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		<title>Curriculum &#8211; the secret to educational reform?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Curriculum Matters’ blog post highlighting a new book called Tyranny of the Textbook:  An Insider Exposes How Educational Materials Undermine Reforms written by Beverlee Jobrack, retired editorial director for McGraw-Hill, raises some thought-provoking ideas.  Here are a couple of ideas shared via the post: School and district committees for curriculum selection filled with teachers and others who lack [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iaak.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8888386&amp;post=1159&amp;subd=iaak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Readers of eSchool News Select Top Resources for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article highlights 50 technology programs and services that readers selected as winners for 2012.  You’ll see some familiar ones and several unique ones.  The resources are quite varied – ranging from LMS platforms to math curricula to assistive technologies to digital books – so it is worth a quick scroll through.  Two products on the list [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iaak.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8888386&amp;post=1155&amp;subd=iaak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Promethean Planet &#8211; Best of 2011</title>
		<link>http://iaak.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/promethean-planet-best-of-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love the end of the year/new year “best of” features.  It’s nice to look back, review, recognize growth and progress, and spotlight the best of the best.  In 2011, Promethean Planet started with 26,000 resources and ended the year with over 50,000 interactive resources.  Also worth noting is the million member milestone achieved in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iaak.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8888386&amp;post=1148&amp;subd=iaak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Edutopia&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Resolution:  Think Differently</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lwoo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year!  I can’t resist the opportunity to share a post from Edutopia’s eNewsletter.  First, I love the theme of the newsletter – “New Year’s Resolution:  Think Differently”.  Secondly, I appreciated the article “Discover Design Thinking” as it provides a nice overview of the design process and offers an application example.  I’ve blogged about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iaak.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8888386&amp;post=1145&amp;subd=iaak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>December Power User Workshop Recap</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, December 19th, 64 dedicated teachers spent their day at Waipahu High School learning more about the Promethean ActivClassroom. Teachers were treated to presentations created by IAAK specialists as well as teachers from various schools around the island.  The Power User Workshop offered teachers of all skill levels something of value &#8211; from learning the basics [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iaak.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8888386&amp;post=1140&amp;subd=iaak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Thomas Suarez, 12-year-old innovator, app designer, and teacher</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lwoo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[21st Century Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education Leadership and Innovation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This kid is great.  In this Manhattan Beach TEDX talk, he shares how his passion for games led him down a simple yet truly rewarding path… and, look here he is presenting among the greats about innovation and educational transformation.  In under five minutes, you’ll see how he moved from a consumer to researcher to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iaak.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8888386&amp;post=1136&amp;subd=iaak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>This is why we do what we do…</title>
		<link>http://iaak.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/this-is-why-we-do-what-we-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lwoo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parent involvement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are special moments amidst the operational to-dos that crystallize why we do what we do…  this story comes from Moe, our District Manager on the Big Island.  It’s so touching, especially during this holiday season, that I had to share via the blog.  High school students who graduate from our after-school tutoring program, receive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iaak.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8888386&amp;post=1132&amp;subd=iaak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Affordances of the IWB</title>
		<link>http://iaak.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/affordances-of-the-iwb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much of my work within the last few months has been dedicated to better understanding how the affordances of the interactive whiteboard can be leveraged to enhance teaching and learning in innovative ways.  So, really getting beyond the IWB as a fancy presentation tool and exploring ways the technology can support deep, rich collaboration and interaction.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iaak.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8888386&amp;post=1128&amp;subd=iaak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming a Black Belt on the Common Core State Standards</title>
		<link>http://iaak.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/becoming-a-black-belt-on-the-common-core-state-standards/</link>
		<comments>http://iaak.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/becoming-a-black-belt-on-the-common-core-state-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lwoo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Common Core State Standards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Common Core Institute’s Black Belt Certification Hawaii cohort has kicked off to an exciting and productive start!  The learning process has begun for principals, curriculum coordinators, and teachers from a handful of charter schools who will apply the new knowledge, skills, and tools to support this major change initiative in their schools.   Kevin Baird, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iaak.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8888386&amp;post=1122&amp;subd=iaak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Supporting the home-school connection on Molokai at this week&#8217;s innovative &#8216;Ohana Night</title>
		<link>http://iaak.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/supporting-the-home-school-connection-on-molokai-at-this-weeks-innovative-ohana-night/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time and time again, we observe evidence of technology creating bridges, fostering equity in the classroom, and supporting collaborative learning, and providing enriching learning opportunities – regardless of how old, how skilled, or how knowledgeable the learners are.  This is the power of technology for learning.  On Monday, December 15th at Kualapu’u Elementary Public Conversion Charter School [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iaak.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8888386&amp;post=1107&amp;subd=iaak&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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