Barbie Bungee Jumping And Much To Consider Tweets of the Day 10/2/12

Go, Barbie, Go!

Having fun? In the classroom?

1. Experimenting with STEM: The Barbie Bungee Jump

Grades 6-8, Math, Engineering 
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/stem-lesson-ideas-bungee-jump?fd=1%2F%3Futm_source%3Dfb&utm_medium=post10021201&utm_campaign=fbt

2. Kids Haven’t Changed; Kindergarten Has

New data support a return to “balance” in kindergarten

http://www.hepg.org/hel/article/479 

3. How Important is Grit in Student Achievement?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/10/how-important-is-grit-in-student-achievement/  

4. New York City Releases School Progress Reports, 217 At Risk Of Closing For Failing 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/nearly-one-fifth-of-nyc-e_n_1932857.html 

5.  Presidential Candidates Should Debate Education 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carol-rasco/presidential-debate-education_b_1930787.html 

6. Chicago Teachers Vote Whether To Ratify Deal That Ended Strike 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/chicago-teachers-vote-whe_n_1931597.html

7. New Initiative Could Create Longer Days Of Learning 

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/7788336-new-initiative-could-create-longer-days-of-learning/35 Ways To Build Your Personal Learning Network Onlinehttp://edudemic.com/2012/10/35-ways-build-personal-learning-network-online/

8. Arne Duncan Calls For Textbooks To Become Obsolete In Favor Of Digital 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/education-chief-wants-tex_0_n_1933469.html 

9. On the Farm
http://childrensbookalmanac.com/2011/10/on-the-farm/?y=2012 

10.  Why American Students can't write
http://www.theatlantic.com/debates/education