Back-to-School

Note: Last week's Spotlight Classroom was mistakenly "moved" from Florida to New Jersey.

This is how it should have been:

Mrs. Provencher's 3rd Grade Class @ Fairmount Park Elementary
St. Petersburg, Florida
http://www.geocities.com/mrsprovencher/index.html

From the Desk of Judi!

This week's topic is:

EDUCATION REFORM

On Jan. 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). This new law represents his education reform plan and contains the most sweeping changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) since it was enacted in 1965. It changes the federal government's role in kindergarten-through-grade-12 education by asking America's schools to describe their success in terms of what each student accomplishes.

Some sites to help in this effort:

• Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Public Schools
  http://www.nclb.gov/next/closing/index.html

• National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)
  http://www.nifl.gov

• For Parents: No Child Left Behind Resources
  http://www.nclb.gov/parents/index.html
  
  
• No Child Left Behind: What Will It Take?
  http://www.edexcellence.net/NCLBconference/NCLBconferenceindex.html
  

Note: Instead of copying and pasting these links into your browser, simply go to www.eduhound.com/mainpage.cfm and select our 'Standards & Assessments' category.

Good Luck!

Judi

EduHound Spotlight Site of the Week!

In honor of Education Reform, this week's featured site is:

No Child Left Behind
http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov

The act contains the President's four basic education reform principles: stronger accountability for results, increased flexibility and local control, expanded options for parents, and an emphasis on teaching methods that have been proven to work.

Good Luck!

**You can now see our past "Sites of the Week" live on EduHound at:
http://www.eduhound.com/weeklyspotlight.cfm

EduHound Spotlight School/District of the Week!

Princess Anne High School
Virginia Beach, Virginia
http://www.princessannehs.vbcps.k12.va.us

See for Yourself & Submit your School/District Today!

**You can now see our past "Schools/Districts of the Week" live on EduHound Schools on the Web at:
http://www.eduhoundschoolsontheweb.com/schoolspotlight.cfm

  EduHound Spotlight Classroom of the Week!

Mr. Alfano's 7th Grade Science Class @ Schalmont Middle School
Schenectady, New York
http://scienceman.org

See for Yourself & Submit your Classroom Today!

**You can now see our past "Sites of the Week" live on EduHound Classrooms on the Web at:
http://www.eduhoundclassroomsontheweb.com/classroomspotlight.cfm

Educational Conference Planning

Other upcoming conferences:

• 2002 ASCD Conference on Teaching & Learning Standards
  October 11-13, 2002 - New Orleans, Louisiana
  http://www.ascd.org/trainingopportunities.html

• 88th ASBO Annual Meeting and Exhibits 2002
  October 25-29, 2002 - Phoenix, Arizona
  http://www.asbointl.org/

*For a complete listing of all educational conferences, check out T.H.E. Journal's Calendar at: http://www.theconferencecalendar.com

Ask Judi!

This week's question comes from Barb:

"Can you please make a better archival system. I find it difficult to retrieve topics you have covered in your newsletter since I do not copy each newsletter."

Absolutely, Barb!

In our ongoing effort to make all our resources as easy as possible to locate, we've created a new page:

EduHound Weekly Archives at http://www.eduhound.com/eduhoundweeklyarchives.cfm

You can also access this new page from our main page at www.eduhound.com

All past issues of EduHound Weekly are listed by date -- and include topic(s) -- starting with the most recent issue.

Enjoy!

Each week, I'll use this area to answer your questions, post announcements, and provide interesting input! So please email me at EduHoundWeekly@eduhound.com and watch for your answer here!

EduHound Site Updates!

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Create Your Own FREE Educational Web Pages, HotLists and Worksheets!

Educators everywhere are already using the HotList! They're making their own personal web pages, webquests, assessments and worksheets. We've also provided a direct address for each of your ad free HotLists so you can link it to your already existing district, school or personal education pages.

See for yourself how fast, easy and impressive your own educational web page can be!

We've archived ALL the past issues of Eduhound Weekly!
They can be found on our revised "Subscriptions & Archives" page at: http://www.eduhound.com/eduhoundweeklyarchives.cfm

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