solidaridad: Social Justice Schools Conference by CEJ and PEAC February 2012
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 1 minute ago
solidaridad: Social Justice Schools Conference by CEJ and PEAC February 2012:Social Justice Schools Conference by CEJ and PEAC February 2012by Robert D. Skeels * rdsatheneWhat does real school transformation look like? How will we win? Real transformation is rooted in the communities that schools serve, respect the rights of all school employees, and is fully funded.February 10 February 11, 2012Fri: 4:30 to 7:00pmSat: 8:30 to 5:00UCLA Community School3201 W. 8th StreetLos Angeles, CA 90005RSVP: Jimenez.rosa@gmail.com or (909) 753-9007 ASAPChildcare, Food, ... more »
Top Content this Week - The Educator's PLN #edreform
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 1 minute ago
Top Content this Week - The Educator's PLN:Top Content this WeekTop Content Rank1NYS Teacher Evaluation ControversyAdded by Thomas Whitby on December 22, 20112Understanding TPACKAdded by Thomas Whitby on December 22, 20113To Tweet Or Not To TweetAdded by Thomas Whitby on December 9, 20114Edutopia: A Neurologist Makes the Case for the Video Game Model as a Learning ToolAdded by Thomas Whitby on November 12, 20115SchoolisyzationAdded by Thomas Whitby on December 18, 20116Favorite FREE Web 2.0 AppsPosted by Thomas Whitby on November ... more »
State community colleges set to ration classes
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 1 minute ago
State community colleges set to ration classes:State community colleges set to ration classesNanette Asimov, Chronicle Staff WriterSunday, December 25, 2011(page 1 of 2) SINGLE PAGEPrintE-mailShareComments (118)Font | Size: 44David Paul Morris / Special To The ChronicleDiana Wachner writes in a Life Review class. Community colleges plan to focus on essential classes only.IMAGES View All Images (6)MORE EDUCATIONProfessor works for healthy surf tourism industry 12.25.11California finally gets a piece of Race to the Top 12.17.11S.F. Leadership High on state's list of ... more »
All My “Best Of 2011″ Lists In One Place | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 1 minute ago
All My “Best Of 2011″ Lists In One Place | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…:All My “Best Of 2011″ Lists In One Placeby Larry FerlazzoI’ve posted quite a few “Best Of 2011″ lists. And you can find links to all of them in this post.You might also be interested in:The Best Of The Best — 2007/08The Best “The Best…” Lists Of 2009All My “The Best Of 2010″ Lists In One Place!Here are All My “Best Of 2011″ Lists In
Teach for America: Liberal mission helps conservative agenda - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 1 minute ago
Teach for America: Liberal mission helps conservative agenda - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:Teach for America: Liberal mission helps conservative agendaby Valerie StraussThis was written by Andrew Hartman, who teaches history at Illinois State University. He is the author ofEducation and the Cold War: The Battle for the American School. This was originally published atjacobinmag.com. It is long but well worth your time.By Andrew HartmanRead full article
"A Sunday Kind Of Love" - Etta James spending Christmas in hospital
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 8 hours ago
Etta James spending Christmas in hospitalDecember 25, 2011 | 7:48 am 30The family of Etta James said they hope to share Christmas with the hospitalized singing legend if she is feeling well enough.If doctors can revive her from her sedation by Sunday, her family will try to hold a small Christmas celebration in her hospital room."She always felt Christmastime was for the children," said her son, Donto James. "The biggest thing she ever wanted was for people to be with ... more »
Schools Matter: Will Haslam Continue to Lead TN Schools Continue Down the Corporate Rabbit Hole?
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 8 hours ago
Schools Matter: Will Haslam Continue to Lead TN Schools Continue Down the Corporate Rabbit Hole?:Separate and Unequal in Body and Mindby Jim Hornby Judy RabinWhile the scrooges in the halls of Congress, the multi-billion dollar testing industry and the greedy, fascist proponents of more tests to measure and punish poor students and those who teach them sit down to their Christmas dinner, here's yet another story that is finally changing the conversation about education from "no excuses" to "it's the ... more »
“Math is #1” The Lives They Lived - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 8 hours ago
The Lives They Lived - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com:Mr. GellerRichard Geller, b. 1946 When Richard Geller died, students put his catch phrase, “Math is #1,” all over Stuyvesant High School, in New York City, where he had taught. It was taped onto lockers. It was drawn on a couple of desks. It was handwritten on a T-shirt. In the classroom, Geller was passionate and intense and demanding. One student remembered her math grade was the lowest one on her report ... more »
Merry Christmas Baby Elvis Presley
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 8 hours ago
Merry, merry Christmas babySure did treat me niceI said merry Christmas babySure did treat me niceGave me a diamond ring for ChristmasNow I'm living in paradiseWell I'm feeling might fineGot good music on my radioWell, I'm feeling might fineGot good music on my radioWell, I want to kiss you babyWhile you're standing beneath the mistletoeI said, merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas babyYou sure did treat me niceYes, you did, yes, you didYes, you did, yes, you didI said merry, merry ... more »
NYC Educator: Happy Christmas
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 8 hours ago
NYC Educator: Happy Christmas:Happy ChristmasI hope you're having a great day. Just in case you aren't, it may give you some perspective to hear the story of someone having a day that's even worse.Posted by NYC Educator at 10:06 AM
"Peace on earth and good will to men!"
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 8 hours ago
The Peace Speech - John F. Kennedy:The Peace SpeechCommencement Address at American UniversityPresident John F. KennedyWashington, D.C.June 10, 1963 Let us examine our attitude toward peace itself. Too many of us think it is impossible. Too many think it unreal. But that is a dangerous, defeatist belief. It leads to the conclusion that war is inevitable--that mankind is doomed--that we are gripped by forces we cannot control. We need not accept that view. Our problems are manmade--therefore, they can be ... more »
On Christmas Day we cannot say there is peace when there is war. « Fred Klonsky
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 8 hours ago
On Christmas Day we cannot say there is peace when there is war. « Fred Klonsky:On Christmas Day we cannot say there is peace when there is war.by Fred KlonskyWhen President Obama declared the withdrawal of troops from Iraq a few weeks ago, I posted that it was small comfort given the history of the war and the situation in the region and the world.This Christmas morning, my brother Mike responds to those who say we should celebrate Obama’s actions ... more »
Some Final Christmas Links For This Season | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 8 hours ago
Some Final Christmas Links For This Season | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…:Some Final Christmas Links For This Seasonby Larry FerlazzoHere are a few last additions to The Best Places To Learn About Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa:Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Christmas is from TIME.A look at the legend behind Santa Claus is a slideshow from The L.A. Times.Santa Timeline: Before he was cheery and chubby is also from The Times.Best Christmas Movies is from The Huffington Post ... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts #ows #edreform
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 8 hours ago
Prayer for a New Mother « Student ActivismBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-7 hours agoPrayer for a New Mother « Student Activism: Prayer for a New Motherby Angus JohnstonThe things she knew, let her forget again –The voices in the sky, the fear, the cold,The gaping shepherds, and the queer old menPiling their clumsy gifts of foreign gold.Let her have laughter with her little one;Teach her the needless, tuneless songs to sing;Grant her her right to whisper to her ... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts #edreform
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 17 hours ago
Daily Kos: Some people just don't get itBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-52 minutes agoDaily Kos: Some people just don't get it:Some people just don't get itby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)As I wrote in What if you feel betrayed by your union's leadership?, the President of the National Education Association, Dennis Van Roekel, by doing this USA op ed with Wendy Kopp of Teach for America, gave support to TFA while undercutting support for unions and their teachers.I was not the ... more »
Prayer for a New Mother « Student Activism
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 1 day ago
Prayer for a New Mother « Student Activism: Prayer for a New Motherby Angus JohnstonThe things she knew, let her forget again –The voices in the sky, the fear, the cold,The gaping shepherds, and the queer old menPiling their clumsy gifts of foreign gold.Let her have laughter with her little one;Teach her the needless, tuneless songs to sing;Grant her her right to whisper to her sonThe foolish names one dare not call a king.Keep from her dreams the rumble of ... more »
Daily Kos: Some people just don't get it
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 1 day ago
Daily Kos: Some people just don't get it:Some people just don't get itby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)As I wrote in What if you feel betrayed by your union's leadership?, the President of the National Education Association, Dennis Van Roekel, by doing this USA op ed with Wendy Kopp of Teach for America, gave support to TFA while undercutting support for unions and their teachers.I was not the only supporter of NEA and teachers who was incensed by the editorial. Later, my good ...more »
In the NEA, this is what democracy looks like. « Fred Klonsky
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 1 day ago
In the NEA, this is what democracy looks like. « Fred Klonsky:In the NEA, this is what democracy looks like.by Fred KlonskyAt the NEA convention in Chicago last year, we delegates voted in support of New Business Item 93.NEA will publicly oppose Teach for America (TFA) contracts when they are used in Districts where there is no teacher shortage or when Districts use TFA agreements to reduce teacher costs, silence union voices, or as a vehicle to bust unions.More than ... more »
Making It Real…and Making a Difference! « Cooperative Catalyst
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 1 day ago
Making It Real…and Making a Difference! « Cooperative Catalyst:Making It Real…and Making a Difference!by Paula WhiteWhy did any of us go into education? I would suspect that for many of us it was all about making a difference in the world…the thought of making learning irresistible to kids and having the opportunity to change a life through inciting a love of learning certainly enticed me to the field. I’m in my 38th year of working with kids–and I realized how ... more »
5 Tips for School Administrators in 2012 | Connected Principals
Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 1 day ago
5 Tips for School Administrators in 2012 | Connected Principals:5 Tips for School Administrators in 2012from Connected Principals by James BrauerAbout this time each year, I like to reflect on the past year and begin framing “goals” or “areas of emphasis” that will guide me through the forthcoming year. I don’t necessarily believe in New Year’s Resolutions, as they are so easy to break and forget about just days after the new year passes. It’s for this reason, I reflect ... more »