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Creativity Crisis in America?
According to this recent article in Newsweek, there's dwindling evidence that creative thinking is being cultivated in our schools. Part of the problem occurs from the age-old thinking that creativity is limited to the domain of the arts. Creativity is not soley represented by artistic expression, but taking ideas and generating new ideas with them. This can be learned in any discipline.
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posted July 14, 2010 | comments
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posted June 13, 2010
Curriculum Committee Meeting Summary for May 11
Textbooks for 2010-11:
Textbooks and proposals for Advanced Algebra, Foreign Language (French) and Everyday Math (RMS) were reviewed. Leveled books that support thereading program at the elementary grades were also discussed as instructional materials to be adopted for the 2010-11 school year. Additional books and materials may be purchased on an as needed basis during the fall depending on available funds. The budget for instructional
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posted May 21, 2010
AP Exam Season is Here
Each spring, Watertown High School students gear up for Advanced Placement exams that mark the culmination of a year-long journey through rigorous intellectual terrain in a variety of subjects. As a result, many students earn college credit and advanced placement, stand out in the college admissions process, and learn alongside skilled, dedicated, and inspiring teachers.
The instructional program contains AP courses in Calculus, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, U.S.
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posted May 1, 2010
Curriculum Committee Meeting Summary for April 13
Promotion Points/Graduation Policy Review
Committee members, along with building administrators at each level, discussed the impact of the District’s Fourth and Eight Grade Promotion Policy (#5231) and the diploma points outlined in the Graduation Policy (#5240). It was noted by Dennis Rambo that diploma points outlined in the latter policy were developed in response to the state’s plans to adopt a high school graduation test that
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posted April 15, 2010 | comments
The Pedagogy of Blogging
Some of you have asked in the past about the difference between blogs, roundtables, and other Web 2.0 tools designed for dialogue and learning. Linked in the video pane is a presentation by Christopher Long of Penn State University highlighting the educational benefit of weblogs, or blogs for short, as an instructional strategy. Take a look. Access to non-filtered content is neccesary.
posted April 8, 2010
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