THE iPAD IS NOT A LAPTOP: iPad Be Nimble, iPad Be Quick
Technology Integration from Edutopia | http://bit.ly/1cpFIne OK, we have all these iPads and we’ll soon have a lot more. If you read below you will note that iPads are not dedicated test platforms or e-textbooks. Who knew? And what are they good for? February 10, 2014 Image credit: Thinkstock One of the most challenging lessons for schools to learn in implementing iPads is that the
Keep Calm And Keep Making A Profit For Pearson
An Interview with Alan J. Singer by Michael Shaughnessy Education Views.org | Educator Resources|Education & Information Age Education News http://bit.ly/1gmOAgm Alan Singer a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post. He is a social studies educator in the Department of Teaching, Literacy and Leadership at Hofstra University in Long Island, New York and the editor of Social
Centinela Valley Schools Chief Paid $663,000 In Compensation In 2013
By Rob Kuznia, The Daily Breeze | http://bit.ly/LPXPLZ ‹ Posted: 02/08/14, 8:33 PM PST | The superintendent of the Centinela Valley high school district negotiated a contract so loaded with out-of-the-ordinary perks that he managed to amass more than $663,000 in total compensation last year. Documents obtained by the Daily Breeze from the Los Angeles County Office of Education show that
NUMBER OF ARTS TEACHERS IN LA COUNTY DOWN 10%, IT IS LAUSD’s CUTS THAT DRAG DOWN COUNTY NUMBERS
Arts at the Core?: The Los Angeles Unified School District has lost about 200 full-time arts teacher positions since the 2010-2011 school year according to CDE. Mary Plummer | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1ggyaao Ken Scarboro/KPCC | Music teacher Linda Mouradian teaches at San Fernando Elementary School. February 10th, 2014, 5
Beyond the bake sale: PUNK ROCK RETURNS TO ITS ROOTS TO BENEFIT MUSIC PROGRAM AT CHINATOWN SCHOOL
Chinatown, a punk destination in the 1970s, hopes to raise money for Castelar Elementary School's music program. By Frank Shyong, LA Times | http://lat.ms/1dC2Rm8 Behind a table of baked goods for sale, Christina Souza Ma, left, and Mamie Hong Weinberg dance to The Baja Bugs. The concert raised money for Castelar Elementary School's music program. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times /
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 2-9-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: L.A. Unified Students Pitch In To Help The HomelessSome 300 students from 36 high schools take part in a district-wide volunteer day at shelters. By Esmeralda Bermudez | L.A. Times | http://lat.ms/1gZUyIA Alondra Morales, 17, of Los Angeles High School, has her hair tucked underneath a hair net by schoolmate Jessica Nibra, 17. The two were preparing to