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Re: [Edu] February's Looney Academy is live

  • From"Magi D. Shepley" <magid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • DateTue, 13 Feb 2007 00:13:43 -0500
There are some PDF versions and some PowerPoint stuff... :shrug: They keep changing what they want, so that is probably why it isn't there.

Magi

Carol Townsend wrote:
I don't blame you - I wouldn't want to do all that typing either!

There's got to be some place on the web that has it - we'll find it. :)

Carol

On 2/12/07, *Magi D. Shepley* <magid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:magid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

    Hmph.  I can find the regular education standards on the VA Dept.
    of Ed
    website, but the ones I use aren't there.  I have two books, and don't
    really want to type in all the standards for 4 core subjects for
    grades
    3-11.   How annoying!
    Here's the regular education standards for VA:
    http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Superintendent/Sols/home.shtml

    Magi

    Carol Townsend wrote:
    > One of the things I've planned to do with this brochure is to
    make it
    > live content on our web - with links to the standards - both
    national
    > and state - and I will SO need help tracking these down.
    >
    > So yes... please!!  If you've found that a Looney Labs game help you
    > meet a standard, pass it along to me.
    >
    > Thanks!!
    >
    > Carol
    >
    > On 2/12/07, *Magi D. Shepley* < magid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    <mailto:magid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    > <mailto:magid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:magid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:
    >
    >     Very cool, Carol!  :)
    >
    >     Would you like to add some of the special education
    standards that
    >     I use
    >     to justify my use of the games?  :)  Virginia actually has
    content
    >     standards for all core subjects for special education
    students in
    >     functional classes (not that the standards are functional or
    address
    >     what these kids need to know... but that's a whole other
    soapbox!).
    >     These standards for the basis for our state exam for the
    students I
    >     teach, which is portfolio based.  I'm pleased to say that
    one of the
    >     pieces of evidence we included last year was a photo of a
    group Fluxx
    >     game, along with a photo of the different card types.  It was
    >     submitted
    >     as a science goal, for sorting and categorizing items by type.
    >     ;)  Yes,
    >     the student passed proficient in Science on the exam.
    >
    >     Magi
    >
    >     Carol Townsend wrote:
    >     > Hi folks,
    >     >
    >     > Just letting you know that the February edition of the Looney
    >     Academy
    >     > went live last Friday.  There should be a new article up
    each 2nd
    >     > Friday of the month.
    >     >
    >     > www.looneylabs.com/Academy
    <http://www.looneylabs.com/Academy>
    <http://www.looneylabs.com/Academy> <
    >     http://www.looneylabs.com/Academy>
    >     >
    >     > thanks!
    >     > Carol
    >     >
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