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The NUA's mission is to substantiate in the public schools of urban America an irrefutable belief in the capacity of all children to reach the highest levels of learning and thinking demanded by our ever-changing global community. NUA mentors go into schools to assess how each one is organized for instruction, examining its school climate and how data are used to "tune" instruction to each student. Join the group and post your comments and questions. More resources at www.nuatc.org

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    • Wade Boykin: Creating the Opportunity to Learn

    • Wade Boykin, co-author of the ASCD book Creating the Opportunity to Learn discusses the impact of No Child Left Behind on the achievement gap.

    • Interview with Author Baruti Kafele

    • Create Success: A Profile of Kadhir Rajagopal

    • ASCD profiles Kadhir Rajagopal (Dr. Raja), winner of the California Teacher of the Year 2010 and author of the book CREATE Success! Unlocking the Potential of Urban Students.  

    • Tim King: On Persistence

    • Tim King, founder and president of Urban Prep Academies in Chicago, IL, talks about the importance of persistence. Meet Tim during the Urban Education Panel discussion at ASCD's 2011 Annual Conference & Exhibit Show in San Francisco, March 27th.

    • Michael Powell, 2010 OYEA Recipient

    • A profile of Michael Powell, assistant principal at Patuxent Elementary School in Upper Marlboro, Md., and co-winner of ASCD's 2010 Outstanding Young Educator Award. Nominations for the 2011 award are now closed but it's never too early to nominate for 2012.
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    • A Picture Walk (The Language-Rich Classroom)

    • Get Students "wondering" before you introduce a new content chapter, unit or story.  Do a picture walk and increase engagement dramatically!  "When [teachers] started experimenting with CHATS strategies, they saw instant reults, in terms of students' understanding and engagement.  That enthusiasm just propelled them forward into trying out other strategies... They're able to reach kids that they didn't know how to reach before.  Teachers are feeling empowered" (Dr. Janette Hewitt, Principal, Washington Elementary School).     The Language-Rich Classroom: A research-based framework for teaching English language learners, introduces a 5-part framework toward better teaching, better learning, and bridging the achievement gap (Persida & William Himmele, ASCD, 2009).

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  • An extremely well received Learning Symposium was held Monday night to highlight the success of the National Urban Alliance partnership in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and to show its effectiveness to those who may not have seen it in the past. The project started last year, and focuses on effective teachers. “What everyone is recognizing is that the teacher is the single largest in-school factor that affects student achievement,” said Eric Cooper, NUA president. Through various techniques, teachers learn how to look for a student's strengths and then build on them. He said weaknesses can be improved then by using those avenues. Cooper said once a student learns how to think comprehensively, learning becomes natural.

    Read the full newspaper article at http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100126/NEWS/1260330
    Jeffrey_Branzburg, 3 years ago| Flag
  • An extremely well received Learning Symposium was held Monday night to highlight the success of the National Urban Alliance partnership in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and to show its effectiveness to those who may not have seen it in the past. The project started last year, and focuses on effective teachers. “What everyone is recognizing is that the teacher is the single largest in-school factor that affects student achievement,” said Eric Cooper, NUA president. Through various techniques, teachers learn how to look for a student's strengths and then build on them. He said weaknesses can be improved then by using those avenues. Cooper said once a student learns how to think comprehensively, learning becomes natural.

    Read the full newspaper article at http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100126/NEWS/1260330
    Jeffrey_Branzburg, 3 years ago| Flag
  • MONDAY JANUARY 25 - Symposium "All children will learn! Do you believe it?"

    Date: January 25, 2010
    Sponsors: East Allen County Schools, National Urban Alliance, International Center for the Enhancement of Learning
    Speakers: Dr. Eric Cooper, President, NUA; Rabbi Ra! Feuerstein, Vice-Chairman of ICELP; Dr. Yvette Jackson, CEO, NUA
    Location: New Haven, Indiana
    Download full information http://bit.ly/89KST9
    Jeffrey_Branzburg, 3 years ago| Flag

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