The Akron Beacon Journal's ongoing civility project wants to hear from middle school teachers, who should be experts on how fast things can get uncivil in a group setting.

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Whole Brain Teaching is a charismatic, high-energy teaching method to get and keep students' attention using humor, gestures and imitation. But teachers and administrators who are drawn to this approach should be wary of Whole Brain Teaching' s claim that its techniques are "validated by contemporary brain research." 

 I wrote about a local Whole Brain Teaching conference at Walsh University in today's Akron Beacon Journal.

The Akron school board approved the five-year forecast Tuesday at a special noon meeting to sign off on the budget projections before they're sent to the state. Included in the document was a detailed listing of staff cuts and I noticed that the jobs of the anti-bullying program will be cut next year. I wrote about the program in 2010 here and here.

My story in today's Beacon Journal is here.

In 2007 when passage of the Ohio Graduation Test became a requirement for a high school diploma, 95 APS seniors missed walking across the stage with their classmates. This year, only 10 will miss the ceremony because of the OGTs. Read the story here.