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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Nite Cap 10-15-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2


James Baldwin said it best: 

"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."


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Kentucky Teacher: Common Core “Is Like Rearranging the Deck Chairs” | Truth in American Education
Kentucky Teacher: Common Core “Is Like Rearranging the Deck Chairs” | Truth in American Education: Kentucky Teacher: Common Core “Is Like Rearranging the Deck Chairs”Filed in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on October 15, 2013• 0 Comments184Kentucky Education Commissioner Tom HollidayI just read an interesting article on Kentucky’s pioneering the Common C
by mike simpson / 2min 
Milwaukee Courier Article on St. Marcus | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Milwaukee Courier Article on St. Marcus | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: The myth of the academic achievement at St. Marcus Lutheran School12 October 2013 Milwaukee CourierBy Lynda L. JonesSt. Marcus Lutheran School has been extremely vocal and aggressive in its attempt to force MPS to sell them the Malcolm X Academy Campus.A major part of the school’s argument has been the claim that
by mike simpson / 3min 
Watch: SRC meeting on parent engagement | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Watch: SRC meeting on parent engagement | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Live streaming video by UstreamWatch: SRC meeting on parent engagement  The topic of tonight's School Reform Commission meeting is parent engagement. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. read more1 by thenotebook / 19min mark as read  //  save'Goodbye to City Schools' to premiere with launch of photo exhibitionby Naveed Ahsan
by mike simpson / 18min 
What Would Happen to the Student Loan Portfolio If the Debt Ceiling Is Breached? | C. Cryn Johannsen
What Would Happen to the Student Loan Portfolio If the Debt Ceiling Is Breached? | C. Cryn Johannsen: What Would Happen to the Student Loan Portfolio If the Debt Ceiling Is Breached?In less than two days, if Congress cannot reach an agreement on the debt ceiling, it will be breached. This means that that U.S. Treasury will be unable to pay the bills. Thus far, the U.S. Treasury has not been vocal
by mike simpson / 2h 
Are school reformers wrecking the Common Core?
Are school reformers wrecking the Common Core?: Are school reformers wrecking the Common Core?BY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 15 at 3:31 pmSecond-grader Graycyn Griffith works on touch typing in class on October 11 at Horseshoe Trails Elementary School in Phoenix.  Formal keyboarding instruction began this year for second-graders, in anticipation of the Common Core. (Photo by David Jolkovski for The Was
by mike simpson / 2h 
NYC Educator: Reformy King John's Education Department Decrees Who May and May Not Have an Opinion
NYC Educator: Reformy King John's Education Department Decrees Who May and May Not Have an Opinion: Reformy King John's Education Department Decrees Who May and May Not Have an OpinionToday I was pretty surprised to learn who, specifically, were the "special interests" that precluded NY State Education Commissioner John King from having discussions with the people who pay his salary. We
by mike simpson / 2h 
10/15/2013 – ‘Reform’ Kills Common Core?
10/15/2013 – ‘Reform’ Kills Common Core?: 10/15/2013 – ‘Reform’ Kills Common Core?October 15, 2013 SubscribeTHIS WEEK: Testing Kindergartners … Shutdown Hurts Vulnerable Children … Vouchers Don’t Help Students … Sixth Grader Dies For Lack Of School Nurse … Bad Education Policies Hit Higher EdTOP STORYWill Education Reform Kill The Common CoreBy Jeff Bryant“Whether you’re a big fan of the new stand
by mike simpson / 4h 
Emergency: Please Call and Email the Mayor and Common Council Now! | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Emergency: Please Call and Email the Mayor and Common Council Now! | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Emergency: Please Call and Email the Mayor and Common Council Now!Filed under: American Injustice,MPS Buildings — millerlf @ 11:49 am St. Marcus is flooding City Hall with phone calls to lobby the Council and Mayor not to sign off on the sale of Malcolm X that the MPS School Board appro
by mike simpson / 4h 
Resilience: It's a Practice — Whole Child Education
Resilience: It's a Practice — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGResilience: It’s a PracticeOctober 15, 2013 by Mindful PracticesPost written by Carla Tantillo and Lara Veon, Mindful PracticesAmong the most heartbreaking moments as an educator is that of observing a student who doesn't believe in herself and sees a mistake—be it a social interaction gone bad or a failing grade—as a fractur
by mike simpson / 4h 
Editorials on Common Core Worth Mentioning | Truth in American Education
Editorials on Common Core Worth Mentioning | Truth in American Education: Editorials on Common Core Worth MentioningFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on October 15, 2013 • 0 Comments385Usually most newspaper editorials are barely worthy of lining bird cages, but I wanted to point out three editorials I recently read on the Common Core that can be elevated beyond that status
by mike simpson / 4h 
NYC Public School Parents: Tonight's vote on charter expansion and co-locations; neither parent choice nor the free market at work
NYC Public School Parents: Tonight's vote on charter expansion and co-locations; neither parent choice nor the free market at work: Tonight's vote on charter expansion and co-locations; neither parent choice nor the free market at workThis evening the Panel for Educational Policy  -- or as it is sometimes called, the Panel of Eight [mayoral] Puppets -- will rubberstamp 23 new co-location proposals
by mike simpson / 4h 
10-15-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadWhat's on your mind?by Melissa Westbrook / 14min 10-14-13 Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle School Board Campaigns - What Does a "Positive" Campaign Look Like?Ballots are to drop on Wednesday the 16th and I have two questions:1) Is politics like love and war - all is fair in order to win?  As we are
by mike simpson / 7h 
Morning Wink 10-15-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYReformie School | EduShysterReformie School | EduShyster: Reformie SchoolPosted on October 15, 2013What I learned when I attended the EdReformiesWell reader: I did it. I attended the education reform event of the year (century?) and lived to tell the tale. In fact, I not only survived but I may have inadvertently learned a thing or two in the process.
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Reformie School | EduShyster
Reformie School | EduShyster: Reformie SchoolPosted on October 15, 2013What I learned when I attended the EdReformiesWell reader: I did it. I attended the education reform event of the year (century?) and lived to tell the tale. In fact, I not only survived but I may have inadvertently learned a thing or two in the process. But from the minute I stepped off of the red reformie carpet I’ve been bes
by mike simpson / 8h 
10-15-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Capital Prep Principal and No-Excuse Champion Steve Perry: Too big to follow rules?Every Hartford principal knows that rules when it comes to being at work in the weeks leading up to the Connecticut Mastery Testing… “FURTHER, NO VACATIONS OR PROFESSIONAL LEAVE WILL BE APPROVED FOR PRINCIPALS DURING THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 22 THROUGH MARCH 22, 2011” -Hartford Public Schools; The Office of T
by mike simpson / 8h 
NEA and Teach Plus Launch Teacher Fellowship Program | NEA Today
NEA and Teach Plus Launch Teacher Fellowship Program | NEA Today: NEA and Teach Plus Launch Teacher Fellowship ProgramOctober 15, 2013 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Celeste Busser and Cindy LongThe National Education Association and Teach Plus, a national non-profit education advocacy organization, have selected 52 of the country’s highest performing teachers
by mike simpson / 8h 
Cooper Union Administration Violates Agreement on Student Trustee |
Cooper Union Administration Violates Agreement on Student Trustee |: Cooper Union Administration Violates Agreement on Student TrusteeOctober 15, 2013 in StudentsThe Cooper Union administration yesterday released details of the proceduresit intends to use to place a student on the college’s Board of Trustees in the coming months, and to this outside observer’s eyes, those procedures look like a cl
by mike simpson / 8h 
Comparing Teacher And Principal Evaluation Ratings
Shanker Blog » Comparing Teacher And Principal Evaluation Ratings: Comparing Teacher And Principal Evaluation RatingsPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on October 15, 2013The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) has recently released the first round of results from its new principal evaluation system. Like the system used for teachers, the principal ratings are based on a combination of test and non
by mike simpson / 8h 
Bill Ayers doesn’t regret destroying government property to protest the Vietnam war | The Raw Story
Bill Ayers doesn’t regret destroying government property to protest the Vietnam war | The Raw Story: Bill Ayers doesn’t regret destroying government property to protest the Vietnam warBy Eric W. DolanTuesday, October 15, 2013 9:32 EDT University of Illinois at Chicago professor Bill Ayers said Monday that he didn’t regret bombing public buildings during the 1960s and 1970s.Ayers co-founded the rev
by mike simpson / 8h 
Daily Kos: House Republicans will not go along with the Senate
Daily Kos: House Republicans will not go along with the Senate: House Republicans will not go along with the SenatebyteacherkenFollownot without a fightthe following is from a breaking news email from Politico:House Republicans will move their own debt ceiling and government funding bill, GOP leaders announced in a closed meeting Tuesday.The bill will delay Obamacare's medical device tax for two y
by mike simpson / 8h 
Aren’t All Children Equally Deserving? | the becoming radical
Aren’t All Children Equally Deserving? | the becoming radical: AREN’T ALL CHILDREN EQUALLY DESERVING?A common practice for introducing students to the ethical foundation of philosophy is to pose moral dilemmas, possibly the most typical example being the life-boat dilemma that forces a person to choose who lives, and thus who dies.Science fiction (SF) and speculative fiction often build entire oth
by mike simpson / 8h 
Who Are the 'Deserving Rich'? - Bridging Differences - Education Week
Who Are the 'Deserving Rich'? - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Who Are the 'Deserving Rich'?By Deborah Meier on October 15, 2013 9:06 AMDear Mike,I have just come from the Progressive Education Network conference. In such settings, with like-minded folks, I find it fun to look for disagreements.  That's a problem we don't have.  You and I have no trouble finding things we disagree on. More
by mike simpson / 9h 
Kentucky pioneers Common Core reforms, with mixed results | Hechinger Report
Kentucky pioneers Common Core reforms, with mixed results | Hechinger Report: Kentucky pioneers Common Core reforms, with mixed resultsBy Sarah ButrymowiczThis story also appeared at:LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Freshmen in Kate Barrows’ English class at Liberty High School, an alternative school in Louisville, Ky., were trying to solve a crime. A wealthy man had received a letter demanding money, or else his
by mike simpson / 9h 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-15-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Mercedes Schneider: Who Created the Common Core? How Did It Happen?Mercedes Schneider follows an interesting story. How did it happen that “the states” agreed to create common standards? What was the federal role? Who led this effort? How did it work? Was it really led by the states? How did it happen that the United States has nat
by mike simpson / 10h 
10-15-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Citizens of the World Charter To Use Dead Souls To Bolster Enrollment in Effort to Stay OpenWith the school threatened with closing due to low enrollment (as the so-called charter demand is once more exposed), Citizens of the World supporter Eric Grannis (the husband of Evil Moskowitz) is scouting local cemeteries for recruits.State Ed Commissioner John King approved of the move.
by mike simpson / 10h 
10-15-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Hess, Please Begin the MoratoriumI recently called for a moratorium on white men pontificating on race, class, and gender—prompted by a series of blogs by Michael Petrilli. So when I read Rick Hess's "Teachers Deserve (But Have to Earn) Their Seat at the Table," I immediately asked myself a few things: (1) Is this April 1?, (2) Has Hess finally become the unintentional se
by mike simpson / 10h 
10-15-13 Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Government ShutdownnAre we finally close to a deal between the Republicans and Democrats concerning the shutdown ?1 by Aidan Flynn / 6h Obamacare Vs. Affordable Care Act     Unfortunately our society is not well informed about its own governments plans. Today the the big question is,"which is better? 'Obamacare' or 'Affordable Care Act'?" For those of you who
by mike simpson / 10h 
10-15-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Interview With David Deubelbeiss From EFL Classroom 2.0Last month, I posted The Best Three Sites On The Web For ESL/EFL/ELL/ELT Teachers. I’ve since interviewed the people behind each of those sites, and will be publishing them over the next few weeks. I’m beginning with David Deubelbeiss, the founder of EFL Classroom 2.0:
by mike simpson / 10h 
10-15-13 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.: Why doesn’t this feel empowering?CPS had to readjust its numbers. They had to explain why only 60% of students from the 50 schools they closed showed up at the so-called Welcoming Schools. They had predicted 80%. Catalyst reports: Also, the new numbers show that the district still doesn’t know where a
by mike simpson / 10h 
10-15-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Hess, Please Begin the MoratoriumI recently called for a moratorium on white men pontificating on race, class, and gender—prompted by a series of blogs by Michael Petrilli. So when I read Rick Hess’s “Teachers Deserve (But Have to Earn) Their Seat at the Table,” I immediately asked myself a few things: (1) Is this April 1?, (2) Has Hess finally become the […]by plthomasedd / 25mi
by mike simpson / 10h 
10-15-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: How Do You Let John King And SED Officials Know They're Wrong Without Showing Anger And Disrespect?Peter DeWitt has a blog post up this morning at Education Week on the John King/Poughkeepsie fiasco.DeWitt, who has been on the other end of SED anger himself (he got a pushback from an SED flack when he wrote a blog post pointing out that NYSED Commissioner John King sends his
by mike simpson / 10h 
Five Research-Driven Education Trends At Work in Classrooms | toteachornototeach
Five Research-Driven Education Trends At Work in Classrooms | toteachornototeach: Five Research-Driven EducationTrends At Work in Classroomsby Katrina SchwartzIncreasingly, educators are looking to research about how kids learn to influence teaching practices and tools. What seemed like on-the-fringe experiments, like game-based learning, have turned into real trends, and have gradually made their
by mike simpson / 10h 
Fine Print: Reports Detail Racial Segregation in New Jersey Public Schools - NJ Spotlight
Fine Print: Reports Detail Racial Segregation in New Jersey Public Schools - NJ Spotlight: FINE PRINT: REPORTS DETAIL RACIAL SEGREGATION IN NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SCHOOLSJOHN MOONEY | OCTOBER 15, 2013Rutgers-Newark and UCLA studies cite stark disparities and even ‘apartheid’ in education systemClick to expand.Provocative titles: “New Jersey’s Dysfunctional State Education System: Apartheid and Intensel
by mike simpson / 10h 
Public schools shouldn’t close for religious reasons
Public schools shouldn’t close for religious reasons: Public schools shouldn’t close for religious reasonsBY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 15 at 4:00 amHannah Shraim, 14, with her father and mother at home in Montgomery County . She will not attend school on the Muslim  holiday Eid. (By Michael S. Williamson / The Washington Post.)Some Muslims in Montgomery County are pushing for  public school district
by mike simpson / 10h 
School Technologies for Special Needs Children in Very Poor Countries (Harvey Pressman) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
School Technologies for Special Needs Children in Very Poor Countries (Harvey Pressman) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: School Technologies for Special Needs Children in Very Poor Countries (Harvey Pressman)Harvey Pressman is President, Central Coast Children’s Foundation. He’s been Technology Editor of Exceptional Parent Magazine, a board member, of the Alliance for Technol
by mike simpson / 10h 
Reassessments and Retakes: A Necessary Part of a School-Wide Grading Policy | Connected Principals
Reassessments and Retakes: A Necessary Part of a School-Wide Grading Policy | Connected Principals: Reassessments and Retakes: A Necessary Part of a School-Wide Grading PolicyOctober 15, 2013By Brian Stack“Lawyers who finally pass the bar exam on their second or third attempt are not limited to practicing law only on Tuesdays” – Wormeli, 2011We allow people to retake their driver’s license exam as
by mike simpson / 10h 
Week in Class: Week Six 2013
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Week in Class: Week Six 2013: Week in Class: Week Six 2013Lots of good stuff going on but hard to find the time and energy to write about it. The times when things are going well are often the hardest to motivate myself to blog about. I spent some time out of the class at Common Core math trainings, and online time writing about CCSS ELA.Going digitalI miss
by mike simpson / 10h 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Taking back our city
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Taking back our city: Taking back our cityBusy day today. I'm sitting in on a doc student's dissertation defense at UIC and then heading down the street at 5 p.m. to the UIC Forum for the Take Back Chicago rally and town hall meeting.TCB is being organized by the Grassroots Collaborative, an alliance of neighborhood and community organizations who are working to deve
by mike simpson / 11h 

YESTERDAY

Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 10-14-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMThe Common Core Memorandum of Understanding: What a StoryThe question of who, exactly, is truly responsible for writing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) has been a matter for debate. Here is how the CCSS website describes CCSS development: Building on the excellent foundation of standards states have laid, the Common Core State Sta
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Bill to limit ‘involuntary transfer’ of expelled students vetoed by Brown | EdSource Today
Bill to limit ‘involuntary transfer’ of expelled students vetoed by Brown | EdSource Today: Bill to limit ‘involuntary transfer’ of expelled students vetoed by BrownOctober 14th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Jane Meredith AdamsGov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Saturday that would have required greater transparency from districts about the process of involuntarily transferring expelled students, and othe
by mike simpson / 22h 
Learn. Teach. Lead. This Time with Passion! — Whole Child Education
Learn. Teach. Lead. This Time with Passion! — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGLearn. Teach. Lead. This Time with Passion!October 14, 2013 by Barry SaideIn order for me to lead effectively in my classroom, I needed to make sure I was teaching the right things. Otherwise, what were students learning? And, why were they learning it?Students need to be personally invested in their learning
by mike simpson / 22h 
NYC Public School Parents: Commissioner King says Class Size Matters is a "special interest" manipulating parents
NYC Public School Parents: Commissioner King says Class Size Matters is a "special interest" manipulating parents: Commissioner King says Class Size Matters is a "special interest" manipulating parentsMy Hero Leonie HaimsonLike Joan of Arc: Pissed Off a King!Way to go Leonie!! Parents Can!!Over the weekend, NY State Education Commissioner John King cancelled all future PTA-spon
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Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Bosnian mass graves discovered
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Bosnian mass graves discovered: Bosnian mass graves discoveredOn a hill in Bosnia the crimes of war are finally being unearthed. Forensic teams have already found more than 150 bodies and hundreds more are expected to be found. Some citizens search for lost survivors and for the truth. Some prisoners return from near by prison camps who state thousands more were killed
by mike simpson / 22h 
Nite Cap 10-14-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
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 CAPTODAY‘Men Making a Difference Day’ brings Prince George’s County fathers to school - The Washington Post‘Men Making a Difference Day’ brings Prince George’s County fathers to school - The Washington Post: ‘Men Making a Difference Day’ brings Prin
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