December '07 Contents

1 Editor’s Note

4 The Next Wave Now: Web 2.0
Lane B. Mills / The School Administrator
Web 2.0 technologies are changing the education playing field.

6 Examing How Youths Interact Online
Sarah Karlin / School Board News
Youths spend almost as much time socializing on the Web as they do watching TV. Find out how they spend their time online.

10 Using Blogs to Improve Differentiated Instruction
Michaela W. Colombo and Paul D. Colombo / Phi Delta Kappan
Integrating vodcasts and podcasts with blogs enhances learning for all students.

15 Desegregation’s Demise
Derrick Bell / The Chronicle of Higher Education
Does the standard of strict scrutiny spell doom for racial diversity in schools?

19 Six Lessons from Jena
Jennifer Holladay / Teaching Tolerance
What schools can do to defuse racial tension.

21 Mentoring Across Cultures
Betty Neal Crutcher / Academe
Mentors must pay close attention to mentees’ cultural and social differences.

26 Is Cross-Race Mentoring a Negative?
By Thomas G. Dolan / The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
Mentors from different backgrounds offer varied perspectives.

31 Lessons Drawn From Sputnik 50 Years Later
Sean Cavanagh / Education Week
Sputnik promoted interest in science and math. What will help today?

35 Colleges Making SAT Optional as Admissions Requirement
Marilyn Gilroy / The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
Institutions attracting a larger, more diverse pool of applicants.

40 Recruiting Expert Teachers into Hard-to-Staff Schools
Audrey Amrein-Beardsley / Phi Delta Kappan
Educators call for more incentives and new policies.

45 Building a “Nation” of Ninth-Graders
Catherine Gewertz / Education Week
Program targets students’ minds and hearts to help retain freshman class.

49 Pursuing Peace—Enlisting Students in the Battle Against Bias
Ellizabeth H. Bradley / Principal Leadership
Students work together to build a peaceful school community.

54 Preparing Non-Educators for the Superintendency
Tim Quinn / The School Administrator
Broad Academy graduates are outperforming their peers.

61 Strategies for Teaching Social Studies to Elementary Level ELLs
Evelyn Marino Weisman and Laurie E. Hansen / The Social Studies
Playing games, using realia, and role playing all help to make content comprehensible.

66 The Teachers’ Lounge
70 Washington News
74 News in Brief
76 Calendar
77 Resources for Educators