This Week’s “Round-Up” Good Education Policy Posts & Articles
Here are some recent good education policy posts and articles: Pasi Sahlberg, the expert and author on education in Finland, has a blog. I’ve added it to The Best Resources To Learn About Finland’s Education System. ‘Lesson Study,” Japanese Strategy … Continue reading →
New Pinterest Resources
I’m beginning to think about how to use Pinterest, and have joined it.. I’m beginning to use it as a place to save images I use in class. Here are new additions to The Best Guides To Figuring Out Pinterest: … Continue reading →
Three-Part Arne Duncan Interview On The Daily Show – An Example of Cognitive Dissonance?
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was interviewed by Jon Stewart last night. One portion aired on television, but it was extended and the majority of it was posted only on the Web. I’ve posted all three parts below. I thought … Continue reading →
Research Studies Of The Week
I often write about research studies from various field and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies … Continue reading →
“Are Harder Questions Better Than Easy Questions?” — A New Activity
I spend a fair amount of classroom time trying to incorporate Bloom’s Taxonomy in my classroom — by incorporating higher levels in my lesson planning and by helping students gain an understanding of it so they can apply them. I … Continue reading →
“Awesome Stories” Gets More Awesome
Awesome Stories is on several of my “The Best…” lists — it has extremely accessible articles and multimedia on just about every topic imaginable. And it just got even better… They’ve begun adding a “Visual Vocabulary Builder” to many of … Continue reading →
The Best Resources For Learning About What’s Happening In Syria
The past year has been one of increasing death and hardship for the people of Syria. I thought it would be useful if I started a “The Best…” list that might be useful for teachers and students. I’m starting it … Continue reading →
More On Upcoming Public Release Of New York Teacher Ratings
As I posted yesterday, public ratings for over 12,000 New York teachers will be released to the news media within the next week or two. Here are the newest additions to The Best Posts & Articles About The New York … Continue reading →
Interesting Interview With Charlotte Danielson
I have to admit that I’m not well-versed in Charlotte Danielson’s work and her teacher evaluation framework, but it’s sure becoming very popular, very quickly. The New York Times “School Book” has just published an interesting interview with her: An … Continue reading →
“There is talent everywhere”
What Jeremy Lin Teaches Us About Talent is an interesting new column by Jonah Lehrer. He shares observations and research about the inadequacies of metrics used to evaluate sports talent, and many of the same critiques, I think, can be … Continue reading →
Nancie Atwell & Cris Tovani Contribute To My New Post On Reading At Ed Week
Well-known authors and teachers Nancie Atwell and Cris Tovani contribute their suggestions at my newest teacher advice column at Education Week Teacher. Check-out Ways To Help Our Students Become Better Readers – Part Two.
This Week In Web 2.0
In yet another attempt to get at the enormous backlog I have of sites worth sharing, I’ve recently begin a regular feature called “The Week In Web 2.0.” It’ll be a short compilation of new decent sites that are worth … Continue reading →
Some Final Valentine’s Day Resources
Here are some final additions to The Best Sites To Learn About Valentine’s Day: Valentine’s Day 2012 is a photo gallery from The Atlantic. The Sacramento Bee has a similar photo gallery. Five Countries Where Valentine’s Day Is Banned is … Continue reading →
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
I regularly share a few posts from around the Web related to ESL or EFL that have caught my attention: TEFL Geek writes about an interesting idea in Using Haiku for Summary Tasks. In some ways, it’s similar to using … Continue reading →
My New Ed Week Article: “Cultivating Student Leadership”
Education Week Teacher has just published my new article “Cultivating Student Leadership.” Feedback is welcome — there or here.
Terrible News: New York To Make Teacher Ratings Public
As The New York Times just reported: The United Federation of Teachers on Tuesday lost what appeared to be its final chance to block the release of thousands of New York City teachers’ ratings, and school officials said they would … Continue reading →
TED Gets Better & Better — Now With ‘TED Quotes”
Today, TED began a new searchable feature called TED Quotes. They highlight great quotes from their TED Talks, and they link back to the presentation. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Find Quotations On The Web and to … Continue reading →
New Interactive & Animated Word Cloud Generator
Jason Davies has developed a new interactive world cloud generator that lets you use Twitter, Wikipedia or a url address. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About “Word Clouds.” Thanks to Flowing Data for the tip.
Some Last Minute Valentine’s Day Resources
Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites To Learn About Valentine’s Day: Uzbekistan ‘cancels Valentines Day’ is from the BBC. Valentine’s Day from days gone by – in pictures is from The Guardian. Valentine’s Day ‘wedding’ for ram … Continue reading →
Special Edition Of “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”
(Usually, I just post a weekly version of this regular feature. However, sometimes I post an extra “Special Edition” when I have more good links than usual) I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post … Continue reading →
“Partnering With ESL/ELL Families”
I was the guest at #PTchat on Twitter to discuss the topic “Partnering With ESL/ELL Families.” The chat has been archived at Storify here, and contains a fair amount of useful information. I’m adding it to The Best Sources Of Parent Engagement Advice For Teachers.
“Were Immigrant Parents Afraid to Report Sex Abuse Allegations at California School?”
Were Immigrant Parents Afraid to Report Sex Abuse Allegations at California School? raises an important issue about the tragedy at a Los Angeles elementary school (see my previous post, What A Tragic Mess In Los Angeles). It highlights yet another reason why schools must make parent engagement a priority and develop a solid bond of [...]
“Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health”
“Parent Engagement:Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health” is a new report from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. There doesn’t seem to be anything new in it, but it’s nice to see an agency like the CDC getting involved in the issue.
“Giving Parents the Runaround on School Turnarounds”
Giving Parents the Runaround on School Turnarounds is the title of the press release from the respected Great Lakes Center announcing a review of a recent report on marketing unwise “school turnaround strategies.” Here’s an excerpt from the press release: Federal school “turnaround” strategies that call for firing teachers, replacing managers, or closing or converting [...]
