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Participant Quotes
 
"We were expecting to gain a few tidbits on teaching, but we left with strategies that have the potential to change the culture and attitude of our school forever."
...4 Teachers from Brooklyn College Academy, grades 9 - 10

"Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to share in this awesome learning experience."
...Math Teacher, Cape Coral, Florida

"This conference was the best educational experience I've had since I left college. I've been to seminars, clinics, and all kinds of workshops, but this conference was more value than anything I've experienced. In the past week, I reflected more on my teaching practices than I've ever done since I began my career."
...Teacher of Middle School Science, St. Lawrence County, New York

"I was awed by your effort to make each person at the conference feel valued."
...Middle School Teacher, ELA, State of Delaware

"We had an amazing experience at the conference!"
...Social Studies Teachers, New York City, New York

"I want to say how much I enjoyed the week. The level of learning just continues to rise every year!"
...Staff Developer, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

"Our team became a cohesive group of educators that truly have the kids at heart. We are going to really try to get together on a regular basis to discuss and encourage each other with things learned at this conference."
...Elementary Teacher, St. Lawrence County, New York
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Newsletter Archive 2006

#7/38 DON FLUNKED THE VERIZON “MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST” 12/12/2006
#7/37 A SCHOOL THAT’S DOING IT RIGHT - IN LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA 12/9/2006
#7/36 CHECKLIST for an EFFECTIVE LESSON 12/5/2006
#7/35 AN “AUTHENTIC TASK” to DECORATE SCHOOLS for the HOLIDAYS 11/27/2006
#7/34 CREATE A LENS for STUDENT LEARNING 11/14/2006
#7/33 “Passion” Cited as Essential quality of an Effective Teacher 11/8/2006
#7/32 The Summer School Charade 11/1/2006
#7/31 Are Science Labs Really Constructivist: Do Students Learn to Think? 10/21/2006
#7/30 WANTED: Top Down Support for Performance Assessments 10/15/2006
#7/29 Let the Student go to the Head of the Class 10/10/2006
#7/28 Curriculum Alignment (or Mapping) and Performance Assessment 10/6/2006
#7/27 “FableVision, Web Sites, and Warner Brothers 10/1/2006
#7/26 “Scaffolding” makes Active Learning Worthwhile 9/24/2006
#7/25 The Teacher as Coach; Engagement Precedes Explanation 9/22/2006
#7/24 VISIONING the TEACHER of the FUTURE 9/15/2006
#7/23 Preparing Students for Group Work - An Activity for the Start of School 9/3/2006
#7/22 AN EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATOR ASKS . . . 8/7/2006
#7/21 Constructivism in Thailand 8/4/2006
#7/20 Standards, the Church and Drew Barrymore 7/31/2006
#7/19 Gloversville and Lake Elsinore – Exemplars in the Making? 7/03/2006
#7/18 As an Administrator, Do You Model Effective Teaching Strategies? 6/25/2006
#7/17 Trust the Students 5/25/2006
#7/16 A Lesson is a Well Scripted Play, with Appropriate Times for Ad Libs 5/15/2006
#7/15 Time Management – some additional ideas! 5/10/2006
#7/14 Trust the Students 4/26/2006
#7/13 WANTED: Top Down Support for Performance Assessments 4/24/2006
#7/12 Dr. Laura Stereotypes 4/20/2006
#7/11 Snacks and Coffee for Visiting Parents 4/8/2006
#7/10 Engagement, Performance, and Assessment 4/2/2006
#7/9 A new constructivist scholarly journal, published by the Learner Centered Resource Collaborative, a partner in the Institute for Learning Centered Education 3/28/2006
#7/8 Time Management Skills – Specific Strategies 3/2/2006
#7/7 Johnny Carson and the Chaotic Classroom 2/27/2006
#7/6 German Performance Task Revives Latin 2/20/2006
#7/5 Self Esteem – worthwhile in a classroom or worthless 2/13/2006
#7/4 Learning to Teach Time Management Skills 2/06/2006
#7/3 Celebration and Validation 2/01/2006
#7/2 Sixteen Instructional Objectives of an Effective Teacher 1/28/2006