The district's board approved Tuesday a three-year contract with Turnitin.com, an online paper and essay submission site that will check for plagiarism and reduce paper costs.
Students and teachers in Bremen High School District 228 are going to have an easier time submitting, grading and reviewing papers for the next few years thanks to the district's new agreement with Turnitin.com. The three-year agreement, which was approved Tuesday, will allow every student in the district to submit papers and essays to the website, which can then be reviewed by peers and graded by the student's teacher. “A lot of major institutions are using it, so we're preparing out kids for college,” said Cori Williams, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning. YOUR TURN: Are You a Fan of Tinley Park High School Sports? Blog About Your Favorite Team From Your School The district's board of education approved Tuesday, March 19, …
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Bremen High School District 228 teachers gave five presentations to the board during its Nov. 20 meeting. The five presenters were then graded, with the top performer earning a trip to a teaching conference of their choice.
The spotlight was on several teachers during the District 228 Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 20, as teachers from all four district high schools presented six ideas to improve the district. At the district's annual institute day, which took place Oct. 5, teachers from across the district presented various ideas and programs for possible use in the classroom. Of all the presentations, six were chosen as standouts to be presented before the board. Although only five of the six presenters were available for the meeting, the board was left with a hard choice of who would be named as the top presentation and earn a nice reward for their efforts. “Whoever the board chooses as the top pair or person, they get to choose a state or …
Jerimiah Thomas IV
10:50 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
hmm. $33,000 to find cheaters, but ZERO to compensate teachers! Once again this board, who should ALL resign uses Mr. Graveline as communication mode for their ideas and the leaking of policies to gauge what community reaction would be. Turnitin does NOT provide common rubrics- it does NOT explain, illustrate or direct kids on proper citation. The problem is that Dr. Williams, the elitest needs … more ›