InvolverMaybe some fresh ideas here, or do we know about this guy already? Adam Fletcher Talks About Students As Partners In Learning Meaningful Student Involvement.. interesting ideas about involvement, engagement.
Other links here, also blog
mj
Local schools are mapped here
(Not sure if this is the best format, but you can click on a flag to see which school it is, and click on a name to see where it is):
MJ
- My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what’s really going on to be scared.
- P. J. Plauger, Computer Language, March 1983
Did this ring particularly true because of today’s activities? Not sure, but I really like it.
Asher
The DCSF has just published the Bercow Review into Speech, Language and Communication. In a nutshell it concludes that some children are failing to develop the neccessary skills in this area.
It suggests, amongst other things, that Sir Alan Steer looks into how these skills can be developed in every primary school class room. I think we need to be lobbying to say that one way is through properly resourced and trained class teachers facilitating class councils.
More info here: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/bercowreview/
Asher
A group calling itself the “Typo Eradication Advancement League” has set out on a year-long journey across America to combat irritating grammatical errors. The aim of Jeff Spokane and friends is to “make the US a safer place for spelling”. “We carry a supply of erasers, chalk, and white-out fluid and correct errors wherever we see them”, says Spokane. “Our efforts are not always appreciated. We were once thrown out of a bar for trying to correct a sign that said “cake’s.”
From ‘The Week’
mj
The Hot Topic for VoiceBox 17 will be ‘linking with the schools’ extended community’. I am looking for case studies of schools that are connected to Youth Councils, so if you know of any, please flag them up in Netsuite by adding a new note:
In the General tab, click on User Notes and add a New Note with type: ‘SC link to local community’, putting any other comments in the memo.
Thanks
Mark