2.15.2008

Tech Prep News and Notes

Connecting CTE with College and Career Readiness
A report from Achieve http://www.achieve.org/files/Achieve-CTEPolicyBrief-02-07-08.pdf

Tulsa World Survey: Increase Teacher Pay
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectID=19&articleID=20080207_1_A1_hResp54884


PREPARATORY SERVICES

MIT for High School
We have mentioned it before, but as much press as it is receiving it is worth mentioning the site again.
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/hs/home/home/index.htm

Technology Demands that Education Changes
http://www.teachermagazine.org/tm/articles/2008/02/10/08aptechsupremacy_web.h19.html?tmp=1393239579
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Professional Development and Student Scores
Research showing that high quality professional development has a positive effect on student achievement.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/02/13/23prof.h27.html?tmp=721513552

Using Games to Teach
LeapFrog is introducing a new game device that can enable parents to download data about usage and learning. How will you prepare for students who will be entering your classroom and have been using devices like this to enhance their learning process?
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=leapfrog-toys-teach


ACCOUNTABILITY

Dropping Out of School is a Process
An Arizona study looks into why some students choose to drop out of school, some starting the process in kindergarten.
http://www.west.asu.edu/rodel/assets/documents/executive_summary_of_dropout_study.doc

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