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Mentors On Video is a program to allow "ordinary humans' (non teachers) to visit middle and high schools on video. You can go to a "real" school and get videotaped. Or you can ask for someone to video you.
My production company, McCrea Educational Archives, sells video training for FCAT preparation, SAT preparation, training for teachers and "how to read better". All of this training is placed on DVDs and CDs and there is often an extra 100 or 150 Megabytes on the CD or DVD. What to do? Put some videos of Mentors on the CD. Free. Your donation of your time will be returned by having your voice and/or image shared with dozens of students.
Students tend to watch a video on a DVD if they are told that it is not required. "Huh, maybe this is the new Pirates of the Caribbean DVD." Sometimes they are bored, sometimes they are hooked. The idea of the mentor isn't to appeal to EVERY student, but rather to hijack at least one student from the reverie induced by surfing on the Internet or playing with an Xbox game.
If you wish to participate, please contact me. Make your own video or call me and I'll put you on the list for me to video you.
Suggested QUESTIONS to answer
1. What did you learn in school that you still use today? (This answer shows relevance.)
2. What do you wish you had learned in school? Additional relevance plus a suggestion to a teacher to include something extra in a future lesson.)
3. Name one of your teachers. If you can name the teacher, then something was given by that teacher to you. What was it? Honor that teacher by telling us why you remember that teacher.(This shows an important relationship)
4. Tell us about a book. What have you read in the past ten years that you use today? (This answer shows continued learning -- and we are asking you for a performance about what you took from the book, a performance of understanding.)
The authorized distributor of "Segmented Learning" (you choose the parts you want to learn)
Featuring lectures by
Lee Brower
Marshall Thurber
David Neenan
and others associated with the Positive Deviant Network.
Coordinated by Steve MCrea
For data, contact PDNet.com
Who owns your video images?
You do. It's you. McCrea Educational Archives is borrowing your image and voice to educate students.
If you wish the video to be withdrawn, we can stop future distribution. Your video image will be seen by students who need adult role models.
Visit the sponsors of MentorsonVideo.org
http://sites.google.com/site/mentorsonvideosite/
Comments?
Questions?
Suggestions?
Write to TheEBookMan@gmail.com
Who said this?
“Successful schools are built on the new three Rs: Rigor – making sure all students are give a challenging curriculum that prepares them for college or work. Relevance – making sure kids have courses and projects that clearly relate to their lives and their goals. Relationships – making sure kids have a number of adults who know them, look out for them, and push them to achieve.”
Small Schools “The three Rs are almost always easier to promote in smaller schools. The smaller size gives teachers and staff the chance to create an environment where students achieve at a higher level and rarely fall through the cracks. Students in smaller schools are more motivated, have higher attendance rates, feel safer, and graduate and attend college in higher numbers.”
Answer: (Blil Getas)
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I bet you’re wondering (after reading the quotes from the interview with Dennis Littky onwww.whatshouldstudentslearn.com) … “how does this all pull together?
Friedman points out about the fallacy of putting up walls to protect jobs
Friedman recommends a) INNOVATION,
b) BETTER EDUCATION
c) Freedom from Oil or at least develop alternative fuels (the second moon shot)
sure, just like the 1960s. We paid the taxes and the scientists went to the moon.
Not this time. Innovation takes place throughout the economy and innovative smart business practices are needed to support the technical innovations.
Instead of the rest of us just looking on and watching the Moon Shots, we non-scientists can:
1. Get involved as mentors in schools (according to Dennis Littky)
2. Get energized by working as free agents (according to Dan Pink, and then volunteer in schools to let students know some alternatives)
3. Develop our right brains and see the bigger picture (LOHAS and Paul Ray)
4. Work with Bill Gates to get smaller schools where Rigor, Relevance and Relationships are developed more thoroughly than in big schools. It's easier to personalize education when there are fewer students in the school.
5. Continuing education. As mentioned by Dan Pink, we will need to continue training to get up to speed about what is coming next.
ANSWER to "Who said the quote at the top of this page?"
Yes, Bill Gates talked about Small Schools and the New Three Rs (a phrase that was developed by Dennis Littky and which appears in The Big Picture: Education is Everyone's Business, a book about Big Picture schools)
GOOD NEWS
from Jill Johnson at Up With People
Good news for all mentors: There are some holders of copyright on lyrics who will allow the use of the lyrics for educational purposes.
From: Jill Johnson <Jill@jillcjohnson.net>
Hello, Steve
We do not have a problem with this request.
And also, if you are interested in lyrics and sheet music, you can find UWP music at www.musicnotes.com
Jill
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve McCrea [mailto:s2314@tmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 5:03 AM
To: jill@jillcjohnson.net
Hi , I am a teacher in florida . I would like to use up with people lyrics in classes
Steve McCrea , Ft Lauderdale, FL
GOOD NEWS
from On The Media
Good news for all mentors: There are some holders of copyright on mp3 files (podcasts) who will allow the use of the podcasts for educational purposes.
From: onthemedia <onthemedia@wnyc.org>
To: Steve McCrea <s2314@tmail.com>
Subject: RE: Do you have mp3 files for education? Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:52:09 -0400
Steve,
Thanks for your interest in On the Media and for passing it on to your students. We have no problem with you burning copies of our program from their studies. In fact, we're pleased by it.
Consider our permission granted.
Best,
On the Media
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve McCrea [mailto:s2314@tmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 10:56 AM
To: onthemedia Subject: Do you have mp3 files for education?
I am a school tutor. I wonder if it's okay if I distribute copies of your mp3 files to my students. I have downloaded some of your broadcasts and I want my students to listen to some of the analyses.
If I tell them to go to your website, about 20% go, so I figure that I could just give them the mp3 files on a cd...but my principal wants to get permission from you before I copy the mp3 files to a cd to distribute to the students. Thanks for your time ...
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