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TheSchoolDaily for Tuesday, 15 October 2002 "Building a networked learning community of parents, teachers and friends of schools." ******************************************* Please support our sponsors and advertisers ******************************************* TheSchoolDaily is sponsored by: * ASCD http://www.ascd.org/index.html?schooldaily ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- EDUCATION NEWS EDUCATION AND TRADE UNION POLICIES http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16267 Education Minister Trevor Mallard addressed the Trade Union Policies OECD Country seminar yesterday. He spoke about the Labour Parties work in and vision for education in New Zealand. SCHEME TO BOOST ASPIRATIONS OF PUPILS IN DEPRIVED AREAS TO BE EXPANDED http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16268 The British government will announce an expansion of its multimillion-pound scheme to tackle underachievement in inner city schools this week reports the Guardian. TEACHERS ON ABUSE CHARGES SHOULD 'REMAIN ANONYMOUS' http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16269 British union leaders are calling for the identity of teachers facing allegations of child abuse to be hidden until conviction, after statistics revealed that less than 5% of cases prove to be true reports the Guardian. YOUNGSTERS WIN MEDALS http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,2080096a6568,00.html VARSITY PAY TALKS POSITIVE AFTER HIGHER OFFER http://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/0,2106,2080169a6017,00.html STUDENTS FIND A PURPOSE FOR THEIR STORIES http://www.stuff.co.nz/northland/0,2106,2079066a1927,00.html LAKESIDE STAGE NEXT PROJECT FOR ACADEMY http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,2079281a6579,00.html UNION WELCOMES OFFER http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/eveningstandard/0,2106,2079602a6003,00.html STUDENTS TO ATTEND AWARDS CEREMONY http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,2080074a6568,00.html TEACHER THREAT TO NCEA http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,2080138a6530,00.html CHILDREN CAPTIVATED http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,2080150a6011,00.html 14 OBJECTIONS RECEIVED FOR NEW SCHOOL http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,2080115a6571,00.html SUSPENSION OF GIRLS CALLED OVERREACTION http://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/0,2106,2078637a6017,00.html WHANGAREI ROWING CLUB: "WE'RE BACK" http://www.stuff.co.nz/northland/0,2106,2079069a1928,00.html OLD DRINKING HALL ' TAPU' http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,2077028a649 7,00.html FAVOURABLE ERO REVIEWS FOR FOUR SCHOOLS http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dailynews/0,2106,2080181a6554,00.html WARM WELCOME LATEST STEP IN RECOVERY http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,2080139a6009,00.html SCHOOL APPEALS RICHER RANKING http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,2079963a601 6,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- BREAKFAST FOR THE BRAIN BFTB: Breakfast for the Brain - Sport General Knowledge http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16285 1. A standard golf course has how many holes? 2. In cricket, what do the letters LBW stand for? 3. How many touch judges are used in a rugby test match? 4. Viv Richards played test cricket for which team? Answers... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- TEACHERS Teachers.net Gazette: 'Assessment of Online Discussions' http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=15826 The fourth and last in a series of articles by experienced Distance Educators Leslie Bowman and George Conway. Their "Online Classrooms" column offers valuable advice for those interested in distance education via the Internet. Assessment of discussions has been the topic of an ongoing debate among online instructors and learners for quite some time. Assessment in this environment can be very subjective, just as with most written assignments. It is up to the individual instructor to decide what will be assessed and how it will be done. Will it be quality or quantity? Are learners assessed by how many times and how much they post in discussions or are they assessed according to what they say and how they say it? Or will it be a combination of both? Discussion threads can be used for both formal and informal assessment and each instructor must decide the best method(s) based on each class. Some Thinking Principles by Mark Treadwell http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16176 We are developing a series of thinking principles which we, as educators will need to teach our students so they can truly become life long learners. Two of these principles are briefly explained below: As schools increasingly rely on ICT's (Information & Communication Technologies) to manage their workload and also to access information in order to provide students with background information, certain principles need to be considered. <b>Principle 1:</b> The most powerful attribute of conceptual model building is that the owner can actually create and build new knowledge in excess of that which contributed to the development of the initial model. Philadelphia To Require Longer Days For Lagging Students http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16266 The school day is about to get longer for about 50,000 Philadelphia students who are struggling academically. The district plans to begin after-school programs in 113 elementary and middle schools on Oct. 21, and students performing below grade level in grades three through eight will be required to attend according to schools chief Paul G. Vallas. Vallas provided the details during a news conference with Mayor Street and children's advocates at Grover Washington Jr. Middle School in Olney. The school is one of 11 in the city already offering after-school and evening sessions through the Beacon Centers program, launched in conjunction with the Children's Investment Strategy initiative. RadioNZ Highlights for week starting Saturday 19 October http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16264 Highlights on National Radio: Moerewa on the Move, Sunday 10.06am; Musical Chairs: Annie Crummer Saturday 4.30pm; Spectrum: The Terawhiti Story Sunday 12.33pm; Shooting Angels: A Tribute to James K Baxter (Labour Day 2pm); White Indians and Pakeha Maori Labour Day 5.10pm; Did I Shave My Legs for This? Labour Day 6pm. Highlights on Concert FM: Dead Man Walking by Jake Heggie Sunday 3pm; Mobil Song Quest Sunday 7pm; Xenakis Wednesday 6pm; Tokyo STring Quartet live Monday & Tues 8pm; Voice of the Frozen Land Friday 8pm. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Articles from the latest 'Good Teacher' and NZ Information Literacy Archive http://www.TheSchoolQuarterly.com ASCD for professional development opportunities and services for educators http://www.ascd.org/joinascd.html?schooldaily Learning to read and spell can be great fun with Word Shark software - from NZ$200 http://www.heurisko.co.nz/sharks/ Learning maths can be great fun with Number Shark software - from NZ$200 http://www.heurisko.co.nz/sharks/number.htm Thinking of teaching in the UK? 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