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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Big Ed Ape - Morning Wink 10-6-12 AM Posts #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS

Diary of a Social Art-tivist Mommy: An excellent article that explains exactly why great teachers are leaving the profession

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Diary of a Social Art-tivist Mommy: An excellent article that explains exactly why great teachers are leaving the profession: An excellent article that explains exactly why great teachers are leaving the profession by ART-tivist Mommy Excellent article in the Texas Tribune about great teachers leaving education . For Some Teachers, Strain Runs Deeper Than Budget Cuts - by *Morgan Smith* - October 5, 2012 When Liz Peterson became an educator 14 years ago, she thought of teaching as a form of social justice. She entered the profession because she wanted to help close the a... more »

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-6-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Why Teachers Are Demoralized by dianerav There is this superintendent in a small district in Texas who is brilliant. His name is John Kuhn. He speaks like a giant. He writes like a dream. He says what teachers everywhere are saying, and he says it better than anyone I know. Read this and thank John Kuhn for being a hero of public education, a hero of teachers, and a hero of students. Will Australia and New Zealand Succumb to GERM? by dianerav Australia and New Zealand are in the cross-hairs of the privatizat... more »

L.A. schools magnet program has earlier deadlines - latimes.com

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L.A. schools magnet program has earlier deadlines - latimes.com: L.A. schools magnet program has earlier deadlines The Los Angeles school district’s popular magnet program has a new deadline for applications this year -- Nov. 16 -- because of the early start of the school year. “Everything got moved up a month,” said Felipe Echávarri, a coordinator for Student Integration Services. “We want parents to be aware.” Officials said families will receive automated phone reminders and an alert by postcard, but magnet-program brochures and applications are no longer mailed out. Those ma... more »

Bloody Friday at North Atlanta High: APS marches out old leaders, announces new ones without explanation. | Get Schooled

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Bloody Friday at North Atlanta High: APS marches out old leaders, announces new ones without explanation. | Get Schooled: Bloody Friday at North Atlanta High: APS marches out old leaders, announces new ones without explanation. by Maureen Downey *UPDATED SATURDAY Morning with link to school newspaper story* Just returned from taking my daughter to see “Pitch Perfect” to find several emails on bizarre events today at North Atlanta High School. The emails all report the same events: Interim principal Mark Mygrant was escorted out of North Atlanta High School today by APS security per... more »

What Your Kids Are Really Doing Online | toteachornototeach

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What Your Kids Are Really Doing Online | toteachornototeach: What Your Kids Are Really Doing Online by aristotlethewise *What Your Kids Are Really Doing Online* by Michael Levin The Internet affords children endless opportunities to get into serious trouble, downloading what they shouldn’t download, looking at what they shouldn’t be looking at, and getting ideas about what they shouldn’t be getting ideas about. But the good news is that if your kids are like mine, they may be doing some or all of those things… but there’s another use for the Internet that’s attracting their time a... more »

SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Economic Crisis cost 300,000 Teachers' jobs

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SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Economic Crisis cost 300,000 Teachers' jobs: Economic Crisis cost 300,000 Teachers' jobs by Duane Campbell The 300,000 teacher gap In September, public-sector employment increased by 10,000. However, over the last four years, it has declined by 572,000. With kids heading back to the classroom this fall, it’s worth considering how much of that drop has hit public schools. Around 40 percent of the decline in public sector employment over the last four years was in local government education,

Bill Gates and Me | Seattle Education

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Bill Gates and Me | Seattle Education: Bill Gates and Me by seattleducation2011 Someone asked me today while we were waiting to be seated for a filming of a debate regarding I-1240 (more on that later), why everything Bill Gates, or for that matter the Walton’s, fund, I am opposed to. Well, I’m not. I appreciate the money that Bill Gates and his wife spent to create the sculpture park in Seattle that faces the sound. It is a beautiful transition from the water to the low-rise condo’s along that stretch of waterfront. I also appreciate that they helped to fund the construction of t... more »

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 10-6-12

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*4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:* *4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit* SOUTH LA SCHOOLS TEAM UP TO FIGHT RECONSTITUTION smf at 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit - 23 hours ago By Vanessa Romo, KPCC Pass-Fail | http://bit.ly/PZTTGL “Reconstitution and turn around never works. Only fresh squeezed works-- there is $10 billion in failed turn around work nationally. That would be a lot of new high quality schools at $500k a piece.” - former LAUSD school board president/Charter school champion Caprice Young POLICE PEPPER SPRAY BREAKS UP FIGHT AT NARBO... more »

This Week's Education Research Report 10-6-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

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Education Research Report: *THIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT* Testing Can Be Useful for Students and Teachers Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 19 hours ago Pop quiz! Tests are good for: (a) Assessing what you’ve learned; (b) (b) Learning new information; (c) (c) a & b; (d) (d) None of the above. The correct answer? According to research from psychological science, it’s both (a) and (b) – while testing can be useful as an assessment tool, the actual process of taking a test can also help us to learn and retain new information over the long term and apply it acro... more »

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 10-6-12 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF

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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL *Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day* [image: Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Problems.] “Seven Ideas for Meaningful Parent-Teacher Conferences” Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 7 hours ago Seven Ideas for Meaningful Parent-Teacher Conferences is an excellent post by Nancy Flanagan over at Education Week Teacher. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Parent/Teacher Conferences. “5 Educational Resources for Parents and Families” Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Paren... more »

Instructions for the October 17 Campaign for Our Public Schools « Diane Ravitch's blog

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Instructions for the October 17 Campaign for Our Public Schools « Diane Ravitch's blog: Instructions for the October 17 Campaign for Our Public Schools by dianerav Great news! Anthony Cody, experienced middle school science teacher and fabulous blogger, has offered to coordinate our campaign to write President Obama on October 17. We call it the Campaign for Our Public Schools. Anthony previously ran his own campaign called “Teachers’ Letters to Obama.” He is a champion for teachers, kids, and public education. Our campaign is meant to include everyone who cares about public educat... more »

Helping Students Motivate Themselves | MiddleWeb

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Helping Students Motivate Themselves | MiddleWeb: HelpingStudentsGetMotivatedAMiddleWebBookReview *Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers to Classroom Challenges* *by Larry Ferlazzo* (Eye On Education, 2011 – Learn more) ** *Reviewed by Becky Bair* I was very excited to have the opportunity to read *Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers to Classroom Challenges *by Larry Ferlazzo, a California teacher who writes the blog Classroom Q&A for Education Week. The book confirmed many of the strategies and tools I use in my classroom and emphasized the imp... more »

Mexican Students Protest Labor Law, Seize 33 Vehicles Including Coca-Cola Truck - Hispanically Speaking News

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Mexican Students Protest Labor Law, Seize 33 Vehicles Including Coca-Cola Truck - Hispanically Speaking News: Mexican Students Protest Labor Law, Seize 33 Vehicles Including Coca-Cola Truck Published at 6:07 pm EST, October 5, 2012 [image: Mexican Students Protest Labor Law, Seize 33 Vehicles Including Coca-Cola Truck] Photo: Coca-Cola truck Click Here to Enlarge Photo Students in the western state of Michoacan seized 15 buses and 18 delivery trucks belonging to firms such as Coca-Cola and baking giant Bimbo as part of protests against a proposed overhaul of Mexican labor law. The b... more »

Pass / Fail : Arts education — or the lack thereof — at LA Unified by the numbers | 89.3 KPCC

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Pass / Fail : Arts education — or the lack thereof — at LA Unified by the numbers | 89.3 KPCC: Arts education — or the lack thereof — at LA Unified by the numbers by By Tami Abdollah [image: Graffiti Artist]*L.A. plans to unveil a major initiative to save public arts education. Meanwhile, L.A. Unified's school board is looking at a measure that would make arts a "core subject." Credit: Grant Slater/KPCC* In the last three years, Los Angeles Unified has had to cut nearly $1.5 billion from its annual operating budget, which is now roughly $6 billion. "Arts education is one of the most... more »

A NEW MERIT PAY PROPOSAL « Teachers Fight Back

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A NEW MERIT PAY PROPOSAL « Teachers Fight Back: A NEW MERIT PAY PROPOSAL by alkleen I have a group of workers that should be considered right along with teachers for merit pay. These workers are like teachers in so many ways. They care deeply about the people they cater to. They only have a limited time to work with the people they are responsible for. (Yikes two sentences in a row that end in prepositions). They aren’t in their profession for the money. The people they are helping come with many different types of problems and come from a variety of backgrounds. They are well-r... more »

Sacramento Press / Local Organization hosts Bullying Awareness Conference

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Sacramento Press / Local Organization hosts Bullying Awareness Conference: *Image by: B.R.A.V.E. SocietyBe B.R.A.V.E. – Say Something-Do Something* For many students in the fourteen school districts within Sacramento County and dozens more in outlying areas, attending to school should be, for the most part, happy and memorable. However for thousands of students who fall under an at-risk category for bullying and peer-abuse, attending school can be extremely stressful, mentally and physically abusive, and at times, simply unbearable. There is a difference between peer-conflict and ou... more »

Schools Matter: Who's Afraid of Nell Scharff?

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Schools Matter: Who's Afraid of Nell Scharff?: Who's Afraid of Nell Scharff? by Storm Now, if you've read *The Atlantic*'s piece on the "writing revolution" (I'll review this in another post) you may have picked up on the name Nell Scharff, but you may also have just paid her no attention. She is introduced in the piece and identified in this way. Her [New Dorp principal] decision in 2008 to focus on how teachers supported writing inside each classroom was not popular. “Most teachers,” said Nell Scharff, an instructional expert DeAngelis hired, “entered into the process with a s... more »

LAUSD'S BLACK AND LATINO FAMILIES: DOES ENDLESS STRUGGLE WORK FOR YOU? - Perdaily.com

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LAUSD'S BLACK AND LATINO FAMILIES: DOES ENDLESS STRUGGLE WORK FOR YOU? - Perdaily.com: LAUSD'S BLACK AND LATINO FAMILIES: DOES ENDLESS STRUGGLE WORK FOR YOU? by Leonard Isenberg [image: Maynard Brown.jpg] *(Mensaje se repite en Español) (For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)** "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana* *This evening I attended a meeting of predominantly African American parents, students, and Black politicos at the African American Cultural Center. The tone of the evening was set by *

A new blend of public and private | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

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A new blend of public and private | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: A new blend of public and privateDistricts are looking to an array of providers to create high-performing schools. The approach has raised concerns about the future of public education.by Connie Langland Photo: Courtesy of Mother Bethel AME (left), Courtesy of Montclair State University (right) *The Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler (left), Katrina Bulkley (right)* - COMMENTS (0)PRINT - EMAIL[image: ""] Tags: - charter schools - funding - Renaissance Schools - School Reform Commission - sc... more »

High Schools at Work: Creating Student-Centered Learning — Whole Child Education

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High Schools at Work: Creating Student-Centered Learning — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG [image: Klea Scharberg]High Schools at Work: Creating Student-Centered Learning October 5, 2012 by Klea Scharberg With a good education comes the responsibility of teachers to show students how to become responsible and active citizens. Through various activities, such as mock trials and lessons on democracy, students can learn valuable lessons that help shape who they become in life. In this video, see how one high school collaborates with different organizations in its community... more »

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Now is the Time to Stand Up and Be Counted

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Now is the Time to Stand Up and Be Counted: Now is the Time to Stand Up and Be Counted by Melissa Westbrook [image: No on 1240 (click on picture)] Remember my thread about the list of who does and does not support I-1240? Remember how the No On 1240 group list dwarfed the Yes list AND had the biggest diversity of educators, parents and community groups? Well, consider the list of individuals, particularly elected officials who are, as private citizens, taking a stand against 1240. I have written to many elected officials to not stand by and be... more »

Diane in the Afternoon 10-5-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: This Teacher’s Letter for October 17 by dianerav A teacher from New Hampshire wrote his own letter, which he will send to President Obama on October 17. Please tell your friends and colleagues to join in our mass action. You can write a long letter or a short one. It’s up to you. The important thing is to let the President know that friends and supporters of public education are very unhappy with the policies of his administration. We are trying to help the President find the words to give us hope and real change. Note: I usually don’t include names in letters... more »

RheeFirst! » Meet the rogues gallery behind Rhee’s CT front group

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RheeFirst! » Meet the rogues gallery behind Rhee’s CT front group: Meet the rogues gallery behind Rhee’s CT front group by admin As blogger Jonathan Pelto pointed out yesterday, there is quite a cast of characters funding Rhee’s CT frontgroup. GNEPSA’s top five contributors include Nick Biem (venture capitalist behind the $100k+ job site TheLadders), ConnAD (a project of ConnCAN), and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. So, while Bloomberg cuts checks to her CT front group, Rhee works to preserve Bloomberg’s much-criticized legacy in New York.

School Tech Connect: I'm Certain You Agree

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School Tech Connect: I'm Certain You Agree: I'm Certain You Agree by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) [image: DFER Fake Democrats for Education Privatization (click on Picture)] IT IS A RULE: YOU CAN'T BE AGAINST PEOPLE AND FOR CORPORATIONS AND CALL YOURSELF A DEMOCRAT...EVER! There's an interesting* little dialogue going on over at Catalyst *between Rececca Nieves Huffman of DFER and Wendy Katten, of Raise Your Hand. It is what it is, so go read the whole thing to make up your own mind, but there are a couple things that stand out to me. One is that there's a basic assumption in... more »

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Board Retreat - Board Priorities

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Board Retreat - Board Priorities: Board Retreat - Board Priorities by Charlie Mas The Board held their fall retreat on September 22. Here are the minutes. It includes both the worst and the best thing I think I have ever read about Seattle Schools leadership. The minutes are a bit hard to follow because they make reference to documents, such as a survey and a gantt chart, which are not included in the minutes. Even without the complete set of reference materials, the meanings come through very clearly. The meeting started with some chat about how t... more »

Schools Matter: Deasy the Dauphine of LAUSD returns to his "let them eat ebooks" theme

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Schools Matter: Deasy the Dauphine of LAUSD returns to his "let them eat ebooks" theme: Deasy the Dauphine of LAUSD returns to his "let them eat ebooks" theme by Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene *"These "data-driven" investors are not so much interested in students' scores, as in the opportunities to cut costs by using online technology... The central question, says education entrepreneur John Katzman is "How do we use technology so that we require fewer qualified teachers?"" — Jeff Faux * [image: Plutocratic priest of privatization LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy]A "RIFed" (laid off) L... more »

Commentary: Charter school lobby seeks to restrict democratic control of schools | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

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Commentary: Charter school lobby seeks to restrict democratic control of schools | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Commentary: Charter school lobby seeks to restrict democratic control of schoolsby Ron Whitehorne on Oct 05 2012[image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] - COMMENTS (0)PRINT - EMAIL[image: ""] Gov. Corbett's administration, supported by the charter school lobby, is seeking to pass a change in the charter school law that would effectively remove control of charter schools from local communities in favor of a statewide commission of poli... more »

Ex-Teach For America member changes his mind

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Ex-Teach For America member changes his mind: Ex-Teach For America member changes his mind Posted by Valerie Strauss on October 5, 2012 at 2:59 pm - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » I sometimes hear from Teach For America corps members who have lost their early infatuation with the organization but are hesitant to speak out publicly. Here’s the story about one who did from Alexander Russo’s This Week in Educationblog. By Alexander Russo One of the most interesting characters in the LA education sce... more »

Texas test scandal ex-school chief gets 3.5 years Former EPISD Superintendent Lorenzo García sentencing today - El Paso Times

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Former EPISD Superintendent Lorenzo García sentencing today - El Paso Times: Former EPISD Superintendent Lorenzo García sentencing today By Hayley Kappes \ El Paso Times Posted: 10/05/2012 12:00:00 AM MDT Former El Paso Independent School District Superintendent Lorenzo Garcia (Times file photo) - - Former El Paso Independent School District Superintendent Lorenzo García is expected to be sentenced today in federal court for his participation in a cheating scheme that is still the object of an FBI investigation. García is to be sentenced on two counts of conspira... more »

Louisiana’s bold bid to privatize schools « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

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Louisiana’s bold bid to privatize schools « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Louisiana’s bold bid to privatize schools by millerlf Fri, Jun 1 2012, Reuters By Stephanie Simon June 1 (Reuters) – Louisiana is embarking on the nation’s boldest experiment in privatizing public education, with the state preparing to shift tens of millions in tax dollars out of the public schools to pay private industry, businesses owners and church pastors to educate children. Starting this fall, thousands of poor and middle-class kids will get vouchers covering the full cost of tuition at... more »

Whose money paid for the “Education Reformer’s” effort to influence the outcome of Connecticut 5th Legislative District? - Wait, What?

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Whose money paid for the “Education Reformer’s” effort to influence the outcome of Connecticut 5th Legislative District? - Wait, What?: Whose money paid for the “Education Reformer’s” effort to influence the outcome of Connecticut 5th Legislative District? by jonpelto Last week, the Greater New England Public Schools Alliance engaged in an unprecedented effort to influence the outcome of an election in Connecticut. GNEPSA, Michelle Rhee’s front group used a loophole in Connecticut campaign finance law to dumps tens of thousands of dollars in support of Democrat Brandon McGee and ... more »

How the AP and Politifact Bungled the Young Graduate Unemployment Story « Student Activism

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How the AP and Politifact Bungled the Young Graduate Unemployment Story « Student Activism: How the AP and Politifact Bungled the Young Graduate Unemployment Story by Angus Johnston In April the Associated Press published a story that’s gotten a lot of attention from education activists. According to the AP, a quarter of all recent college graduates are unemployed, and another quarter are “underemployed” — working part-time jobs, or jobs that don’t require a college degree. Mitt Romney has incorporated this report into his campaign speeches, in a highly distorted version that clai... more »

Daily Kos: Bus tour with teacherken: Going after the “Greed Agenda”

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Daily Kos: Bus tour with teacherken: Going after the “Greed Agenda”: Bus tour with teacherken: Going after the “Greed Agenda” by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) *I am currently in Columbus OH, where I am participating in Patriot Majority's Bus trip to Stop the Greed Agenda against the Koch Brothers. I was hired to do this by the National Education Association, and will be posting at least once a day at their Education Votes website. I will crosspost PART of those posts here, as I am doing this morning, and provide a link back to their site, since they are paying for my blogging. ... more »

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Who Knew? Free Birth Control = Fewer Teen Moms

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Who Knew? Free Birth Control = Fewer Teen Moms: Who Knew? Free Birth Control = Fewer Teen Moms by Melissa Westbrook From the AP: *Free birth control led to substantially lower rates of abortions and teen births, a large study concluded Thursday, offering strong evidence for how a contested Obama administration policy could benefit women's health.* *The project tracked more than 9,000 women in St. Louis, many of them poor or uninsured. They were given their choice of a range of contraceptive methods at no cost — from birth-control pills to goofpro... more »

“LAUSD State of the District Address."

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Los Angeles Unified School District: District News LAUSD State of the District Seating is limited for this event; therefore, stakeholders interested in attending this event, must RSVP to reserve a seat. September 13, 2012 Dear LAUSD Stakeholders: On Monday, October 8, 2012, LAUSD Employees, Elected Officials, Board Members, Community Partners, Student Leaders, Parent Representatives, and other stakeholders are invited to attend the “LAUSD State of the District Address." Superintendent John Deasy will use this forum to share the District’s steady progress toward making certain th... more »

This is What Great Teaching (& Teachers) Looks Like

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This is What Great Teaching (& Teachers) Looks Like: This is What Great Teaching (& Teachers) Looks Like by Sam There’s a lot of talk nationally about the importance of teachers, and the need to identify what great teaching actually *looks like* — and requires. Our search should start and end with people like Kathy Clunis D’Andrea. A veteran educator at the Mission Hill School in Boston, Kathy epitomizes everything that’s good about the profession — and everything the rest of us need to pay closer attention to if we want to support a better, more holistic vision of American public ed... more »

OK Dead White Guys, You Can Come Out Now « The Core Knowledge Blog

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OK Dead White Guys, You Can Come Out Now « The Core Knowledge Blog: OK Dead White Guys, You Can Come Out Nowby Robert Pondiscio *October 5th, 2012* * * * * Tags: Common Core State Standards, literature, Mark Bauerlein Posted in Core Knowledge, Curriculum, Education Practice | No Comments » With the advent of Common Core State Standards, English class may be safe once more for Dead White Males. In an op-ed in the New York Daily News, Mark Bauerlein points out CCSS’s requirement that students should be able to “demonstrate knowledge of 18th-, 19th- and early-20th-century foundational... more »

FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, October 5, 2012

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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: *A week before space shuttle Endeavour begins its 12-mile crawl through Los Angeles, officials said the public will have limited access during the two-day trek to the California Science Center in Exposition Park.* Education Headlines *Friday, October 5, 2012* Burbank High School's new field a symbol of pride for south Sacramento studentsThis isn't Granite Bay or Elk Grove or some other suburban campus. It isn't even one of Sacramento's wealthier schools. It's Luther Burbank High School – "Blood Bank," they used to call it – where ... more »

Seven Ideas for Meaningful Parent-Teacher Conferences - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher

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Seven Ideas for Meaningful Parent-Teacher Conferences - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Seven Ideas for Meaningful Parent-Teacher Conferences by Nancy Flanagan Let me describe the worst parent-teacher conferences I ever attended. Picture a large, echoing gymnasium, with teachers seated behind tables set nearly edge-to-edge around the perimeter; two molded-plastic chairs face each table. In the center of the gym, a roiling mass of hundreds of parents, trying to locate their daughter's teachers, assessing the length of lines. Facing each table, a line of parents... more »

World Teachers'Day | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

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World Teachers'Day | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization: World Teachers' Day 2012: Take a stand for teachers! “Take a stand for teachers!” is the slogan of World Teachers’ Day 2012 (5 October) which UNESCO is celebrating along with its partners, the International Labour Organization, UNDP, UNICEF and Education International (EI). Taking a stand for the teaching profession means providing adequate training, ongoing professional development, and protection for teachers’ rights. All over the world, a quality education offers hope and the promise of a ... more »

Value-Added? | The G Bitch Spot

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Value-Added? | The G Bitch Spot: Value-Added? by G Bitch Go read Michael Deshotels’ Serious Flaws in VAM and Mr. Free’s analysis of value-added [the link in the quote below]. Yet despite all the evidence I am about to present here, all of these actions that are so destructive to the teaching profession and to the education of our children will soon start happening. Pleaseclick on this link to the LAE website for Mr Free’s analysis. For this post I will just summarize one of the most critical findings in his study. The value-added “model” has been criticized before, and only makes... more »