move us to action.
Obama has that thing, that can be defined, right there on the surface... and if it's not perceptible to the eye, it's certainly perceptible to our hearts...
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