ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) “California Gives Nod to Overhaul of Teacher Credentialing” by Kathleen Kennedy Manzo Source: Education Week – 19 September 2001 Web link: http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=03calif.h21 The California agency responsible for setting requirements for […]
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COMET • Vol. 1, No. 38 – 25 December 2000
Editor’s note: This is the final issue of COMET for the year 2000 (sent early due to the holidays). The articles in this issue are focused primarily on the neurosciences. Best […]
COMET • Vol. 1, No. 37 – 18 December 2000
ARTICLES, LETTERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) New Curriculum Commissioner Named The State Board of Education appointed Edith Crawford to the Curriculum Frameworks and Supplemental Materials Commission (a.k.a., Curriculum Commission) on December […]
COMET • Vol. 1, No. 36 – 11 December 2000
ARTICLES, LETTERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) “State Eases Up on School Exit Exam” by Deb Kollars Source: Sacramento Bee – 8 December 2000 http://www.capitolalert.com/news/capalert04_20001208.html Life for California students got a little easier Thursday when […]
COMET • Vol. 1, No. 35 – 4 December 2000
ARTICLES, LETTERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) Curriculum Commission Decisions on Mathematics Textbook Submissions On 29 November 2000, the Curriculum Commission voted on the mathematics programs submitted for adoption consideration. Below are […]
COMET • Vol. 1, No. 34 – 27 November 2000
ARTICLES, LETTERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS (NATIONAL FOCUS) (1) “Japanese Math Program Tallies Success With Discipline” by Marcia Biederman Source: New York Times – 15 November 2000 http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/15/nyregion/15TUTO.html …The Kumon method, which quickly swept Japan and now […]
COMET • Vol. 1, No. 33 – 20 November 2000
ARTICLES, LETTERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS (NATIONAL FOCUS) (1) “Johnny W. Lott Is Elected President of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics” Source: NCTM Press Release – 14 November 2000 http://www.nctm.org/news/releases/2000-11-lott.htm The National Council of […]
COMET • Vol. 1, No. 32 – 13 November 2000
ARTICLES, LETTERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) “State Orders Stanford 9 Be Given Later” by Duke Helfand and Martha Groves Source: Los Angeles Times – 10 November 2000 http://www.latimes.com/news/learning/20001110/t000107834.html The State Board of Education on […]
COMET • Vol. 1, No. 31 – 6 November 2000
ARTICLES, LETTERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) Results of the 2001 Math Adoption Deliberations (from the California Department of Education via Walter Denham): IMAP = Instructional Materials Advisory Panel CRP = Content Review […]
COMET • Vol. 1, No. 30 – 30 October 2000
ARTICLES, LETTERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) Use of California’s Instructional Materials Funds Articles in the last issue of COMET prompted a number of questions concerning how California’s Instructional Materials Funds (IMF) […]
