Article 7 – Suggested Web Sites

http://scholar.google.com/scholar/about.html Another new project from Google! This one should be a real help for homework that requires some digging into literature resources and global perspectives. http://novemberlearning.com and http://nlcommunities.com/communities/alannovember/default.aspx A community for teachers to share problems and solutions and new ideas … Continue reading

Article 4 – Point/Counterpoint (Zulma Prieto, Editorial/ Joe Rueff, Response) Zulma expresses some alarm about proposed legislation ( documents in both English and Spanish )

Editorial by Zulma Prieto Instead of a regular editorial and as a service to the community, I am including the following information. On December 16, 2005, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4437, the Border Protection, Anti-Terrorism, and Illegal Immigration … Continue reading

Article 3 – New from Harvard Family Research Project! “Focus on Families! How to Build and Support Family-Centered Practices in After School”

Harvard Family Research Project, in partnership with BOSTnet and United Way of Massachusetts Bay, announces the release of a new comprehensive, easy-to-read guide to understanding how to engage families in after school programs. “Focus on Families! How to Build and … Continue reading

Article 2 – The state of today’s culture… Current Regards on Building Brains and Improving Human Intelligence by Win Wenger, Ph.D.

We are most pleased to have as guest writer Dr. Win Wenger. Dr. Wenger is the founder of Project Renaissance, an organization whose mission is systemic educational transformation. (www.winwenger.com) He is a prolific writer whose texts are loaded with challenging … Continue reading

Article 4 – The “Sound Approach to Learning” Series 7. Body Maintenance of The Tree of Sound Enhancement Therapy® by Dorinne Davis

Although some people do not consider health and wellness important to one’s ability to learn, The Tree of Sound Enhancement Therapy stresses the importance of wellness for maximum learning. Whereas Dr. Tomatis’ three laws (mentioned in Part 1 of the … Continue reading