Everyone has an opinion on President Obama's first 100 days, the media covered it, people discussed it over dinners, meetings, and the Internet. What about your last 100 days? What about your next 100 days?
It is also a time to reflect on the 100 days left in school or personal, professional, and educational accomplishments of our own 100 days. For some people, documenting their productivity or accomplishments is easy because of some type of audit trail or results measured by a tool. For others, it was not so productive.
So what have you done during President Obama's first 100 days? What are you doing for your next 100 days? It is never to late to start a self assessment on your own 100 days.
As always, comments, feedback, and recommendations are welcome! Here is to making the best of your next 100 days.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Dropout Prevention Summit
America's Promise Dropout Prevention Summit is visiting 100 cities. Is your city on the list?
If not, it is OK. The America's Promise website provides a list of resources if you want to conduct a summit and be proactive.
The resources include tips, templates, reference materials and other resources to help you plan a successful dropout prevention event that integrates critical components for success.
Some resources are shared from cities such as Detroit, Louisville, Tulsa, Denver, and some resources are consolidated by state: Virginia, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, Minnesota, and New York.
Georgia is on the list for September 2009 with no specific date in Atlanta and Augusta. What disheartens me is the summit in Augusta is scheduled to be held at one of the ten high schools that does not have a dropout and wins numerous awards at local, state, and national levels. Mass transit is not available for the majority of Augusta to allow those who want to attend but cannot get downtown due to extenuating circumstances. RCSS will conduct this summit and then complain that parents and community members did not attend. Because we are sharing this information 6 months before the scheduled event, there is enough time for students, parents, teachers, and community members to get involved through their school board members and do what needs to be done, and if not...then conduct their own summit.
Want to have your own summit? Check out the list for Steps to planning your own summit.
So many resources for those who want to do something. Check out the Action Plans, Youth Engagement, Special Needs, policies, and resources shared from other summits.
What are you waiting for? Anyone and everyone can make a difference. From self-awareness and education through the website to volunteering at a local school or community center to the multitude of ideas from the America's Promise website.
Remember, these are the future leaders and they will make the decision about who rocks your rocking chair.
If not, it is OK. The America's Promise website provides a list of resources if you want to conduct a summit and be proactive.
The resources include tips, templates, reference materials and other resources to help you plan a successful dropout prevention event that integrates critical components for success.
Some resources are shared from cities such as Detroit, Louisville, Tulsa, Denver, and some resources are consolidated by state: Virginia, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, Minnesota, and New York.
Georgia is on the list for September 2009 with no specific date in Atlanta and Augusta. What disheartens me is the summit in Augusta is scheduled to be held at one of the ten high schools that does not have a dropout and wins numerous awards at local, state, and national levels. Mass transit is not available for the majority of Augusta to allow those who want to attend but cannot get downtown due to extenuating circumstances. RCSS will conduct this summit and then complain that parents and community members did not attend. Because we are sharing this information 6 months before the scheduled event, there is enough time for students, parents, teachers, and community members to get involved through their school board members and do what needs to be done, and if not...then conduct their own summit.
Want to have your own summit? Check out the list for Steps to planning your own summit.
So many resources for those who want to do something. Check out the Action Plans, Youth Engagement, Special Needs, policies, and resources shared from other summits.
What are you waiting for? Anyone and everyone can make a difference. From self-awareness and education through the website to volunteering at a local school or community center to the multitude of ideas from the America's Promise website.
Remember, these are the future leaders and they will make the decision about who rocks your rocking chair.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
2009 Totally Wired Teacher Nominations
Nominate a teacher for the 2009 Totally Wired Teacher Award
Deadline for nominations: May 15th, 2009 at 5 p.m. PST
Criteria: Must be a U.S. public school classroom teacher (grades 3-12)
From Anastasia's Ypulse blog, "The award is inspired by my book, Totally Wired: What Teens & Tweens Are Really Doing Online, and the challenges I observed around integrating technology into public school classrooms. We will recognize a teacher who has overcome these challenges and is inspiring to both students and other educators". (Goodstein, 2009)
Anastasia Goodstein visited Augusta, GA on the Totally Wired book tour in October 2007. Turn out wasn't the greatest due to a ruptured sewer line in the library earlier that day.
The Augusta Chronicle article, Writer takes parents into the online world was published on October 18, 2007. I have my signed copy of Anastasia's book and my teenager read this book in one sitting when we supported the students taking SATs at Butler High School.
Anastasia posted the 2009 Totally Wired Teacher Award on her blog on 4/15/09.
So take a minute and nominate a teacher that is Totally Wired, overcomes the challenges, and inspires others.
Deadline for nominations: May 15th, 2009 at 5 p.m. PST
Criteria: Must be a U.S. public school classroom teacher (grades 3-12)
From Anastasia's Ypulse blog, "The award is inspired by my book, Totally Wired: What Teens & Tweens Are Really Doing Online, and the challenges I observed around integrating technology into public school classrooms. We will recognize a teacher who has overcome these challenges and is inspiring to both students and other educators". (Goodstein, 2009)
Anastasia Goodstein visited Augusta, GA on the Totally Wired book tour in October 2007. Turn out wasn't the greatest due to a ruptured sewer line in the library earlier that day.
The Augusta Chronicle article, Writer takes parents into the online world was published on October 18, 2007. I have my signed copy of Anastasia's book and my teenager read this book in one sitting when we supported the students taking SATs at Butler High School.
Anastasia posted the 2009 Totally Wired Teacher Award on her blog on 4/15/09.
So take a minute and nominate a teacher that is Totally Wired, overcomes the challenges, and inspires others.
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