If you don't think people in today's education system really care -- I mean really care -- just read this story from The Columbian newspaper in Vancouver. Seven-year-old Luke Jensen has a rare form of leukemia, but with the efforts of his school, the hospital and his parents, he's still getting a quality education.
Click here to read the story.
And, when you're done with that, kudos to The Columbian on another quality education story on Running Start. It's about 17-year-old Jena Bodell, who's in her second year at Clark College and will earn her Associate of Arts degree as she graduates from Skyview High School this June.
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Showing posts with label Teaching. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Friday, January 4, 2008
Students Learning Government and History
One of the more important aspects of life students can take from their time in school is how to navigate the world, especially when it comes to how their government works. Those students will become more engaged in the world as adults and simply be more informed about how government affects their lives, and how they can hold government accountable.
Rivers' Edge High School in Richland has taken an interesting approach in teaching students history and about their government. Maybe your school could take an idea or two from the following story that ran Friday in the Tri-City Herald.
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Rivers' Edge High School in Richland has taken an interesting approach in teaching students history and about their government. Maybe your school could take an idea or two from the following story that ran Friday in the Tri-City Herald.
Click here to read the story.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Happy New Year!
Now that we're all back from our extended holiday break, here's a few education stories that you might have missed. We hope your new year will be one where you, your students and your family will be engaged with improving student learning. As always, we're here to help. Be sure to contact us at by e-mail cisl@k12.wa.us, by phone at (360) 725-6165 or via our Web site, www.yourlearningcenter.org.
Below are several interesting reads to start off 2008:
From The Herald in Everett:
Arlington dumping summer math help
Disappointing results are causing the Arlington School District to dump its summer school program aimed at getting high school students over the WASL math hump. Just three of 40 students enrolled in Arlington's math summer school program were able to pass the August retake of the math WASL.
From the News-Tribune in Tacoma:
Girl talks about life with teacher parents
Sixth-grader Sophia Sonovich writes about spending two years in her parents' respective fourth- and fifth-grade classrooms at Pioneer Valley Elementary in Spanaway. She says some ground rules helped the three of them preserve teacher-student boundaries.
From the Seattle P-I:
Anti-bullying program aims to teach students empathy
A program called the Roots of Empathy at Dearborn Park Elementary revolves around the idea that if children can learn to identify and understand how other people feel, and better communicate their own feelings, they'll be less aggressive and less likely to bully other students.
From the Tri-City Herald:
Exchange students teach as well as learn
Sandra El Daccache isn't Muslim. Plenty of people assume she is when they hear she's from Lebanon. The 16-year-old doesn't mind setting her new friends straight. That's part of why she's in Pasco this year. She and three other students from Muslim and Arab countries are studying in the Mid-Columbia as part of the Youth Exchange and Study Program.
Below are several interesting reads to start off 2008:
From The Herald in Everett:
Arlington dumping summer math help
Disappointing results are causing the Arlington School District to dump its summer school program aimed at getting high school students over the WASL math hump. Just three of 40 students enrolled in Arlington's math summer school program were able to pass the August retake of the math WASL.
From the News-Tribune in Tacoma:
Girl talks about life with teacher parents
Sixth-grader Sophia Sonovich writes about spending two years in her parents' respective fourth- and fifth-grade classrooms at Pioneer Valley Elementary in Spanaway. She says some ground rules helped the three of them preserve teacher-student boundaries.
From the Seattle P-I:
Anti-bullying program aims to teach students empathy
A program called the Roots of Empathy at Dearborn Park Elementary revolves around the idea that if children can learn to identify and understand how other people feel, and better communicate their own feelings, they'll be less aggressive and less likely to bully other students.
From the Tri-City Herald:
Exchange students teach as well as learn
Sandra El Daccache isn't Muslim. Plenty of people assume she is when they hear she's from Lebanon. The 16-year-old doesn't mind setting her new friends straight. That's part of why she's in Pasco this year. She and three other students from Muslim and Arab countries are studying in the Mid-Columbia as part of the Youth Exchange and Study Program.
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