tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44681268360406902122024-02-19T07:34:54.011-05:00EduCheeseThe good, the bad, and the ugly related to the state of education in South Carolina.
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I serve the platter, you nibble the cheese and enjoy the aroma...</p>Instructor Gillamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474144091911654041noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468126836040690212.post-89931338942745652412010-12-10T11:42:00.004-05:002010-12-10T11:54:14.381-05:00Typical Grade Distributions<div style="text-align: left;">A Community College entry-level course:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Identical course, identical instructor, identical instructional delivery.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Grade distributions for students attending night classes.<div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4A3QDcfB7JB7cS6gkY67jpIEPtcSftIeeOUS6CUVo3DiGXbafAGv8unTjk-jGrkIJJojpjhG5Y7xB-sAC8JuvOFATvuM22eG-e9WopUi5qvPgRn6GoHhi6Mn_KedNmkM7tDFX5wLWZcx/s320/COL10310gradedistribution.gif" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549095637288856354" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; border-collapse: collapse; ">Mean Median SDV</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">70<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>70<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>25</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div>Grade distributions for students attending day classes.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikZcwjWlHxhB8eW4LTchji9ST9SNNAUEbHXjejSBX9xHOhUvFIsUTwbbha4AxyrHMuaipTtUpMPmbwkbyjoLcZMM0y_AI5HIro228aJtCh7jlchCoMlbVd5jPpYhDnFIHPKmgFkXLfreG/s320/COL10303gradedistribution.gif" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549095793171066018" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: center; border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; border-collapse: collapse; ">Mean Median SDV</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">86<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>87<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>11</span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; border-collapse: collapse; "><br /></span></div><div>Any questions?</div></div></div>Instructor Gillamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474144091911654041noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468126836040690212.post-70116033716279034302010-01-04T10:55:00.007-05:002010-01-04T17:23:13.230-05:00My Lazy American Students<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxcZnKkItb8mac_SZfmva0nZDk2G_T9p6CCHeJf00F0e62mH3ncYdPTeKUAMCnU8_rx2uxKaprbI4avBVxXK2TXWvDWdzPSsVxeDpv-XK1mYfto708O8fwxJlmxAutiyzXFMeaaG7q81u/s1600-h/Sleeping_students_sm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxcZnKkItb8mac_SZfmva0nZDk2G_T9p6CCHeJf00F0e62mH3ncYdPTeKUAMCnU8_rx2uxKaprbI4avBVxXK2TXWvDWdzPSsVxeDpv-XK1mYfto708O8fwxJlmxAutiyzXFMeaaG7q81u/s320/Sleeping_students_sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422919740055759586" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/12/21/my_lazy_american_students/">My Lazy American Students</a></div><div><br /></div>The linked article is now required beginning-of-the-semester reading for all of my college students.<div><br /></div><div>Students - stop projecting your personal problems onto your instructors. Approach your instructors with issues that he/she can help you with academically. Take your personal problems to a Counselor. Counselors are provided on every campus - take advantage of that resource.</div><div><br /></div><div>The community college environment is more supportive than that of any university. However, you must earn your grades and academic status just as you would at any other college or university.</div><div><br /></div><div>This semester will be a semester of change. I will separate my professional relationships from my personal relationships. If you are my student, our relationship is purely professional. </div><div><br /></div><div>This does not mean that I am uncaring - it means that I can serve you best by being your instructor and not your personal confidant.</div><div><br /></div><div>Earn your academic respect. College is a privilege and not a right. Treat it as such.</div>Instructor Gillamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474144091911654041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468126836040690212.post-6683032923170816712009-01-31T17:11:00.005-05:002009-01-31T17:32:18.198-05:00A Brilliant Discussion about Education<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uGVqGcX4iMEWUw6JoB945VWvpYtzRQ4kWhcWhSutz3lw8PNTBTqmq65z5XnTYYYrTaJKmryjvCQKEQ8bLh6cpPHzPr-YaqITZYhuT0VMhwsUcdKOizqgo67gVs699P1qx7Yund6gw-h-/s1600-h/education_balloons_sm.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uGVqGcX4iMEWUw6JoB945VWvpYtzRQ4kWhcWhSutz3lw8PNTBTqmq65z5XnTYYYrTaJKmryjvCQKEQ8bLh6cpPHzPr-YaqITZYhuT0VMhwsUcdKOizqgo67gVs699P1qx7Yund6gw-h-/s200/education_balloons_sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297586093600642162" /></a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/2tkgtH"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">One of the most brilliant, relevant, and FUNNY discussions about education I have ever heard. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Photo Credit: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/occhichiusi/" title="" style="color: rgb(0, 99, 220); text-decoration: underline; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">occhichiusi</span></b></a></span></div>Instructor Gillamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474144091911654041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468126836040690212.post-55643828508312782282009-01-28T08:11:00.007-05:002009-01-31T17:46:54.941-05:00State Senators Crack Down on Violence Against Teachers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCoW5a4RjZbM5nIUsoghnXReTWCu3ZxvmC6mkJl2fqyJjnZ9pqES4DQilLvz1E6sLJ38vfA_uvP0GxcYyDT1dN2BR4Qxu_7oyYWF4sYpUJDQCX8iha_vLxbKsL0ha77N6Jdoof_Qhe-GB/s1600-h/nonviolence_sm.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCoW5a4RjZbM5nIUsoghnXReTWCu3ZxvmC6mkJl2fqyJjnZ9pqES4DQilLvz1E6sLJ38vfA_uvP0GxcYyDT1dN2BR4Qxu_7oyYWF4sYpUJDQCX8iha_vLxbKsL0ha77N6Jdoof_Qhe-GB/s200/nonviolence_sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296333533110468690" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(88, 88, 88); line-height: 16px; font-family:arial;font-size:13px;"><h2 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(88, 88, 88); font-weight: bold; font-size:182%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; "><span class="drop" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">J</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">udiciary Committee Passes </span></span><a href="http://scsenategop.com/state-senators-want-to-protect-teachers-against-violent-crime.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Teacher Protect Act of 2009</span></span></a></span><br /></h2><h2 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(88, 88, 88); font-weight: bold; font-size:182%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(88, 88, 88); font-weight: bold; font-size:182%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(88, 88, 88); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Photo Credit: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dahlstroms/" title="" style="color: rgb(0, 99, 220); text-decoration: underline; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Håkan Dahlström</span></b></a></span></span></h2></span>Instructor Gillamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474144091911654041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468126836040690212.post-49406154949023279922009-01-23T15:46:00.007-05:002009-01-23T16:11:30.368-05:00Social-Cognitive Theory at Work - The Obama Effect<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoIsQP8pN-JGtTNj68pr3ISn3KUBjhNasI-BRfBNMy-WJhptncYaKIvgZo7r-6Zr6CRJb7y2X3O8DHnIFgO10v-x2jkjyIsH7TblAhetfIIjIwRBJvvxuVCw0XVaKWCXwC62fwv-YPCAg/s1600-h/Obama_school_sm.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoIsQP8pN-JGtTNj68pr3ISn3KUBjhNasI-BRfBNMy-WJhptncYaKIvgZo7r-6Zr6CRJb7y2X3O8DHnIFgO10v-x2jkjyIsH7TblAhetfIIjIwRBJvvxuVCw0XVaKWCXwC62fwv-YPCAg/s400/Obama_school_sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294599559981099826" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;">Test scores of African Americans improve in a recent study that is focused on the rise of President Obama as a social role model.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(93, 80, 69); font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;font-family:Arial;font-size:18px;"><a href="http://ow.ly/5zp">Read Story</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(93, 80, 69); font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;font-family:Arial;font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(93, 80, 69); font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Photo Credit:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(93, 80, 69); font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;font-family:Arial;font-size:18px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: normal; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:11px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/changedotgov/" title="" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(0, 99, 220); background-position: initial initial; "><b>Obama-Biden Transition Project</b></a></span></span></div>Instructor Gillamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474144091911654041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468126836040690212.post-21197660676655046392009-01-13T15:50:00.008-05:002009-03-12T22:09:01.401-04:00White Teachers / Diverse Classrooms<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Multiculturalism or Cultural Dogma?<br /></span><br /><br />VIDEO<br /><p><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwzsAAmdFTU">Student</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9IeB4SvQIA">Teacher 1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhXQDQZdKq4">Teacher 2</a><br /><br /></span>Instructor Gillamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474144091911654041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468126836040690212.post-4001911924877827062009-01-12T05:57:00.005-05:002009-01-12T06:20:51.539-05:00Perspectives on Educating Minorities<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIMcj5ZYNfHk26Tlup7w78Lkl65K3dyf7tR8crkMavAkFfSvD0XtewsqIeQaxR7H3ZOXd4Ext4vYnjb2xLYkR-2uoYdndGNjTs1MhpLJ1FlJEmqLIFXMkWAs9OjNp6JNFDArRBdhpWwcM/s1600-h/education_Guccia.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIMcj5ZYNfHk26Tlup7w78Lkl65K3dyf7tR8crkMavAkFfSvD0XtewsqIeQaxR7H3ZOXd4Ext4vYnjb2xLYkR-2uoYdndGNjTs1MhpLJ1FlJEmqLIFXMkWAs9OjNp6JNFDArRBdhpWwcM/s200/education_Guccia.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290363136323252786" /></a><br />An <a href="http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2009/01/06/opinion/13423955.txt">editorial response in the Times and Democrat by Keith Pounds </a>to the "<a href="http://educheese.blogspot.com/2009/01/cultural-relevance-in-south-carolina.html">Cultural Relevance in South Carolina Schools</a>" issue offers a new perspective to the education of minorities in South Carolina schools.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Photo Credit: © Guccia</span></span></div>Instructor Gillamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474144091911654041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468126836040690212.post-65113262506554448062009-01-05T16:29:00.008-05:002009-01-06T08:23:52.260-05:00Presto! A change in semantics will improve SC schools!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/3095332181_f157896955_m.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 179px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/3095332181_f157896955_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Update 01.06.09: The <a href="http://thevoiceforschoolchoice.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/spartanburg-herald-journal-changing-state-constitution-will-do-more-harm-than-good/">Voice for School Choice elaborates </a>on an <a href="http://www.goupstate.com/article/20090102/ARTICLES/901021000/1128/OPINION?Title=Well_intentioned_but_wrong">editorial </a>from the The Spartanburg Herald Journal related to</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "> this issue.</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>According to State Senator John Matthews, D-Bowman a <a href="http://thetandd.com/articles/2009/01/05/news/doc49618a9c588be053234101.txt">simple change in the state’s mission statement regarding education</a> will improve student achievement in South Carolina.<br /></div><br />Today, I am serving <a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/17043.php">Vieux-Boulogne</a> as the appetizer to accompany this post.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "> </span><div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy and your comments are greatly appreciated.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Photo Credit: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/chez_loulou/" title="" style="color: rgb(0, 99, 220); text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">chez loulou</span></span></a></span></div></div>Instructor Gillamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474144091911654041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468126836040690212.post-33944214340492497062008-11-24T15:18:00.006-05:002008-12-31T12:53:21.072-05:00SC Student Loan Corporation - No more Private Loans<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAeDGnYCevTB_NP4F0kefBnESGjwXb65BWqz5FYIrltx7BCRfPFVZue0tsk-fgF_NhKFBpMz3O5MkdKG6kN708nj07jroDuAER62tlIZts1HItNa1efjOZBCD6IqTwMIssU1ZO96Lx0Nr/s1600-h/2273635564_840c696667_t.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAeDGnYCevTB_NP4F0kefBnESGjwXb65BWqz5FYIrltx7BCRfPFVZue0tsk-fgF_NhKFBpMz3O5MkdKG6kN708nj07jroDuAER62tlIZts1HItNa1efjOZBCD6IqTwMIssU1ZO96Lx0Nr/s200/2273635564_840c696667_t.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286012235521065170" border="0" /></a><br />Private loans from SC Student Loan Corp. have dried up...<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081124/sc_student_loans.html?.v=1">http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081124/sc_student_loans.html?.v=1</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/lenders-cut-back-on-private-student-loans-1279.php">http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/lenders-cut-back-on-private-student-loans-1279.php</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.scstudentloan.org/">https://www.scstudentloan.org/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo Credit: </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://flickr.com/photos/neubie/2273635564/">Neubie</a></span><br /></div>Instructor Gillamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474144091911654041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468126836040690212.post-73154539969501484872008-10-20T16:49:00.005-04:002008-10-20T17:01:37.711-04:00Student Loans - Damned if you do, Damned if you don't...This is not South Carolina specific and defaults on student loans are nothing new - but with the financial crisis and job crunch will there be a rise in risk and a loss in student opportunity?<br /><br /><a href="http://americannewsproject.com/node/157">http://americannewsproject.com/node/157</a>Instructor Gillamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474144091911654041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468126836040690212.post-19007481335657747622008-10-18T11:33:00.003-04:002008-10-18T11:38:57.272-04:00Plan to cut $488M will stifle higher education<div><br /></div>When prison budgets become more important than higher education...<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.thestate.com/local/story/558963.html">http://www.thestate.com/local/story/558963.html</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Instructor Gillamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474144091911654041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468126836040690212.post-10637493148761080832008-10-16T17:32:00.001-04:002008-10-16T17:34:03.050-04:00Richland 2 teacher receives $25,000 Award<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; ">Heather Bass, a fourth-grade teacher at Lake Carolina Elementary School, receives the prestigious Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.thestate.com/local/story/557094.html">http://www.thestate.com/local/story/557094.html</a><br /></span></div>Instructor Gillamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474144091911654041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468126836040690212.post-72131143172997904692008-10-15T15:30:00.003-04:002008-10-16T17:47:31.438-04:00SC High Schools Fall Short of Federal Goals<div><br /></div><div>SC Schools fall short of their Federal Education Goals in 2008.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.thestate.com/local/story/556401.html">http://www.thestate.com/local/story/556401.html</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://ed.sc.gov/topics/assessment/scores/ayp/2008/default.cfm">http://ed.sc.gov/topics/assessment/scores/ayp/2008/default.cfm</a> <br /></div>Instructor Gillamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474144091911654041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468126836040690212.post-24936186148092894182008-10-13T15:57:00.001-04:002008-10-13T15:59:39.926-04:00Testing and Environment - Cheating or Distraction?<div>Has systematic cheating or new forms of test monitoring affected student PACT scores in an inner-city school in Charleston, SC?</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.thestate.com/local/story/553338.html">http://www.thestate.com/local/story/553338.html</a>Instructor Gillamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474144091911654041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468126836040690212.post-26719328250083937512008-10-10T11:37:00.000-04:002008-10-10T11:48:30.883-04:00NCLB Blue Ribbon School - Lake Carolina Elementary<a href="http://www2.richland2.org/lce/">Lake Carolina Elementary</a> is a <a href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/index.html">No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School</a>. The school is part of <a href="http://www.richland2.org/">Richland School District Two</a> and is located in <a href="http://www.hurl.ws/a5q">Blythewood, SC</a>. <div><br /></div><div>More information <a href="http://www.thestate.com/breaking/story/550752.html">here</a>.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Instructor Gillamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474144091911654041noreply@blogger.com0