Walter, It just happens that in my district the 5th graders are in the middle school. I consider them elementary students and they are still taught in an elementary school fashion.
Does that make sense? Gerald On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Walter Bender <walter.ben...@gmail.com>wrote: > Gerald, > > I am curious about your choice to evaluate a middleschool as opposed > to an elementary school. Sugar and the OLPC XO were designed for > elementary-school-aged children. > > regards. > > -walter > > On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 8:46 PM, Gerald Ardito <gerald.ard...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Ian, > > > > I am just starting, and will be collecting baseline data. > > And my principal and superintendent and the teachers are on board for the > > kind of disruption, which is great. > > > > More as it happens. > > Gerald > > > > On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Ian Thomson <i...@spc.int> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Gerald, > >> > >> > >> > >> Very interested in your project and research. > >> > >> > >> > >> Did you manage to gather any baseline data on the students as > independent > >> learners before the project started? > >> > >> Also interested to know if the school authorities and the teachers > >> understood the disruptive nature of the project and their commitment to > >> including the whole school if the results are positive. > >> > >> > >> > >> Ian Thomson > >> > >> RICS and OLPC Coordinator > >> > >> Noumea > >> > >> SPC > >> > >> Phone +687 26 01 44 > >> > >> > >> > >> From: iaep-boun...@lists.sugarlabs.org > >> [mailto:iaep-boun...@lists.sugarlabs.org] On Behalf Of Gerald Ardito > >> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 10:39 AM > >> To: Edward Cherlin > >> Cc: iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org > >> Subject: Re: [IAEP] Sugar evaluation and impact > >> > >> > >> > >> I have set up a week site that has some preliminary research findings. > >> You can visit it here: > >> http://web.me.com/geraldar/The_Shape_of_Disruption/Welcome.html > >> > >> I would appreciate any questions or feedback. > >> > >> Gerald > >> > >> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 12:13 AM, Edward Cherlin <echer...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Gerald Ardito <gerald.ard...@gmail.com > > > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > This literature review is fantastic. > >> > > >> > I am a middle school science teacher in Northern Westchester County, > NY, > >> > and > >> > am also a doctoral student at Pace University. My research project is > >> > investigating the impact of our 5th graders using the XOs (and Sugar > of > >> > course) on their independence. > >> > > >> > We began this project last year, and I would be happy to share the > >> > results > >> > if anyone is interested. > >> > >> We on this list are interested, and there is constant demand from > >> governments, NGOs, and other for data on OLPC deployments, ranging > >> from costs to educational outcomes. > >> > >> > Best, > >> > Gerald Ardito > >> > > >> > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 5:06 PM, <fors...@ozonline.com.au> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> see http://wiki.laptop.org/images/f/fb/Literature_Review_040309.pdf > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > >> >> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > >> >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > >> > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > >> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin > >> Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. > >> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination. > >> http://earthtreasury.org/ > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > > > > > > -- > Walter Bender > Sugar Labs > http://www.sugarlabs.org >
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