Chess Tournament in Chicago Teaches Discipline – NYTimes.com

Chess Tournament in Chicago Teaches Discipline – NYTimes.com.

 

Ms. Polgar’s mantra is that chess teaches discipline, analytical thinking, time management, focus and patience — skills that can be useful throughout life. She cites countries, like Armenia, where chess is either a mandatory part of school curriculums, especially in the early elementary years, or strongly encouraged.

It cuts across socioeconomic divides, exemplified by impressive performances of high-poverty students in Brownsville, Tex., who have whipped privileged Manhattan rivals — “kids who get individual lessons from grandmasters,” she said — and shown how “a boost in self-confidence can change lives.”

The Education Policy and Leadership Center, Arts and Education Symposium, AEI

The Education Policy and Leadership Center’s Arts and Education Symposium

October 6, 2011 By CPAG

Thursday, October 13, 2011

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The State Museum of Pennsylvania

Harrisburg

Join arts and education leaders from across the state and nation to participate in discussions about the policy implications of the arts in Pennsylvania’s schools and communities.  Symposium discussions will inform the work of EPLC’s Arts and Education Initiative (AEI), which is generating a report including actionable policy recommendations for legislators and other audiences to be released in February of 2012.  Stay tuned for more information and online registration access.

The Arts and Education Symposium is presented by EPLC with the generous support of the Heinz Endowments, the William Penn Foundation, and the Buhl Foundation.

via The Education Policy and Leadership Center, Arts and Education Symposium, AEI.

Empathy & ethics

Katherine Beals post on her blog today talks about two articles written about empathy and moral motivation.  She reiturates, “Reforming society entails a similarly left-brained approach:

If you want to make the world a better place, help people debate, understand, reform, revere and enact their codes. Accept that codes conflict.”

And this is key – HELP PEOPLE ENACT THEIR CODES!  Helping them bring to life their ethics and thus their empathy!!!  Her blog is here: Out In Left Field.

Another interesting article on the ethical dilemma facing us today is found HERE on Franco Tarulli’s law blog.

Something for us to be concerned about, which sounds trite, but couldn’t be more serious.

 

 

Supporting Teachers | Mommy Loves Coffee

Supporting Teachers | Mommy Loves Coffee.

 

The article above, by Christina H. on her blog, Mommy Loves Coffee, shares tips on how parents can be good partners with their children’s teachers.  This well written article highlights tips that you can implement with both elementary and secondary teachers.  This is worth the quick read!

Edcamp – Harrisburg

Word is going around about http://www.edcampharrisburg.org – in fact, I was talking about it at WORK and found out today that our director sent out an email to the local districts about it!  It sounds amazing.  Check it out!

Edcamp is an education conference “for the people by the people”.

So – you’re all invited to attend.  It’s a Saturday, and it’s free.

It is a one-day educational conference, Saturday, November 12, Harrisburg University.

At the beginning of the day there is no schedule, but by the time sessions start, there are always interesting, engaging topics.  This is not a recruitment for speakers.  There will be plenty of people there to volunteer to present.  At Edcamp Philly in April, these were some of the titles:

Teaching with Games

Targeting 21^st Century Skills

How to use Web 2.0 in Elementary Schools

Model 1:1 computer classrooms

Librarians can help!

All About Google Apps for Education

Using Blogger in the Classroom

Cloud Computing

Social Networking in the Classroom

Should we embrace technology?

Creating authentic learning experiences using online global connections

What is an edcamp?

It’s an unconference.  This means that the attendees are the ones who facilitate the sessions on teaching and learning! Edcamp won’t succeed without a whole bunch of you wanting to run a session of some kind!

Edcamp Harrisburg will begin at 8:00am with registration, breakfast refreshments, networking, and session-building with your colleagues. This is when you can sign up to lead a session, prepare for the day’s events, and meet some new friends. At 9:30, the organizers will kickoff the unconference and edcamp Harrisburg will get underway!

What should I bring?

Make sure to bring your ticket from EventBrite and also your laptop!

How do I register?

Visit our website www.edcampHarrisburg.org to register.

How much does it cost?

It’s free! Breakfast will be provided!  Be one of the first to arrive and receive a free edcamp Harrisburg t-shirt.

Questions?

Have more questions about edcamp?  You can follow us on twitter @edcampHBG or send an email: edcampHBG@gmail.com