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http://www.betterhighschools.com/topics/UseOfTechnology.asp
Sharing Resources:
http://www.diigo.com Diigo is a social bookmarking site. It allows for the sahring of web resources and searching for them related to certain tags. I have a number of sites related to 21st Century Learning & Teaching tagged in my profile. Create an account and you can have access to this as well as share with your colleagues. Please let me know if you would like to know more about this!

Mexico - giving every kid the SRI test to get a reading level, uses READ 180
http://www.betterhighschools.org/topics/Literacy.asp

Alternative program that will eventually be housed in HS
Hannibal looking to identify 15 at risk students to provide added support
The above was originally published April 7, 2009 at http://www.squidoo.com/thinking-forward
Middle school, or Junior High as it is known in some areas, causes stress and change for parents, students and teachers. Academics and peer issues like bullying and finding new friends can make transitioning to this new academic environment challenging. Middle School Transition hotline:  805-889-2142

http://betterhighschools.org/default.asp The National High School Center, based at the American Institutes for Research, provides the latest research,
user-friendly tools and products, and high-quality technical assistance on high school improvement issues.
http://www.betterhighschools.org/docs/NHSC_TransitionsReport.pdf
http://www.aypf.org/forumbriefs/2008/fb012508.htm
http://www.squidoo.com/thinking-forward - this is a very interesting forum for those of you who follow blogs and engage in forum discussions. Check this out!
Exploring Grade 8.5 ideas - what are other folks doing?
Oswego Middle School