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Jack Jarvis, principal at Hidalgo Elementary School in Fresno Unified shares an efficient and effective way to push out notifications to his staff via Really Simple Syndication (RSS). This automatic push out of messages allows teachers to receive notifications without ever having to check their email. Now, informal information can quickly be sent out!
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California has launched a major open-source electronic textbook (ebook) initiative which implements Governor Schwarzenegger’s vision of providing free textbooks and digital access to a standards-based curriculum. Rowland Baker had the honor of speaking with the Secretary of Education Dr. Glen Thomas, who helped put this initiative into action for high school math and science courses. In this interview, Dr. Thomas provides an overview of the program and where to find more information.
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Rick Fitzpatrick, principal at Rother Elementary School in Enterprise Elementary School District shares how his school has exited program improvement. He provides specific strategies he uses to facilitate the change process including gathering teacher input on a variety of topics and allotting frequent staff collaboration time. Rick also highlights his school’s continual analysis of data as well as celebrations that are held in the community.
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