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Newsletter November 21, 2001 -------------------------------- This Week's Features: -------------------------------- Survey Finds Tests Not Enough to Measure Student Achievement National Energy Foundation Launches Student Challenge Creative Project Connects U.S. Teachers to "World Classrooms" Olive Garden Encourages Students to "Trade Places" http://www.distance-educator.com http://www.va.gov/veteranedu Conference Corner -------------------------------- Noteworthy News -------------------------------- Survey Finds Tests Not Enough to Measure Student Achievement Educational technology professionals say they want more than just test scores to measure student achievement, according to results of a survey taken at the National School Boards Association's Annual Technology + Learning Conference, held earlier this month in Atlanta, Ga. Of those surveyed, 90 percent said the best criteria to determine if a school is performing well is to evaluate student work over significant periods of time. Of the teachers, district technology coordinators, school board members and administrators who responded to the survey, 65 percent said a national standardized test would not help improve student achievement. Forty-three percent said standardized tests are not effective because they are not tied closely to the curriculum, and 28 percent said that too much time is spent preparing for taking the tests. The survey was conducted through e-mail notification of registrants for the 2001 Technology + Learning Conference. For more information on the NSBA, visit their Web site, http://www.nsba.org. ---- National Energy Foundation Launches Student Challenge K-12 students in the United States and most of Canada are invited to participate in the National Energy Foundation's "Igniting Creative Energy" challenge, an educational competition designed to encourage students to learn more about energy and the environment. Entries should reflect the competition theme, "Igniting Creative Energy," and demonstrate an understanding of what an individual, family or group can do to make a difference in energy conservation and the environment in their home or community. Entries can be in the form of science projects, essays, stories, artwork, photographs, music, video or Web sites. The top three students will attend the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also, the teacher with the greatest quantity of quality entries, based on the challenge rules, will win the same trip. One project will be chosen for publication in the Energy Excellence Booklet and posted on the foundation's official Web site. The deadline is Dec. 15, 2001, and winners will be announced on or before Jan. 2, 2002. For more information and to download the entry form, visit http://www.ignitingcreativeenergy.org. ---- Creative Project Connects U.S. Teachers to "World Classrooms" K-8 Teachers are invited to participate in The Creative Connections Project, which links U.S. classrooms and those from other parts of the globe with classrooms in the Amazon rain forest, Africa and the Arctic through art exchanges, study partnerships, e-mail and the Internet. The project is sponsored by The New York Foundation for the Arts, with help from The Avery Foundation and WorldTeach Inc. of the Harvard Institute for International Development. Registration deadlines are Dec. 1, 2001, for the Amazon rain forest component; Jan. 1, 2002, for the Africa component; and April 1, 2002, for the Arctic component. Detailed project information is available at http://www.ccph.com/projects.html. For additional information, contact Paul Hurteau at Creative Connections via e-mail mailto:ph@ccph.com or call (581) 269-1480. ---- Olive Garden Encourages Students to "Trade Places" The Olive Garden Italian Restaurant is inviting students between the ages of 7 and 16 to enter its sixth annual Pasta Tales national essay writing contest designed to encourage writing and inspire creativity. This year's contest asks students "If you could trade places with anyone for a day, who would it be and why?" Essay answers must be 250 words or less. The grand prize winner will win a trip to New York, dinner at the Olive Garden in Times Square and a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond. Winners in each age category will receive a $250 U.S. Savings Bond and dinner with their families at their local Olive Garden. Entries must be postmarked by Dec. 3, 2001, and include the writer's name, address, city, state, zip code, phone number and date of birth, including year. Mail entries to Pasta Tales PMB 2000, 6278 North Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33308-1916. Entry forms are also available at local Olive Garden restaurants and at http://www.olivegarden.com/ourcommunity/onlineentries.asp. For more information, call (954) 776-1999 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., EST. -------------------------------- Web Notes -------------------------------- http://www.distance-educator.com Designed and written by experts, this site is devoted to providing information and resources for distance education. The site includes links to courses, how-to articles and daily news about distance education, among other resources. Visitors can also order a subscription of the site's Policy Brief Series, a new set of publications written for higher education institutions and corporations offering products and services in distance education. ---- http://www.va.gov/veteranedu This site provides information that helps teachers and veterans inform students about the contributions veterans have made to the American way of life. The site links to other sites operated by veteran's service organizations, civic education organizations and includes examples of sacrifices made by well-known veterans. Information on the country's freedoms and explanations of popular American symbols of patriotism are also included. -------------------------------- Conference Corner -------------------------------- November 27, Sturbridge, MA. Unifying the Digital Campus, The Sturbridge Hotel & Conference Center. Contact: (801) 257-4262 or visit http://www.campuspipeline.com/seminar/newengland/frm_ne.html. This half-day seminar is free and open to higher education presidents, provosts and CIOs. 28, New York, NY. Unifying the Digital Campus, Crowne Plaza. Contact: (801) 257-4262 or visit http://www.campuspipeline.com/seminar/newyork/frm_ny.html. This half-day seminar is free and open to higher education presidents, provosts and CIOs. 27-29, Nashua, NH. 15th Annual New England Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference, Sheraton Nashua Hotel. Contact: (603) 753-4479 or visit http://www.nhste.org/christa/christa01.htm. -- December 5-6, Baltimore, MD. Maryland Technology Showcase, Baltimore Convention Center. Contact: (410) 329-2585 or visit http://www.mdtechshowcase.com. 13-16, New Orleans, LA. Association for Career and Technical Education's Career Tech Expo 2001, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Contact: (703) 683-9330 or visit http://www.acteonline.org/main/expo.html. -- January 2002 7-11, Boulder, CO. Computer Support for Collaborative Learning 2002, Omni Interlocken Resort. 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