Karen Koehn (karenkkoehn)'s Public Profile in the Diigo Community

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Confessions of an Aca/Fan: The Radical Idea that Children are People on 2009-06-15
- I felt awfully overlooked, sometimes even dehumanized and objectified, as a
  pretty little twelve-year-old, but I wasn't nearly as overlooked as a kid whose
  parents couldn't afford to buy her a shiny new iMac - and I wasn't anywhere near
  as overlooked as a kid who'd never gotten to interact with a computer at all, or
  a kid whose literacy skills were so poor that they couldn't participate
  effectively in online discussion
Commentary: Don't prop up failing schools - CNN.com on 2009-06-11
- With the recent economic stimulus bill, however, this changed virtually
  overnight.
Should All Schools Be Virtual? | Scholastic.com on 2009-06-10
- college in the fall with a head start, having completed five advanced courses in
  high school. His AP English and AP calculus credits will transfer
- And he is more likely to chime in during online class discussion, because he’s
  less nervous about the reactions of students sitting nearby.
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- - International Association for K–12 Online Learning
  - teacher shortages
  - It’s a way to fundamentally meet goals to improve the graduation rate, provide
    more rigorous courses,
  - With the economy demanding educated workers, and students more comfortable than
    ever in the digital world, the timing may be right for online education in your
    district
  - Students feel more engaged taking a course online, noting that online courses
    demand higher-level skills and more participation in discussion, according to a
    2008 study by the National Survey of Student Engagement.
  - Teachers who do provide online learning should be licensed,
  - The NEA is concerned about poor-quality software programs or ones in which the
    parent becomes the teacher, and is not supportive of full-time online learning
    programs for children in K–8. “Younger children need to be in school and
    socialized with other students,” says Prejean. The association believes the best
    online courses have a balance of face-to-face time and instruction online
Newsroom | Alliance for Childhood on 2009-05-26
- “It is increasingly clear that they are compromising both children’s
  health and their long-term prospects for success in school.”
- children who engage in complex socio-dramatic play develop higher levels of
  thinking, stronger language skills, better social skills, more empathy, and more
  imagination than children who do not play in this way.
Research and Advocacy: What's New | Alliance for Childhood on 2009-05-26
- What's New
- Meanwhile, behavioral problems and preschool expulsion, especially for boys, are
  soaring