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Activist Training Jan12, 2013 – League of Education Voters

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Key Activists!

I hope each and every one of you is trying to come to our January 12th Training.  And, we encourage you to spread the word.  Attached is a flyer for the training that you can distribute at your meetings, or post in central places.
Bring a friend!  At $25 the cost can’t be beat!
We have one session that is just for you – from 8-9 we will do our invite only conversation with Frank about the legislative session.  It’s early, but its worth it.

We will have 3 workshops that cover:
  • Teachers and leaders from the Anacortes school district coming and talking about TPEP implementation (they are leading the state in this work)
  • Ross Hunter talking about the Ed Funding task force and what steps may or may not happen this legislative session
  • A session on parents and community influencing local bargaining
  • Linda Hanson will talk about McCleary and what it really means now
  • Childrens Alliance talking about why All Day K matters
  • Maggie and the LEV team talking about the Discipline issue
  • Robin Lake talking about successful implementation of Charters in Washington State
And we will have 4 – 10 minute “science fair” presentations – posters will be on the wall and you will walk to the presentation that interests you, we will have organizaitons like:
  •  DFER
  • Teachers United,
  • Cleveland Seattle Stem school
  • I Grad from Kent (a storefront program for recruiting and customizing programs for drop outs in Kent to graduate)
  • Federal Way Acceleration Policy
  • ELL certification in Kent
  • PBIS
  • Flipping the classroom (a teacher who is doing it)
And others who have not confirmed yet
Lastly, we will have a wine reception from 3-4 where we have asked people to have a resource table and a person manning the table.  The goal is to build relationships, meet new people.  We have asked quite a few groups, and expect quite a large number, so far we have confirmed:
  • PTA, Stand for Children, Parents Union
  • Roadmap Project
  • College Success Foundation
  • Black Education Strategy Roundtable
  • Our Schools Coalition
  • Excellent Schools Now Coalition
  • Plus, many of the science project participants will also participate in the wine reception!
To sign up:  Go to www.educationvoters.org and look for the button on the right of the screen!
I hope all of you can come!
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Kelly Munn  |  State Field Director

Office: 206.728.6448

Mobile: 425.773.7878

Visit us at educationvoters.org

 

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from cradle to career with ample, equitable, and stable funding

Questions for Parents

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Homework guiding questions

The Issaquah School District’s policy states:

Homework, as an extension of the classroom, must be planned and organized; must be purposeful to the students; and must be evaluated and returned to students in a timely manner.  Homework may be assigned for one or more of the following purposes: 

    • Practice – to help students to master specific skills which have been presented in class;
    • Preparation – to help students gain the maximum benefits from future lessons;
    • Extension – to provide students with opportunities to transfer specific skills or concepts to new situations; and
    • Creativity – to require students to integrate many skills and concepts in order to produce original responses.

The purposes of homework assignments, the basis for evaluating the work performed and the guidelines and/or rules should be made clear to the student at the time of the assignment.

With that foundation:

  • Do you believe this policy is in practice in our classrooms?
  • When is homework a valuable learning tool? When is it not?
  • Do you believe that currently the amount of homework your child receives is appropriate?
  • What weight should homework be given in a student’s overall grade?