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by Mr. Teachbad
Mar 13, 2010
Have people read the Newsweek article on firing bad teachers? It's got to be one of the worst things I've seen. Truly insulting and managing to shed no light on anything. For a rebuttal of venom, see this: [link removed]
Mr. Teachbad
A sensible article on the big picture.
Written by Rik Paul, automotive editor of Consumer Reports.
by Aparna P. Mohla
Mar 19, 2010
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
Across America, young people are thinking and talking about equality. From the environmental justice movement to the trial of the Jena 6, young people continue to come out in force, speaking their minds and making their voices heard on the issues they believe in. The National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights (...See MoreDear Friends and Colleagues:
Across America, young people are thinking and talking about equality. From the environmental justice movement to the trial of the Jena 6, young people continue to come out in force, speaking their minds and making their voices heard on the issues they believe in. The National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights (NCRCR) is interested in hearing what today's youth have to say about the question, "What does equality mean to you?" To that end, NCRCR seeks your assistance in reaching out to young people to let them know about our exciting essay and visual media contest.
The concept of legal equality - the principle under which each person or group is subject to the same laws - remains a cornerstone of American life. Through legal and legislative battles over race, gender, orientation, the environment, health, education, age, housing, immigration, and disability issues, the struggle for equality continues. NCRCR invites young people between the ages of 14 and 18, to answer the question, "What does equality mean to you?" Participants can enter the contest in one of two ways - by sending an essay of no more than 750 words, or submitting a visual media entry, such as an original photograph, drawing, or cartoon. Contest judges include Grammy winner Alicia Keys, Congressman Meeks, Congressman Ellison, and comedian Margaret Cho. Please go to [link removed].
We appreciate your support and assistance in distributing information about this contest to students.
Many thanks,
Aparna P. Mohla The National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights __
The National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights (NCRCR) is a non-partisan movement working to ensure that our courts protect and preserve equal justice, fairness, and opportunity. We achieve these goals through raising awareness, outreach, and building alliances. Recognizing how little information about the status of civil rights in the courts is reaching people across the country, NCRCR is focusing on public education and outreach, finding ways to get the message out about the impact of court rulings on ourneighborhoods, our schools, our opportunities and our rights.
-- Naoma Nagahawatte Director National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights New York Lawyers for the Public Interest 151 West 30th Street, 11th Floor New York, NY 10001 Phone: 212.244.4664 Fax: 212.244.4570 [link removed]
Garrison Institute Presents: Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE)
Teaching is one of the most rewarding professions. The demands placed upon the teacher, both academic and emotional, can also make it one of the most stressful. CARE is a unique program designed to help teachers reduce stress and enliven their teaching by...See MoreGarrison Institute Presents: Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE)
Teaching is one of the most rewarding professions. The demands placed upon the teacher, both academic and emotional, can also make it one of the most stressful. CARE is a unique program designed to help teachers reduce stress and enliven their teaching by promoting awareness, presence, compassion, reflection, and inspiration - the inner resources they need to help students flourish, socially, emotionally, and academically.
Cutting-edge neuroscience confirms that practicing mindfulness facilitates awareness and self-regulation and develops the capacity for a calm, focused mind — a mind with the openness, responsiveness and sensitivity for optimal teaching, guiding, and learning. For teachers, these resources can provide the inner strength to be powerfully present and emotionally responsive. As a result, teachers become effective guides, and influential models of healthy social and emotional behavior.
The CARE program is typically presented in four all day sessions spread out over four to five weeks. Intersession coaching via phone and internet supports teachers practice and apply new skills. The program involves a blend of instruction and experiential activities including time for reflection and discussion. Teachers who have completed the program say they found it relaxing, enjoyable and inspiring. The Garrison Institute works with schools to develop sustainability and ongoing support for teachers.
Based upon our most current understanding of the neuroscience of emotion, CARE introduces emotion skills instruction to promote understanding, recognition and regulation of emotion. To reduce stress, and to promote awareness and presence applied to teaching, CARE introduces mindfulness activities beginning with short periods of silent reflection and extending to activities that bring mindfulness to role-plays of challenging situations teachers often encounter. Through these activities, teachers learn to bring greater calm, mindfulness and awareness into the classroom to enhance their relationships with their students, their classroom management, and curricular implementation. Finally, CARE promotes empathy and compassion through caring practice and mindful listening. To register or request information, please contact the registrar at [email removed].
by Peace One Day
Jun 10, 2010
With World Cup 2010 upon us, why not take advantage of the FREE Peace One Day U.S.A. Education Resource which contains a specific lesson plan dedicated to helping students to explore the unifying influence of sports, as well as being encouraged to organise a One Day One Goal tournament or match in schools, after-school clubs, or community groups? P...See MoreWith World Cup 2010 upon us, why not take advantage of the FREE Peace One Day U.S.A. Education Resource which contains a specific lesson plan dedicated to helping students to explore the unifying influence of sports, as well as being encouraged to organise a One Day One Goal tournament or match in schools, after-school clubs, or community groups? Peace One Day, supported by PUMA.peace, has created One Day One Goal: a campaign to see football/soccer matches played in every country on Peace Day, September 21. The matches can unite people from different communities and different cultures who would never normally play together. They also give students the opportunity to realise their individual capacity to make a difference in their own community – through organising a One Day One Goal tournament students will help raise awareness of Peace Day, September 21, and, through their own actions, become individual advocates of peace and non-violence.
The FREE Peace One Day U.S.A. Education Resource is made up of 21 lesson plans which advance active learning in the areas of conflict resolution, global citizenship, human rights, and the link between sustainability and peace, and sport and peace.
World Cup fever may be sweeping the globe, but the One Day One Goal event does not necessarily have to be a football/soccer match. One Day One Goal events can involve any sport that has the capacity to unite people from different backgrounds, communities or cultures. Having explored two famous examples of sports creating moments of peace, students are encouraged to arrange their own event where sport is used to bring people together in a peaceful environment. The aim of the lesson is to actively promote interest in, and appreciation of, sports as a unifying influence and a conduit for fostering a culture of peace and non-violence, using Peace Day September 21 as a focus.
To find out more, or to register for the FREE Peace One Day U.S.A. Education Resource, please visit: [link removed] .
Emily Dew, Emily.[email removed]
by Laurie Gabriel
Jun 27, 2010
Hey fellow teachers, let’s get our forums, opinions, and solutions into public awareness for a change. It's time for teachers to be the consultants, not politicians. We are in the trenches every day, and we know what's not working. We also know how to fix many of our system's problems at little to no cost. Teachers need to be HEARD by the public-...See MoreHey fellow teachers, let’s get our forums, opinions, and solutions into public awareness for a change. It's time for teachers to be the consultants, not politicians. We are in the trenches every day, and we know what's not working. We also know how to fix many of our system's problems at little to no cost. Teachers need to be HEARD by the public-at-large. I am attempting to put teachers' opinions in the spotlight on the Oprah Winfrey Network. I need your votes to make this happen. Help me create a national, visible forum for teachers. HURRY, VOTING ENDS JULY 3. Voting is free, and you can vote as many times as you like (just no automated voting software or robot voting. Go here: [link removed].)
Let's rally up! (I apologize in advance for the horrifying misplaced apostrophe in my video profile. Always proofread.) Thanks for your votes! Spread the word!
by Weeky Lee
Jun 30, 2010
It was good to know you but I guess all good things must come to an end eventually. For more info and to help put a stop to this expensive and unfair tax please visit [link removed]
Thank You
latimes.com/news/local/education/la-ed-standards- 20100715,0,1002634.story
Has your state adopted them? Will they affect your job much? How so?
I live in Texas and I think our SBOE is making a big mistake by not adopting them, yet, hope that will change.
The landmark Roxy Classic Theatre housed in the bright-blue Quonset hut on Quadra Street is for sale for $1.2 million.
An independent theatre since opening Feb. 1, 1949, the Roxy is owned by Walkey Nixon Amusements Ltd., and its director is Michael Sharpe, according to B.C. Corporate Registry documents. Sharpe bought the Roxy in 2007 from ...See MoreThe landmark Roxy Classic Theatre housed in the bright-blue Quonset hut on Quadra Street is for sale for $1.2 million.
An independent theatre since opening Feb. 1, 1949, the Roxy is owned by Walkey Nixon Amusements Ltd., and its director is Michael Sharpe, according to B.C. Corporate Registry documents. Sharpe bought the Roxy in 2007 from Victoria businessman Howie Siegel, who ran it for just over 21 years.
When Sharpe purchased the theatre, he renamed it the Roxy Classic to emphasize its heritage character. In 2008, he said that business was growing and he was not interested in selling the theatre. Sharpe could not be reached yesterday.
Siegel praised Sharpe's building upgrades. "He did significant renovations to the interior and to the outside of the theatre ... I don't think the place has looked better in years."
Although Siegel said he "loved" the Roxy, he said he was not interested in owning it again and has other commitments.
DFH Real Estate agent Kevin Sing said in his listing for the Roxy that it has "solid and still-growing audience numbers."
This site also has development potential, he said. It is zoned for commercial use.
B.C. Assessment has put the 2657 Quadra St. property's value at $562,000. The 4,971-square-foot building is valued at $134,000 and the 5,670-square-foot lot at $428,000.
The theatre has carved out a local niche by showing second- run films. Siegel said it attracts viewers because of its lower prices, those who missed a film the first-time around and those who enjoy an old-time movie experience.
The army surplus hut opened for business as the Fox, owned by pharmacist owner G.C. Walkey and B.A. (Bert) Nixon, a projectionist and showman from Alberta. The theatre's first audience saw a cartoon, newsreel and the film This Time for Keeps, starring Esther Williams.
For a period in the 1960s, different owners ran the Fox as an adult theatre, but then returned to mainstream movies and renamed the theatre the Quadra.
Siegel and partners bought the Roxy for $135,000 in 1986, calling it the Roxy-Cine-Gog with the slogan "Where movies are a religion." They started by played foreign films, and when the larger theatre chains started running those types of films, the Roxy fought back with discounted pricing in the cosy 324-seat theatre.
These days, adult admission is $7 and all seats are $4 on Tuesdays, a significant discount from first-run theatres, where tickets generally range from $10 to $15.
The Roxy is among a small number of independent movie theatres locally. In 2008, the 218-seat Vic Theatre in Nootka Court closed. The owners said single-screen theatres did not have the buying power to compete with chains in a region with more than 30 screens.
The Queen Of Nanaimo hath crashed!
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