[ISTA-talk]Forwarded article: PROGRAM WILL TURN SCIENCEPROFESSIONALS INTO TEACHERS

2000-12-17 Thread mikelach
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[CPS Science]Forwarded article: Student 'posses' challengecampus conventions

2000-12-27 Thread mikelach
t;I've had to struggle all my life," said Birchwell, who was introduced to the nine other members of her posse at a reception last week. "Only now I'll have my posse to fall back on." -- This is the CPS Science Teacher List. To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://home.sprintmail.com/~mikelach/subscribe.html>. To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/science%40lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>

[CPS Science]Forwarded article: City teachers rate training asineffective

2001-02-07 Thread mikelach
in some of the city's worst schools. Improving teaching will be critical as reading scores in Chicago have flattened out at some age groups, the studies said. -- This is the CPS Science Teacher List. To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://home.sprintmail.com/~mikelach/subscribe.html>. To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/science%40lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>

[CPS Science]Forwarded article: Schools told to think 'outsidebox'

2001-02-16 Thread mikelach
heir children. "These assemblies will be only the beginning of a larger effort to make parents a greater part of their children's day-to-day learning experience," Daley said. -- This is the CPS Science Teacher List. To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://home.sprintmail.com/~mikelach/subscribe.html>. To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/science%40lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>

[CPS Science]Forwarded article: Test-prep pressure hits gradeschools

2001-02-19 Thread mikelach
pencil and a willingness to do well. "The books don't cause the anxiety," he said. "The anxiety is already there. What is an 8-year-old worried about? He's worried that if he doesn't pass this test, he might be held back or take summer school." -- This is the CPS Science Teacher List. To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://home.sprintmail.com/~mikelach/subscribe.html>. To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/science%40lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>

[CPS Science]Forwarded article: Vallas could get $50,000 payincrease

2001-02-20 Thread mikelach
it stall. -- This is the CPS Science Teacher List. To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://home.sprintmail.com/~mikelach/subscribe.html>. To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/science%40lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>

[CPS Science]Forwarded article: GOLDEN APPLE SHINES FOR 5 IN AREA

2001-02-22 Thread mikelach
scribe as a very dry subject," she said. "I love and care very much about my students and derive tremendous satisfaction from watching them set attainable goals and then reaching those goals." -- This is the CPS Science Teacher List. To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://home.sprintmail.com/~mikelach/subscribe.html>. To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/science%40lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>

[CPS Science]Forwarded article: LEGISLATOR SEEKING ANNUAL STATETESTS IN MOST GRADES

2001-02-22 Thread mikelach
id it is a mistake to create a new testing system when the current one is only a few years old and still full of kinks. "It's time for refining and aligning, not changing horse in midstream simply because some elements of the business community do not think we are moving fast enough,"

[CPS Science]Forwarded article: `A' IN TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

2001-02-22 Thread mikelach
ipients on Wednesday were all from Chicago: Murray Fisher, a special education teacher at the Southside Occupational Academy; Jacqueline Gnant, a physics teacher at DuSable High School; Tracy Van Duinen, an art teacher at Austin Community High School; and Elizabeth Kirby, a history teacher at Kenwoo

[CPS Science]Forwarded article: Vallas outlines summer studentjob program

2001-03-08 Thread mikelach
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[CPS Science]Forwarded article: Despite reforms, city's highschools flailing, study says

2001-03-10 Thread mikelach
mall school," with low enrollment and small class sizes, Hess said. "The plan called for a radical restructuring of the schools, and what we have to report is that there was only a very modest restructuring in a third to half of the schools," Hess said. -- This is the CPS Science Teacher List. To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://home.sprintmail.com/~mikelach/subscribe.html>. To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/science%40lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>

[CPS Science]Forwarded article: State's new test no holiday formany

2001-04-22 Thread mikelach
great idea. It's an excellent learning tool," said the New Trier sophomore. "As long as they get rid of it by next year." -- This is the CPS Science Teacher List. To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://home.sprintmail.com/~mikelach/subscribe.html>. To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/science%40lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>

[CPS Science]Forwarded article: Chico vows schools shakeup toboost reading scores

2001-04-25 Thread mikelach
laim this is flattening out or shrinking, but I don't think it is," Chico insisted. -- This is the CPS Science Teacher List. To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://home.sprintmail.com/~mikelach/subscribe.html>. To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/science%40lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>

[ISTA-talk]Forwarded article: Taking physics to Olympiad levels

2001-05-21 Thread mikelach
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[ISTA-talk]Forwarded article: Teachers experiment with scienceapproach

2001-06-25 Thread mikelach
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[CPS Science]Young dinosaur expert digs in at Field

2001-08-30 Thread mikelach
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[CPS Science]7 students burned in chemistry class

2001-10-12 Thread mikelach
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