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Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Report from Fall CUE 2011
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Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Report from Fall CUE 2011:Report from Fall CUE 2011by alicemercerAndroid TabletsI can always count on Rushton Hurley to have a great presentation, this time he did not disappoint. It was a small workshop, but a nice mix of folks familiar with Android, folks who knew iOS, and a bunch who had experience with both. Everyone was excited by the possibilities, and we quickly dug into apps (which you can get to from the ... more »
Pre-results post-mortem | EdNewsColorado
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Pre-results post-mortem | EdNewsColorado:Pre-results post-mortemby Alexander OomsAlexander Ooms is a member of the board of the Charter School Institute, the West Denver Preparatory Charter School and the Colorado chapter of Stand for ChildrenAlan has asked bloggers for their thoughts on the election as part of a post-mortem. I find this rearview mirror perspective usually boringly obvious, as it’s far easier to ascribe cause once one knows the effect. So I’m sending in my quick thoughts in advance of the election ... more »
The Occupations Report: 11/01 | Occupy Together #ows
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The Occupations Report: 11/01 | Occupy Together:The Occupations Report: 11/01by EllaWe’ve recently seen this report posted and shared through social media, but we thought it might be helpful to have another place on the web it can be published and accessed daily. We’ll be posting the archives of this report soon. This Occupation Report is compiled by Rebuild the Dream. This report includes updates from Occupy sites and related efforts across the country and the globe. It includes big wins, ... more »
Agreement restores some non-teaching jobs at L.A. schools - latimes.com
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Agreement restores some non-teaching jobs at L.A. schools - latimes.com:Agreement restores some non-teaching jobs at L.A. schoolsNon-teaching employees have ratified an agreement that restores well over 200 jobs at Los Angeles-area schools, but hundreds of others will remain without a job or will continue to work at reduced pay.The agreement, announced Tuesday, settles for this year a contract dispute between the Los Angeles Unified School District and the California School Employees Assn., which represents such workers as office clerks, financial ... more »
“ACADEMICALLY WEAK STUDENTS” DON’T TEST WELL « Teachers Fight Back
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“ACADEMICALLY WEAK STUDENTS” DON’T TEST WELL « Teachers Fight Back:“ACADEMICALLY WEAK STUDENTS” DON’T TEST WELLby alkleenMonths after Illinois officials closed a loophole used to keep academically weak 11th-graders from taking state exams, high school scores plummeted to the lowest level in a decade. Why did those nasty state officials close that loophole ? Didn’t they realize that “academically weak students” don’t test well ? The various high school administrators certainly knew that.I wonder who the “academically weak students” were ? ... more »
School Tech Connect: Pick Up The Phone
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School Tech Connect: Pick Up The Phone:Pick Up The Phoneby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)I have a message from Glen Brown and Fred Klonsky that IEA has issued a firmer call to action. I'm posting it below. You can also look at Jim Reed's message---- and I'm going to tip my hat to him because the message is clear this time. You can almost imagine the executive director in the background advising him to take it down a notch.Frick and FrackI completely believe ... more »
Yawn, Yawn, Go Away! Little Johnny Wants to be Engaged! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!
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Yawn, Yawn, Go Away! Little Johnny Wants to be Engaged! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!:Yawn, Yawn, Go Away! Little Johnny Wants to be Engaged!by OldschoolteachI sat with my small group today and listened to my students, and smiled. They had finished sharing their writing prompt about an imagined device that would make their lives easier. I listened to stories about a teleporter , a robot, and a pen, that can do the unimaginable. After they shared their stories, ... more »
Because James Baldwin Educates Educators, Too | The Jose Vilson
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Because James Baldwin Educates Educators, Too | The Jose Vilson:Because James Baldwin Educates Educators, Tooby JoseJames BaldwinHere’s James Baldwin, acclaimed writer and activist, on the purpose of education:Since I am talking to schoolteachers and I am not a teacher myself, and in some ways am fairly easily intimidated, I beg you to let me leave that and go back to what I think to be the entire purpose of education in the first place. It would seem to me that ...more »
NYC Public School Parents: Today's scorecard on our schools: the news ain't pretty & the diagnosis bizarre
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NYC Public School Parents: Today's scorecard on our schools: the news ain't pretty the diagnosis bizarre:Today's scorecard on our schools: the news ain't pretty the diagnosis bizarreby Leonie HaimsonWe have had nine long years during which NY state and city education officials have relentlessly focused on high stakes testing, with school closings, grade retention, and teacher bonuses all linked to test scores. So according to data released today, what has been the
UFT Survey Finds Increased Class Sizes And Dwindling Budgets, Echoing National Trend
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UFT Survey Finds Increased Class Sizes And Dwindling Budgets, Echoing National Trend:Joy ResmovitsJoy.resmovits@huffingtonpost.comBecome a fan of this reporterGET UPDATES FROM JOY Like605UFT Survey Finds Increased Class Sizes And Dwindling Budgets, Echoing National TrendPosted: 11/1/11 07:24 PM ETReactAmazingInspiringFunnyScaryHotCrazyImportantWeirdFollow Budget Cuts , Education , Education Reform , Recession , Michael Mulgrew ,New York City Department Of Education , P.S. 1 , Education News , Education Recession ,School Supplies , Schools , Science Class , Education NewsNEW YORK -- B... more »
Blue Jersey:: The Failure of "Reform" - Charter Schools
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Blue Jersey:: The Failure of "Reform" - Charter Schools:The Failure of "Reform" - Charter Schoolsby Jersey JazzmanSo yet another study was released this month about charter schools. What does it conclude?The overall tenor of our results is that charter schools are in some cases outperforming traditional public schools in terms of students' reading and math achievement, and in other cases performing similarly or worse.No one should be surprised at this: there is a large body of evidence that charter schools ... more »
TRICK OR TREAT THOUGHTS « Teachers Fight Back
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TRICK OR TREAT THOUGHTS « Teachers Fight Back:TRICK OR TREAT THOUGHTSby alkleenA Golden Chalk Award goes to any elementary school teacher who actually manages to get their students to learn something, anything, curriculum related on Halloween.Elementary school teachers aren’t paid nearly enough for working on Halloween. There needs to be a bonus just for showing up.If you are a substitute teacher and you get a phone call from a school on Halloween morning, DON’T ANSWER IT NO MATTER WHAT. Unless ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Merit Pay = Cutting Teacher Pay
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Jersey Jazzman: Merit Pay = Cutting Teacher Pay:Merit Pay = Cutting Teacher Payby DukeFor a long time, I've been asking a question of the believers in the Merit Pay Fairy: will your program decrease or increase the overall payroll of the teaching force?Looks like they can't avoid the question any longer in Tennessee:Two years into work with the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation to improve teacher effectiveness, city school officials have determined that the financial outlook has changed so much that ... more »
OCCUPY EDUCATION #OWS
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OCCUPY EDUCATION:I will not be silent about the corporate takeover of America’s schools and the attempt to silence dissenting voices.I Occupy Education by encouraging students o have informed