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This digital document is an article from District Administration, published by Professional Media Group LLC on December 1, 2004. The length of the article is 604 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: PETCs are spreading the word in L.A.: Los Angeles takes handheld training to a new level--countywide and to all of its public and private K-12 schools.(Professional Development)
Author: Lisa Fratt
Publication: District Administration (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2004
Publisher: Professional Media Group LLC
Volume: 40Issue: 12Page: S16(1)

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In 1997, with the adoption of the "Mathematics Content Standards for California Public Schools," California provided a foundation for a high-quality mathematics program that prepares all students for postsecondary education and a wide range of careers. This updated edition of the "Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve" is based on the standards and provides a context for continuing a coordinated effort to enable all students to achieve rigorous, high levels of mathematics proficiency. ... Read more

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Examines how education spending is divided between classrooms and administration. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education), published by T.H.E. Journal, LLC on February 1, 1991. The length of the article is 2875 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The Santa Fe Christian School (SFCS), in San Diego county, CA, closed in 1985 after years of financial struggle. It was reopened by a group of parents who were determined to attempt some unique strategies to ensure the school's continuation. Three Apple Macintosh systems were donated to the school. They were soon utilized in many graphics, games and desktop publishing projects, including a school newspaper, yearbook, school brochure and automated sports statistics. Some 24 Macs were networked with a laser printer to become the school's Big Mac lab. Ten systems in the Little Mac lab are dedicated to the newsletter, faculty projects and class meetings. The MultiMedia Curriculum Development Lab has become a central depository for sample texts, videodiscs and trade data. Equipment includes a Mac II connected to the campus network, Pioneer videodisc players, a Toshiba large-screen monitor, Apple CDSD CD-ROM drive, video capture board and Mass Microsystems 45Mbyte removable disk cartridge system.

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Title: Multimedia curriculum development: a K-12 campus prepares for the future. (multimedia technology utilized at the Santa Fe Christain School, San Diego, CA)(includes related article on a multimedia project)
Author: John D. Couch
Publication: T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) (Refereed)
Date: February 1, 1991
Publisher: T.H.E. Journal, LLC
Volume: v18Issue: n7Page: p94(5)

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This handbook describes why and how to implement a partnership like Project STEP, which achieved extraordinary success in raising the academic aspirations and achievements of students in a school district composed currently of 56% language minority students. Project STEP has received both state and national recognition for its achievements as a partnership. The National Commission on Excellence in Education cited STEP in "A Nation Responds," the sequel to the "Nation at Risk" report. The project has been included by The College Board as a national program model for university/school partnerships in the Educational Equality Project Models Program. The California Academic Partnership Program (CAPP) selected Project STEP as a showcase project to demonstrate the power of this collaborative model to effect necessary educational reform. Co-published with Project STEP, University of California, Irvine. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from California Bookwatch, published by Midwest Book Review on November 1, 2008. The length of the article is 622 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Corwin Press.(Book review)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: California Bookwatch (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2008
Publisher: Midwest Book Review
Page: NA

Article Type: Book review

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The purpose of this book is to prevent harmful misunderstandings about learning disorders. Reflecting the author's two decades of work evaluating children with learning disorders, the book aims primarily to help such children gain a realistic insight into their personal strengths and weaknesses. It aims also to clarify for them the struggles that may beset them in school. Such information should help students with learning disorders feel more comfortable and more competent.

CONTENTS: Learning Disorders and the Human Brain * Attention-Keeping the Mind and Body in Control * Memory - Using the Brain's Storage System * A Code Called Language * Some Other Important Brain Functions * The Big Four Skills * The Social Side of School * Some Good Questions * What's Ahead ... Read more

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purchase of goods
This was the first time I had ordered over the internet from overseas and was concerned about the process. However I recieved the book that I had ordered promptly and before the expected time. The book was well packaged and protected and arrived in perfect condition. I would order this way in the future should the need arise.

Essential book for every educator/ parent
This is an excellent resource book, which envelopes the various ways which every child/ student learns. How you can target learning issues and enable your child/ student to gain greater access to overcome such learning/ academic obstacles. Every parent/ educator should consider this book which will be a great asset. Dr. Mel Levine is a compassionate, resourceful individual. Combining resources and also sharing from personal case studies.
What I have read and learned will be applied for my two daughters and also students.

Helping Kids Meet Academic Challenges
_Keeping A Head in School_ is designed to help students with a wide range of learning disorders "gain a realistic insight into their personal strengths and weaknesses."

The book is targeted at adolescents and pre-adolescents. It can also be used effectively by younger and older students, however. Dr. Levine makes information accessible to young people by presenting it in small chunks with frequent headings. His style is conversational, and he uses familiar metaphors to explain physiological concepts. Attention, for example, is described in terms of channel selection and filtration.

Levine heartens his readers -- not only by demonstrating a clear understanding of their difficulties but also by providing hope for the success that everyone needs. While he recognizes that people succeed in different areas -- academics, athletics, and art, to name just a few -- he acknowledges that during the school-age years, lack of success in the academic area can have far-reaching
consequences.

After explaining how the brain functions normally to help a person focus attention, use language, and employ memory, Levine discusses various problems that might arise in these areas. He then relates performance in reading, spelling, writing, and math to those disorders. Levine even addresses social skills, recognizing that school has a very strong social component.

Levine celebrates the many strengths that people with learning disorders might have. He encourages them to appreciate and bolster their strengths even as they are attempting to understand and bypass their weaknesses. He empowers students to advocate on their own behalf, and he reassures them that they are likely to be more successful in life after school -- when they are free to work in their preferred area rather than in one assigned to them by someone else.

_Keeping A Head in School_ is most effective if readers with learning disorders have the opportunity to discuss concepts presented with parents, teachers, and/or other adults.

The book can also provide valuable insight for those who interact with people who have learning disorders: siblings, friends, parents, teachers, and others. Understanding the problems will help people to be more compassionate and encouraging.

Finally, a book for students!
As the parent of two learning disabled students, I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all the kids out there who are in need of a wonderful guide not only for school,but every day problem solving. My son refers to this book often, for reinforcement, for reassurance, and for guidance. There are many books written about learning disabilities, but this one stands out as a wonderful guide for your child to use.

Students can learn to manage their own learning disorders
We all have learning disorders, as Mel Levine's Keeping A Head in Schoolpoints out.The difference in Dr. Levine's approach is that students canlearn to identify and remediate their own problems, giving them greaterpower over their own lives.

In this book Dr. Levine models thestrategies he advocates that students learn:Lots of diagrams, webs,illustrations, as well as case studies, fill the pages, helping all readersto better grasp his techniques.

Written with humor and"reader-friendly" language, the handbook explains the complexityof learning disorders in terms all readers can understand.Parents,teachers, counselors, as well as students, will better understand learningand how to maximize their potential after reading this book.The readerwill recognize his/her own learning disorders and how to overcomethem--whether or not diagnosed as a problem learner.A must read foranyone dealing with this condition. ... Read more

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Contents: *Vocabulary and Study Guide Activities & *Skill builder Reviews ... Read more