http://www.edtags.org/ http://www.edtags.org/css/EdTags.jpghttp://www.edtags.org/bookmarks.php/all/bps Recent bookmarks posted to Edtags.org 60 http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2007/12/27/harsh_realities/?page=1 kathycho Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:03:32 +0000 kcho boston public schools bps english high school 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://boston.k12.ma.us/info/code.pdf 57-page pdf file specifying the Code of Discipline for Boston Public Schools. Includes expulsion hearing scripts, etc. aseldow Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:07:37 +0000 a213 bps boston public schools code of discipline code of conduct discipline http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2007/09/16/the_long_road_back/?p1=email_to_a_friend The English High School, a historic icon and once one of Boston's premier learning institutions, has become one of the city's worst schools. This year, it must improve or face closure. This story is the first of several about the students, teachers, and headmaster at English as they try to reverse the school's troubled course. kathycho Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:34:25 +0000 kcho boston public schools bps english high school http://boston.k12.ma.us/bps/BudgetBook07.pdf Detailed .pdf of the complete BPS budget aseldow Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:41:36 +0000 bps boston public schools budget a027a accounting 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/articles/2007/09/16/the_long_road_back/ The fate of a school and its headmaster's career rest on restoring what was once a Boston educational icon. English High, America's oldest public high school, is in serious trouble. Can principal Duarte help his student's and his school to succeed? aseldow Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:37:53 +0000 bps english high duarte a328 t330 principal headmaster school leadership school reform http://www.linux.com/articles/59491 The open source movement and libraries have a lot in common, not the least of which is the belief in free and open access to ideas and information. Yet, until recently, libraries have been slow to switch to open source software. Libraries have highly specialized software needs because the library community has developed its own complex standards and protocols to facilitate things like interlibrary loan, meta data sharing, and federated searching. Until recently, lack of commercial support made implementing open source unfeasible for libraries without an IT staff. Also, open source alternatives weren't perceived as scalable or feature-rich enough to handle the complex needs of most libraries. Now, commercial support has facilitated new levels of collaboration between libraries through sponsored development. aseldow Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:58:17 +0000 libraries open source linux opac bps decision http://techview.wordpress.com/2007/07/30/vufind-with-ubuntu/ VuFind is an OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog: aka library card catalog) developed and released open source from Villanova University. Ubuntu is the latest "heralded" Linux distribution--known primarily for its ease-of-use and friendly UI. aseldow Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:27:49 +0000 vufind library bps open source linux opac card catalog http://www.bhep.org/images/FINAL%20College%20Access%20to%20College%20Success.pdf kathycho Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:32:18 +0000 kcho college success college access bps boston public schools boston higher education partners http://ezp1.harvard.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=25327504&site=ehost-live&scope=site ISSN:1481-1782. This article covers essential associations and organization, research projects, surveys, reports, books, conferences, studies, periodicals and online resources that teacher-librarians should know to stay current and take their stand as leaders in their school. They include the published proceedings of the annual conference of the International Association of School Lib... aseldow Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:37:29 +0000 school libraries libraries research resources bps library reform 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