http://www.rocklakeschool.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:50:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We’ve got another guest blogger today — Itai Raz, the student advisor to the Broward County School Board. Raz, 17, is a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. He’ll attend Florida State University in Tallahassee, where he plans to major in political science. In addition to his ... http://www.rocklakeschool.com/guest-blog-help-students-rally-in-tally.html I have enjoyed the musical Fiddler on the Roof ever since I was a little kid listening to my grandfather play If I Were a Rich Man on his violin. So at the risk of sounding like a paid promoter, let me just say I’m pleased to let my readers know ... http://www.rocklakeschool.com/tradition-performance-of-fiddler-coming-up-in-boca.html Today’s Guest Blog comes courtesy of Brendan Stone. He’s an almost 15-year-old freshmen at West Boca Raton High School. Brendan mentors a group of Loggers Run Middle students who this year established Palm Beach County’s first Florida Youth in Government, or YIG, chapter. He’s working to start a chapter at his ... http://www.rocklakeschool.com/guest-blog-next-generation-politicians.html College professors at some universities are using “clickers” to judge whether or not students understand the lesson at hand, according to the Associated Press. If you’re wondering what a clicker is and how long they’ve been around, here is the AP’s description: “Clickers — not unlike gadgets used on ... http://www.rocklakeschool.com/are-clicking-students-more-engaged.html Broward’s public elementary schools soon could be sharing art, music and physical education teachers, according to a proposal that the School Board will discuss at a workshop Tuesday. The board will discuss four possible scenarios: Four schools share an art or music teacher (or both), a P.E. teacher or a media ... http://www.rocklakeschool.com/budget-cuts-could-cost-broward-elementary-schools-their-specials.html Looks like the Broward Teachers Union negotiations with the Broward School District are about to get more interesting. This weekend, the local teachers union will host Florida Education Association president Andy Ford and American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten to discuss “ways to bring the ongoing contract negotiations dispute with ... http://www.rocklakeschool.com/union-leaders-hit-the-hard-rock-this-weekend.html You should not take the FCAT on an empty stomach, educators warn. So in preparation for Tuesday’s exams, the Palm Beach County School District started an “Eating for FCAT Success” campaign. Posters and informational flyers have been distributed to the schools in order to encourage parents, teachers and others to provide healthy ... http://www.rocklakeschool.com/fcat-food-matters.html UM’s School of Communication wants you to make a short-film on water and help save the world, or at least raise awareness to one of Mother Earth’s issues. Below is the information from the university about the World Water Day short film contest. Good Luck! We take it for granted and ... http://www.rocklakeschool.com/got-water.html Ah, the joys that come with the senior year of high school—senior photos, homecoming, yearbook, prom, grad night (Ca-ching, ca-ching, ca-ching, ca-ching). But students at Pembroke Pines Charter High School have found a way to offset some of the costs of senior year activities while earning the volunteer hours needed to ... http://www.rocklakeschool.com/election-day-ca-ching-for-high-school-students.html One way for FAU to deal with its budget problems is to improve its graduation and retention rates, one of the presidential finalists said. Mary Jane Saunders, provost at Cleveland State University, said when students leave before graduation, it hurts them and the institution. FAU’s graduation has been below 40 percent ... http://www.rocklakeschool.com/fau-finalist-better-retention-and-graduation-means-more-money.html