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Every day is leadership day

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Sylvia Martinez

Scott McLeod of the Dangerously Irrelevant blog has declared July 12, 2009 as Leadership Day 2009. He’s been doing this for two years now, and each year I’ve participated with a post. 2007 – Leaders of the Future where I … Continue reading →

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Free ebook – Engaging the Whole Child

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Sylvia Martinez

I was very pleased to find out that Working with Tech Savvy Kids was selected for inclusion in a new ASCD ebook entitled Engaging the Whole Child, the first in a series of Whole Child ebooks. Educating the Whole Child ebook – free download link (valid April 15 – May 6, 2009) Continue reading →

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Contest – Doodle 4 Google

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Sylvia Martinez

Once again, Google is offering Doodle 4 Google, “…a competition where we invite K-12 students to play around with our homepage logo and see what new designs they come up with. This year we’re inviting U.S. kids to join in … Continue reading →

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Games that encourage student teamwork and collaboration

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Sylvia Martinez

Freechild Article | “Why Play Games…” By Adam Fletcher. Here’s another fabulous article and set of resources from Adam Fletcher of The Freechild Project. The article is about playing games with students and youth groups to encourage teamwork, model constructive, … Continue reading →

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Research supporting service-learning

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

Yesterday I blogged about a crisis (or opportunity) for service-learning in schools. This is based on a new report Community Service and Service-Learning in America’s Schools by the Corporation for National & Community Service. In a nutshell, the report confirms … Continue reading →

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A crisis (or opportunity) for service-learning in schools

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

A recently released report “Community Service and Service-Learning in America’s Schools” by the Corporation for National & Community Service, analyzes trends in service-learning for youth. The numbers are interesting – the percentage of K-12 schools who say they “recognize” or … Continue reading →

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Quote for the day

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

“All I am saying in this book can be summed up in two words: Trust Children. Nothing could be more simple, or more difficult. Difficult because to trust children we must first learn to trust ourselves, and most of us … Continue reading →

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Working with Tech-Savvy Kids article in Educational Leadership

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

This month in Educational Leadership – Working with Tech-Savvy Kids (abstract) by Sylvia Martinez and Dennis Harper. (page 64) Today’s students are increasingly savvy about the role technology plays in modern life. Yet schools are not keeping up. Students can … Continue reading →

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