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New Horizons for Learning Online Journal
Vol. X No. 4, Fall 2004From the Editor
Dee DickinsonThe Autumn issue of New Horizons for Leaning's online Journal focuses on special needs from a broad perspective. Following, you will find articles on facilitating and improving the learning of students with specific disabilities, Title I students, and those who do not speak English as a first language. You will also learn about schools, districts, and even a whole State-- that have been especially successful at beginning to bridge the "achievement gap." We include as well articles about meeting the needs of gifted students and older learners. Reports on conferences devoted to the arts as tools for learning and developing the imagination, and articles about learning in different parts of the world add further dimensions to the Journal.
On September 16 we will open an online discussion area related to a conference that the IslandWood environmental learning center and New Horizons for Learning co-sponsored this summer. It will be located in the Meeting Spaces area of our website (you may access the link below the opening graphic of this website's home page.) The area will include handouts from the presenters and Nancy Margulies' mindmaps of the presentations. The area is open to all who are interested.
As always we welcome your questions and responses to the information we offer. The Winter Journal, to be posted in December, will focus on differentiated instruction and we welcome your suggestions. You are also invited to submit related articles on your work to building@newhorizons.org.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW PARTNERSHIP
A New Partnership Between ATLAS and New Horizons for Learning Linda Gerstle
We take special pleasure in announcing with this issue the new partnership of New Horizons for Learning and ATLAS Communities. This will make it possible for our organization to have ongoing connections with many schools in the process of positive change, and we look forward to the new developments that our partnership will bring about. In order to introduce you to this outstanding organization, we have asked Linda Gerstle, the Executive Director of ATLAS, to write this article.ARTICLES
A Conversation with Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee on his 2004-06 Education Commission of the States Chairman's Initiative: The Arts – A Lifetime of Learning
The Education Commission of the States Focuses on Integrating the Arts in Education. A press release of the announcement is followed by an interview with new chairman, Governor Mike Huckabee.Leading Beyond Compliance: Integrated Comprehensive Services© for All Learners Elise M. Frattura and Colleen A. Capper
Two university professors address the needs of special education, ELL, at- risk, and Title I students by describing ways to infuse integrated comprehensive services into the primary components of school educational plans.By the Numbers: Rising Student Achievement in Washington State Terry Bergeson
The State Superintendent shares the successes of the Washington State Assessment of Student Learning (WASL).Ideas for Helping Students Succeed Kim Corey
The author suggests ways to develop support systems for students in order to create more possibilities for their succeeding at learning in school. Great suggestions that teachers can readily apply!A Thinking Development Approach For Working With Disadvantaged Students Stanley Pogrow
University Professor describes his successful Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) program, its outcomes, and its relevance to today's needs in education."No Child Left Behind:" Implications for Special Education Students and Students with Limited English Proficiency Mark E. Jewell
The Chief Academic Officer of Federal Way Public Schools describes how test scores of special education and ELL students can be improved through accommodations and preparation.Effective Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners in Mainstream Classrooms Susan Wallace
The author describes a model of instruction for English Language Learners and discuses factors that influence their cognitive and academic development.An Introduction to Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners Manka M. Varghese
The author provides an overview of critical information for U.S. public school teachers to help them teach their students whose first language is not English.A Classroom Where All Students Are Learning Alice C. Mendoza
A dedicated third grade teacher describes her inclusion classroom and the specific ways she helps all her students to learn and work together.The Wounded Knee International Youth Project: Creating a Sustainable Way of Life for the Next Seven Generations Robert White Mountain, Johanna Parry Cougar and Corrina McFarlane
The authors describe a successful program for empowering Lakota youth by instilling in them a sense of belonging, purpose, and accomplishment.How Educators and Support Professionals Can Help Families Barbara T. Doyle and Emily Doyle Iland
Some practical strategies for professionals to support families of people with autism spectrum disorders.BEACONS Doug Cheney and Bridget Walker
The BEACONS project is collaborating with four model demonstration sites in Washington State to better meet the educational needs of children with or at risk of developing severe emotional/behavioral disabilities (E/BD).Seeking a Post-Secondary Education Yvonne Singer
An inspiring and courageous story from a physically disabled young woman who pursued higher education despite the recommendations of her teachers and family.One Response to Special Needs in the Classroom: Utilizing College Students as an Untapped Resource Christine Stickler
University of Washington Pipeline Program Director explains her outreach program that offers undergraduate students both educational and service opportunities to tutor students in public schools.Seattle Center Academy: Reach For It Cinda Johnson
The evaluator of a highly successful, unique summer program in the arts describes how special needs students benefit from inclusion in such a program.Academies of Inquiry and Talent for the Middle School Years Joseph S. Renzulli and Susannah Richards
Two well known authorities on gifted education share a successful middle school model that provides opportunities for students to develop their intellectual talents in ways that allow for social and emotional growth.The Acceleration Question: Should Gifted Children Skip Grades? Jodi Forschmiedt
Former special education teacher and parent of a gifted child documents a successful way for certain students to skip grades.Report on the Learning Through the Arts Conference at IslandWood Lee Ann Woolery
A report on a recent, highly successful conference on Learning Through the Arts, With Emphasis on Math, Language Arts, and Science.Imagine This: Educating Imaginative Minds Jack Yantis
A report on the Second International Conference on Imagination and Education that welcomes imagination to the core of education.Closing Thoughts John Morefield
A retired school principal and member of the UW Center for Educational Leadership writes a final report from Cambodia, where, for the past year, he has been working with local school administrators.Connecting Deeply with your Global Classmates around the World Greg Tuke
The President of the Global Classmates Initiative describes how this new program creates cross-cultural and contextual learning experiences for students in Washington State with fellow students in developing countries.Learning with the Internet Muthu Kumar
Singaporean researcher shares how to effectively use technology in a positive student learning experience.Building Bridges to Africa Jeremy M. Goldberg
Program Founder describes Project Namuwongo Zone B, a small non-profit organization that re-empowers the impoverished Ugandan community and provides long-term sustainable development through direct outreach between Ugandan and American youth.A Case for Classics in Middle and High School Cara Ruccolo
A Phillips Academy Senior promotes the value of studying classics in the secondary level.Is September University for You? Charles Hayes
The author describes how the senior years offer the possibility of "sifting wisdom from lived experience" and making a commitment to reflection and ongoing learningRECOMMENDED READING
Click on book title for more informationInclusive Schools in Action: Making Differences Ordinary James McLeskey and Nancy Waldron
Meeting the Needs of Second Language Learners: An Educator's Guide Judith Lessow-Hurley
ADD/ADHD Alternatives in the Classroom Thomas Armstrong
A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life Parker Palmer
Educating for Humanity: Rethinking the Purposes of Education Mike Seymour
2nd Annual ADHD Conference
Tukwila, WA • October 9-10, 2004Washington State Association for Multicultural Education Annual Conference
Ellensburg, WA • October 1-2, 20042004 TASH International Conference on Inclusion - Blazing The Trail
Reno, Nevada • November 17-20, 200411th Annual ADDA Conference - New Frontiers in AD/HD
Tucson, AZ • May 12-15, 2005HAVE YOU SEEN? Related Links
CEC SmartBrief:
CEC SmartBrief has headlines, news summaries and links to original news stories, all conveniently delivered to your e-mail inbox three times a week (M, W, F.)The Center for Educational Leadership
The mission of the University of Washington's Center for Educational Leadership is the elimination of the achievement gap that continues to divide our nation's children along the lines of race and class. The Center believes the nexus for eliminating the achievement gap lies in the development of leadership capacity - specifically the instructional leadership necessary to improve the quality of instruction in every school and in every classroom.The Center produces a quarterly electronic newsletter for educational leaders which offers resources and features interviews with knowledgeable practitioners and leaders in powerful instruction.News Digest is a periodic newsletter of the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. The News Digest is generally published on the second and fourth Thursday of each month for members of the K-12 education community. This e-newsletter is designed to provide information on the agency's efforts to administer basic education programs and implement education reform across Washington state.
Center for Applied Linguistics
A private, non-profit organization of scholars and educators who use the findings of linguistics and related sciences in identifying and addressing language-related problems.Attention Deficit Disorder Association
A national nonprofit organization who's mission is to provide information, resources and networking to adults with AD/HD and to the professionals working with them.Johns Hopkins University's Center for Talented Youth (CTY)
CTY conducts the nation's oldest and most extensive academic talent search and offers educational programming for students with exceptionally high academic ability and publishes Imagine, a five-issue-per-year periodical that is full of opportunities and resources for gifted students.Voice of Experience: Melba Smithwick
An educator describes her inclusive math classroom as an example of student centered learning.Zero Tolerance and the Achievement Gap
A study of "zero tolerance" behavior policies in American high schools leads to surprising insights about the achievement gap.
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