Mr. Jose Hernandez, an Elementary Director of School Services in Local District 6, wishes to motivate students to have healthy minds and healthy bodies. His challenge is to make that wish a reality. He will be running the LA Marathon on Sunday, March 4th. He has challenged students to match the miles he is running by reading. Listen to his story of dedication and passion for our students.

Show Notes (resources that Mr. Hernandez mentions in this podcast):

• The Los Angeles Marathon – Sunday, March 4th, 2007
• Access Books – A volunteer based organization that provides books for inner-city youth.
• Road Runners – An opportunity to train for the LA Marathon

Also of note is a video clip of Mr. Hernandez and his sister on NBC.com, talking about the importance of healthy bodies and healthy minds.

Mr. Galindo, Local District 6 Superintendent, addressed administrators and school teams at the Administrator's Symposium on November 19, 2008. This is an enhanced podcast. If you are unable to see the slideshow below, please download and install Quicktime. It can also be viewed as artwork in iTunes. Additionally, slides and audio can be seen and heard on an iPod or iPhone.  If you prefer the audio-only version, please see the previous post.

Mr. Galindo, Local District 6 Superintendent, addressed administrators and school teams at the Administrator's Symposium on November 19, 2008. This is the audio only version. You can download the presentation,
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On June 18th, 2008, Assemblymember de la Torre visited students in Mr. Ulmer's class at South East Middle School. The Assemblymember was in Sacramento and the students were in their classroom in South Gate. They connected via video-conference through the free California State Parks program, PORTS (Parks Online Resources for Teachers). This program offers connections and standards aligned curriculum to all schools for free.
Assemblymember de la Torre takes time throughout the year to connect with students throughout our community via this program. His advice, humor, and experiences provide authentic learning opportuntiies for our students. What an incredible experience for our students. Enjoy this recording of yesterday's visit.

Thanks to all involved in making this videoconference possible.

Mr. Galindo, Local District 6 Superintendent, made this presentation to administrators at our Local District 6 Administrator's Academy on June 2, 2008. His powerful message is posted here to be shared with all educators in our local district.
Movie Links:
A Vision of K12 Students Today (on TeacherTube)
The DNA of Our Profession (on YouTube - not viewable within the firewall)

The above podcast is an enhanced podcast episode of the presentation, which includes audio and slides. It is best viewed in iTunes (a free download for both Apple and Windows) In iTunes, the images will appear as a slideshow when the artwork window is double-clicked. It can also be downloaded and viewed on any iPod with video capabilities, via iTunes.The presenation above takes a few minutes to load. If after a few minutes, you are unable to see the images, you may have to download the Quicktime plugin for your browser at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

If you prefer, you can download an audio only version of the podcast:


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This is a copy of the actual powerpoint used for the Administator Academy.


You can subscribe to the entire Local District 6 Podcast at http://feeds.feedburner.com/ld6pod

Araceli Rodriguez, Local District 6 BTSA Coordinator, has prepared a video of a mock portfolio review to help teachers in the Year 1 BTSA Induction Program prepare for their upcoming portfolio review. This post contains a small-sized video, suitable for watching on your ipod or other portable device. The video file is 30 mb in size, so make sure you download this using a high-speed internet connection.

Araceli Rodriguez, Local District 6 BTSA Coordinator, has prepared a video of a mock portfolio review to help teachers in the Year 1 BTSA Induction Program prepare for their upcoming portfolio review. This post contains the larger video, suitable for watching on your computer. The video file is 55 mb in size, so make sure you download this using a high-speed internet connection.

Mr. Galindo, the Superintendent of Local District 6, Los Angeles Unified School District, has a message for all of us involved in the education of our students.