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TheSchoolDaily for Thursday, 02 May 2002 "Building a networked learning community of parents, teachers and friends of schools." TheSchoolDaily is sponsored by: * ASCD http://www.ascd.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDUCATION NEWS THE NIGHT SKY: PEEKING AT THE PLANETS AT PLAY http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12550 May is the month to keep an eye on the sunset horizon reports the New Zealand Herald. STRIKING TEACHERS JOIN PARADE http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12549 Striking teachers hit the streets again yesterday, picketing intersections and then marching shoulder-to-shoulder with other workers last night on the annual May Day parade through central Auckland reports the New Zealand Herald. CHILDREN FLOCKING TO REFUGE OF HELPLINE http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12548 Nearly 700 youngsters a day are calling a new children's counselling phoneline with the most common problems discussed are bullying and relationships with friends reports the New Zealand Herald. TAKING BRAVEHEART FROM THE BUSH http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12531 The young drama, music, theatre, dance, English and social studies teacher at St Mary of the Angels Secondary College in Nathalia, northern Victoria has managed to coach students who have never attended a dance or drama class in their lives to the finals of the Victorian Rock Eisteddford reports The Australian. RELATIONSHIPS EDUCATION IS POOR, SAYS OFSTED http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12530 Most schools are teaching only the basic facts of life in sex education lessons, while the way they tackle relationships, parenthood and the prevention of infection is poor, the British education watchdog Ofsted is reported as warning by the Guardian. TO THE BARRICADES http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12529 French universities are bracing themselves for weeks of turbulence stretching beyond Sunday's presidential poll to the legislative elections in June reports UK's Guardian. MINISTRY'S SITE FOR SCHOOL ANGERS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185505a1601,FF.html CBHS KICKS OFF TITLE DEFENCE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185934a1935,FF.html 'DENVER STATE UNIVERSITY' DEGREE FOCUS OF US CYBERCRIME http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185009a11,FF.html LOCALS RALLY FOR COMMUNITY LIBRARY http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185507a1905,FF.html MILLIGAN LIVES ON http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185618a1932,FF.html SOCCER GIRLS SCORE 14 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185524a1916,FF.html HBHS SNARE TROPHY http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185455a1602,FF.html CHILD CAUGHT WITH CANNABIS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185512a11,FF.html DELIGHT OVER DENTISTRY RULING http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185388a3845,FF.html ST PETERS STAR IN SECONDARY SOCCER http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185456a1602,FF.html LONGER SENTENCE SOUGHT FOR BROOM ATTACK RINGLEADER http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185469a11,FF.html DEBATE URGED OVER STUDENT JOBS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185611a1931,FF.html ORGANISERS DISAPPOINTED AT LOW ENTRIES FOR SCHOOLGIRL SOCCER http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185905a2023,FF.html CRUSADERS ADD SNAP TO CORNFLAKES http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1186004a1934,FF.html 28 SC STUDENTS OFF TO SPORTS ACADEMY http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185906a2023,FF.html SCHOOL OF HARDKNOCKS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185886a1913,FF.html MERGING SCHOOLS POSSIBLE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185855a2022,FF.html SQUASH HAS FOUR SC TEAMS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185903a2023,FF.html LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER ON GRADUATION DAY http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185583a1801,FF.html SCHOOLS RAPPED FOR BOASTING OF RESULTS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1186000a1934,FF.html GOVERNMENT TIGHTENS SPECIAL NEEDS REVIEW RULING http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185639a1500,FF.html PRACTICAL COACHING COURSE STARTS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185904a2023,FF.html TBHS TAKE ON WAIMEA IN RUGBY CHAMPS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185908a2023,FF.html WARNING OVER FOREIGN FEES http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185971a10,FF.html DECLINING ROLLS COULD SEE YEAR 9 AT PRIMARY http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1185856a2022,FF.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BREAKFAST FOR THE BRAIN BFTB: Breakfast for the Brain - Dinosaurs http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12545 1. Which dinosaur had two rows of bony plates on its back and horns on its tail? 2. Which dinosaurs had appendages like paddles? 3. Which dinosaur had a wing membrane and could glide or "fly"? 4. Which dinosaurs are also called "duck bills"? Answers... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEADERSHIP/ADMINISTRATION April Issue of From Now On (FNO) http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12494 Jamie McKenzie writes in this months FNO "Beware the Visionary (as well as the futurist and guru)" In this edition Jamie describes how visionaries can often be people who enjoy the bleeding edge and can easily imagine how technology may be involved in the learning process but struggle with managing the change process. He warns that "quality, rigor, communication and value may be left behind in the race to change"... The rebels are at the gates http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12547 Cambridge University in the UK is in the grip of a struggle over how it should be run. Two key meetings take place in the next week. Tomorrow, rebel dinosaurs of the University of Cambridge - so described by one of the most senior among them, Professor Anthony Edwards - will turn out for a meeting called by the university Council to discuss the job specification for the next vice-chancellor. That meeting, and another gathering on Tuesday, promise fireworks. Lobbying is under way and speeches are being written... Teacher Talk: Too much 'performance management' is divisive http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12546 Should science, computing and maths teachers be paid more than other teachers to attract additional recruits to these under-staffed subjects? No. A good school relies on teamwork. Successive governments have divided staff and reduced teamwork to the detriment of pupils. Too much "performance management" is bad - for example crediting certain teachers who supposedly have advanced skills... Minister's Address to Secondary School Prinicipals. Part 1/2 http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12502 The first part of New Zealand Education Minister Trevor Mallard's address to the secondary school principals conference ... Minister's Address to Secondary School Prinicipals. Part 2/2 http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12503 The second part of New Zealand Education Minister Trevor Mallard's address to the secondary school principals conference ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEACHERS New Chair of Teachers' Council http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12528 Acting Education Minister Steve Maharey yesterday announced the appointment of Stan Rodger as the chair of the New Zealand Teachers' Council. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Articles from the latest 'Good Teacher' and NZ Information Literacy Archive http://www.TheSchoolQuarterly.com Special Web Solutions and Services for Schools http://www.heurisko.co.nz/webservices For school audioconferencing POLYCOMs are essential http://www.learnz.org.nz/polycom/ 'Read and Write 5.0' - an easy to use toolbar providing literacy support from textHELP! http://www.texthelp.co.nz Try ASCD's Professional Development Online http://www.ascd.org/framepdonline.html ******************************************* For digest instead of individual postings, send the message: set k12newsletters digest to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] K12 Newsletters mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS **********************************************************
