A quick entry to share things that came in this morning's in-box:
Obama administration school innovation money:
From a friend in Bowdoinham, a newly announced approach from the Obama administration that may impact Maine as one of the states that in some ways (no charters) is not playing along with the carrot and stick approach to school re-invention. Who wants to figure out a way to get some of that $ 5 billion to Maine?
From our friends at MOFGA, a calendar of events that includes all kinds of fascinating opportunities to learn and build community around growing things; of special interest is August 7: Connecting Classrooms to Cafeterias: From Arugula To Zucchini. Hosted by the Maine School Garden Network. This one day course will provide educators and school food service personnel with lots of great food for thought. Workshop topics will include: Integrating School Garden Activities into Classroom Curriculum; Maine Foods for Maine Kids Curriculum Program Training; The Making of a Maine Harvest Lunch Cooking Class; Classroom Composting; Integrating School Garden activities into your Curriculum; Maine Foods for Maine Kids Curriculum Program Training; Taste Testing Activities for Students; and Preserving the Harvest. The event will take place at the Gorham Middle School, 106 Weeks Rd, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $15.00 per person - includes a delicious local lunch! Download the agenda. Download the registration form.
Laptop Learning
From the NY Times: An article about another approach to a small school; some similarities to what we hope to do with Math, and an indication of the degree to which many urban systems are investing in structural innovation in a way that, Maine, despite leading the nation in student laptop programs, has not.
Belfast Ecovillage
Last: Belfast Ecovillage, an innovative attempt at rethinking the relationship between housing and farms - notable to us for it's proximity to Troy Howard Middle School, which has reinvented itself, in part, as a garden school.
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