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http://www.thedailyriff.com/articles/21-things-that-will-become-obsolete-in-education-by-2020-474.php

Grades Submitted- Happy Holidays!

Hello Everyone:
Grades have been submitted. Please check your personal email within the next few days for detailed scores, in alignment with the rubric. I commend everyone for the hard work and long hours devoted to the presentations, class case studies, papers and intern hours. You are halfway there! Feel free to continue to check this blog. I will add useful information often.

Weather Fine In WB

Hello Everyone:

The weather looks wet in Wilkes-Barre for tomorrow morning, but there is a chance of sleet and freezing rain early- turning to all rain. Then later----------- a possibility of snow. Check this blog for any changes in the AM. I know we have interns traveling from the Reading area, Chambersburg, the north and other areas...... Traveling for most should be fine, but take your time. If it takes a little longer to get the Wilkes, we will wait to get started. Please use your judgement as your safety comes first. Please be prepared to share a brief synopsis of your research project, as well as a log experience.

Hello Interns:
Here is the agenda for class this Sunday. We will also have a guest speaker. Mr. Robert Grantier (President of Blended Schools) will talk about the program, as well as take questions regarding Blended Schools, or anything relating to being a principal. He has been an athletic director, assistant principal, principal and superintendent.

AGENDA:
•UPDATE- SAS/Common Core Standards/Keystone Exams (from PDE Conference 12-5 through 12-8)....
• SP2-7 – Interventions and student response to instruction
• SP2-9 – Practices useful for special education and regular education
• Sharing of log intern experiences
• Research topics/ Section 3: Instruments and Procedures
Topics/ case studies

• Action Research Proposal --Section III
• Presentations
• Discussion topics
• Third Log & Evidence (12/11/10 e file log and bring signed cover sheet to class)

I have received Section III electronically from many of you, and will return them on Sunday.
Please keep a close watch on the weather for Sunday. I surely hope we do not get the sleet and ice they are talking about! Please call me if it becomes unsafe for travel from your "neck of the woods." Please continue to check for updates here..........

SAS Conference

Hello Everyone!

I am in Hershey at the SAS Conference learning about the Common Core Standards, Keystone Exams and Backward Design with Jay McTigue. I will have the opportunity to see Charlotte Danielson's presentation tonight. Will share Sunday!

Textbook for 592A & B

Hello everyone, I hope you are all off to a good week! As you know, the Educational Leadership Program underwent some major changes this past fall to meet PDE requirements. As a result, there have been a few changes to the internship. Interns are now required to use the following textbook:

Cunningham, W.G. (2007). A handbook for educational leadership interns: A rite of passage.

Boston: Pearson.
Contact Person:
800-228-7854 x 3629 or alicia.mcauliffe@pearson.com

It is needed for both parts A and B.

ED592B

Hello Interns:
I have attached Part B in the doc file. Enjoy! Have a 1derful weekend...

Here's the SAS Conference I spoke about Sunday...

PDE's SAS Institute, Bridging Research and Practice, is scheduled for December 5, 2010, through December 8, 2010. The Institute will highlight the Standards Aligned System as a vehicle to enrich curriculum and provide resources for effective classroom delivery. Districts, intermediate units and higher education teacher preparation institutions are invited to attend this four-day event that promises to provide information on current topics, an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from across the state, and participation in breakout sessions linking SAS to everyday practice. A range of sessions from curriculum mapping to Curriculum Framework to SAS teacher tools will give educators the opportunity to enjoy hands-on experiences and delve more deeply into available resources. All sessions will focus on three overarching Institute goals:

* Use SAS to enhance current practice and improve student achievement

* Use SAS as a resource to facilitate and guide implementation of the National Common Core Standards

* Analyze how the Keystone Exams will aid students in becoming college and career ready

Keynote speakers Jay McTighe and Charlotte Danielson will share their expertise as related to curriculum and teaching while panel discussions will provide in-depth awareness of Common Core Standards and Keystone Exams. This year's Institute will offer small group sessions to both debrief on general session topics as well as delve more deeply into SAS and available resources to enhance professional practice.

Section III

----Hope everyone is having a great week! I am in the midst of reading your papers and will be providing feedback soon. As always, email me or call if you have questions.

Section III. Methods and Procedures

Section III describes, in detail, how the study of the problem will be conducted. The research approach and design is clearly identified and justified in this section. This section is typically divided into subsections, and may contain the following, depending upon the approach used: research approach and design, sample and population, data collection and instruments (including scoring methods), procedures (when, where, and how data will be collected), limitations of the research, data analysis methods and procedures, validity and reliability issues as applicable to the method, and ethical considerations.

Critical questions to consider include: Where will the project take place? What population (students, faculty, community) will be used? What instruments (tests, surveys, student records) will be used for data collection? How will the data be analyzed? What tasks will be used in the implementation of the project? How will collaboration with administrator(s) take place?

Class Itinerary (10-31-10) HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

• Icebreaker (Principal's Office)

• Technology Sharing (IPAD)
• In the News---SAS/Keystones Update
• Presentation (Johnson)
• Discussion topics
-Transition Plan (PPT)
-Random Drug Testing- Discussion
• Guest Speaker- Mr. John Scudder, retired Principal (LFS) (Random Drug Testing- Why not?)
• Case of Homework (Lunch)
• CL2 C- Highly qualified staff/ research based practice (PPT)
• SP2 – 5- Data to identify struggling students (RTI PPT, Performance Plus, Success for All)
• Presentation
• Sharing of log intern experiences

Grad Requirements/Keystones etc. on SAS

http://www.pdesas.org/Assessment/Graduation#

“STRAIGHT TALK FOR PARENTS!”

PRESS RELEASE EVENT DATE: MARCH 15, 2011

“STRAIGHT TALK FOR PARENTS!”
How to reduce the rise in medication and substance abuse

What have Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck, Britney Spears, and Mel Gibson all had in common besides fame and fortune? A drug or alcohol problem. Unfortunately, many of our children are following their examples and getting involved with dangerous substances at increasingly earlier ages. The average age of a child’s first alcoholic drink is now 8 and a teenager’s first experiment with marijuana is occurring at age 13.
In a 2008 survey of youth by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, 40% of American teens reported that they believed prescription medications were safer to use than illicit drugs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in 2007 that 45% of high school students, regardless of gender, were drinking alcohol, many to the point of regular bingeing.
So what is a parent, grandparent, or other caregiver to do?
Drug Free Pennsylvania, one of the Commonwealth’s premier non-profit organizations in educating adults about substance abuse, will be holding a free seminar for parents in partnership with the BLaST Intermediate Unit #17 (IU 17) on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. The seminar will be held in the Tioga Room at the Intermediate Unit, which is located at 2400 Reach Road, Williamsport, PA. Not only will participants learn about the kinds of substances now making their way into schools, communities and homes, but those in attendance will be taught strategies to help young people avoid these substances. So whether parents have preschoolers or new college students, there will be information for all. We are pleased that the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency is providing funding support for this effort.
There is a need to pre-register for this seminar as seating is limited. Please register through Drug Free Pennsylvania’s website at http://www.drugfreepa.org/seminar/iu17.asp. For further information, please contact Dr. Glenn Zehner, Educational Programs Director. He can be reached at zehner@drugfreepa.org. Additional contact information is provided below.

Contact Information:
Dr. Glenn Zehner, Educational Programs Director
Drug Free Pennsylvania
300 North Second Street, Suite 1215
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone Number: 1-800-533-3394
Fax Number: 1-717-232-5400

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Welcome to ED592 - Part A

Hello.