Urban Education

This is a site with links to many rubrics and resources. It may be helpful if you are still looking.

This is a nice example that I thought was helpful in creating my rubric. Hopefully you can use it, too.

I love this site for keeping track of books I've read, books I want to read, and books I'm currently reading, for sharing book suggestions with friends or the online community. It can be used in a transformative way with students to share reading interests, review/comment, etc.

Do you ever feel like you stretch yourself way too thin because it's too hard to say no? I always try to be accommodating and helpful and kind, but sometimes you just have to draw the...

Write in the language that you are learning. Native speakers correct your writing for you. Help others learn your native language! hello..:D Hello guys..I'm a newcomer ever here hpefully we can share each other.. 每天下雨 昨天下午我和我的狗在附近去散步了。 我的狗喜欢去外边但是不喜欢走。 所以我们坐在椅子，我读书了。 突然开始下雨。所以我们回家去干我的狗。 然后我在家做了炒饭和味噌汤，吃了那菜一个人。 六点我骑自行车去步习。 补习前我买了冰淇淋是两种类两百日元。 ONE PIECE 昨日、お客様と一緒に夕飯を食べました。40代の日本人男子2人です。私は26歳ですけど、40代の男と話す話題が少ないです。何か話するのがわからないです。でも、喋らないとまずいです。普通の話は例えば、「興味は何ですか」或は「休みの時は何がしますか」とかつまらないと思っています。その時にわたしが大好きな漫画「海賊王」を話ました。向こうの一人はOPの大ファンです。2人同じ興味がある話題が見つかりました。OPは中国でも、けっこう人気あります。子供だけではなく、大人の人も大好きです。最初の日本語を勉強する時もOPを見て勉強になります。日本人のお客様はOPで中国... Tengo una entrevista con lo...

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Inspiring to show African American Students their educational history

In 1975 the first microcomputer was developed and by 1981 the majority of secondary schools owned at least one. By the end of the 1980s 2.4 million computers were in 90% of America's public schools (Becker,1990). With this increase of technology in school systems there also came and increase in inequality concerning the distribution of the technology.

Here is a great article about reform in urban schools. Larry Cuban's blog is a must follow for administrators; he has a great perspective on reform and education.

The University Record, January 25, 1999 In a recent interview, Ray Johnson, principal of the Paul Robeson Academy in Detroit, talked about student achievement and teacher expectations.

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