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10-6-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t” – OctoberI have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minim
10-6-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: A case study of how sound bites don’t always reflect reality…Governor Malloy calls on Federal Government to pay unemployment benefits for Sikorsky shutdown adding its “unacceptable that Connecticut taxpayers be made to pay for the failures of Republicans in Washington.” It is unacceptable for Connecticut taxpayers to be paying for the failure of Republicans in Washington, but the Sikor
Wireless EdTech Conference 2013 Overview -- Wireless Ed Tech
2013 Conference Overview -- Wireless Ed Tech: Leveraging Mobile and Wireless to Transform Teaching and LearningWireless EdTech Conference 2013Date: October 7- 9, 2013Location: Fairmont Hotel, ChicagoWireless EdTech is the premier conference to focus on major issues in research, practice and policy that must be resolved to realize the full potential of mobile broadband for learning.Participation in
House Of Cards - Corporate Deform in America - Trailer by BATA
House of Cards is a series of short videos created to bring to the forefront the key players in the corporate reform movement. Each week a new player will be featured along with information concerning their words and actions that have been aimed at the destruction of our public schools. Video created by Terri Michal. No copyright infringement intended. For informational purposes only.SUPPORT YOUR
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-6-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: And Now, About My CriticsI have been more than thrilled by the response to my new book. Today it is #10 on the New York Times best seller list, next week it will be #15. My guess is that as more educators and parents read it, they will recommend it to others. I hope they will form study groups to discuss the issues it raises. My ho
10-6-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Garfield UpdatesThe Garfield High School Associated Student Body does not condone harassment, abuse, intimidation, humiliation, violence, or bullying of any kind. We support and encourage inter-class unity by continuing to provide and promote safe and school-appropriate events. Any student who needs help or assistance should contact an ASB officer, counselor, teach
Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Corporate Ed Reform ConferenceRockaway’s Tale of Two Cities Under Bloomberg: Health Care vs. Bike LanesNorm in The Wave - School Scope, published Oct. 4, 2013I wrote this Tuesday morning, Oct. 1 right before I went out to vote for Tish James. I had submitted the column to the writers group I belong to for comment later that evening and while they thought this was some of my better
10-6-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Science Teacher Complains Common Core Turns Him Into Literacy Teacher, But He Still Supports The CCSSA common complain with the Common Core - no matter what subject a teacher teaches, he/she must become an ELA teacher and teach informational texts:At the beginning of the school year, I start off my class with a quote. In my best orator voice, I exclaim, “We need to teach our
10-6-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: U.S. Needs Moratorium on (Privileged) White Men Pontificating on Race, Class, Gender | the becoming radicalU.S. Needs Moratorium on (Privileged) White Men Pontificating on Race, Class, Gender | the becoming radical.by plthomasedd / 46min All Week 10-4-13 @ THE CHALK FACE@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week @ THE CHALK FACE Live show from DougCo Colorado today, 4PM ESTT
With A Brooklyn Accent: When Coercion and Intimidation Dictate Education Policy-Democracy Withers
With A Brooklyn Accent: When Coercion and Intimidation Dictate Education Policy-Democracy Withers: When Coercion and Intimidation Dictate Education Policy-Democracy WithersOPT-OUT/REFUSAL GUIDES FOR EACH STATEOpt-Out/Refusal Guides for each State | United Opt Out National: The rapid growth of the Opt-Out movement, and the accompanying growth of mass resistance to high stakes testing, has revealed
American Exceptionalism, According to Oliver Stone | toteachornototeach
American Exceptionalism, According to Oliver Stone | toteachornototeach: American Exceptionalism, According to Oliver Stone American Exceptionalism,According to Oliver Stone by Katrina vanden HeuvelOliver Stone’s 10-hour documentary series, The Untold History of The United States, which first appeared on Showtime in 2012, is about to be rereleased this month on DVD with three new episodes and a po
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Junk isn't only for mail.8 Types of posting #ConnectedEducators should avoid #CE13
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Junk isn't only for mail.8 Types of posting #ConnectedEducators should avoid #CE13: Junk isn't only for mail.8 Types of posting #ConnectedEducators should avoid #CE13Editor's note: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has named October as Connected Educator Month. The U.S. Department of Education’s Connected Educators initiative seeks to celebrate and enc
Students Last: The Haunted School
Students Last: The Haunted School: The Haunted SchoolThe Michelle Rhee room proves scaryfor both children and adultsNew York City - Outside of P.S. 129 in the Bronx is a sign written in chalk on an old blackboard that invites children and adults to "Brave the haunted halls of education reform....if you dare." But if you plan on accepting the chilling invitation to enter, be prepared to w
LA, iPads, Reinhold Niebuhr, and School reform | The IDEA Blog
LA, iPads, Reinhold Niebuhr, and School reform | The IDEA Blog: LA, iPads, Reinhold Niebuhr, and School reformby Scott Nine in Blog4h mark as read // saveGlobal Sharing not Global Competition - A Storyby Dana Bennis in Blog4h IDEA 3.0 Top Ten Countdown - Place-Based Organizing & One National Teamby Shawn Strader in Blog4h Week of Action on School Pushoutby Dana Bennis in Blog4h
Pa. school test results woefully incomplete - Philly.com
Pa. school test results woefully incomplete - Philly.com: Pa. school test results woefully incompleteBy Susan Snyder, Martha Woodall, and Dylan Purcell, Inquirer Staff WritersPOSTED: October 05, 2013Pennsylvania's Department of Education released a massive new system Friday for evaluating public schools, but its own performance on how it executed that release was viewed as lackluster by some local
Help Us Expose the Privatizers and Profiteers Selling out Our Democracy OutsourcingAmericaEXPOSED.org
Portal:Outsourcing America Exposed - SourceWatch: Help Us Expose the Privatizers and ProfiteersSelling out Our DemocracyOutsourcingAmericaEXPOSED.orgPortal:Outsourcing America ExposedThe Outsourcing America Exposed PortalFind the privatizers and profiteers atOutsourcingAmericaExposed.org.When Wall Street collapsed the economy in 2008, one company eager to buy public assets from cash-strapped gover
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Power philanthropy undermines democracy
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Power philanthropy undermines democracy: Power philanthropy undermines democracyJoann Barkan has an excellent piece, "Plutocrats at Work: How Big Philanthropy Undermines Democracy", in the Fall Issue of Dissent.She Writes:Because they are mostly free to do what they want, mega-foundations threaten democratic governance and civil society (defined as the
U.S. Needs Moratorium on (Privileged) White Men Pontificating on Race, Class, Gender | the becoming radical
U.S. Needs Moratorium on (Privileged) White Men Pontificating on Race, Class, Gender | the becoming radical: U.S. NEEDS MORATORIUM ON (PRIVILEGED) WHITE MEN PONTIFICATING ON RACE, CLASS, GENDERMost (privileged) white men are wrong about race, class, and gender—and while Mike Petrilli isn’t unique, he does represent how and why:Second, the reason the overwhelming majority of children are born poor
Engines of Change: Millennial ‘Precariat’ as Social Dynamite - Online University of the Left
Engines of Change: Millennial ‘Precariat’ as Social Dynamite - Online University of the Left: Engines of Change: Millennial ‘Precariat’ as Social DynamitePosted by carl4davidson30 Statistics About Americans Under The Age Of 30 That Will Blow Your MindBy Michael SynderProgressive America Rising via EconomicCollapseBlog.comOct 3, 2013 – Why are young people in America so frustrated these days? You
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Bill Gates Must Be Worried About Common Core Survival | deutsch29
Bill Gates Must Be Worried About Common Core Survival | deutsch29: Bill Gates Must Be Worried About Common Core SurvivalOctober 5, 2013Bill Gates is heavily invested in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). However, CCSS is in trouble. Even US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan isdesperately trying to save them.Forget the students and teachers. It’s the Standards that the likes of Gates and Dunc
On the “Wrong” Side of the Anacostia River | Angel Cintron Jr.
On the “Wrong” Side of the Anacostia River | Angel Cintron Jr.: On the “Wrong” Side of the Anacostia Riverby ACINTRONJR • OCTOBER 5, 2013IntroductionEducation reform is failing traditional DC public middle schools located east of the Anacostia River. Regardless of popular education debates centered on the merits of school choice, private and public charter schools, common core, teacher evaluations
Teaching Future Presidents! | Diary of a Public School Teacher!
Teaching Future Presidents! | Diary of a Public School Teacher!: Teaching Future Presidents!Posted October 5, 2013 by Oldschoolteach in Blogging about Education, Student Issues. Tagged: challenging students,self fulfilling prophecy, teacher expectations, teaching ALL students. Leave a CommentA conversation in a workshop, in a classroom, in a school, in a district, in a city, in a state, in our cou
Nite Cap 10-5-13 #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 CAPTODAYThe Network For Public Education | The Network for Public Education endorses Suzie Abajian for North Pasadena School BoardThe Network For Public Education | The Network for Public Education endorses Suzie Abajian for North Pasadena School Bo
The Network For Public Education | The Network for Public Education endorses Suzie Abajian for North Pasadena School Board
The Network For Public Education | The Network for Public Education endorses Suzie Abajian for North Pasadena School Board: The Network for Public Education endorses Suzie Abajian for North Pasadena School Boardadmin October 5, 2013 NPE EndorsementsThe Network for Public Education, a national organization that fights to preserve and strengthen our public school system, has endorsed educator Suzie
Chris Rickert: Control no predictor of quality in public education : Wsj
Chris Rickert: Control no predictor of quality in public education : Wsj: Chris Rickert: Control no predictor of quality in public educationPrint Email11 hours ago • CHRIS RICKERT | Wisconsin State Journal | crickert@madison.com | 608-252-6198(4) CommentsStudents at Milwaukee's Academy of Excellence charter school attend a rally for supporters of Wisconsin's School Choice program gather at La Ca
Diane Ravitch: On How to Save Public Education | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Diane Ravitch: On How to Save Public Education | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Diane Ravitch: On How to Save Public EducationFiled under: Ravitch — millerlf @ 4:36 pm Following is a section of an article by Diane Ravitch from the Progressive Magazine.Saving Our Public Schools, October 2013Pregnant women should see a doctor early in their pregnancy and have regular care and good nutr
The NYCDOE Strikes Back and Attempts to Intimidate Me!!!!!.southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: The NYCDOE Strikes Back and Attempts to Intimidate Me!!!!!So arrive at the Rubber Room (I refuse to call it reassignment center) yesterday morning looking forward to spending another day with Mrs Nussbaum and Mrs McGillicuddy. On Thursday, we had to cut short a roundtable discussion on whether or not the US should return to the gold standard. We all agreed that not
10-5-13 Saturday Matinée Special Corporate Reform School Girls News Breakout
Saturday Special Corporate Reform School Girls News BreakoutTODAYDeciding Who Sees Students’ Data - NYTimes.comDeciding Who Sees Students’ Data - NYTimes.com:by mike simpson / 3min Rallies and Marches Planned Across Country Support of Immigrants | HispanicallySpeakingNews.comRallies and Marches Planned Across Country Support of Immigrants | HispanicallySpeakingNews.com: Hundreds of Rallies and Mar
Rallies and Marches Planned Across Country Support of Immigrants | HispanicallySpeakingNews.com
Rallies and Marches Planned Across Country Support of Immigrants | HispanicallySpeakingNews.com: Hundreds of Rallies and Marches Planned Across Country in Support of ImmigrantsMore than 150 events in 41 states have been planned this weekend in support of immigrants and immigration reform. The rallies and marches are all part of the ‘National Day of Action for Immigrant Dignity and Respect.’These
Blue Jersey:: Christie runs from his record on schools
Blue Jersey:: Christie runs from his record on schools: Christie runs from his record on schoolsby: NJ Working Families AllianceFri Oct 04, 2013 at 04:05:43 PM EDTThis story should be shared with anyone believing the Christie administration lie that they've properly funded schools. Report by New York Federal Reserve Bank has the numbers that make the truth clear. Promoted by RosiEven by the standa
Gates Money and Common Core– Part VI | deutsch29
Gates Money and Common Core– Part VI | deutsch29: Gates Money and Common Core– Part VIOctober 5, 2013This post is the sixth (and final) post in a series I have written detailing Bill Gates’ mammoth purchasing of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). (Hereare links to the previous five posts in the series.)In the fifth post, I mentioned that this final post would be Gates’ CCSS funding of educati
Get Bill Ayers! | Dissident Voice
Get Bill Ayers! | Dissident Voice: Get Bill Ayers!A Review of Public Enemyby Ron Jacobs / October 5th, 2013I remember reading the New York Times review of Bill Ayers’ first bookFugitive Days while sitting on a curb in Greenwich Village on September 11, 2001. The haze from the demolished towers hung on the air as thick as the fear felt by almost every person in the city that day. After reading the
2nd Banana 10-5-13-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2 #1u
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANA RECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POST Disruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational Tool - NYTimes.comDisruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational Tool - NYTimes.com: "Disruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational Tool"Disruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational ToolIf you were to walk into my sister’s house in Los Angeles,
Jose Lara for ERUSD School Board 2013
Jose Lara for ERUSD School Board 2013: About the candidate: José LaraAs an award -winning educator, I have dedicated my career to helping students achieve their maximum potential. As a parent there is nothing I care about more than ensuring our schools provide a quality education that prepares children for a successful future. I am the only candidate that is both a teacher and parent and I intend
Morning Wink 10-5-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYThose Who Changed History but Won’t Be in the History Books | toteachornototeachThose Who Changed History but Won’t Be in the History Books | toteachornototeach: Those Who Changed History but Won’t Be in the History Booksby Nicholas FerroniAs a history teacher, I have read and taught about every figure in our textbooks and curriculum. Some are
