Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Pizzaro & Cortez” by: Slim on the album “Interstate Medicine” available via Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License at http://www.jamendo.com/en/download/album/3100
Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com or on Twitter, name Wicked Decent, or on Skype- Wicked Decent Learning. Leave us a voicemail at (207) 518-8827. This episode was recorded February 10 2010.
Showing posts with label graduation requirements. Show all posts
Showing posts with label graduation requirements. Show all posts
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Episode 8 We Don't Need No Stinking Credits
Show notes:
Discussion: @ 2:21 minutes
Jeff n' Dan discuss the proposed changes in the Graduation Requirements in Maine. Here's a link to the video introduction by Commissioner Sue Gendron. We recommend that you watch it and leave feedback at the DOE's website.
Tech Talk: @ 45 minutes
Jeff Reviews some Wiki sites. What are they and why would you use them.
http://Wikispaces.com
http://Wetpaint.com
http://pbwiki.com
http://currikki.com
http://wikimatrix.org
Media Integration: @ 51 minutes
Dan discusses three country songs and their use in the classroom.
Brad Paisley's "Online"
Montgomery Gentry's "What Do You Think About That"
Taylor Swift's "I'm Only Me When I'm with You"
Book Talk: @ 57:20 minutes
Dan reviews the book The Realm of Possiblity by David Levithan.
Didya See?: @ 1:02:25 minutes
SAD 58 misses an exception to regionalization by “This much” (Source: Sun Journal)
What’s the Beef with the School Lunch Program?
Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller.
Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com
This episode was recorded Feb 23, 2008.
Discussion: @ 2:21 minutes
Jeff n' Dan discuss the proposed changes in the Graduation Requirements in Maine. Here's a link to the video introduction by Commissioner Sue Gendron. We recommend that you watch it and leave feedback at the DOE's website.
Tech Talk: @ 45 minutes
Jeff Reviews some Wiki sites. What are they and why would you use them.
http://Wikispaces.com
http://Wetpaint.com
http://pbwiki.com
http://currikki.com
http://wikimatrix.org
Media Integration: @ 51 minutes
Dan discusses three country songs and their use in the classroom.
Brad Paisley's "Online"
Montgomery Gentry's "What Do You Think About That"
Taylor Swift's "I'm Only Me When I'm with You"
Book Talk: @ 57:20 minutes
Dan reviews the book The Realm of Possiblity by David Levithan.
Didya See?: @ 1:02:25 minutes
SAD 58 misses an exception to regionalization by “This much” (Source: Sun Journal)
What’s the Beef with the School Lunch Program?
Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller.
Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com
This episode was recorded Feb 23, 2008.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
The Newly Proposed (at Least Publically) Maine Graduation Requirements
Dan here:
So this week I saw a news story run on one of the Portland networks (probably WGME, but it could've been WCSH) regarding Commissioner Gendron's presentation of proposed graduation requirements and new Maine Learning Results.
Here's the site to explore -- look in the sidebar on the right. There's a video, some documentation, and a link to a feedback tool. And that's the big reason why I'm posting this.
Love it or hate it or land somewhere in the middle, by all means, say something. Too often educators, myself included, complain without ever expressing it to the people who need to hear it. And be specific. It's nothing novel to say, 'It's too much,' or 'I hate the state department gettin' messin' with my affairs.'
Myself, I'm looking at the 2010 mark and thinking, 'In the incredibly volatile climate of consolidation and the subsequent budget and staffing reforms taking place, high schools are expected to now change the way in which students are held accountable for graduation? Is this really practical, efficient, or effective change-making?"
I've gotta study the proposed changes a bit more before I get on too much of a rant, but certainly I cannot see the benefits to having such an accelerated schedule in light of everything else going on.
So this week I saw a news story run on one of the Portland networks (probably WGME, but it could've been WCSH) regarding Commissioner Gendron's presentation of proposed graduation requirements and new Maine Learning Results.
Here's the site to explore -- look in the sidebar on the right. There's a video, some documentation, and a link to a feedback tool. And that's the big reason why I'm posting this.
Love it or hate it or land somewhere in the middle, by all means, say something. Too often educators, myself included, complain without ever expressing it to the people who need to hear it. And be specific. It's nothing novel to say, 'It's too much,' or 'I hate the state department gettin' messin' with my affairs.'
Myself, I'm looking at the 2010 mark and thinking, 'In the incredibly volatile climate of consolidation and the subsequent budget and staffing reforms taking place, high schools are expected to now change the way in which students are held accountable for graduation? Is this really practical, efficient, or effective change-making?"
I've gotta study the proposed changes a bit more before I get on too much of a rant, but certainly I cannot see the benefits to having such an accelerated schedule in light of everything else going on.
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