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Table of Contents | March 2006
Editor's Note: Daring to Dream and Do
Introducing the Daring Dozen of 2006.
Letters: Glasses for Johnny?
Thoughts on adolescent literacy.
Educating Hearts and Minds: An Interview with George Lucas
Kids Count: Young Citizen-Scientists Learn Environmental Activism
Little Shop of Physics: A Mobile Hands-On Science Program Captivates
Room to Learn: Trailer Bash
Room To Learn: Mystery Science Theater
Where Have All the Principals Gone?: The Acute School-Leader Shortage
Intelligent Design: Immersing Students in Civic Education
A New Learning Day: After School Is No Afterthought
It Takes a Planet: Education Is a Common Thread
Free Radicals: Loosening the Reins on Education
Kimberly Oliver: National Teacher of the Year
Taking Back the Class: Teach to the Test? No Way!
Summer School Nation: Vivid Vacation Pursuits
Readers' Survey 2006
The Daring Dozen 2006: Our Heroes
Why Johnny (Still) Can't Read: Schools Meet the Challenge of Producing Teen Readers
Fighting for Fitness: Educational Institutions Step into the Ring
Lost in Translation: Reaching Out to English-Language Learners
Synching Up with the iKid: Connecting to the Twenty-First-Century Student
Time Out: Rethinking the Hours America Spends Educating
What Works: Using Our Time Wisely to Support and Improve Public Education
F for Assessment: Standardized Testing Fails
Brave New School: Teaching Disabled and Nondisabled Students Together
The Daring Dozen 2004: Our Heroes
Full House: As Las Vegas Grows, So Does the Need to Accommodate Its Students
Sage Advice: Challenging and Motivating Gifted Students
How do you challenge and motivate gifted students?
Features
Secret Weapon Discovered: Parents!
Scientists say parents partnering with teachers can change the future of education.
The Daring Dozen 2006: Our Heroes
Twelve who are reshaping the future of education.
Cool Schools
World Party: Cultivating a Student's Global Consciousness
A Seattle school excites students with the promise of an interconnected world.
How To: Create an International School
Make global education a priority.
Design
What They See Is What We Get: A Primer on Light
Ten myths about lighting and color in schools.
Heart & Soul
Take a Hike: How to Make Being Outdoors In
As gaming devices supplant games of catch, schools counter nature-deficit disorder with outdoor experiences.
Muse: Power Surge: Gaining Strength From Positive Teachers
"I was raised by teachers . . . I saw that real teaching has to be about a relationship."
Head of Class
76 Percent: Caffeinated Kids
Here's the buzz.
Listen Up: The Kids Have Something to Say
Give children a voice in their own education.
Extra Credit: Goodies for the Teacher and Student
Great things for class -- tested in our secret underground labs.
Field Trips: Events for Educators
Places to go, people to see, things to do.
Art for the Ears: Students Learn By Listening to Their Peers
Student-created audio tours add a fresh perspective to modern art.
Down & Dirty: Getting a Handle on Mother Nature
From planting seeds to recycling cafeteria leftovers, students learn the cycle of life in gardens.
Mall School: Alternative Academics Make the Grade
Reading, writing, and retailing.
Recess
All the Buzz: Read Before You Drink
Are energy and vitamin drinks worth chugging?
The Wheee! Generation: Trapeze School
Put on some tights and fly.
That's Soil, Folks!: Garden Gear That's Not Garden Variety
No more shabby shrubs with these helpful tools.
Death Takes a Holiday: The Wonders of Death Valley
In spring, Death Valley comes spectacularly to life.
