2014: The Year of Common Ground or Common Argument?
Hopefully, 2014 will be the year we find more common ground in education policy, and not entrenched special interests and protracted arguments. Although constructive critiques are healthy, the 24/7 all-you-can-tweet rants against CCSS, without offering practical solutions, is falling on deaf ears, at best. At worst, it’s creating an unproductive narrative that is moving any, […]
Tri State/EQuIP Rubric
Reblogged from An Antique Teacher: http://www.engageny.org/resource/tri-state-quality-review-rubric-and-rating-process So, this little gem is finally making its way to my school, and I can't contain my excitement!! Finally, all those folks at Achieve (http://www.achieve.org/contributors) have developed a rubric to let me know how well my lesson planning aligns to the "shifts and rigor of the
“A Question of Power”—Of Accountability and Teaching by Numbers
\”A Question of Power\”—Of Accountability and Teaching by Numbers. via “A Question of Power”—Of Accountability and Teaching by Numbers.
My New Year’s Post
When I awoke on December 31st, I planned to write my New Year’s post. However, AFT’s 10 Myths rattled my cage, so I spent the better part of the day writing my response. For me, 2013 has been a remarkable year. How my life has changed, and much of it due to this blog. I attended college for […]
12-31-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Maryland Takes Florida’s Place-Why?Post by Morna McDermott- http://www.educationalchemy.com Set out runnin’ but I take my time, a friend of the devil is a friend of mine -Grateful Dead- Is this any way to start off a new year? Are you scratching you head wondering…wondering why it is that Maryland has decided to become the PARCC fiscal agent? First of all, […]by educationalchemy