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TheSchoolDaily for Monday, 29 April 2002 "Building a networked learning community of parents, teachers and friends of schools." (Copyright regulations apply as described in our terms and conditions http://www.theschooldaily.com/terms.asp#copyright) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDUCATION NEWS STUDENTS IN CLEAR AFTER DISEASE SCARE http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12452 A suspected outbreak of meningococcal disease among competitors at the University Games in Hamilton has turned out to be a false alarm reports the New Zealand Herald. THINKING SKILLS BREAK PATTERNS http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12451 Auckland's St Cuthbert's College is one of a group of schools internationally that adhere to Habits of Mind, a set of principles that include "thinking about thinking" (metacognition), "remaining open to continuous learning" and "striving for accuracy" reports the New Zealand Herald. DISABLED DIGITS, HAVING WRIT... http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12428 Gordon McLauchlan discusses writer's cramp - what it is, how it is cured and where it comes from in his article in the New Zealand Herald. JUDGE'S REPORT CLEARS IRWIN OF DOUBLE-DIPPING http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12427 Former Teachers' Council chairwoman Kathie Irwin has been cleared of allegations of "double dipping" by working half-time for the Christchurch College of Education while employed as a senior lecturer by Victoria University reports the New Zealand Herald. STUDENT KILLER WAS GUN CLUB MARKSMAN http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12426 A student responsible for Germany's worst post-war massacre was a gun club marksman who shot many of his 16 victims in the head at close range before an unarmed teacher stopped him, according to police reports the New Zealand Herald. STATE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVES TO REINVIGORATE TEACHING PROFESSION http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12420 The Queensland State Government has announced a comprehensive package of workforce renewal initiatives designed to reinvigorate classroom teaching. NEW FREE MAGAZINE TO BRIDGE THE PARENT - SCHOOL GAP http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12419 Queensland parents will be better informed about issues affecting the education of their children with the release of a free new magazine called schools + parents ... EIGHTEEN KILLED IN GERMAN SHOOTING http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12425 Eighteen people were killed at a German school last Friday when a recently-expelled pupil opened fire on his former teachers and fellow students reports UK's Guardian. CLASS ABILITY GROUPS HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECT http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12424 Teaching children in ability groups does not raise standards and can make those in lower "sets" feel less capable of progressing, UK's Guardian reports that research shows. 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Shelley Taylor-Smith 2. Allan Border 3. Betty Cuthbert 4. Ken Catchpole Answers... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARENTS/FRIENDS Study Skills from TESS: 'Succeeding in your university studies' http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=11986 This week: Listening and note-taking. Using branching notes. Now we're going to look at a particular type of note-taking called branching notes. This type of note-taking is especially useful when you have not been given an outline of the lecture; because you can develop the structure of the notes as you go along. It is therefore a very flexible method of note-taking. Some people think that this way of taking notes helps them to remember the ideas more easily and see relationships between ideas more clearly ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARENTS/FRIENDS Parents and Teens Column: 'Yes, Your Teen is Crazy' http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12422 Book review: 'Yes, Your Teen is Crazy: Loving Your Kids Without Losing Your Mind' By Michael Bradley, Ed.D. Raising a teenager was never supposed to be like this. In today's world, every thirteen-year-old child lives with issues like sex, violence, drugs, alcohol, divorced parents, and easy access to guns. Yet in this new and sometimes terrifying 21st century, many parents struggle in vain to raise teens with 30-year-old rules that no longer work. When they fail, they often withdraw from their kids, stunned by feelings of impotence and helplessness ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARENTS/FRIENDS New police vetting requirements - an opinion http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12421 'From Linda Woon' An issue not on the same ethereal plane as democracy and assessment, but one which is going to seriously affect the quality of educational experience we can offer, is related to the new police vetting requirements. Of course we must do everything we can to keep our children safe. But the latest requirements to have every volunteer vetted is over the top. This affects every class trip, even if it is for an hour, the whole class and with loads of adults present. This affects every volunteer who comes in to hear reading. This affects our Open Door policy and the invitation for our families to be welcomed into the classrooms at anytime. This affects our swimming programme where we rely on a ratio of 1:4. This affects our relationship with our community .. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARENTS/FRIENDS The Cooper Column: 'School libraries 'a place for leisure and relaxation .. where all can feel welcomed and relaxed'' http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12316 School libraries are an important part of the learning process yet they seldom gain the attention they deserve. In the primary sector they are almost totally ignored in building codes and staffing schedules. School administrations struggle to overcome this by creating libraries out of whatever they can. The secondary sector is certainly better than this and better than it used to be when I started teaching when the library tended to be locked up for most of the day! However, the traditional architecture and internal layout still too often leaves much to be desired ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEARNZ2002 'Mountains of Mana' - Aoraki/Mt Cook and Auckland Volcanoes - register now! http://www.learnz.org.nz/2002/ Articles from the latest 'Good Teacher' and NZ Information Literacy Archive http://www.TheSchoolQuarterly.com Special Web Solutions and Services for Schools http://www.heurisko.co.nz/webservices For school audioconferencing POLYCOMs are essential http://www.learnz.org.nz/polycom/ LEARNZ-Nepal 'Mountain Connections' - for New Zealand schools - register now! http://www.learnz.org/nepal 'Wordsmith 2.0' an integrated toolbar in MS Word providing literacy support from textHELP! http://www.texthelp.co.nz ******************************************* For digest instead of individual postings, send the message: set k12newsletters digest to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] K12 Newsletters mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS **********************************************************
