Flipped+Assignments

For Weekend 1-Visit this website made against Superintendent Mike Wells at http://www.integritywatchmp.com and be prepared to answer the following questions: 1. Is the website 100% factual? How do you know? 2. Who is likely behind the website? 3. Is this website a good way to address school leadership concerns? 4. How would you handle this website/issue if you were the superintendent of this district?

For Weekend 2-Read the article and watch the video: @http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-20041733.html Reflect on the article and video and be prepared to answer the following questions during an in class discussion.
 * 1) What is your reaction to the article/video?
 * 2) Do you believe that paying teachers $125,000/year will promote student achievement? Why or why not?
 * 3) What is the role of the school administration in this new school?
 * 4) How would you evaluate the effectiveness of this new school?
 * 5) Are schools like this new school a threat to public education? How? Why or why not?
 * 6) What other “new school” structures do you think will challenge the traditional public school concept in the next 5 years? 25 years? 50 years?

For Weekend 3-The Case Against High School Sports: @http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/10/the-case-against-high-school-sports/309447/ Reflect on the article and video and be prepared to answer the following questions during an in class discussion. 1. What is your reaction to the article? 2. What role do you believe extracurricluar activities should have on education? 3. How do school sponsored extracurricular activities relate to school leadership? 4. How should school sponsored extracurricluar activities relate to school leadership? 5. How could or should a school leader promote school sponsored extracurricular activities?

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Other-David Allen Stress-Free Productivity http://ed.ted.com/on/OQFsvelw#discussion