Vol. V No. 3* January, February, March 2000

(links were valid through June 2000)

In this issue we're focusing on the future.  What better time for that then at the beginning of the 21st century.  Our expectations of leaders and our demands for schools have changed dramatically.   Most of us have pondered what things would be like in the year 2000, now that it is upon us, have we measured up to our ideals?  Have our schools?  

We introduce A New Place to Learn, a model school befitting this century.  Judy Bonne shows us an actual school where students are learning with the benefits of arts integration.  Stephanie Pace Marshall shares the new story of learning from our fall assessment and learning conference.  David Dunning depicts the new style of leader for the millennium and much more.  Please enjoy this first issue of the 21st century!

We are also pleased to announce new sponsorships.  New Horizons for Learning acknowledges with gratitude the contribution of the Wyman Youth Trust as sponsors of the Early Learning Center of the Building.  We also acknowledge with deep appreciation the contribution of the Osberg Family Trust as sponsors of the Building's Technology and Learning Floor.  We will soon be adding new resources to these areas.

View from the Observation Deck:  Setting the Scene
Dee Dickinson

Dee shares her views of the new millennium approaching and looks to set the scene to make things better in our schools for everyone.   

A New Place to Learn
Dee Dickinson

What does your dream place to learn look like? How does it work? What kinds of teaching and learning strategies does it implement? We are seeking your thoughts about new kinds of learning places that do not yet exist, that are in the planning stages, or are already under way. Please contribute your ideas to this area of the Building. To "prime the pump," we begin with an article by Dee Dickinson.

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Principles for the New Story of Learning (this article was removed 11/01/2006 at the request of the author)
Stephanie Pace Marshall

From this fall's assessment and learning conference, Stephanie Pace Marshall shares and compares the old and new stories of learning.

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Leadership in the Millennium
David Dunning

David Dunning presents us with the shift in leadership demands as we reach the year 2000. He gives us inspiring words on how we can make the workplace better in this new century. Leaders now need to have more than vision, but the ability to execute that vision. Leaders must be able to provide a stable workplace for their workers who are now demanding more from work as the primary community in life.

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Natural Connections: Developing the Personal Intelligences Through Music and Movement

Judy Bonne

Grayling Elementary, a third through fifth grade school with a population of 430 students, pilots the POWER SKILLS program as part of its School Improvement Plan.  Based upon the musical, inter and interpersonal components of the theory of multiple intelligences, the program is in its third year of school-wide implementation.  And the results are significant.  The interventions are powerful enough to improve learning.

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My Search for Love and Wisdom in the Brain

Marian Diamond

The force of basic human needs for love and wisdom can be examined in the parts and functions of the human brain.  Changes in emotions and environment are integrated into the physical structure of the brain, linking love and wisdom to experience and perception. 

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Children Are Not Inferior, Just Different

Morgan Rose, M.S.

Examining research on the effects of abuse on the mental well-being and academic success of children shows the compelling need for early intervention programs that address children's emotional needs rather than simply attempting to alter their behaviors.  The needs of "at risk" children are not being met and must be in order for those children to become well adjusted adults.

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People Are the Only Thing that Matter
Dr. Miriam Masullo and Dr. Antonio Ruiz

The Internet and the World Wide Web are formidable forces in the business and educational environments of today. Developed countries are adopting these technologies at a very rapid pace exposing the K-12 educational environments to them.  Access is not at hand for those most in need of access to education. According to our Department of Education, in the US only 14% of poor and minority classrooms are wired. Thus, even for developed countries, diminished resources, lack of educators, and safety in the schools are higher priority issues than figuring out how to make the Internet and the Web new vehicles for improved learning. 

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e-Quality
Dr. Miriam Masullo and Dr. Antonio Ruiz

When the internet was born, educational leaders had high hopes that access to information would make education better for everyone, everywhere in the world.  Now, in the year 2000, we see that these hopes have been dashed.  Too few have access to the technologies.  Schools do not have the equipment necessary to make use of the information superhighway, many do not even have access to telephones, much less the internet.  Dr. Masullo and Dr. Ruiz propose a new way to renew the promise of equity access to education.

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Inclusion of Students with Special Needs:  Including Young Children with Special Needs

Ilene S. Schwartz, Samuel L. Odom, and Susan R. Sandall

Inclusion is not just a school issue -- it extends to the communities in which children and their families live. For parents of special needs children, participation in community, family, and other activities is important as well. Ilene Schwartz, Susan Sandall, and Sam Odom share their views of inclusion, what it means and what it takes to implement.

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MITA'S Five Phases for Renewed Higher Education
        Ellen Weber

For the most part, secondary and higher education classes remain untouched by new visions that revitalize younger grades.  So while teachers in training are told about reformed approaches based on the brain's capacity to learn well, few models exist to illustrate these practices in higher education classes.  The MITA (Multiple Intelligence Teaching Approach) Center responds to local, national, and international requests to help revitalize secondary and higher education.

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How To Create Competent, Eager Writers
Jean Azemove

With the emphasis on testing, teachers feel pressure to have their students perform. This pressure decreases the quality of instruction. Low writing test scores confirm the problems that result when districts focus on skills to teach students how to write, and when teachers use traditional methods and publishers' materials that have failed our students for decades. The way writing is taught prevents students from learning how to write.  Please see our review of Writing Time in this issue of the online journal.

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Book Reviews in This Issue:

 

Review: The Power of Mindful Learning Ellen J. Langer

Review: Keys to Kindergarten John S. Sullivan

Review: Writing Time: Writing Strategies That Achieve Results Jean Azemove

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GIRAFFE OF THE MONTH

We asked the folks at The Giraffe Project to let us share stories about some of the heroes they've discovered quietly sticking their necks out to make the world a better place. This month The Giraffe Project shares the story of  Anne Kenney of Tucson.

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New on the Bulletin Board: Announcements: Courses Offered for Credit in the Building Environmental Action Projects: Children Can Make the Difference, a year-long self-paced course offering 5 graduate level credits from Seattle Pacific University. Join teachers who are using this curriculum in schools all over the world.   Conference:  Arthur Andersen's Learning for the 21st Century,  April 26-28, St. Charles, Illinois   American History Grants from the National Society of Colonial Dames   Announcement: Golden Apple Award Winners for 1999   Conference: International Alliance for Learning's 25th Annual International Conference on Accelerated Learning January 14, 15 & 16, 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia.  Professional Development Course: East Meets West: Trade, Technology and Teapots Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St., Seattle, WA 98101. Saturdays, March 18 and 25, 2000, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00, p.m.

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Have You Seen . . . Links to announcements, interesting reading and great resources.

Article: Reducing Class Size, What Do We Know Some useful guidance for educators and policymakers as they try to craft the most beneficial class size reduction strategies. Website:  SHINE SHINE's mission is to improve the physical and mental health of children and youth in Hampton Roads schools through community-based research, health planning, and health promotion and education. The goals of SHINE are to enhance learning and educational performance of children by facilitating effective communication between parents, schools and health care providers. Website: Seattle Art Museum's Teacher Resource Center A lending library for educators and parents located in Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM). The TRC offers interdisciplinary, classroom-ready materials to help integrate art into the classroom.  Website: Tapped In TAPPED IN™ is a growing community of over 5000 K-16 teachers, staff, and researchers engaged in professional development programs and informal collaborative activities with colleagues.  Newsletter: Edutopia: The George Lucas Educational Foundation's Online Newsletter This issue, which continues their focus on the professional development of educators as a priority, addresses mentoring as a key professional relationship. Website: Youth Enterprise Society (YES) YES is an extracurricular, multiracial school- based on a "learning by doing" program for grades 9-11 in South Africa. Website: Brain Connection BrainConnection.com is an online source of information about the brain, dedicated to furthering the knowledge of parents, educators, students, or the curious visit. Website: The Hunger Site Feed the hungry for a day with just one click at this site! Website:Mt. Rainier Technology Camp Student Application Form Trinity Technology's annual technology camp, featured in our October, November, December 1999 journal, has its own websitewith applications for future camp participants. It's a great opportunity for children and their schools. Website: Hewlett Packard Telementor Program The program, housed at Center for Science, Mathematics & Technology Education at the Colorado State University, facilitates electronic mentoring relationships between professional adults and students worldwide. Middle School Teachers Chatroom:Teacher's Net Middle School Chat board A site dedicated to discussion among teachers of grades 6, 7 and 8. Middle school teachers, please check this out.

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