Leadership Beaver Dam

Posted on Friday, 17th April 2009 by Lisa Davidson

Hi everyone,

I hope we have nice weather this Tuesday when we enjoy the outdoors. After such a long winter I know we’re al finding ways to enjoy the outdoors. Speaking of which, I am very excited for our group project that is moving along, a park in downtown BD. Would love to hear your ideas about this and how we can create a space downtown that will be used and appreciated by all. See you next week!

Lisa

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Posted on Friday, 3rd April 2009 by Sam

I used those free passes and took my girlfriend to the YMCA. We played some basket ball, walked on a tread machine, and went swimming in the lap pool. She really liked the place and I was also impressed. I plan to take her to the Dodge county historical society building and the BDAAA. Maybe some of the other places we visited. I am planning to ask her to come to the Max Impact Simalcast too.

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Posted on Monday, 9th March 2009 by Sam

I really liked the business in our community. I think it was very inspiring thea the business owners knew everything that went an in their company. Sorry for the late post…I think this is a good idea…I just have to remember to do it.

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Posted on Tuesday, 27th January 2009 by lskjerly

We hope you all enjoyed your visit to BDCH this week and your inside look into health care, here at BDCH as well as locally and nationally.

I printed out our agenda for next month!  Wow what a classy ride and informative trip!  I can’t wait!

Linda

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Posted on Monday, 19th January 2009 by Lisa Davidson

Hi LBD!

I am really looking forward to our session next week. I had an opportunity to meet with my project group today and am excited about being involved in something that will last for generations with our downtown park initiative. I also wanted to let you know that LBD has inspired me to run for City Council. I look forward to hearing your ideas for our community that I can take with me into this new role. See you all next week.

Lisa

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Posted on Friday, 19th December 2008 by Sam

Did you have a recorder?

How was your recorder decided?

Was any one person more dominant?

Did you all listen to each other?

Could you tell who was positive in looking for a solution?

Who was more negative?

Did negative comments move you forward?

How did you arrive at the solution?

Did you all agree?

Did you all feel involved in the solution?

Was there more “story” exchange than a problem solving?

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Posted on Friday, 19th December 2008 by Sam

Go to a school board meeting

Run for school board

Contact legislator

Request bi-lingual teachers

Insest on $ $ for World Languages

Programs on E-Bulling

K-12 student intervention peer mediation

Participate in PTA

Use Family Access on the internet

Have resorces provided by businesses, non-profits, hospitals for parents and students

~Suppoprt systems are everywhere~ Gather everyone togather

Search-institute process

Focus on assets

Pay your tax bill

Read + become aware

Come into the bulidings

Go to games, attend concerts

Be present

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Posted on Friday, 19th December 2008 by dchilds

Here’s the info from Tuesday I promised you all.  Thanks for your active participation!  Beaver Dam is fortunate, indeed, to have future leaders like you all!

Payne, Ruby K.  A Framework For Understanding Poverty, Revised, 2005.  Further info available from aha! Process, Inc., www.ahaprocess.com

Dr. Yong Zhao, Michigan State University:

zhaoyo@msu.edu

Yong Zhao, Ph.D. is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also serves as the Founding Director of the Center for Teaching and Technology as well as the Director of the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. Zhao is also Associate Director of the International Network for Educational Transformation, a U. K.-based organization that promotes global exchanges of educational innovations. He is a fellow of the International Academy for Education.

Dr. Zhao received his BA in English Language Teaching from China’s Sichuan International Studies University in 1986 and his M.A. and Ph.D in Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He joined the faculty at Michigan State University in 1996.

Dr. Zhao’s research interests include diffusion of innovations, teacher adoption of technology, computer-assisted language learning, globalization and education, and international and comparative education. Zhao has published extensively in these areas. His articles have appeared in AERJ and Teachers College Record. He received the 2003 Raymond B. Catell Early Career Award from the American Educational Research Association. This award recognizes “a scholar who has conducted a distinguished program of cumulative educational research in any field of educational inquiry within the first decade following receipt of their doctoral degree.”

Dr. Zhao has extensive international experiences. He has consulted with government and educational agencies and spoken on educational issues in many countries including Chile, China, Ireland, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. He is currently leading the Education Research Group of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) education network (EDNET). His current work focuses on the impact of globalization on education and the integration of Eastern and Western educational practices. <personal page>

Remember:  Never try to teach a pig to sing.  It doesn’t work, and it annoys the pig!

Happy Holidays to all!

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Posted on Monday, 24th November 2008 by Lisa Davidson

Hi everyone,

Sorry I missed you at our session earlier this week. I had a work commitment I could not miss. I am excited to hear more about the group projects. I have been seeing a lot of you in town lately and hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.

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Posted on Friday, 24th October 2008 by pkorth

I thought that October’s session was great!  I was concerned with the fact that we’d be doing a lot of listening and not much moving - but the day went by so quickly!  The speakers were informative and  interesting.  Each presenter brought something different to the “table”.  And our afternoon session with Marty was great too; our group had interesting topics with much discussion.

I’m looking forward to November’s session.

Regards,

Pam Korth

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