June 2005

VIEWPOINTS
Newsmaker: Set Sites Higher
Edmonton Schools Superintendent Angus McBeath defends site-based management as a viable school-district structure.

Don’t Let Luddites Give Lectures
Benjamin Parris, director of the Long Island Museum of Science and Technology, says teachers must move past boring PowerPoint presentations.
Sound Off: Share your tips with other readers about the best ways to bring presentation technologies into classroom lectures.

IN EVERY ISSUE
Plugged In
How to recruit teachers online; getting the best use of student data; NCLB summer plans; recommended beach reads; and more.

Postings
Read 180 All-Star Awards announce winners; Jason Kamras named 2005 Teacher of the Year; information on grant and funding opportunities; and more.

Future Schools
Tomorrow’s library integrates high tech but keeps the books.