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SchoolSpring » Entries tagged with "technology in education"

Jim Fitzpatrick on Developing a Strong School District Communication Strategy

December 1st, 2010 | Add a Comment

Jim Fitzpatrick on Developing a Strong School District Communication Strategy

Marty Weil, from Scholastic Administrator Magazine, quoted Jim Fitzpatrick, Co-Founder and President of  SchoolSpring, Inc., on  developing strong school communications… Use the Web Tools You Have “What I’ve seen recently is a dramatic increase in schools and school boards using online resources to communicate with staff and the public,” says Jim Fitzpatrick, retired superintendent of the Essex Town School District in Essex Junction, Vermont, and president of SchoolSpring.com, an online employment source … Read entire article »

Filed under: Featured, Future of Education, Jim Fitzpatrick, School Communication, technology in education

STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES – A GROWING TREND

October 22nd, 2010 | Add a Comment

Mary Beth, SchoolSpring’s Program and Community Manager has personal experience as a mother with three children in school and input from teachers around the country as a part of her day-to-day work. For years the process of parent-teacher conferences has been the same; the teacher hurriedly telling a parent about their child’s progress (mostly meaning their grades and participation in class) and not much time, if any, for discussion.   A quote from Education World’s piece on Student-Led conferences,  “But now, many schools are trying something new — student-led conferences that communicate not only how a student’s doing but also why”.(link to article) After personally attending over 60 parent-teacher conferences to date (2 a year for 3 children) I have been in classrooms with teachers who give a 2 minute speech about what … Read entire article »

Filed under: Future of Education, parent teacher conferences, Student Health, teacher evaluation

CEO donations to public schools from Mark Zuckerberg

October 14th, 2010 | 3 Comments

“Going to a school with boarded up windows and broken glass should not be a part of our education experience. A child’s biggest fear at school should be their next exam, not weapons or the kid sitting next to them.” Recently students at Barringer High School in Newark walked out of class in protest, saying their school is unsafe and unsanitary. According to The Star-Ledger on 10/11/10, “It’s like a jungle, some students say. Barringer High School in Newark is out of control.  Inside the three-story building of about 1,300 students, rats and roaches roam the hallways. So do random trespassers, students complain: about 29 different doors lead inside the school, which anyone can enter. At least a dozen different gangs recruit students. Last month, authorities said a 17-year-old boy … Read entire article »

Filed under: Charitable public school donations, Future of Education, mentoring students, technology in education, Uncategorized

Technology use and teacher technology assessments

June 21st, 2010 | 2 Comments

Edweek News had a very interesting article directly connected to education, technology and the difference it has not only made within certain school systems, but with education as a whole. Below we have pulled a direct quote from a recent Digital Directions section from the Tech Trends article: “Expect a big jump in cloud computing, an embracing of students using cell phones, better and faster mobile devices for educational use, and so much specialization that you generally can’t keep track, say Tom Greaves and Richard A Milewski, authors of the study and partners at the educational consulting firm The Greaves Group.  A cell phone in every pocket.” Greaves and Milewski expect most of this to occur within the next five years, which if you look back at … Read entire article »

Filed under: Books, Future of Education, Teacher motivation, Teacher skills, technology in education

Cross Country Travel & Realizing the importance of the Outdoors

May 12th, 2010 | Add a Comment

After living in five countries and teaching in international schools for the past twenty one years, Rick and I are delighted to be back in the U.S. A. We are privileged to have explored in cities, ruins, beaches and mountains on five continents, but we realized we had not traveled as much in our home country. So, during the usually muddy months of March and April, we set off in our popup camper to travel to National Parks in the South and Southwest. We discovered that these parks are our nation’s gift to us all. We have returned from a fabulous eight week road trip across the South and into the Southwest.The highlight was the experieince of being in our National Parks. As we hiked and explored, I thought about how important it … Read entire article »

Filed under: curriculum, Environmental Studies, mentoring students, outdoor Education, Rick Detwiler, Sandi Detwiler, Student Health

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