Note: The articles compiled in this newsletter come from independent media sources who are solely responsible for their content. Northwest AEA staff did not participate in writing any of these articles and Northwest AEA does not necessarily endorse the content of the articles.
Do you ‘ooVoo?’: ‘Global Classroom’ endeavor proves that 1,200 miles is closer than we think
http://www.crescotimes.com/articles/2013/01/02/news/doc50de153e0912d466239747.txt
Poll: Students less engaged the longer they stay in school
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130107/NEWS02/301070025/Poll-Students-less-engaged-the-longer-they-stay-in-school?Frontpage
Latest Curriculum Craze: Making Stuff
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2013/01/making_stuff_in_school.html
School Project Blurs Line Between Public, Private
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/01/09/17projectlift.h32.html?tkn=TXWFowCpi%2Fh75ywE%2Bx6aCqT30wrC6XeqOAsZ&cmp=clp-edweek
Immigrant Students in Our Classrooms: "Always Scared"
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2013/01/immigrant_students_in_our_clas.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
School Climate, Discipline, and Safety: Gauging Educator Attitudes
http://www.edweek.org/ew/qc/2013/school-climate-gauging-attitudes.html?cmp=clp-edweek&intc=EW-QC13-EWH
Iowa View: STEM classes are incubators for Iowa's future innovators
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130110/OPINION/301100042/1001/NEWS/?odyssey=nav|head
Rock Valley eighth-graders drag race robotic cars
http://www.nwestiowa.com/news/rock-valley-eighth-graders-drag-race-robotic-cars/article_f792b6c6-59c9-11e2-976e-0019bb30f31a.html
6 Ways to Create a Healthy School Climate
http://www.edweek.org/ew/qc/2013/commentaries.html?intc=EW-QC13-EWH
Gifted, Talented and Separated
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/education/in-one-school-students-are-divided-by-gifted-label-and-race.html?ref=education
Generation LGBTQIA
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/10/fashion/generation-lgbtqia.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&
Social-Emotional Needs Entwined with Students' Learning, Security
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/01/10/16environment.h32.html?tkn=WVXFIOzH5dggQesGPBxV01Esx8yVvOuy%2FtJ8&cmp=clp-edweek&intc=EW-QC13-EWH
Students Aren’t the Only Ones Facing Bullying in the Classroom
http://www.care2.com/causes/students-arent-the-only-ones-facing-bullying-in-the-classroom.html
Will longer school year help or hurt US students?
http://qctimes.com/news/national/will-longer-school-year-help-or-hurt-us-students/article_5c883960-ac30-51f3-9871-ea0c1ff79eff.html
Student Peer Leadership Can Help Boost School Climate
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/01/10/16environment-side.h32.html?tkn=LXQFzBcl1n8e4Eeb8wGZ4lRdgCYkfDEbaJLK&cmp=clp-edweek&intc=EW-QC13-EWH
Parents and Community Can Play Key Roles in School Success
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/01/10/16involvement.h32.html?tkn=VONFW6E73MQhceMIDxzp4Cw94i109avPkSC8&cmp=clp-edweek&intc=EW-QC13-EWH
Gallup: Student Engagement Drops With Each Grade
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2013/01/gallup_student_engagement_drops_with_each_grade.html
Harvard, SurveyMonkey Offer Tool to Weigh Parent Engagement
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/01/16/17parents.h32.html?tkn=LSXFqEK4gYfpk0fLxlvhd5TJGHvNqWkFFaWU&cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS2
Schools' Design Can Play Role in Safety, Student Engagement
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/01/10/16physical.h32.html?tkn=RVMFV34QHHfB9EhorAjfDWXgfdx9LLN0%2BpTt&cmp=clp-edweek&intc=EW-QC13-EWH
Senior Mentors, Not Bonuses, Boost College Enrollment, Study Finds
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2013/01/senior_year_mentors_boost_college_attendance.html?cmp=SOC-SHR-TW
Duncan: Hard to teach kids scared of being killed
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-01-17/duncan-hard-to-teach-kids-scared-of-being-killed
Victims of school bullying online are often friends or former friends
http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2013/01/victims-of-school-bullying-online-are.html
