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Month: October 2009

MassCUE Conference

MassCUE Conference

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I am looking forward to MassCUE this week.  The annual conference is undergoing a bit of a revival.  It is co-sponsored with MASS (Massachusetts Associations of School Superintendents).  It has a new location, Gillette Stadium, and it has sold out.  A good sign. Wednesday’s Keynote, The Global Achievement Gap, is by Tony Wagner. Thursday’s Keynote, The Changing Face of Literacy and Learning In 1-1 Laptop Classrooms: The New Literacies of Online Reading Comprehension, is given by Donald Lue, j. Gregory…

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On My Soap Box – Rational Discussions

On My Soap Box – Rational Discussions

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I took the kids to get Halloween costumes yesterday and while waiting online at the mall food court, I could not help but over hear a conversation.   The topic debated is not important but one of the statements has caused me to get on my soap box. “Anyone who thinks that way is an a——!” Why do we attack people with whom we do not agree? What happened to discussing ideas and trying to see the other point or points…

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