http://www.edtags.org/ http://www.edtags.org/css/EdTags.jpghttp://www.edtags.org/bookmarks.php/all/boston Recent bookmarks posted to Edtags.org 60 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/11/30/longer_school_day_appears_to_boost_mcas_scores/ Last fall, 10 Massachusetts public schools embarked on an experiment: Lengthen the school day by at least 25 percent, give students extra doses of reading, writing, and math, and let teachers come up with creative ways to reinforce their lessons. schwangr Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:37:48 +0000 mcas nclb massachusetts 2020 boston boston globe ted kennedy http://boston.k12.ma.us/teach/Dimensions.pdf The Dimensions of Effective Teaching reflect the shared vision of the Boston Public Schools that is critical to creating school cultures characterized by high expectations for achievement, equal access to high levels of instruction, the achievement of academic proficiency for all students, and the closing of the achievement gap among subgroups within the schools. TheDimensions outline the universa aseldow Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:44:45 +0000 payzant bps boston teaching and learning teaching dimensions teacher qualities a328 http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/11/06/technology_funding_gap_slow_hubs_wifi_effort/ Boston's push for citywide wireless Internet access, delayed by technical challenges and slower than anticipated fund-raising, is no longer expected to meet the city's original goal of blanket coverage by the end of next year, project leaders conceded. linem Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:21:17 +0000 boston wifi wireless city technology t529 digital divide http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/11/03/waging_a_battle_on_standardized_tests/ Everyone involved in education policy claims to be on the side of students, yet I quickly learned that the needs of my students fell quite low on the school?s priority list. Nearly six years into the No Child Left Behind era, American public schools have more money than ever, but students are still widely denied the most crucial tools for their success: individual attention and specialized support. schwangr Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:18:39 +0000 education nclb high stakes standardized testing boston boston globe opinion public schools bronx http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2007/09/12/02rice.h01.html Really? We are trying to work with our local university partners for students that are coming right out of college and recognizing the fact that this is a great first place for them to get their feet wet and work in a development environment or an infrastructure environment... aseldow Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:34:30 +0000 bps rice kim rice cio boston tech school it http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/07/21/hub_of_the_online_universe_city_plans_a_virtual_boston/ Captivated by the promotional possibilities and the potential for providing services in Second Life's cyberscape of some 8 million digital people, Boston's technological gurus are laying plans to reconstruct parts of the city online. They hope the Second Life city will eventually include features such as the Hatch Shell, where online concerts could take place, and an online subway that would trans aseldow Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:24:47 +0000 second life education boston boston common muvee vr virtual reality http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2007/07/15/speaking_up/ For more than five hours a day, six days a week, the 29 Boston public school students are learning Arabic and studying Middle Eastern history, geography, and culture as part of a national initiative to ramp up the number of Arabic speakers. The new, federally funded program, which is in only eight schools nationwide... aseldow Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:35:23 +0000 berbeco chs charlestown high boston bps http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2007/07/08/pilot_schools_setting_more_hurdles/?page=full The pilot high schools, run by the public school system, often demand student transcripts, teacher recommendations, and essays from applicants, practices more common in private schools, a Globe review of admissions policies has found. Boston's superintendent and others say the hurdles fly in the face of the pilot schools' original purpose, which was to show that given more freedom in budgeting... aseldow Sun, 08 Jul 2007 16:31:27 +0000 pilot schools pilots charter schools charter bps boston kemp http://bpsinternetsafety.blogspot.com/ Boston Public Schools officially launched its internet safety initiative on June 12 at the Boston Latin Academy. While many teachers and schools have already been educating their students and parents throughout the year on internet safety topics, the kick-off event featured an announcement by Microsoft Corporation to help Boston hire high school students to become internet safety mentors. aseldow Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:10:31 +0000 safety bps internet safety boston http://www.techboston.org/internetsafety/index.html The BPS is committed to bringing internet safety strategies to the members of its community. The technology support teachers in every school are required this year to become internet safety certified through i-SAFE, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere. Technology support teachers will be conducting internet safety activities in their schoo aseldow Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:08:48 +0000 bps internet safety safety boston boston public cyber security http://www.bpdnews.com/ Boston police department blogs! aseldow Sun, 01 Jul 2007 06:25:46 +0000 bpd boston police blog blogging http://www.wbur.org/news/2007/68016_20070620.asp New Boston Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson (photo: "Memphis Commerical Appeal") BOSTON, Mass. - June 20, 2007 - Carol Johnson is cramming for Boston. The city's newly-selected Schools Superintendent is spending the rest of the week here meeting with education officials, community leaders, and parents in preparation for assuming office. aseldow Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:45:30 +0000 superintendent bps boston johnson leadership podcast wbur http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2007/06/13/city_schools_expand_effort_to_promote_online_safety/?rss_id=Boston.com / News / Education Boston's public schools plan to expand an Internet safety campaign this summer, training 15 high school students in online safety and having them train their peers and mentor students in elementary schools and in their communities, the mayor's office announced yesterday. aseldow Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:58:22 +0000 bps safety internet safety boston cio library k-12 cipa http://www.bagly.org/about.html The Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth provides weekly and monthly social activities and special events for people ages 22 and under. These activities provide an opportunity for youth to socialize, have fun and develop a sense of personal and community identity. BAGLY has a Halloween Dance, Winter Ball, and the world's first and largest LGBT Prom. tnikundiwe Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:04:12 +0000 boston boston lgbtq community gay lesbain bisexual transgender queer youth teen support sexual orientation gender gender identity identity http://www.cityofboston.gov/bra/writeboston/about.asp WriteBoston is a citywide initiative that mobilizes schools, families and community agencies to improve writing proficiency among Boston high school students. Writing is critical to academic success and has proven to be the gateway skill for student success on the MCAS. Writing is also the skill that employers most frequently cite as key to job effectiveness. aseldow Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:30:45 +0000 writeboston boston bps writing literacy library bpl