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Is Your School Doing Everything It Can to Support and Include Students with Emotional and Behavioral Challenges? — Whole Child Education
Is Your School Doing Everything It Can to Support and Include Students with Emotional and Behavioral Challenges? — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGIs Your School Doing Everything It Can to Support and Include Students with Emotional and Behavioral Challenges?September 23, 2013 by Dan HabibMy son Samuel is a Red Sox and NASCAR fan, an avid bird watcher, an honor roll student and a gregar
This is the speech I intended to give at the Southern Education Foundation Public Education conference this weekend. . . . | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
This is the speech I intended to give at the Southern Education Foundation Public Education conference this weekend. . . . | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: This is the speech I intended to give at the Southern Education Foundation Public Education conference this weekend. . . .Posted on September 23, 20130 I intended to give this speech at the Southern Education Conference I attended this weekend, but as
How bad is the public school system? - Can a pay stub tell the value of a college education? - Cantor to push school choice in Philadelphia - POLITICO Morning Education - POLITICO.com
How bad is the public school system? - Can a pay stub tell the value of a college education? - Cantor to push school choice in Philadelphia - POLITICO Morning Education - POLITICO.com: How bad is the public school system? - Can a pay stub tell the value of a college education? - Cantor to push school choice in Philadelphia10 PrintText Size-+resetBy LIBBY A. NELSON | 09/23/13 9:34 AM EDTMONDAY MORN
How One Teacher Brought Smaller Class Sizes To Her School | NEA Today
How One Teacher Brought Smaller Class Sizes To Her School | NEA Today: How One Teacher Brought Smaller Class Sizes To Her SchoolBy Angela Harvey When the superintendent of the Stockton Unified School District visited the elementary school where Ruth Weaver Brown taught, she invited him into her kindergarten classroom to see firsthand the challenges she faced. “I said, ‘There are 32 faces in here.
Changing the Classroom Curriculum in History: Recapturing How I Taught a Half-Century Ago (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Changing the Classroom Curriculum in History: Recapturing How I Taught a Half-Century Ago (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Changing the Classroom Curriculum in History: Recapturing How I Taught a Half-Century Ago (Part 2)Within four years of beginning as a novice history teacher in 1956, I had slowly introduced new content and direct instruction in skills into my U.
Louisiana Educator: Warning! Some Common Core Resource Materials May be Harmful to Your Career
Louisiana Educator: Warning! Some Common Core Resource Materials May be Harmful to Your Career: Warning! Some Common Core Resource Materials May be Harmful to Your CareerTeachers and administrators found out last week that some of the typical resource materials recommended by some providers for teaching the common core are not appropriate for our Louisiana culture and particularly not appropriate
Schools Matter: ASD Follows Up Again on Charter Corruptionist Story
Schools Matter: ASD Follows Up Again on Charter Corruptionist Story: ASD Follows Up Again on Charter Corruptionist StoryThe ASD remains in response mode to this story and its follow-up, and as long as they are, we will remain responsive to them. Jeremy writes:1. if by "corporate" you mean the literal definition of a group of people authorized by law to function as a single entity, then
9-23-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Today: Back to Portelos HearingIt is game 2 of the Portelos vs the DOE et al and we expect some retiree MOREs to be there. We agreed not to reveal details until the case is over but we can write generally about the hearing. Transcripts are available which I assume can be published one day. See my reports from the last session.Portelos Hearing: NY Post Reporter Reuven Fenton C...He
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-23-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The Tests Are Loaded with ErrorsHeather Vogell, a stellar reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, has done in-depth investigative reporting on the standardized tests that now are used to determine the fate of students, teachers, principals, and schools. She has found a surprising number of error
9-23-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Vallas faces Supreme Court, Colorado Congressman returns to twitter rantA Monday morning in the on-going battle to stop the education reform industry and take back our public schools. Paul Vallas: In a final, desperate move to hold onto his position, faux superintendent Paul Vallas and his taxpayer funded attorneys go before the Connecticut Supreme Court today to explain why he is so s
Journal Sentinel Article Spotlights Charter School Performance | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Journal Sentinel Article Spotlights Charter School Performance | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Journal Sentinel Article Spotlights Charter School PerformanceFiled under: Charter Schools — millerlf @ 7:16 am The following article puts charter schools under the spotlight. A significant point made in the article is the fact that-“… on a percentage basis, the 134 schools rated in MPS edu
9-23-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Video: “42 Amazing Maps”This 42 Amazing Maps video is pretty interesting, but the narrator speaks far too fast for English Language Learners. You might also be interested in This May Be The Best Geography Site Of The Year: “40 maps that explain the world”7 by Larry Ferlazzo / 58min mark as read // saveUsing Magic To Teach
9-23-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: The Continuing Problem Of the Wealthy, Reformy "Liberal"Let's get back to America's Worst Congressman™, Jared Polis of Colorado: Don't bother trying to find this tweet: it's long gone. Funny how these things happen... But intemperate behavior seems to be Polis's m.o.; here's Diane Ravitch herself: In a series of Twitter posts last night, Congressman Jared Polis of Colorad
Billl would prevent double testing and double frustration for students, teachers | EdSource Today
Billl would prevent double testing and double frustration for students, teachers | EdSource Today: Billl would prevent double testing and double frustration for students, teachersSeptember 22nd, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Randolph Ward / commentaryShare on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing ServicesRandolph WardOf all the bills sitting on the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown,
Arne Duncan: Do Not Sacrifice Title I through Inconsistent Enforcement of Rules | janresseger
Arne Duncan: Do Not Sacrifice Title I through Inconsistent Enforcement of Rules | janresseger: Arne Duncan: Do Not Sacrifice Title I through Inconsistent Enforcement of RulesTitle I is the federal civil rights program created in 1965 as the centerpiece of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to help equalize opportunity by sending federal money to schools serving a large number or high conce
9-23-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Bloomberg Plans Final Destruction Of Zoned High Schools Before He GoesFrom the Daily News: In a push that is alarming parents, the Bloomberg administration plans to stop guaranteeing eighth-graders a spot in the city’s remaining neighborhood high schools. “It’s ridiculous to think that children are not able to go to their zoned school automatically,” said Kim Alvarez, who wa
9-23-13 teacherken at Daily Kos
teacherken at Daily Kos: Krugman goes after Republicans on SNAPin a column today titled Free to be Hungry, which I highly recommend. He starts by noting the Right's obsession with the word "freedom" (such as in Freedom Works and "freedom fries") before offering this gem of a paragraph: The right’s definition of freedom, however, isn’t one that, say, F.D.R. would recognize. In
State Supreme Court rules against APS in charter suit: "... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
State Supreme Court rules against APS in charter suit: "... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: State Supreme Court rules against APS in charter suit: " Intention of the General Assembly was to fund local schools unequally with regard to local revenue." COMMENT(2) 0 0 1 1Previous PostsMissed connection: Are schools tripping up on technology? September 22, 2013A panel on Common Core. An ir
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
I Quit Teach for America - Olivia Blanchard - The Atlantic
I Quit Teach for America - Olivia Blanchard - The Atlantic: I Quit Teach for AmericaFive weeks of training was not enough to prepare me for a room of 20 unruly elementary-schoolers.I am sitting in a comfortable gold folding chair inside one of the many ballrooms at the Georgia International Convention Center. The atmosphere is festive, with a three-course dinner being served and children playing a
A plea for book censors to stand down
A plea for book censors to stand down: A plea for book censors to stand downBy Valerie Strauss, Published: September 23 at 5:00 amE-mail the writer1CommentsMoreAs noted in the previous post, this is Banned Books Week. Here’s a piece on the ugliness of censorship by James Blasingame, associate professor of English Education at Arizona State University, and the 2010 president of the Assembly on Lite
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Techies vie with ed conglomerates for a piece of the Common Core market
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Techies vie with ed conglomerates for a piece of the Common Core market: Techies vie with ed conglomerates for a piece of the Common Core marketIt's ed tech start-up companies vs. the oligopoly at Stanford conference.Silicon Valley tech companies, conferencing at Stanford, are trying to become the "Facebook of education," writes Lauren Hepler in the Si
NYC Educator: Startup Tips
NYC Educator: Startup Tips: Startup TipsI Wish Someone Had Told MePractical suggestions were few and far between when I started out. I was an English teacher, with an AP who spent hours describing the difference between an “aim” and an “instructional objective.” To this day, I haven’t the slightest notion what she was talking about. She also spent a good deal of time describing the trials and trib
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLESEmanuel cut short East Coast fundraising trip and flew back to Chicago after 13 people were shot at a South Side park.Columnist John KassHe was absolutely rolled by the Chicago Teachers Union in the strike, and his capitulation cost him credibility with business leaders. His closing of some four dozen schools cost him with African-
How to Create a Negative School Climate 101 | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
How to Create a Negative School Climate 101 | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates: How to Create a Negative School Climate 101Posted on September 22, 2013by Teachers'LettersToBillGatesDear Mr. Gates and Mr. Duncan, I thought I had better get this to you now while it is still on my mind.At the end of the last school year, I was informed that I would be teaching 7th and 8th grade language a
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The Educated Reporter: More Than Scores: Assessing the Future of Teacher Evaluations
The Educated Reporter: More Than Scores: Assessing the Future of Teacher Evaluations: More Than Scores: Assessing the Future of Teacher EvaluationsTeacher evaluations are here to stay. But what is their purpose and what are teachers doing to make them their own? Next month, EWA will hold a journalists-only seminar to examine how new collaborations and methodologies are bringing greater depth to th
State constitutional measure binds schools to open meetings SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: State constitutional measure binds schools to open meetingsBy Kimberly BeltranMonday, September 23, 2013School districts and local government agencies will forever be required to provide meeting notices and documents to the public if voters agree this June to add that provision to California’s Constitution.But responsibility for the mandate’s costs –
Missed connection: Are schools tripping up on technology? | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Missed connection: Are schools tripping up on technology? | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Missed connection: Are schools tripping up on technology? COMMENT(2) 0 1 1 4RelatedView Larger Will RichardsonPrevious PostsA panel on Common Core. An irate parent. An arrest. Who went too far? September 21, 2013Sororities at University of Alabama offer bids to black womenSeptember 21, 2013All eyes on pre-k wh
The Lie and Disgrace that is NBC’s Education Nation | Raginghorseblog
The Lie and Disgrace that is NBC’s Education Nation | Raginghorseblog: The Lie and Disgrace that is NBC’s Education NationSeptember 22, 2013The yearly corporate sponsored corporate education reform propaganda extravaganza Education Nation sinks lower and lower and as it does so it showers the American people with greater and greater corporate contempt. Here is an event that is billed as a “summit”
Samantha Thibodeaux, SPED teacher from St John Parish, speaks out about CCSS, Jindal, White & Duncan | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Samantha Thibodeaux, SPED teacher from St John Parish, speaks out about CCSS, Jindal, White & Duncan | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Samantha Thibodeaux, SPED teacher from St John Parish, speaks out about CCSS, Jindal, White & DuncanPosted on September 22, 20130I am Samantha Thibodeaux. I am a 14 year teacher of SPED in St. John Parish. I hold a bachelor’s in KHS, a master’s in health education a
Go home, Congressman. You’re drunk.
Go home, Congressman. You’re drunk.: Go home, Congressman. You’re drunk.by JASON STANFORD on SEPTEMBER 23, 2013There is evil in the world. In fact, there are too many examples, from Jerry Sandusky and Ariel Castro in the United States to Assad gassing civilians in Syria to Islamic terrorists killing shoppers in a Nairobi mall. You could make a list of all the evil in the world and run out of ideas
Connected Educator Month Is Coming – What Will You Do? | Connected Principals
Connected Educator Month Is Coming – What Will You Do? | Connected Principals: Connected Educator Month Is Coming – What Will You Do?September 23, 2013By Patrick LarkinIf you are reading this post, the odds are that you are already somewhat of a “connected educator.” Of course, if you are “connected” then you know that there are some responsibilities that come along with that designation. One of
Coop Goes to High School Part 4 – The Play’s the Thing | Lefty Parent
Coop Goes to High School Part 4 – The Play’s the Thing | Lefty Parent: Coop Goes to High School Part 4 – The Play’s the ThingSeptember 22nd, 2013 at 16:19I returned from my summer in England just a week before school was to start for my junior year of high school, having missed my normal summer activities and been disconnected from my neighborhood friends for those ten weeks I had been gone, but a
Nite Cap 9-22-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYLAUSD- NO COMMON CORE WITHOUT COMMON SENSE - Perdaily.comLAUSD- NO COMMON CORE WITHOUT COMMON SENSE - Perdaily.com: LAUSD- NO COMMON CORE WITHOUT COMMON SENSE(Mensaje se repite en Español)For a change, let me suspend my disbelief and assume
LAUSD- NO COMMON CORE WITHOUT COMMON SENSE - Perdaily.com
LAUSD- NO COMMON CORE WITHOUT COMMON SENSE - Perdaily.com: LAUSD- NO COMMON CORE WITHOUT COMMON SENSE(Mensaje se repite en Español)For a change, let me suspend my disbelief and assume that Superintendent John Deasy and those running the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and other underachieving school districts like it around the country are actually interested in turning things around i
An Indiana Parent Writes to NBC's Education Nation: Why Only Present One Side of a Public Debate? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
An Indiana Parent Writes to NBC's Education Nation: Why Only Present One Side of a Public Debate? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: An Indiana Parent Writes to NBC's Education Nation: Why Only Present One Side of a Public Debate?By Anthony Cody on September 22, 2013 4:23 PMSeveral weeks ago I wrote a post asking if NBC News would once again be relying on the Gates Foundation for the &
From By Any Means Becessary (BAMN): Join Me in Sponsoring a Student to March on the U.S. Supreme Court to Restore Affirmative Action on October 15, 2013 | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News
From By Any Means Becessary (BAMN): Join Me in Sponsoring a Student to March on the U.S. Supreme Court to Restore Affirmative Action on October 15, 2013 | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News: From By Any Means Becessary (BAMN): Join Me in Sponsoring a Student to March on the U.S. Supreme Court to Restore Affirmative Action on October 15, 2013By Danny Weil o
Week in Class: Week Three 2013
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Week in Class: Week Three 2013: Week in Class: Week Three 2013 A routine has settled with the class, but all is not perfect, which is as one would expect at this point. Still the signs are good. I feel like there is a good base to build on with this group. The class is both productive and both want to learn and please me (not a requirement on my part–but st
Shocking Video: Howard County Parent Arrested At Education Forum
Shocking Video: Howard County Parent Arrested At Education Forum « CBS Baltimore: Shocking Video: Howard County Parent Arrested At Education ForumTOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — A Howard County man faces criminal charges after refusing to keep quiet at a state education forum.Pat Warren reports—the confrontation was recorded and is raising questions.The forum was held Thursday night in Towson. The Department
9-22-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: OSPI Doesn't Spot-Check State TestsThe Seattle Times has quite the lengthy article about how Washington State could have a cheating scandal, but doesn't know it, because OSPI doesn't do spot-checks on student tests. I read this article waiting for some evidence to show itself but it didn't. I'm not saying the theory is wrong but apparently, not that many districts
9-22-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Sunday reads.On the road to Three Oaks, Michigan for dinner last night. Rahm announces “rapid-fire” construction plans. If I were Rahm, I’d pick another term. Millions spent on “differentiated instruction” professional development and changes in teacher evaluations. And there’s nothing data driven abo
Wide racial gap persists in education testing | The Columbus Dispatch
Wide racial gap persists in education testing | The Columbus Dispatch: Wide racial gap persists in education testing By Collin BinkleyThe Columbus Dispatch Sunday September 22, 2013 8:05 AMComments: 1 Enlarge ImageEven if they come from affluent families or attend highly rated schools, black students in Ohio continue to lag far behind their white peers in school, according to a Dispatchanalysis o
March, rally in Milwaukee seek support for public education
March, rally in Milwaukee seek support for public education: March, rally in Milwaukee seek support for public educationMichael McLoone / for the Journal SentinelStudents, parents, active and retired educators and school administrators, clergy, civil rights groups and community leaders particitpate in an education march and rally Saturday in Milwaukee.By Steve Schultze of the Journal SentinelSept.
Remarks by the President at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Awards Dinner | The White House
Remarks by the President at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Awards Dinner | The White House: Remarks by the President at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Awards DinnerWashington Convention CenterWashington, D.C.9:09 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: Hello, CBC! (Applause.) Thank you so much, everybody. Please, have a seat, have a seat. Michelle and I are happy to be here wi
Short Notes: The Learning Styles Nonsense - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Short Notes: The Learning Styles Nonsense - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Short Notes: The Learning Styles Nonsenseby JOSE VILSON on SEPTEMBER 22, 2013in JOSEA few notes:Please do like my page on Facebook if you haven’t already. The conversations there are heating up. [Facebook]Dan Willingham called learning styles crap a long time ago, but this article explores the idea anyways. [Scientific
9-22-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Kid falls through skylight at EcksteinAll I know about this is what I read in the paper. But I am curious. What were kids doing on the roof at Eckstein? How could one of them be so foolish as to fall through a skylight?by Charlie Mas / 17min Seattle Schools Community Forum: Ravitch versus Rhee; a Solid Comparison of Books and ViewsSeattle Schools Community Forum:
Mother Crusader: My Unedited Review Of Diane Ravitch's Reign Of Error
Mother Crusader: My Unedited Review Of Diane Ravitch's Reign Of Error: My Unedited Review Of Diane Ravitch's Reign Of ErrorThe edited version of my review can be found at WHYY's NewsWorks New Jersey. Quotes from Diane Ravitch and Helen Gym were cut from my original for length.Diane Ravitch's Reign of Error May Awaken the Sleeping Giant in the Education Reform Debate -- Public School ParentsIt wasn
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BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-22-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Why DC Scores IncreasedEmma Brown of the Washington Post explains that DC test scores in math reached a historic high point because of a decision by DC officials. But the math gains officia
