About: Martha Rankin
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- I'm a teacher and administrator for Newport-Mesa USD. I want to continually see things in new ways. I find inspiration in Gandhi's words: "You must be the change you want to see in the world."
Posts by Martha Rankin:
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January 2, 2011 2010 in review
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June 24, 2010 Open Letter to our Community ~ Namaste
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June 17, 2010 How to Avoid Dropping Out of Adult Education
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June 8, 2010 Martha’s Year-End Madness Minimizer
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June 7, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 49 Comparison
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June 3, 2010 Download Free Resources to Create Career Pathways and Postsecondary Transitions
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June 2, 2010 Four Year Comparison of Attendance Trends
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June 1, 2010 Packing Up NMUSD Adult School
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May 28, 2010 Study at Home with FREE Printable GED Practice Tests!
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May 26, 2010 “Babies are Such a Great Way to Start People” ~ Mandi’s Baby Shower
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May 25, 2010 Helpful “Adult Learner Persistence” Website
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May 24, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 47 Comparison
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May 20, 2010 Twelve Resources for Adult and Workforce Education
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May 18, 2010 Study English at Home this Summer with USA Learns
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May 18, 2010 Free Family Literacy Resource Materials
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May 17, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 46
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May 13, 2010 Open Letter to our Community of Learners and Leaders
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May 12, 2010 Embracing a Blog! ~ Empowering a PLC!!
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May 10, 2010 Four Year Attendance Trends ~ HSD Program
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May 10, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 45 Comparison
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May 5, 2010 Deeper Look at Four Year Attendance Trends
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May 4, 2010 Working Together to Close the Achievement Gap
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May 3, 2010 Four Year Comparison of Attendance Trends
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May 3, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 44 Comparison
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April 29, 2010 An Online Resource Kit for Closing the Achievement Gap
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April 28, 2010 An Adult Education Newspaper for Social Justice
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April 26, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 43 Comparison
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April 23, 2010 Spring 2010 CALPROgress ~ Alignment in Adult Education
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April 23, 2010 Free Technology Integration Webinars from OTAN!
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April 19, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 42
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April 16, 2010 Transitioning Adult Learners to College
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April 16, 2010 Shaking the Funding Tree: A Grant Writing Guide for Literacy Programs
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April 16, 2010 Goal Setting and Reflection ~ A Daily Practice
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April 2, 2010 NMUSD Strategic Plan Survey ~ Opportunity for Input
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April 2, 2010 The 2010 Census COUNTS!
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April 1, 2010 Advocating for Public Policy that Supports Adult Literacy
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March 22, 2010 CA Adult Education Budget Cuts
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March 22, 2010 Four Year Comparison of Attendance Trends
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March 12, 2010 Superintendent Showcases Adult Ed’s Value on TV
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March 11, 2010 Spring Forward
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March 8, 2010 March 8 ~ International Women’s Day
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March 8, 2010 Reach Higher, America
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March 8, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 36
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March 5, 2010 How to Administer WIA II Federal Programs in a High-Stakes Environment
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March 5, 2010 Press Articles on NMUSD Adult Education Program Cuts
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March 4, 2010 Local Educational Services for our Adult Learners
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March 4, 2010 Weighing in on Adult Education Budget Cuts
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March 4, 2010 Assembly Bill 1673 (Mendoza) Adult Education
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February 26, 2010 Local Educational Services for our Students
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February 26, 2010 CA Adult Education Budget Cuts
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February 23, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 33
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February 12, 2010 Get Your Students Ready for the 2010 Census!
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February 10, 2010 ESL & ABE Class Evaluation Results
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February 5, 2010 The Power (and Point) of Persistence
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February 5, 2010 Things You Need…First 2 Weeks of Class!
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February 3, 2010 Legislative and Budget Update
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February 2, 2010 LAO State Budget and Adult Education
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January 29, 2010 SpellingCity + SMARTBoard = Seriously Simple
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January 27, 2010 Student Council ~ Learning and Leading in our Community
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January 26, 2010 What the Data Says about our Managed Enrollment Program
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January 25, 2010 USA Learns ~ One Year Old and Going Strong
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January 20, 2010 Student Council Starts 01/27/10
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January 20, 2010 End-of-Semester Essentials ~ January, 2010
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January 20, 2010 Our School Within a Rainbow
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January 19, 2010 Student Evaluation of ESL Class
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January 15, 2010 “The Purpose of Education” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
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January 15, 2010 Civic Engagement ~ The 2010 Census is Coming!
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January 12, 2010 Four Year Comparison of Attendance Trends
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January 12, 2010 Vote for Your Top 2 OTAN Tech Trainings
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January 12, 2010 HSD Leadership Meeting Today at 11am
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January 11, 2010 CALPRO’s 2010 Winter Online Courses
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January 8, 2010 HSD Course Syllabi Now Online
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January 7, 2010 Student Council Starts 01-27-10!
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January 5, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 25
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January 4, 2010 Construction Math Toolbox
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December 18, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 24
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December 16, 2009 Virtual Workroom for Multilevel ESL Instructors
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December 14, 2009 Site Council / WASC Work ~ December 16
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December 14, 2009 Get Your Absence Excuse Forms Here!
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December 11, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 23
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December 8, 2009 Getting to Common Formative Assessments
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December 8, 2009 Using CASAS as a Common Formative Assessment (SAY WHAT?)
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December 4, 2009 Four Year Comparison of Attendance Trends
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December 1, 2009 Site Council Commits to Forward-Looking Mission
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November 30, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 21
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November 18, 2009 Site Council / WASC Meeting Today ~ Nov. 18
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November 12, 2009 Goal Setting and Self Reflection ~ A Daily Practice
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November 12, 2009 Digesting the Latest Info on CA Adult Education
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November 10, 2009 Student Transfer Policy and Procedure
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November 10, 2009 TUESDAY TECH TIPS (times two)
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November 9, 2009 Adult Education in CA: Strategic Planning Process
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November 9, 2009 “It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School
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November 6, 2009 CASAS ~ Paired Scores & Average Gains are UP!
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November 6, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 18
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November 4, 2009 Evening Team Huddle & PLC ~ Nov. 4
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November 3, 2009 NMUSD Adult School Needs YOU!
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November 2, 2009 Team Huddle & PLC ~ Nov 2
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October 30, 2009 Fall 2009 Issue of CALPROgress
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October 30, 2009 Wiki on Adult Ed Budget Cuts
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October 27, 2009 Day ABE & ESL PLC Meets Nov 2
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October 23, 2009 CASAS Practice Tests
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October 23, 2009 Upcoming Intruder Drill
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October 22, 2009 Promoting CA Adult Schools
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October 22, 2009 NMUSD Adult School Site Council, 2009-10
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October 21, 2009 Fresh Thinking For the Future of Adult Education
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October 21, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 16
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October 20, 2009 Our NMUSD Adult School Attendance Policy
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October 20, 2009 CBET Pledge Drive ~ Oct. 20-30, 2009
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October 13, 2009 Registration Schedule for 2009-10
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October 12, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 14 & 15
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October 5, 2009 ESL PLC Meets October 8!
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October 2, 2009 Reflecting on Our Mission and Beliefs
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October 2, 2009 Discovery Streaming Now Available to YOU!
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October 2, 2009 “It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School
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October 1, 2009 The Great California ShakeOut
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October 1, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 13
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September 28, 2009 Individual Development Plan, 2009-2010
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September 28, 2009 STEP Forward (Sub Teacher Essentials Packet)
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September 28, 2009 “It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School
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September 28, 2009 Quote of the Week
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September 23, 2009 10 Easy Ways To Integrate SCANS Into Your Classroom
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September 23, 2009 Fall 2009 Online Professional Development Courses
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September 23, 2009 Opening Up to Managed Enrollment
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September 22, 2009 Emergency Preparedness, 2009
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September 21, 2009 Tending to Attendance – Week 12
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September 21, 2009 “It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School
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September 15, 2009 “It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School
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September 15, 2009 Office Assistant Certificate Program
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September 10, 2009 Things You Need ~ First Two Weeks of Class
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September 10, 2009 Top Post This Week – Remembering 9/11
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September 9, 2009 The Power (and Point) of Persistence!
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September 9, 2009 Revised ESL Pacing Plans and Testing Calendar
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September 9, 2009 New Managed Enrollment Plan for ESL Classes
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June 17, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 50
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June 15, 2009 NMUSD Adult School’s Upcoming Events
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June 11, 2009 National Spotlight on NMUSD Adult School
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June 11, 2009 NMUSD Adult School’s Upcoming Events
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June 10, 2009 Tending to Attendance
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May 28, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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May 28, 2009 End-of-Semester Essentials ~ June, 2009
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May 13, 2009 Site Council Mtg. ~ May 13, 2009
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May 11, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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May 1, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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April 23, 2009 CUE Tip ~ Open Source (free) Programs for Educators
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April 15, 2009 Exhibit Shows Off Students’ 21st Century Skills
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April 14, 2009 Presenting…PLC 2.0 on a Budget
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April 13, 2009 Words of Thanks from NMUSD Adult Learners
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April 13, 2009 Student Council Meeting ~ 04/16/09
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April 2, 2009 Tending to Attendance
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April 1, 2009 Site Council Meeting ~ 04/01/09
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March 30, 2009 Rules and Tools: Copyright and Copyleft
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March 27, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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March 23, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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March 23, 2009 Impact of the May 19 Ballot Propositions
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March 18, 2009 Facts, Trends, and Best Practice Discussion = Hope
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March 18, 2009 Adult Ed Budget Forum
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March 13, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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March 11, 2009 School Site Council Meeting Minutes ~ 03/04/09
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March 11, 2009 Update on the State Budget for Adult Ed
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March 9, 2009 Please Take Our Poll!
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March 9, 2009 More on the State Budget, Adult Ed, and Flexibility
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March 9, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Three-Year Comparison
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March 9, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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March 9, 2009 Parking Policy at the BESST Site
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March 4, 2009 Tending to Attendance – Week 35
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March 4, 2009 Today’s School Site Council – March 4
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March 4, 2009 New State Budget Information
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March 4, 2009 NPR’s All Tech Considered
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March 3, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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February 26, 2009 Tending to Attendance
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February 26, 2009 Student Council Mtg ~ February 26, 2009
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February 25, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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February 25, 2009 Martha and Mandi Go to CUE
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February 25, 2009 Site Council Meeting ~ March 4
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February 17, 2009 A Therapeutic Journey to the CASAS 2.0 World
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February 17, 2009 Hail Today in Laguna Hills
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February 12, 2009 HOPE Clinic Gives Free Flu Shots to our Adult Learners
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February 12, 2009 Free Computer Class at our Local College!
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February 11, 2009 Tech & Prof Growth Team Mtg ~ 02/11/09
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February 5, 2009 Tending to Attendance Trends – Adult vs. Concurrent
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February 2, 2009 Student Council ~ A Community of Learners and Leaders
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February 2, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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January 30, 2009 CASAS Sample Reading Test PowerPoints
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January 30, 2009 Promoting a Lifetime of Learning
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January 29, 2009 Site Council Meeting ~ 02/04/09
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January 28, 2009 Things You Need ~ 1st Week of 2nd Semester
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January 28, 2009 New English & Tech Class at Sonora
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January 28, 2009 Tending to Attendance – Black is Back!
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January 27, 2009 Wiki What?
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January 27, 2009 New English & Tech Class at Sonora
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January 26, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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January 21, 2009 The Value of CA Adult Schools
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January 20, 2009 Tending to Attendance
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January 16, 2009 Prepare for the Big One NOW
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January 16, 2009 Upcoming Events at N-MUSD Adult School
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January 15, 2009 Tending to Attendance
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January 14, 2009 Shift Happens
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January 14, 2009 Bite-Size Inspiration
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January 13, 2009 End-of-Semester Essentials
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January 9, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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January 9, 2009 Orientation PowerPoints Are Here!!!
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January 9, 2009 01-09-09 Fire Drill Recap
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January 8, 2009 Fire Drill at BESST Center – 01/09/09
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January 5, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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December 17, 2008 Persisting Through The Winter Months
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December 17, 2008 CALPRO’s Winter 2009 Online Professional Development
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December 15, 2008 Career Training Resources
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December 12, 2008 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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December 12, 2008 Upcoming Lockdown Drill
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December 10, 2008 Tending to Attendance
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December 10, 2008 Today’s Tech Training ~ 12-10-08
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December 9, 2008 CASAS Competencies for the 21st Century
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December 8, 2008 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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December 8, 2008 Strategic Planning to Support our School Goals
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December 3, 2008 Site Council Mtg. 12-03-08
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December 2, 2008 Dance the AttenDance! Celebrate Persistence!!
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December 2, 2008 Tending to Attendance
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December 1, 2008 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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December 1, 2008 USALearns- A Free Online English Portal
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November 21, 2008 Pay Attention
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November 21, 2008 Animation with PowerPoint
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November 20, 2008 Next Tech Training ~ Quick Tricks for Powerful PowerPoints
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November 20, 2008 Tech Team Approves Tech Plan
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November 19, 2008 Tech & Professional Growth Team Mtg
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November 14, 2008 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School
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November 10, 2008 The Great ShakeOut this Thursday
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November 10, 2008 Miguel’s Tech Tip of the Week: http://classtools.net/
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November 6, 2008 NMUSD Adult School in the 21st Century
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November 6, 2008 Tending to Attendance ~ Celebrating Growth!
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November 5, 2008 Site Council Meeting ~ 11/05/08
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November 4, 2008 NMUSD Adult School Community Votes!
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November 4, 2008 Persistence Kit and Caboodle: Highlights & Hash Outs
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November 4, 2008 Tending to Attendance
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November 3, 2008 ESL Fun with Karaoke
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November 2, 2008 Adults + Blogs + CASAS = ABCs of 21st Century Learning
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October 31, 2008 Fall Back and Relax
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October 30, 2008 Tending to Attendance ~ Adult vs. Concurrent
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October 23, 2008 Tending to Attendance
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October 22, 2008 Technolution Plan 2008-10
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October 21, 2008 Blog to Blog Learning
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October 20, 2008 Talkin’ ’bout a Technolution, Verse III
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October 20, 2008 Tending to Attendance
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October 20, 2008 Verb Power! Simply Pointing It Out
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October 16, 2008 The Whole Persistence Kit and Caboodle
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October 15, 2008 Site Council Meeting ~ 10/15/08
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October 14, 2008 Our Professional Learning Community at Work
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October 13, 2008 Jugs, Drops, and Words that Matter
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October 13, 2008 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 14
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October 7, 2008 School Goals 2008-09
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October 7, 2008 Talkin’ ’bout a Technolution – Verse II
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October 6, 2008 Tending to Attendance and Insisting on Persistence
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October 3, 2008 Talkin’ ’bout a Technolution
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October 1, 2008 Tending to Attendance
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September 23, 2008 Sharing Our e-PLC Model at ACSA State Conference
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September 19, 2008 Learn English at Home…for FREE!
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September 18, 2008 Individual Development Plan (IDP)
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September 16, 2008 NMUSD Adult School’s PLC Earns Praise from WASC!
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September 15, 2008 NMUSD Adult School Marketing Packet
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September 15, 2008 Learners to Leaders 2008!
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September 12, 2008 ESL Team ~ Great Week 1! ~ Get Ready for Week 2!
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September 12, 2008 Our ESL Student Transfer Policy and Procedure
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September 11, 2008 New Office Assistant Certificate Program!
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September 10, 2008 Writing Lesson Plans
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September 10, 2008 Preparing for Paired Scores
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September 9, 2008 Get Your House in Order – CASAS is Coming!
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September 8, 2008 CASAS’ Sweet eHome
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September 4, 2008 Marketing our Adult School
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September 3, 2008 First Site Council Mtg of 2008-09
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September 2, 2008 Remembering 9/11 in the ESL Classroom
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August 26, 2008 Substitute Lesson Plans ~ Ready to Go!
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July 18, 2008 10 Education Commandments for Parents
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July 18, 2008 Strategies for Student Retention
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June 6, 2008 Student Council Meeting Materials ~ June 6
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June 4, 2008 Student Leadership Celebration
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June 3, 2008 Martha’s Year-End Madness Minimizer
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May 30, 2008 2008 Teacher PD Survey Results
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May 30, 2008 CA Adult Education and Professional Development
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May 28, 2008 Update on PD Plan & Budget for 2008-09
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May 23, 2008 Last Student Council Mtg. ~ Students Lead!
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May 22, 2008 SMART Board Tech Tip: Touch, Write and Save
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May 21, 2008 Linking CTE to our Adult Ed Program
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May 19, 2008 Free “On the Go” Family Literacy Activities
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May 14, 2008 Our Site-based PD Proposal for 2008-09
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May 9, 2008 Students as Leaders at NMUSD Adult School
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May 6, 2008 Essential End-of-Semester Materials
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May 6, 2008 Student Council Mtg. ~ May 9
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April 30, 2008 CCAE Presentation: Forming a PLC~Transforming our World
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April 24, 2008 Using Video in ESL Instruction
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April 24, 2008 Teacher-Made PPT for Teaching Time
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April 24, 2008 Tech Tip du Jour: Adding Screenshots
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April 24, 2008 Student Survey Results Are In!
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April 21, 2008 Our Blog as an e-Portfolio for WASC
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April 21, 2008 Movie Project ~ Starring Beg. Lit & Low ESL Students
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April 17, 2008 Did You Know? 2.0 Video
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April 16, 2008 ESL Tip ~ Online Radio Essays on NPR
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April 16, 2008 Student Connectedness
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April 16, 2008 WASC Community Council Meeting
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April 16, 2008 Site Council Meeting
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April 9, 2008 Student Council Meeting Minutes & PPT
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April 2, 2008 ESL Tip: Sponging with Verbs
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