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LinkedIn This is a reminder that on August 27, S. Pike (Spike) Hall, Ph.D sent you an invitation to become part of their professional network at LinkedIn. Follow this link to accept S. Pike (Spike) Hall, Ph.D's invitation. https://www.linkedin.com/e/isd/704376307/c0qOfHWy/ Signing up is free and takes less than a minute. This is a reminder that on August 27, S. Pike (Spike

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LinkedIn You might try linked in too. - S. Pike (Spike) Learn more: https://www.linkedin.com/e/isd/704376307/c0qOfHWy/ © 2009, LinkedIn Corporation

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See my weblog entry Learning in Groups. See also the following which refers to "psychological communities"Psychological communities, or communities of face-to-face personal interaction governed by sentiments of trust, co-operation, and altruism. This refers to a group of persons who participate in common activity and experience a psychological sense of togetherness as shared ends are sought. Such

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The following from Mark Smith: Smith, Mark K. (2001) 'Communitarianism and education', the encyclopaedia of informal education, http://www.infed.org/biblio/communitarianism.htm. (Encyclopedia of Informal Education http://www.infed.org)Communitarianism and education James Arthur (with the help of Richard Bailey) has explored the implications of the communitarian agenda for education (or more

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The personalization course needs to be useful. The educational philosophy (get back to Ron Miller's stuff) needs to be illuminating.I need to remember that this is a course that is to transmit useful information to people who need to act, and in self-perceived better ways, almost immediately. So for the course .. a little bit of philosophy will go a long way. What the teachers need is enough

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To what degree can we take the collegial exploratorium feel and apply it in the class whereI'm trying to get across various processes which support both individualization and personalization?They exit with  --- some psychological ideas, a classroom design and alot of learning from and helping of other students.Perhaps show them some best products and work through the steps but put bulk of

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I've been thinking about the narrative for the class. Would it be less intimidating, more uplifting if it produced the same thing but in the name of exploring/extending the work of great -- though clearly human & flawed like the rest of us -- educators. The following excerpts from Ida DePencier's History of the Lab School (Chapter 1)(the full text of 100 years of Learning at The University of

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The personalization course needs to be useful. The educational philosophy (get back to Ron Miller's stuff) needs to be illuminating.I need to remember that this is a course that is to transmit useful information to people who need to act, and in self-perceived better ways, almost immediately. So for the course .. a little bit of philosophy will go a long way. What the teachers need is enough

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I think it's important to deal with the philosophy of education at a personal level in order that we become supportive of education in a way that is deeply satisfying to each of us.And, yes, that means having to deal with what education is and how it should be rendered.Is education, most centrally, developing "character", developing potential, aiding in a quest for a meaning, i.e., harmony, peace

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This years meeting:Presented using FreeMind MindMap: I managed, and the ideas were good if too numerous. Really 4 or 5 lessons crammed into one. Or, better, 10 lessons (given some additions and links) which are accessed individually by giving each individual a copy of the mind map and some links to literature and generating personally relevant questions for each.High tech types would be busy

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[Courtesy of Wayne Jennings, via Ray Morley. Information approx 2 years old]• Alverno College• Arizona State University, Phoenix• College of Santa Fe • George Mason University • Gonzaga University • Harvard University • Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania • Marian College • Naropa University• Park University • University of Minnesota • University of West Florida• University of New

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Greg orients.Jeanette Thomson -- Perkins Taking a Personal Approach to Student SuccessIpodpalooza- Assisting Students with TechnoolgyLunc and NetworkingTeacher Administrator Training in Alternative Education - Ray & Spike--Reception was good and data is being entered from their responses.Agenda work for January meeting

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Re: Brief/Discussion with Ron Mirr: Three printed copies. Signed off on Board -- as in available commentingIntense sign-off Wayne, Emanuel, Jerry/Dana (because have offered extensive comments)-Have started Merlin analysis of grant prep activitiesGrant Needs:-plain(er) language-better focus-tactical details:dovetails with and/or extends present efforts in fieldgives a clear and real if not giant

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Earlier today, as I travel down this particular argumentative pathway, I noted that the measure of teaching is learning. Also, today, I provided extended argument on my thoughts concerning the measure of quality teaching. My measure is pragmatic -- the needed learning occurs as a result of the teaching. The rest, as some might say, is just talk.I believe that great teachers might be able to do

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I just wrote an entry in which I noted that learning defines quality teaching. (See other entry this date).The following from John Harris Laughlin:He has checklists out there (see IALA and do search on title) -- but what you see below is what I consider, and he considers, the essence behind the list. At the center of his paper are six items: ChoiceOpen to Any StudentContinuousnessThere is no one

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The measure of teaching is not technique it is transformation: That is -- the person who was the focus of effort becomes something else. Transformation -- where the individual alone and parents and other teachers -- is the measure of the power of the teacher. Power is undoubtedly a necessary measure of the teacher. But there is another dimension that we seek in teaching. Goodness.Goodness in

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For Brief/Discussion with Professional Grant Writer--Printed (3 copies)--Board has signed off--More Intense participants have signed offWayneEmanuelJerry/Dana--Plain language--Clear non-distracting focusTactical DetailsDovetails/extends present effortsGives Priority to Urgent State/Region NeedsSomehow pull off idea of educational renaissance/reconstruction while alienating the fewest possible (

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Draft: I now have notes from Ray and Wayne which relate to changes in the grant request.I have to decipher each, determine nonconflicting changes that are implied and write prose that is compatible with the nonconflicting suggestions.My first job will be to decode and restate each snippet. This I will do below in tabular form.The verbatim notes are below. The translated notes below that. And

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Our center's desired future will be constructed via cooperation. Cooperation willbe secured one step at a time as this widely dispersed community:discovers and/or restates, resecures,and, finally, certifies its common concerns,explores and chooses among possible futures upon which the group can have effectplans and executes activities for the group at large and by the at large group with the

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Summary: Proposal/Planning as influenced by alternative education voices.Ray back from Boston and Philadelphia locations of alt ed meetings. He has spent considerable time with the movers and shakers of alternative education and they are very excited about the notion of a center, as we have described it. Naturally, there are some details of understanding, on our part, and of proposal content

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I think this (go to link) donor supported class , "Facing History and Ourselves" is one kind of innovation that is also involved in alternative schools. Questioning received wisdom, not to be smartass but to be sure you sufficiently understand the reality within which you are immersed and have to function within, survive and even improve. A graduate of Boston Latin comes back years later with a

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Wayne has an incredible diversity of AltEd-related Articles which he has Precategorized for Us. Categories Below. Click and get the set of entries that fit that category.AEROAlternative Education Resource Org.AlternativesAmerican Youth Policy ForumAnnenberg InstituteArchitectureArticlesAssessmentAssociations, stateAt risk programsBlack Alliance for Educational OptionsBrookings InstituteCalifornia

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In this entry: Thoughts about the start up sequence and then annual cycle of support technical assistance.Pieces: application processfunding process and limitsnumber and prioritization of applicants -- what's definitely out, what gets high, medium or low funding.forms of technical assistance.providers of technical assistance.repetitions of TA possibleI'm guessing we do "heavily documented" trial

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Assume: We have core resident teaching, planning and administering staff. Instructional staff for 9 face-to-face classes a year. (More classes possible but online by widely dispersed cadre of experts-- board members being among them). Perhaps "resident staff" would be Director, Assoc Director, Online Technology/Education, Evaluator. [Lowering number of resident staff to set up the "more bang for

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Summary: We act as national/global clearinghouse, to coordinate and synthesize the growing international alternativity. Initially local teacher training provision would be a big uniting process for center and its collaborators. Staff and collaborating centers and board members would, over the following years of the five year funded activities, geometrically expand the conceptual boundaries of

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[The three reviews to date have all encouraged use of plain, accessible language that is neither bureaucratic nor technical. Great, useful, point!! I'll start with our main emphases:]Teach: The center will establish both an on-campus and an online versions of programs for alternative education teachers and alternative administrators. Course descriptions are in the appendices of this

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One well known alternative educator has estimated that there are 20,000 alternative education programs, world wide. The support systems for such programs are, nearly, nonexistent. Alternative education teachers receive little if any knowledgeable supervision. There are very few training programs. Prospective students for alternative education processes are only infrequently recognized or

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I don't know that the field or our project plan are clear as to when "alternative" educational processes(recruit/enroll student, use different strategies, etc) should kick in. We know that we --meaning the collective of all alternative educators acting somehow-- are "permitted" to work with students who are otherwise lost to the schools. We don't step on toes [fiscal or psychic] that way. But I'm

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Did some intense page editing and one or two mailings to board members yesterday. If today's memory serves -- emphasis was upon diminishing passive voice and clear, short, focused sentences -- mainly in the introduction. When you do much of your emailing and storage online changing an email and webaccess provider isn't as big as it used to be. That said... so much rides on online activities these

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Well ... today involved a high level investment of getting the proposal up and available for multiple access pathways.The major incentive was getting the first response to the proposal from Wayne Jennings, through an email to Ray. While I will email thanks to Wayne tomorrow, I have been thinking about and responding to his comments off and on all day. I've been energized by the great give and

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The idea: Have a simple to edit and access group working environment.The problem: It's accessible without alot of geeky skills being involved. In other words: if you can use a word processor and surf the web you can use this.I'm working on it.Ijot seems to make documents and even spreadsheets accessible without the geek factor.I'll respond to this entry as I check this claim about ijot and as I

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It worked from gmail.Will it work from here?----------Above was the message actually sent.This verifies the address for this blog.yourusername.internationalae@blogger.com Formula: yourusername.nameofyourblog@blogger.com

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Say hello

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Next week have a triple site assessment in eastern part of state.Fortunately all schools on same campus.Still requires that 10 teachers, the administrator and 15 students be interviewed at each.SPH

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After Discussion between RM & SH the following letter:Memo: National Advisory CommitteeA short description of the project to create an international center for alternatives in education is attached to this message. Also attached is a list of the membership of the now established national advisory committee for that project. The list will expand in the near future as other members are confirmed.

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We do have an outline we can keep updating on the wiki.There we note the services we hope to offer, online and off.Here's the link at The Interwoven Wiki. We developed it while talking at the mental health meeting in Ames.A listing of present material:Research, Development and Evaluation Services 1. Models Being Developed In International Settings a. Center Researches and Summarizes Options

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In the upper left hand corner of our weblog page (http://internationalae.blogspot.com) are links to our wiki site. Abstract, Ten Pager, Budget, Board all take you to the wiki page for that topic.Good to go and check... even edit.Several of the pages are only accessible to the two of us. We can make them all that way. But right now the 10 pager and the budget are for sure "for our eyes only"The

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Sun, 11 Mar 2007 18:29:34 -0500[This entry was emailed to spikeh1464.internationalae@blogger.com and to Ray Morley's email address. The first email address is a means of publishing to this project journal.[Ray --- once you accept membership on our two person project journal (private -- no one else even knows about it) -- you can make entries by emailing to raymorley.internationalae@blogger.com

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Basically just send (or forward) email to this address and it becomes an entry. Spike sends his email to spikeh1464.internationalae@blogger.com. Ray sends his entries to raymorley.InternationalAE@blogger.com Want to know what was said or mailed in on March 11-- come here.More details and sophistication later.The only members so far are Ray Morley and Spike Hall.

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