[Edu] February's Looney Academy is live

[Magi D. Shepley]

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 at concentric.net 
> <mailto:magid at concentric.net>> 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>
>     >
>     > thanks!
>     > Carol
>     >
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