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May 18, 2006
Recognizing Leaders in Learning
In a couple of weeks, Cable in the Classroom will join members of Congress, government officials, education leaders, and celebrities in saluting more than a dozen Leaders in Learning. Cable's signature education awards program honors the leaders who are out there in schools and communities, changing and improving teaching and learning. Several cable companies also sponsor teacher awards.
The cable industry recognizes that leadership is found at all levels in education. Perhaps you, yourself, are just winding down an effective and innovative project or planning one for the coming months. You could be one of next year's Leaders in Learning. Look for application information for 2007 late this fall, or learn more about the program at Cable's Leaders in Learning Awards.
Please note: with this issue, Access Learning magazine returns to its former name, Cable in the Classroom magazine. Same great content, fresh new cover!
Articles about Leaders in Learning
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Learning From Leaders
How Cable's Leaders in Learning Awards support leaders who are making a difference in education and their communities.
Cable in the Classroom's Leaders in Learning Awards are designed to recognize the contributions to education of a broad range of leaders, including policymakers, administrators, community and youth workers, parents, and educators -- because learning today takes place everywhere, not just in the classroom. The awards are like no others because they embrace all of these leaders...
Partners in Learning
How partnerships with cable companies are supporting students, teachers, schools, and communities.
Schools can't do it alone. It truly does take a village to support children's learning, wherever it occurs. Across the country, local cable companies are partnering with schools and community organizations in a variety of ways to help students learn better, teachers teach more effectively, and communities respond to a host of needs, from job training to recovering from natural disasters. The focus of a new category in Cable's Leaders in Learning Awards this year, these partnerships are helping to improve education, create job opportunities, and enhance the communities these cable companies serve...
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Leadership Is...
Passion, persistence, patience -- and everything in between -- so say these educators who answered our query, "What is leadership?"
Making change happen in schools -- whether it's creating new curriculum, adopting new instructional techniques, using new technologies, or establishing a learning environment that supports excellence -- requires leadership. Cable in the Classroom recently asked educators to define leadership in education. Here are a few thought-provoking responses...
Summer Learning
Broadband Tools: Help kids exercise their minds with these broadband websites for learning.
For most students, June usually means the end of time spent in the classroom, but it doesn't have to mean the end of mental exercise. Teachers or parents can point students to a variety of educational websites that combine multimedia interactivity, educational content, and a range of interesting topics. Whether exploring the past, the future, or distant worlds, kids will be engaged , learning, and having fun...
Educational Resource Guides
Download, print, and forward these subject-specific guides to educational video and online resources that can help you teach.
Arts Milestones in music history, online music mixing, teen filmmaking, and more
English Language Arts Propaganda, Declaration of Sentiments, and more
History Historical decision making, China ’s first emperor, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and more
Math The Pythagorean theorem, precalculus , and more
Languages Online language resources and more
Preschool U.S. Postal Service, coloring online, and more
Science/Health The state of our oceans, chemistry, sexual health, animal cams, transition metals, and more
Social & Personal Development Tourette’s syndrome, teens and alcohol, and more
Social Studies Understanding U.S. government, author Mark Bowden, military news, and more
PLUS:
Home Links
Sun safety tips from The Weather Classroom and Discovery Health, Father's Day activities, and more to help connect school and home.
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Articles about New Thinking About High School Reform
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Re-Visioning High School
How three districts created new visions of what high school should be in the 21st century.
Re-visioning is a process, one that involves the entire community. Re-visioning means appreciating that new kinds of schools will require new kinds of teachers. And re-visioning means finding ways to assure that the knowledge and skills students need for success are woven through the teaching and learning process. Re-visioning is about knowing that one size does not fit all -- that there can and should be many ways of assuring that all students graduate with a knowledge base that opens the doors of employment and further education, the skills and ability to compete in the global economy, and a lust for learning that makes their minds places in which they will enjoy spending the rest of their lives...
Building a 21st Century High School
The lessons of New Tech High: planning, building, and running a new kind of school for a new kind of student.
Working with the school district, the high-tech business community of Napa , Calif. , helped create a vision for a different kind of high school, where students were placed in an environment that better reflected the workplace environment. Traditional academic content was made more relevant through real-world application. Students worked in teams with their peers every day and had access to technology resources to produce professional results. Four years of focus groups, site visits, and research were invested in the new school before it opened. The result was a significant step in reinventing the American high school: a small school named New Technology High School (NTHS)...
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