61. "Thinking" Is Most Difficult For Supposedly Best Students The second mildest expression was from the other University of alabama professorwho said that students at the University boards of education across the http://www.garlikov.com/philosophy/thinkbest.htm

"Thinking" Is Most Difficult for Supposedly Best Students Rick Garlikov In an article printed August 6 in the Birmingham News, "Teaching Just Facts Is Not Enough" (reprinted with modifications at http://www.garlikov.com/introduction.htm ), I pointed out why schools also need to develop students' understanding and their reasoning skills. That article was well-received in the same way that sermons are well-received by congregations; everyone took it to be pointing out the deficiencies of others. The city of Hoover, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham, has a school system whose standardized test scores are generally ranked high in the state of Alabama. At the September 25 meeting of the Hoover school board, I tried to make the case that Hoover City Schools, like almost all school districts in the country, including the other highest regarded suburban ones, do not do a good job of developing students' understanding and reasoning ability. I asked the board to state that teaching to develop student understanding of material and student reasoning ability was an important goal of the system. The board demurred, saying that they did not tell their excellent teaching staff what to do. Further, the superintendent said the district struck what he considered to be the right balance between teaching facts and developing student understanding and reasoning skills. He had said on another occasion that college faculty tell him Hoover students were already very well-prepared for college. Since that was at odds with the views of individual college teachers I knew, I called Auburn University, the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa), and Birmingham-Southern College (a regionally prestigious private college) three schools attended by large numbers of Hoover students to see what some faculty members responsible for freshmen or general undergraduate programs thought about the preparedness of Hoover (and other suburban) students regarding their ability to understand and analyze material and to speak and write coherently and logically. I called faculty members who were both teachers and administrators from two different colleges within Auburn University and from two different colleges within the University of Alabama. The two Birmingham-Southern professors taught and administrated major cross-campus freshmen and undergraduate programs.

62. SERVE Education Policy State Departments of education (In SERVE's Region) alabama Department of upenn.edu/gse/cpre/;National Association of State boards of education—http//www http://www.serve.org/policy/links.html

SERVE National Leadership Area Staff Directory Employment Opportunities RESOURCES SERVE Publications Training Opportunities Upcoming Events The Vision LINKS U.S. Department of Education State Departments of Education Regional Educational Laboratories Other Educational Organizations Education Policy Links U.S. Department of Education http://ed.gov/ http://www.ed.gov/pubs/planrpts.html OERI http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI http://pfie.ed.gov/ Federal Government http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/ http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/ State Departments of Education In SERVE's Region http://www.alsde.edu/ http://www.firn.edu/doe/doehome.htm http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ http://www.mdek12.state.ms.us/ ... http://www.state.sc.us/sde/ Other Educational Organizations Education Policy http://www.aasa.org/ http://www.ccsso.org http://www.ecs.org/ecs/ecsweb.nsf http://www.ncsl.org/programs/educ/edpub.htm ... http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/ctrs/pbdy_ctr National Center of Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing- http://www.upenn.edu/gse/cpre

63. Links Links. A+ Research Foundation alabama Association of School boards alabamaEd alabamaState Department of education American Association of School Administrators http://www.clasleaders.org/temp/Links.html

64. ALSDE - Education Directory/Reports School Albertville City (101) alabama Avenue Middle School (0010). http://www.alsde.edu/html/school_info2.asp

Education Directory / Reports View: Education Directory Reports (active schools and systems only) Geographic Level: State (PDF, MS Excel, and text versions) County: Autauga Baldwin Barbour Bibb Blount Bullock Butler Calhoun Chambers Cherokee Chilton Choctaw Clarke Clay Cleburne Coffee Colbert Conecuh Coosa Covington Crenshaw Cullman Dale Dallas Dekalb Elmore Escambia Etowah Fayette Franklin Geneva Greene Hale Henry Houston Jackson Jefferson Lamar Lauderdale Lawrence Lee Limestone Lowndes Macon Madison Marengo Marion Marshall Mobile Monroe Montgomery Morgan Perry Pickens Pike Randolph Russell Shelby St. Clair Sumter Talladega Tallapoosa Tuscaloosa Walker Washington Wilcox Winston System: Albertville City (101) Alexander City (102) Andalusia City (104) Anniston City (105) Arab City (106) Athens City (107) Attalla City (109) Auburn City (110) Autauga County (001) Baldwin County (002) Barbour County (003) Bessemer City (113) Bibb County (004) Birmingham City (114) Blount County (005) Brewton City (116) Bullock County (006) Butler County (007) Calhoun County (008) Chambers County (009) Cherokee County (010) Chilton County (011) Choctaw County (012) Clarke County (013) Clay County (014) Cleburne County (015) Coffee County (016) Colbert County (017) Conecuh County (018) Coosa County (019) Covington County (020) Crenshaw County (021) Cullman City (125) Cullman County (022) Dale County (023) Daleville City (126) Dallas County (024) Decatur City (127) Dekalb County (025) Demopolis City (128) Dothan City (130) Elba City (131) Elmore County (026) Enterprise City (132) Escambia County (027) Etowah County (028)

65. CCSSO Map Of States The Council of Chief State School Officers links to state boards of educationCategory Reference education K through 12 Professional Information......bulletAlabama bulletAlaska. American Samoa. bulletArizona. bulletDelaware. bulletDistrictofColumbia. bulletDept.of Defense education Activity. bulletFlorida. http://www.ccsso.org/seamenu.html

Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona ... Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee ... Wyoming Council of Chief State School Officers One Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20001-1431 voice: 202.408.5505 fax: 202.408.8072

66. House Subcommittees STANDING COMMITTEES. OF THE alabama. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. EducationFinance and Appropriations. Richard boards and Commissions. Bill http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/housecommittees/housecommittees.html

STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE ALABAMA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Rules Consent Calendars Resolutions and Ceremonies Special Order Calendars ... Lee County Legislation Rules Jack Venable Chair Bill Clark Vice Chair Ron Johnson Ranking Minority Member , Warren Beck, Barbara Boyd James Buskey Jim Carns Blaine Galliher , Todd Greeson, Ken Guin Albert Hall , Neal Morrison, Arthur Payne , George Perdue, Skippy White Analyst , Linda Gamper, Clerk Subcommittees: Consent Calendars James Buskey Chair ,Ron Johnson, Vice Chair and Ranking Minority Member , Arthur Payne, Skippy White, Jack Venable Resolutions Neal Morrison, Chair, Barbara Boyd Vice Chair , Blaine Galliher, Ranking Minority Member , Todd Greeson, George Perdue. Special Order Calendars Ken Guin Chair , Albert Hall, Vice Chair, Jim Carns , Warren Beck, Bill Clark Education Finance and Appropriations Richard Lindsey Chair John Rogers Vice Chair , Mac Gipson, Ranking Minority Member , Robert Bentley, James Buskey Joe Carothers Tommy Carter Jeff Dolbare , Ray Garner, Betty Carol Graham Todd Greeson Mike Hubbard Yvonne Kennedy ... James Thomas , Frank Gitschier, Analyst , Jennifer Moore, Clerk Subcommittees: Appropriations Yvonne Kennedy Chair Joe Carothers Vice Chair , Robert Bentley, Ranking Minority Member Richard Lindsey James Thomas Salaries and Benefits Tommy Carter Chair James Buskey Vice Chair

67. Links To State Education Agencies alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware FloridaGeorgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas, Kentucky Louisiana http://www.nasbe.org/SEA_Links/SEA_Links.html

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68. The Chairs' Headline Review NORTH CAROLINA, KANSAS boards SET THRESHOLDS FOR STUDENT to adequately fund its educationactivities. alabama BUDGET SHORTFALL DEVASTATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. http://www.nasbe.org/Front_Page/Chairshead.html

id=10872 Click here to receive one or several of NASBE's free e-mail updates of education-related information. THE CHAIRS' HEADLINE REVIEW March 17 - March 21, 2003 headline review archives The Chairs' Headline Review is published every Friday afternoon. For name or fax number corrections, please contact Dietra Campbell at NASBE via e-mail at DietraC@nasbe.org or via phone at 800-368-5023. INDIANA BOARD GRAPPLES WITH FEDERAL COMPLIANCE. In order to comply with the federal No Child Left Behind Act and fearing the loss of education funds, the Indiana State Board of Education reluctantly agreed to revise the state's accountability system despite the Board's concern that 80 to 95 percent of schools could be considered as failing. Board members were urged to form an alliance with other states that desire to change the law, and to compose a resolution of concerns to the Indiana state government. "We feel very trapped and backed into the corner by this situation," said Board member Susan Brace. FLORIDA BOARD RULES ON CHARTER SCHOOL APPEALS.

69. Huntsville, Alabama USA Highway Intoxication Seminars. Court Referral education Programs wereestablished in the State of alabama in 1973. These agencies http://www.ci.huntsville.al.us/MunicipalCourt/EducationPrograms.htm

Municipal Court About Huntsville City Boards City Council City Government ... Search Enter word or phrase. Match whole words only. Education Programs Defensive Driving School Huntsville Municipal Court is also a training agency for the National Safety Council's Defensive Driving Courses. All DDC instructors must be trained in an approved Instructor Development Course registered with the National Safety Council. The goal of the program is to prevent traffic crashes and violations and to reduce fatalities, injuries and costs to society. This is accomplished through providing knowledge and techniques to avoid traffic crashes. Also, to influence and challenge participants to change their behind-the-wheel behaviors and attitudes so that they will choose to drive safely, courteously and responsibly. You may attend a defensive driving program if you have received a traffic citation or as a volunteer. If you are attending for a traffic citation we determine the level of school you are to attend by your driving record. We offer the DDC-4, DDC-8, Alive at 25 and the Attitudinal Dynamics of Driving. The class fee can range from $25.00 up to $100.00 depending on the level of class you are to attend, in addition to your court cost fee. If you are attending as a volunteer student or senior citizen, the fee for the class will be $13.00. This is an award-winning program, which has received many nationally recognized awards and accreditations certificates.

70. HEM - State Support Groups Knox, 205755-8112, donnaknox@educationalfreedom.com Central alabama REsource for 504-392-5647;wildazaleas@hotmail.com Louisiana Home education Network, (LAHEN http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/groups/7.html

State Support Group List Alabama Arkansas Louisiana ... Tennessee Alabama Top Elmore County Homeschool Organization , (ECHO); Carren Joye; carren@onlineus.com or echo@onlineus.com http://www.onlineecho.com Home Educators of Alabama Round Table , (HEART); Donna De Poalo, 941-359-3628; mirator@educationalfreedom.com http://www.educationalfreedom.com/heart/ ; Donna Knox, 205-755-8112, donnaknox@educationalfreedom.com Central Alabama REsource for home educators , ; Suzanne Blickenstaff; Mi4Angels@aol.com http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/7633/cafsg.html Christian Home Educators of Cullman , , PO Box 421, Cullman, AL 35056; tglover@corrcomm.net http://www.expage.com/chec Louisiana Top Wild Azalea Unschoolers , , 6055 General Meyer Ave, New Orleans, LA 70131; Tracey Sherry, 504-392-5647; wildazaleas@hotmail.com Louisiana Home Education Network , (LAHEN), PMB 700 602 W Prien Lake Rd., Lake Charles, LA 70601; webmaster@la-home-education.com http://www.la-home-education.com/ Westbank Homeschool Organization Inc. , , Jefferson Parish, LA; whoedu@bellsouth.net

71. Welcome To HEM's Support Group Area alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia This site is sponsored by Home education Magazine. http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/wlcm_groups.html

Welcome to HEM's Support Groups Pages! To find a group in your state use the map above or follow one of the links below under Groups and Organizations . If you're starting or run a group, check out the links below for helpful information. Bookmark this page and check back for news and information specifically about homeschooling support groups and organizations. Finding Support Find support online Groups and Organizations State National and International Starting a Support Group Deciding the Structure-informal to formal, How to Publicize, Being the Contact Running the Group Sharing Information, Organizing and Planning, Avoiding Burnout Staying Informed Laws and Legal Issues, Political Issues, Where to Find Information and Resources State Laws and Regulations Quick overviews offering a starting point in understanding laws and regulations. HEM-SupportGroups list A new networking list for anyone interested in working with support groups HEM's Support Group Liaison You can contact HEM's Support Group Liaison via email at Groups@home-ed-magazine.com

72. Textbook Committees attempted to pressure state school boards into approving textbooks adopted by stateeducation committees have 1995 managed to convince the alabama state school http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/2437/textbrds.htm

Textbook Committees: Historically, this has been one of the creationist's most successful tactics. The idea here is to influence the treatment of evolution in biology textbooks, insuring that the subject is mentioned only briefly or not at all. Dorothy Nelkin describes how this tactic works: The creationist effort to influence the state textbook committees usually focuses on a handful of large states, where they can the get maximum effect for a minimum expenditure of money and manpower. The state of California alone, for instance, accounts for over ten percent of all money spent on textbooks in the United States. Another large state, Texas, has traditionally been sympathetic to the creationists (in 1994, the Republican Party in Texas adopted a platform plank advocating teaching creationism in the schools), and also accounts for a large portion of the textbook market. In both of these states, creationists attempt to win a majority on the textbook selection committees so they can influence the content of biology textbooks. By pressuring these large markets towards expunging or limiting mention of evolution in textbooks, the creationists hope to influence the textbooks which are made available to other states as well. And such efforts seem to have been at least partially successful. In the late 1970's, when creationists were attempting to pressure the California state education committee to mandate "equal treatment" for creation science, The most widely- used biology textbook in the state (also used throughout the country)

73. Education World® : Teacher Lesson Plans Persuasive Writing Commercial Style Tara Snider, who teaches at Albertville(alabama) Elementary School Copyright 19962003 by education World, Inc. http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/

Teacher Lesson Plans Archives: VIEW ALL LESSONS Arts and Humanities ... Home Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plans F R O M O U R T E A C H E R S Discover the Pythagorean Theorem Narinder Jeet Makkar, who teaches at Salwan Public School in New Delhi, Delhi (India), submitted this week's lesson, in which students discover the Pythagorean Theorem and find a real-world example of it. (Grades 6-12) The teacher who submitted our highlighted lesson received a $50 honorarium. See the guidelines to submit yours! OTHER RECENT LESSONS Three Healthful Meals: A Practical Food-Guide-Pyramid Activity Mandy Logue, a teacher at Alcorn Central Elementary School in Glen, Mississippi, submitted this week's lesson in which students create paper plate art showing a day of healthful eating. (Grades 2-6) A Modern Pandora's Box Anita Wadhwa, who teaches at Lee High School in Houston, Texas, submitted this lesson, in which students read the story of Pandora's Box and then create modern-day versions of boxes filled with evil and hope. (Grades 6-12) Using the Senses to Write Descriptively Joanna Wolanski, who teaches at Evergeen Elementary School in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, submitted this lesson, in which students learn to improve their writing by including information from all five senses. (Grades 3-8)

74. NCTAF - Educators Resource Center Association (NGA) National School boards Association (NSBA Partner Links KentuckyEducation Professional Standards of North Carolina alabama A+ Foundation http://www.nctaf.org/resourcestates/links.html

State Resource Links Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) What is INTASC? (from CCSSO Web site) INTASC Standards (from CCSSO Web site) Education Commission of the States (ECS) National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching (NCREST) National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) National Governors' Association (NGA) National School Boards Association (NSBA) Southeast Center for Teaching Quality State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) State Partner Links Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board 21st Century Schools - School/University Programs at the University of North Carolina Alabama - A+ Foundation Conditions of Teaching in Kansas ... Vermont Department of Education

75. ECS Results alabama, Not applicable. are appointed by regional educational attendance areaboards. Arkansas, education service cooperative directors are appointed by http://www.ecs.org/dbsearches/Search_Info/GovernanceStructuresReports.asp?tbl=ta

76. City Of Auburn Boards And Commissions Cemeteries Advisory Board Auburn. East alabama Health Care Authority. EducationBuilding Authority of the City of Auburn. Greenspace Advisory Board. http://www.auburnalabama.org/boards-comm/boards_and_commissions.htm

Click on the Board or Commission name to see Meeting Schedules and Members/Terms updated April 2, 2003 Auburn Downtown Redevelopment Authority Board of Education Board of Zoning Adjustment Building Board of Adjustments ... Water Works Board, Auburn

77. National Training Institute if approval of the NTI program through the provider status with the alabama and CaliforniaBoards of Nursing are acceptable for continuing education credit in http://www.zerotothree.org/nti00/ceu00.html

Continuing Education Continuing Education Continuing education at NTI is co-sponsored by Zero To Three and The Institute for Continuing Education. Continuing education credit is offered as listed below. Continuing education credit will be awarded on a session-by-session basis, with full attendance required for each session attended. Representatives from The Institute for Continuing Education will be on site to accept applications for continuing education credit and to assist NTI attendees with continuing education questions. The processing fee is $40.00 per person and may be included in the registration fee by checking the appropriate box on your registration form. Contact hours offered may vary per discipline. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided free of charge to all attendees. If you have questions regarding continuing education or certificates of attendance, please call: 800-557-1950; FAX: 888-201-8007; e-mail: InstContEd@AOL.com

78. Psychology Licensing Board Contact Information & Resources License Applicant Information alabama Psychology Continuing Psychology License ContinuingEducation Requirements for Secretary to Medical boards Office of the http://kspope.com/licenseboards.html

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79. State Medical Boards: Alabama - Florida alabama alabama State Board of Medical Examiners PO A project of the Consumer HealthEducation Council. board, medical board, complaint, filing, medical boards. http://www.iatrogenic.org/iatrogenic/board_a-f.html

State Medical Boards: Alabama - Florida Alabama Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners P.O. Box 946 Montgomery, AL 36101-0946 (street address: 848 Washington Ave., 36104) (334) 242-4116, (800) 227-2606, Fax:(334) 242-4155 Email Alaska Alaska State Medical Board 3601 C Street, Suite 722 Anchorage, AK 99503-5986 (907) 269-8163, Fax:(907) 269-8196 Email Arizona Arizona Board of Medical Examiners 9545 East Doubletree Ranch Road Scottsdale, AZ 85258 (480) 551-2700, (877) 255-2212, Fax: (480) 551-2701 Email Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery 9535 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Phone (480) 657-7703, FAX (480) 657-7715 Email Arkansas Arkansas State Medical Board 2100 Riverfront Drive, Ste. 200 Little Rock, AR 72202-1793 (501) 296-1802, Fax: (501) 296-1805 Email California Medical Board of California 1426 Howe Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95825 (916) 263-2382, (800) 633-2322, Fax: (916) 263-2387 Email Osteopathic Medical Board of California 2720 Gateway Oaks Dr., Suite 350

80. Alabama Homeschooling and information on getting started, school topics, message boards, and support AlabamaEducation Code For Homeschooling Site includes excerpts from Code of http://huntsville.about.com/cs/homeschooling/

zfp=-1 About Huntsville, AL Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Huntsville, AL with Jean Brandau Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS What's Happening in Huntsville A-Z Index of Huntsville Site Huntsville Restaurant Reviews ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Alabama Homeschooling Guide picks Information on home schooling, cover schools, and newsletters on unschooling in Alabama. Homeschooling Library of links and information on getting started, school topics, message boards, and support groups from About.com guide Beverly Hernandez. Alabama Cover Schools Name, address, phone, and requirements for cover schools in Alabama. Alabama Education Code For Homeschooling Site includes excerpts from Code of Alabama 1975 to 1982 regarding children's education. Alabama Home Educators' Network Site includes info on Alabama law and legal issues, covering schools, support groups, educational approaches, resources, and links. Alabama Homeschooling Support Groups AHEN seeks to be a communication tool for Alabama Home Educators and created a website, email listserve, and packet of info.

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