Archive for July, 2009

Memphis School District Accountability Feature

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

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Parental Involvement

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

It’s no surprise that students supported by parents involved in their education tend to exhibit higher achievement; this study breaks down parental involvement into subtypes to see what actions make the most difference across 50 studies.
The authors of “Parental Involvement in Middle School: A Meta-Analytic Assessment of the Strategies That Promote Achievement” find that involvement [...]

Pickle People

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Recently I volunteered at our local hospital. The occasion was a celebration for the 2000 hospital employees. The celebration theme was a carnival and there were games, caricatures, a dunking booth, a rock climbing wall, and plenty of food in the serving line. It was a typically hot, July day with temperatures in the 100’s.
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Peer Review

Monday, July 6th, 2009

 
 For generations, the academic community has relied on peer review as a way of enhancing the knowledge base and encouraging serious scholarship. Peer review can offer many of the same benefit to students… [and] computers [can] mediate the interaction among peers. Gehringer (2000)
 
·        Peer Review reflects constructive guidance at its collaborative best.
 
·        As [...]