From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Sackmann, Gleason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: TheSchoolDaily for Friday, 13 September 2002 Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 11:04:28 -0700
TheSchoolDaily for Friday, 13 September 2002 "Building a networked learning community of parents, teachers and friends of schools." TheSchoolDaily is sponsored by: * ASCD http://www.ascd.org/index.html?schooldaily -------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDUCATION NEWS TONED DOWN ECE STRATEGY IS STILL FRIGHTENING http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=15613 The Early Childhood Education Strategy "Pathways to the Future: Nga Huarahi Arataki", although a back down from earlier extreme plans, still has the potential to drive private providers out of business, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata has said. GOVERNMENT RELEASES 10-YEAR PLAN FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=15619 New Zealand Education Minister Trevor Mallard yesterday launched a 10-year plan for early childhood education, which aims to increase participation, improve quality and promote collaborative relationships. FRUSTRATED TRUANCY SERVICE LASHES OUT AT SCHOOLS http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=15614 The Truancy Service's criticism of schools for failing to keep tabs on children reveals the frustration felt by truancy officers around the country, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata has said. REMOVAL OF THE SWAN VALLEY NYUNGAH COMMUNITY CLASSROOM ONE STEP CLOSER http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=15609 The Federal Government has backed the State Government's bid to remove the classroom at the Swan Valley Nyungah Community in Caversham. The Commonwealth has decided that there is no heritage or cultural significance attached to the classroom site. WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S KIWIRRKURRA COMMUNITY WELCOMED HOME http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=15612 People from the remote Aboriginal community of Kiwirrkurra in Western Australia have begun returning to their homes in the Western Desert, thanks to the combined efforts of the State and Federal Governments and ATSIC. MORRIS SEEKS PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIONS http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=15620 British education secretary Estelle Morris has called for a partnership between the government and unions to boost education and overcome poverty reports the Guardian. TEACHERS DEMAND MORE MONEY TO STAY IN CLASS http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=15621 British teaching leaders are calling for a substantial increase in pay to stem the flow of people leaving the profession reports the Guardian. COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY AGREE TO WORK TOGETHER http://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/0,2106,2047571a3845,00.html KIDS DON'T KNOW WHERE NZ IS http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2047586a11,00.html UNIVERSITY URGED TO ACCEPT FEE DEAL http://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/0,2106,2047572a3845,00.html LIFELONG LEARNING TAKES HOLD IN WHANGAREI http://www.stuff.co.nz/northland/0,2106,2048325a1927,00.html GOVT LAUNCHES 10-YEAR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PLAN http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2048327a11,00.html SC ALLEGATIONS OVER CATHOLIC SCHOOL ABUSE http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,2048583a6571,00.html PLAYGROUP FINALLY FINDS A HOME http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/eveningstandard/0,2106,2048364a6502,00.html $1MILLION BOOST FOR BOHALLY AS STUDENT NUMBERS SWELL http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/marlboroughexpress/0,2106,2048396a6008,00.h tml OLIVIA'S MEDAL PREDICTION BRINGS GAMES 'GOLDEN GIRL' TO RENWICK http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/marlboroughexpress/0,2106,2048409a6424,00.h tml UNIVERSITY CRISIS PLAN FOR EXAMS DISCUSSED http://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/0,2106,2047591a6017,00.html LAING IS JUMPING FOR JOY http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,2047528a6429,00.html PPTA WANTS FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF NCEA ON HOLD http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2048501a11,00.html MAKE BELIEVE BECOMES REALITY FOR CHILDREN http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,2048552a6010,00.html SI HOCKEY SUCCESS FOR WATLINGTON http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,2048526a6571,00.html TREE ATTACK APPALS FREEMANS BAY SCHOOL http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,2048441a6016,00.html CITY HOSTS AUTISM SEMINAR http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,2047477a6568,00.html BIG TURNOUT FOR FASHION SHOW http://www.stuff.co.nz/northland/0,2106,2048331a6015,00.html NEW PUSH FOR CO-ED SCHOOL http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/marlboroughexpress/0,2106,2048389a6008,00.h tml ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- BREAKFAST FOR THE BRAIN BFTB: Breakfast for the Brain - US General Knowledge http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=15618 1. What was the name of the first Space Shuttle? 2. In what year was the Battle of the Alamo? 3. How many American states begin with the letter L? 4. Which bird is the national symbol of the U.S? Answers... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOVERNANCE Edna Aphek comments on the Alan Cooper article <b><i>Inertia at work militating against change .. protecting the status quo</i></b> http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=15608 It's with great interest that I read the review of Edward de Bono "New Thinking for the New Millennium" and Clayton Christensen ideas. The status quo in education in spite of all the innovations, is certainly amazing. The new wave of testing and measuring is another instance of closely protecting the "old domains" and the inertia in the school system. I slso wonder whether this new-old wave isn't one of the ways of protecting the old structures in light of the massive introduction of the ICT into our lives as their implementation in full in educational systems, might be very disruptive. What is then better than showing by "objective" measuring tools, that with all this, children still don't know so many facts that in the past , and according to the requirements, children in the past did. The Linda Vining Column: 'What marketing can do for your school' http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=15534 Marketing is a new concept in schools so in my workshops I often talk about three basic processes that apply to school marketing and the different skills, tools and techniques that are needed for each. Below is a brief summary. You are welcome to use this at your school to sell the marketing concept. The role of marketing is to: Teachers to vote on NCEA deferral http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=15611 Secondary teachers should defer full implementation of Level 2 NCEA until 2004, and Level 3 until 2005 and schools should vote on whether to proceed with a limited and monitored implementation of Level 2 next year and Level 3 in 2004, a paper to PPTA annual conference later this month recommends. The paper, from PPTA national executive and distributed to schools today, will be debated at the three-day conference in Wellington, starting on Tuesday September 24. It updates a paper already prepared for the conference on the NCEA. INSIGHTS and OVERSIGHTS by Lester Flockton: 'Planning And Reporting (Again) - You Can't Mandate What Matters Most!' http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=15610 Everywhere I go these days, school principals are itchy and irritable about the new planning and reporting requirements designed by the Ministry of Education then made law by the government. A seemingly typical commentary heard yesterday from the principal of a highly successful school: "I don't want to have to do this. I can't see the point to it, and I can't see a need for it. I have to do it. It won't make the difference where it matters most. I'm going to find a system that meets the legal requirements with the absolute minimum of time and effort. I don't believe in it, I suspect the motives behind it, and you don't need to be too smart to work out that the kind of data produced from this madness will be as flawed as my aunt's old stockings." Then there are the endless stories from the Ministry "road shows". At one such show (down), the official presenters ignited the meeting by announcing "whether you agree with this or not isn't relevant to this meeting. You've got to do it, and our job is to get it under way." This sort of approach shows contempt for the place of open and healthy debate about how to best support and advance of the work of our nation's schools - a process which should precede the prescription of new mandates. Plan for Success #11: 'The concluding column in the series on Strategic Planning' http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=15617 Schools are showing an increasing acceptance of the Strategic Planning process by setting themselves challenging, yet achievable, strategic goals and annual targets. Honestly addressing your biggest problem(s) is the key to success in the future. It is heartening to see schools seeking to transform their school cultures for the benefit of students, parents and teachers. The leading question is: what is the one big thing that will lift student achievement and reduce disparity in your school? The big answer to the big problem is not usually first and foremost a resourcing issue, as is sometimes thought, but usually a leadership or classroom management issue that requires a paradigm shift in the way we look at our school to move forward. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Articles from the latest 'Good Teacher' and NZ Information Literacy Archive http://www.TheSchoolQuarterly.com For school audioconferencing POLYCOMs are essential http://www.learnz.org.nz/polycom/ 'Read and Write 6.0' - an easy to use toolbar providing literacy support from textHELP! http://www.texthelp.co.nz 'Type and Talk 4.0' an easy to use word processor providing literacy support from textHELP! http://www.texthelp.co.nz Browse new ASCD books! http://www.ascd.org/framebooks.html?schooldaily ************************************************************************* If you want to unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS
