Second Grade - Skills Strand Lesson 1: Thanks Engageny
Reblogged from An Antique Teacher: So, today, I did the Core Knowledge Skills Strand Lesson 1 from Module 1. This is the lesson that SHOULD HAVE been taught on Day 1 of Second Grade. There were many materials that I didn't have - flip picture cards (hat, cat, sad, etc), and some things I didn't […]
DC Insiders See Bleak Future for CCSS
Reblogged from Diane Ravitch's blog: This poll of DC insiders shows a deep pessimism about the prospects for Common Core and reauthorization of NCLB. Most interesting observations: • “Any bandwidth Congress has seems to be devoted to re‐litigating the health care act.” • “There’s no sense of compromise and no incentive on either side to […]
Disaster Capitalism and Charter Schools: Revisiting New Orleans Post-Katrina | the becoming radical
Disaster Capitalism and Charter Schools: Revisiting New Orleans Post-Katrina | the becoming radical.
If You Ask, They Will Answer
I have recently asked, Whatever Happened to Scientifically Based Research in Education Policy? And it appears that the USDOE has come forward with an answer, as reported by Valerie Strauss: The U.S. Education Department routinely awards millions of dollars in grants to states and organizations, but it seems that it doesn’t have enough money to maintain its […]
9-23-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: The Indignant Teacher Goes AbroadSusan DuFresne and Katie Lapham are the women behind the website, Teachers’ Letters to Bill Gates; they are experienced public school teachers and amazing authors. Susan recently invited Him to take part in an interview with her, to discuss his role in public education and some of the issues on the table. “After all, public education is […]by jill