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GLEF Blast, February 27, 2003
Greetings! This issue of the GLEF Blast profiles Key Largo School in the
Florida Keys, where teachers help children reach their potential by
tailoring instruction and the physical environment to a student's
individual learning style, and by using technology in the service of
learning.
For those of you who have missed GLEF's popular "Edutopia" radio show,
Thursdays at noon (PT) on VoiceAmerica.com, you can now listen online or
download files from past shows from our Web site (www.glef.org).
Featured
guests have included Harvard's Howard Gardner on multiple intelligences
and
author Daniel Goleman on emotional intelligence.
Finally, please forward this e-mail and ask your colleagues to subscribe
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the GLEF Blast!
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I. Featured Video: Key Largo School
II. What's Working in K-12 Schools: From Brain-Based Research to
Powerful
Learning
III. New! GLEF Radio Show Archives
IV. Upcoming Internet Radio Shows: March 6: Congressman George Miller;
March 13: George Lucas
V. Join GLEF's Project-Based Learning & Technology Community VII. GLEF
Blast Subscriptions
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I. Featured Video: Key Largo School
"One of the things I really love about Key Largo School is that the
teachers are real risk takers. I encourage that. ... You can't have
education reform unless you're willing to try new things." -- Frankie
St.
James, principal
At rural Key Largo School (pre-K to 8th grade) in the Florida Keys,
younger
students work with older students, project-based learning takes center
stage, and theme-based, alternative programs are used to engage
students.
There is a strong connection to parents and community and use of new
learning tools -- whether it's a computer, video equipment, or a global
positioning system (GPS). At their Technology Fair, student projects
range
from hand-crafted racing cars to handheld GPS devices.
<http://glef.org/brain.html>
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II. What's Working in K-12 Schools: From Brain-Based Research to
Powerful
Learning
This companion article to the Key Largo School video segment tells you
more
about the school's educational approach and learner-centered activities
--
based on "The Power to Learn" published in 1999 by the National Research
Council.
<http://glef.org/brain.html>
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III. New! GLEF Internet Radio Show Archives
If you've missed GLEF's popular Edutopia radio show on VoiceAmerica.com,
you can listen to past shows online, or download audio files.
Transcripts
are also available for some shows. Hosted by GLEF Executive Director
Milton
Chen, the one-hour talk show features key educators and students, as
well
as business, government, and community leaders discussing educational
innovation.
<http://glef.org/radioarchive.html>
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IV. Upcoming Internet Radio Shows: Thursdays, noon PT (3pm ET) on
www.VoiceAmerica.com
March 6: Congressman George Miller (D-CA), ranking minority leader of
the
House Education and the Workforce Committee, will discuss his vision for
America's schools, the role of technology, and federal education policy.
He
will be joined by his legislative assistant, Charlie Barone. If you
would
like to pose a question to Congressman Miller, please e-mail us by 11 am
PT
(2 pm ET) Thursday at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
March 13: George Lucas, filmmaker and chairman of GLEF and Lucasfilm,
Ltd.,
will discuss his views on education and technology and the role of his
foundation. This pre-taped, 25-minute interview will air back-to-back
during the noon to 1 PT hour, without call-ins, and will be available
that
day on the GLEF Web site.
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V. Join GLEF's Project-Based Learning & Technology Community
Join GLEF's InClass community today! Share your ideas, successes, and
practices. Discuss project-based learning, assessment, and professional
development. Send an e-mail to <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
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The George Lucas Educational Foundation is a nonprofit operating
foundation
located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Established in 1991 by filmmaker
George Lucas, the Foundation documents and disseminates materials
sharing
hundreds of powerful examples of learning and teaching already
successful
in our nation's schools. We hope this information will stimulate active
involvement and guide choices in school reform.
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