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	<description>Another excellent source of creative thinking for Special and Alternative Education</description>
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		<title>To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year, 2008-2009, two English teachers at the high school level, one Special Education, the other General Education have been elected to teach their English Literature students the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
This reading initiative is an extension of the Read Across America Project.  This is one of the premier novels in American Literature.  While the High School students [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://21stcenturyleader.edublogs.org/2008/08/08/to-kill-a-mockingbird-harper-lee/</link>
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		<title>Marine Biology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.slideshare.net/nashworld/protecting-ocean-resources-from-missouri-
Our teacher Mr. Kim Minnier teaches classes on Marine Biology to grades 9-12 students as an elective.  He developed this class after receiving a grant worth U.S $5,000 in 2006, from the National Education Association in Washington, D.C.   The above slide is one I accessed from slideshare a wonderful resource for teachers and presenters which focusses [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://21stcenturyleader.edublogs.org/2008/08/08/marine-biology/</link>
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		<title>Teacher Training and Preparation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Formal training of teachers is I believe, sorely lacking.  Universities that produce teachers for schools in Western New York - the catchment area being Western New York and Eastern Pennsylvania,  need to focus on the understanding and development of every aspect within the Individual Educational Plan (IEP).  This emphasis should include as examples, the difference [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://21stcenturyleader.edublogs.org/2008/08/08/the-training-of-special-education-teachers/</link>
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		<title>A wonderful day of Teacher Interviews</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we at the Hewes Center interviewed 5 Special Education teacher candidates.  On the interview panel were two administrators, two teachers and a school psychologist/administrative intern.  All five candidates were exceptional in that they spoke to the needs of students in the classroom - 6 traits of writing, project based learning, community learning, positive feedback, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://21stcenturyleader.edublogs.org/2008/08/07/a-wonderful-day-of-teacher-interviews/</link>
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		<title>School Culture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, there is a special lonely place that is inhabited by school officials - teachers and administrators.  We do not like to talk about it much as if to say that by not admitting it, it does not exist.  The cost of team work takes a toll on all of us because not always does [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://21stcenturyleader.edublogs.org/2008/08/07/school-culture/</link>
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		<title>A global experiment - the Lunch box project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a class project I read about  which currently involves three countries Australia, China and Turkey.  The object of this exercise using a power point presentation is to have students select their favorite foods.  I thought of the universal appeal to all students for this kind of input which is both gratifying and immediate.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://21stcenturyleader.edublogs.org/2008/08/05/a-global-experiment-the-lunch-box-project/</link>
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		<title>The Use of Wiki&#8217;s across the content areas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What uses do wiki&#8217;s have in our classrooms?  I see the possiblities for middle and high school students where the emphasis on team work and collaboration are huge socialization pieces that need to be taught and modelled. 
I have surfed through Classroom 2.0 and find this web site very useful in answering all types of questions regarding [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://21stcenturyleader.edublogs.org/2008/07/25/the-use-of-wikis-across-the-content-areas/</link>
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		<title>K-12 teacher use of blogging</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/show?id=649749%3ATopic%3A92225
The above forum Classroom 2.0 contains a valid case study in support of web 2.0 technolgy use by teachers  Kindergarten through 12th grade.  Dr. Jeffrey Felix, Superintendent of Bonsall Union School District, Bonsall, California conducted reasearch on edublogging and published his findings in Dec. 07.  His summary is as follows:

Writing plays a very important role in education.
Blogging represents a new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://21stcenturyleader.edublogs.org/2008/07/25/k-12-teacher-use-of-blogging/</link>
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		<title>An Appetite for Changing Practice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just read a Superintendent&#8217;s in British Columbia&#8217;s blog in which he celebrated his faculty and staff for their &#8220;appetite for changing practice&#8221;.   In his power point presentation to the school community it was his intention to tie student achievement across all data strains to the changing dynamic occurring in the school district and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://21stcenturyleader.edublogs.org/2008/07/25/an-appetite-for-changing-practice/</link>
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		<title>The World is Flat - Thomas Friedman</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Through his book &#8220;The World is Flat&#8221;, Thomas Friedman has given us all a new perspective on how globalization affects the work place, economic competition and by default education .   Schools have got to change and adapt teaching-learning methods that are more interactive, focused on technology use, emphasize individual problem-solving and group team work.  These teaching-learning methods  will prepare students for a competitive employment market.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://21stcenturyleader.edublogs.org/2008/07/25/the-world-is-flat-thomas-friedman/</link>
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