Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Nite Cap 1-29-14 #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 CAP




Op-Ed: Education Policy Without a Plan Is Asking for Problems - NJ Spotlight
Op-Ed: Education Policy Without a Plan Is Asking for Problems - NJ Spotlight: OP-ED: EDUCATION POLICY WITHOUT A PLAN IS ASKING FOR PROBLEMSASSEMBLYWOMAN MILA JASEY | JANUARY 30, 2014Without a cohesive policy there's no way to determine which initiatives make the most sense for New Jersey's studentsAssemblywoman Mila Jasey (Essex and Morris).On Monday, January 13, Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill
by mike simpson / 16min 
NYSUT on Common Core | JD2718
NYSUT on Common Core | JD2718: NYSUT on Common CoreJANUARY 29, 2014 PM31 6:34 PMtags: CCLS, Common Core, New York State United Teachers, NYSED,NYSUTThe anti-public education reform movement is being driven back, everywhere. It’s high-water mark is in the past.NYSUT’s opposition was to NYS implementation, not the Common Core as a whole. Progress, but less than we want.Yet, they are still dangerous.
by mike simpson / 17min 
Coherent and sequenced curriculum key to implementing Common Core standards | EdSource Today
Coherent and sequenced curriculum key to implementing Common Core standards | EdSource Today: Coherent and sequenced curriculum key to implementing Common Core standardsJanuary 29th, 2014 | 1 Comment | By Bill Honig / commentary6Bill HonigThe Common Core State Standards state what students should master, but they are not a curriculum.Jumping from the standards to create lesson plans misses a cruci
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V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: What a Piece of Junk Science!
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: What a Piece of Junk Science!: What a Piece of Junk Science!The new teacher evaluation system in place in N.Y.C. is based upon junk science.  Sixty percent of the evaluation is derived from Danielson-based observations, using multiple domains, some of which seem far removed from many of the realities of N.Y.C. public schools, including the lack of resources and the nee
by mike simpson / 1h 
empathyeducates – Extending the School Day Is a Lot Harder Than It Seems
empathyeducates – Extending the School Day Is a Lot Harder Than It Seems: Extending the School Day Is a Lot Harder Than It SeemsPhotograph; Second graders at Patrick Henry Elementary School follow along to an exercise video during indoor recess. Recess was made mandatory in Chicago elementary schools when the school day was lengthened in 2012. (Armando L. Sanchez / Hechinger Report)By Sara Neufeld
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NYC Educator: Unity-New Action Hypocrites
NYC Educator: Unity-New Action Hypocrites: Unity-New Action HypocritesFor years I've been reading rationales on why it's unhealthy to disagree with the union. It makes Bloomberg happy when you disagree. You're emboldening our opposition. We need to put on a united front. These arguments become particularly strident during union elections. Yes, of course you have the right to your opinion, but for
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1-29-14 The Whole Child Blog - Combining Intrinsic Motivation and Student Autonomy for Sustained Success — Whole Child Education
Combining Intrinsic Motivation and Student Autonomy for Sustained Success — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGCombining Intrinsic Motivation and Student Autonomy for Sustained SuccessJanuary 29, 2014 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersPost written by Matthew J. WeyersTwo years ago, prompted by a blog post that asked, "How many student assignments end up in the recycling bin within minutes o
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Bill Green says M. Night Shyamalan's education-reform book 'shaped thinking' | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Bill Green says M. Night Shyamalan's education-reform book 'shaped thinking' | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Bill Green says M. Night Shyamalan's education-reform book 'shaped thinking'by thenotebook on Jan 29 2014 Posted in Latest newsShare on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS (1)PRINTPhoto: Courtesy of NewsWorksby Kevin McCorry for NewsWorksBefore being nominated by Gov. Corbett to chair
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm sputters through defense of new charters
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm sputters through defense of new charters: Rahm sputters through defense of new chartersThe Mayor sounds downright goofy as he tries to defend his hand-picked school board's vote to open new charter schools in the vicinity of the 50 schools they closed.From the Tribune:“That’s not how this city in the past has looked at it, and in the future, and this is in areas
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1-29-14 @ The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Why snow days matter: Kids forced to sleep in schools because class wasn’t cancelled in timeNext time you think a school district is being overly cautious about cancelling school because of bad weather, remember this: Thousands of students in Georgia and Alabama were forced to spend the night  Tuesday in their schools — and some on buses — while their parents got stuck in traffic
by mike simpson / 4h 
Obama’s approach to education in the 2014 State of the Union | Cloaking Inequity
Obama’s approach to education in the 2014 State of the Union | Cloaking Inequity: Obama’s approach to education in the 2014 State of the UnionWith bated breath, last evening I watched the 2014 State of the Union (SOTU) address.  I wondered if Barack Obama would propose anything controversial for our nation’s schools… or even go in a new direction…I was asked by The Conversation to cover the 2014 S
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Blindsided by universal enrollment plan. How did we get here? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Blindsided by universal enrollment plan. How did we get here? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Blindsided by universal enrollment plan. How did we get here?by Christine Carlson on Jan 29 2014 Posted in CommentaryIt came in like a wrecking ball ...I’ve been subjected to hearing my 10-year-old daughter play Miley Cyrus’ song "Wrecking Ball" many times.  Some parents hear this song an
by mike simpson / 4h 
1-29-14 LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD
LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District): Obama on education: ‘Some of this change is hard’President Obama last night President Obama had a few words to say about education in his State of the Union speech last night. Here’s what he told us: “Of course, it’s not enough to train today’s workforce. We also have to prepare tomorrow’s workforce, by g
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Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 1-29-14
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Hydrogen fuel cell carThe Japanese automaker’s fuel-cell car hits the market next year despite all the doubt.  Toyota Motor is getting set to defy naysayers. Toyota’s initiative is the first commercial hydrogen-powered fuel-cell car, which the Japanese automaker said it will sell starting next year.Toyota showed a prototype it calls FCV at the North American Internation
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1-29-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Kid President Gives Us All a Pep TalkThis kid is great - listen up students (and everybody's a teacher). Get your learn on!by Melissa Westbrook / 4min 1-28-14 Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadComing up on Thursday is the one-year anniversary of the MAP test boycott.  It's also the day that SEE (Social Equality Educa
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1-29-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: An Open Apology, with Explanations: Math, Behaviorism, and “Grit”While I haven’t really made any sort of public declaration, I have begun in 2014 to address in my public work something with which I have become more uncomfortable throughout 2013: The antagonism in the education reform debate. Thus, I want to address a series of tensions that have been created by recent blogs of […
by mike simpson / 6h 
AFT - A Union of Professionals - AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Obama’s State of the Union Address
AFT - A Union of Professionals - AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Obama’s State of the Union Address: AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Obama's State of the Union AddressWASHINGTON— Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Obama's State of the Union address. Two AFT members joined first lady Michelle Obama to watch the address: Washington, D.C. Teacher of the Y
by mike simpson / 6h 
Aging School Kitchens Undermine Healthy Meal Preparation | NEA Today
Aging School Kitchens Undermine Healthy Meal Preparation | NEA Today: Aging School Kitchens Undermine Healthy Meal PreparationJanuary 29, 2014 by twalker  By John RosalesIt was food delivery day at Glen Landing Middle School in Blackwood, New Jersey, and the 42-year-old walk-in freezer went kaput. Again.“The food delivery we were supposed to receive that Thursday had to be delivered to another sch
by mike simpson / 7h 
The first-ever Grammy Award for a Music Educator goes to... | Lily's Blackboard
The first-ever Grammy Award for a Music Educator goes to... | Lily's Blackboard: And the Grammy Goes to…Jan 28th, 2014by Lily.And the Award goes to….It is always with a divided heart that I agree to serve on award panels. It dates back to my year as Utah Teacher of the Year.  It was so amazing to be recognized for the things you did for your students; things you loved doing; things that you weren’
by mike simpson / 7h 
1-29-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: TESTIMONY OF NYC SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR CARMEN FARIñA BEFORE THE STATE ASSEMBLY WAYS & MEANS AND STATE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEES ON THE PROPOSED 2014-2015 EXECUTIVE BUDGETThis is frightening. Very disappointing.She supports common core for IEPs. Unbelievable.---- Parent comments on Farina testimony.Take this for what it is - I don't have the patience to read it. But when I sent it
by mike simpson / 7h 
Morning Wink 1-29-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTwo Visions of the Federal Role :: Frederick M. HessTwo Visions of the Federal Role :: Frederick M. Hess: Two Visions of the Federal Roleby Frederick M. Hess  •  Jan 29, 2014 at 9:57 amCross-posted from Education WeekLast night, in the State of the Union, President Obama played it pretty safe when it came to education. He was for more college affordability
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Two Visions of the Federal Role :: Frederick M. Hess
Two Visions of the Federal Role :: Frederick M. Hess: Two Visions of the Federal Roleby Frederick M. Hess  •  Jan 29, 2014 at 9:57 amCross-posted from Education WeekLast night, in the State of the Union, President Obama played it pretty safe when it came to education. He was for more college affordability, higher expectations and performance for K-12, and more pre-K. Not much that anyone is going
by mike simpson / 8h 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-29-14 Diane Ravitch's blog A site to discuss better education for all #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Breaking News: The Hero Parents of NewarkLast night, the parents of Newark spoke out in unison against the bullying tactics of the Christie administration. As veteran journalist Bob Braun reported, state-appointed superintendent Cami Anderson stormed out of the meeting after a parent accused her of not caring as much about Newark’s
by mike simpson / 8h 
1-29-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: In Case You Have Forgotten Why Common Core Is a Bad IdeaKnoxville, TN, November 2013:by Jim Horn / 2min 1-28-14 Schools MatterSchools Matter: SKrashen: The Common Core: A Disaster for Libraries, A Disaster for Language Arts, a Disaster for American EducationSKrashen: The Common Core: A Disaster for Libraries, A Disaster for Language Arts, a Disaster for American Education: Stephen
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1-29-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: In bizarre political ploy: Malloy says Delay Teacher Evaluations; Set up task force on Common CoreWith the 2014 gubernatorial election ten months away, Governor Dannel Malloy held a press conference yesterday that would have made Saturday Night Live or the satirical website, The Onion, proud. Malloy removed his blinders and took out his ear plugs long enough to announce that the unfair
by mike simpson / 8h 
1-29-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: What It’s Like For States Not Burdened by Common CoreFlorida wisely dropped the legislature’s bad idea to require Algebra II last year only to have its education commissioner tweak Common Core by putting in Calculus standards, a math domain two levels above the course th
by mike simpson / 8h 
1-29-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: ‘Teaching Character Is Not A Program Or Curriculum’‘Teaching Character Is Not A Program Or Curriculum’ is Part Two in my Ed Week Teacher series on teaching character. Here are some excerpts:by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h   1-28-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLarry Ferlazzo’s Websites of
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1-29-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: The President on education. Waist deep in the big muddy.“Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, my fellow Americans, today in America, a teacher spent extra time with a student who needed it and did her part to lift America’s graduation rate to its highest levels in more than three deca
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1-29-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Two State of the Union TweetsBecause I knew there would @#$% like this: Not just how well they can fill in a bubble on a test...wait whose policy was Race to the TOp? #SOTU— Liza Featherstone (@lfeatherz) January 29, 2014I decided this:Couldn't decide - watch the SOTU or paint dry? Decided to go w/ the paint. Drying paint doesn't lie or bull@#$% you...— realitybasededucator
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1-29-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): SOTU 2014: Orwellian Educational Change under Obama ContinuesOrwellian Educational Change under Obama: Crisis Discourse, Utopian Expectations, and Accountability Failures Paul L. Thomas Furman University “It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English langu
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How California’s Growing Income Gap Affects Our Schools | California Progress Report
How California’s Growing Income Gap Affects Our Schools | California Progress Report: How California’s Growing Income Gap Affects Our SchoolsPosted on 29 January 2014By Peter MathewsAn American child’s chance of acquiring a quality education depends more on the parents’ income than on almost anything else, including ethnicity.Because property taxes are a key source for K-12 funding, affluent distr
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The Shriver Report – The Gender Wage Gap: What To Do If You Think You Aren’t Being Paid Fairly
The Shriver Report – The Gender Wage Gap: What To Do If You Think You Aren’t Being Paid Fairly: The Gender Wage Gap: What To Do If You Think You Aren’t Being Paid FairlyCARA P. LEMIEUX | 01.29.2014Credit: © fotomek – Fotolia.comWe have read the stories and statistics about the gender wage gap, and that despite the many strides women have made in the workforce,women only make 77 cents for every dol
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School Choice Undermines Urban School Districts | janresseger
School Choice Undermines Urban School Districts | janresseger: School Choice Undermines Urban School DistrictsPosted on January 29, 2014 by janressegerProponents of school choice have dubbed this week School Choice Week.  In honor of  School Choice Week, Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander, the Secretary of Education under the first George Bush and today the top Republican on the Senate Health, Educ
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What Could Be Wrong With ‘School Choice’?
What Could Be Wrong With ‘School Choice’?: What Could Be Wrong With ‘School Choice’?How to Steal Public Schools for Dummies (excerpts) Everyone loves “choice,” right?In a country where in a single year there are more than 100 new choices for what to use to brush your teeth, it stands to reason that maximizing “choice” might be a goal for all kinds of enterprises.With that in mind, this week brough
1 by mike simpson / 9h 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Obama calls for even more testing madness
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Obama calls for even more testing madness: Obama calls for even more testing madnessThe maddening Race To The Top continuesNot much for educators to get excited about in last night's speech. It's that time again when Dems give us a slight head-fake to the left-center to keep their base in line. I did like the focus on income inequality and the promise to raise the mi
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The State of the Union Fact Sheet: Opportunity for All | The White House
The State of the Union Fact Sheet: Opportunity for All | The White House: The State of the Union Fact Sheet: Opportunity for AllThe State of the Union Fact Sheet: Opportunity for All can be found HERE and below.Opportunity for All: Key Executive Actions the President Will Take in 2014The President’s top priority remains ensuring middle class Americans feel secure in their jobs, homes and budgets. 
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President calls for 'race to the top' for nation's youngest children | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
President calls for 'race to the top' for nation's youngest children | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: President calls for 'race to the top' for nation's youngest childrenDeepa Fernandes | January 28th, 2014, 9:07pmSLIDESHOW1 of 1Maya Sugarman/KPCCOne-year-old Melanie, and mother Michelle Zamora make faces at each other. The Baldwin Park school district's Early Childhood programs, which use Head Start fu
1 by mike simpson / 17h 
1-28-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: The Fracking Song http://bit.ly/1jHeXm0 Carol Burris Compares Common Core to NY State 2005 Math Standards and GagsWhy is support for the Common Core in New York so quickly sinking into the deep? Some contend that it is because teachers do not have enough materials to teach the Common Core. They argue that if teachers had more preparation and resources, all would be fine.  I disagr
1 by mike simpson / 17h 
The Forgotten Story of Japanese American Zoot Suiters | Nikkei Chicago
The Forgotten Story of Japanese American Zoot Suiters | Nikkei Chicago: The Forgotten Story of Japanese American Zoot SuitersBy Ellen D. WuSus Kaminaka was a zoot suiter: one of the many young people in 1940s America who embraced a distinctive, working-class urban aesthetic characterized by flamboyant fashions and irreverent comportment. Kaminaka and other hipsters sported pompadours and ducktail
1 by mike simpson / 18h 
Estimate for Statewide Pre-K in New York Puts Schools Chief in a Tangle - NYTimes.com
Estimate for Statewide Pre-K in New York Puts Schools Chief in a Tangle - NYTimes.com: Estimate for Statewide Pre-K in New York Puts Schools Chief in a TangleNew York State’s top education official was caught in a battle between city and state leaders on Tuesday after he suggested that providing universal access to prekindergarten would cost substantially more than what Gov.Andrew M. Cuomo had pro
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Joy Resmovits: Obama Restates Old Education Commitments In 2014 State Of The Union Address
Obama Restates Old Education Commitments In 2014 State Of The Union Address: Obama Restates Old Education Commitments In 2014 State Of The Union AddressPosted: 01/28/2014 9:53 pm EST  |  Updated: 01/28/2014 9:59 pm EST President Barack Obama's 2014 State of the Union address ran short on fresh education policy ideas, unlike in previous years, according to the text of his speech.Instead of announci
by mike simpson / 19h 
United Opt Out March 28th – 30th Spring Action Flier | United Opt Out National
United Opt Out March 28th – 30th Spring Action Flier | United Opt Out National: UNITED OPT OUT MARCH 28TH – 30TH SPRING ACTION FLIERPrint and share widely!Download (PDF, 386KB)
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Video and Full Text of President Barack Obama’s 5th State of the Union Speech | The Raw Story
Full Text of President Barack Obama’s 5th State of the Union Speech | The Raw Story: Full Text of President Barack Obama’s 5th State of the Union Speech Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans:Today in America, a teacher spent extra time with a student who needed it, and did her part to lift America’s graduation rate to its highest level in more than three decades
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February 2014 ACCS Meeting Agenda - Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (CA Dept of Education)
February 2014 ACCS Meeting Agenda - Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (CA Dept of Education): How to Steal Public Schools for Dummies (excerpts) State of CaliforniaEdmund G. Brown Jr., GovernorCALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION1430 N Street, Suite 5111Sacramento, CA 95814Phone: 916-319-0827Fax: 916-319-0175ACCS Live Meeting WebcastMeeting NoticeAdvisory Commission on Charter SchoolsAn adviso
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empathyeducates – Ahead of State of The Union, Advocates Wonder Whether Obama Forgot Public Schools
empathyeducates – Ahead of State of The Union, Advocates Wonder Whether Obama Forgot Public Schools: Maybe he has already sent Arne Duncan to MarsAhead of State of The Union, Advocates Wonder Whether Obama Forgot Public SchoolsSecretary of Education Arne Duncan rides the bus with Columbus Elementary students to the Mexico-U.S. border in Columbus, N.M. on Sept. 10, 2013. | The Washington Post via G
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solidaridad: Seventh Annual Anti-racist Anti-bias Teaching Conference
solidaridad: Seventh Annual Anti-racist Anti-bias Teaching Conference: Seventh Annual Anti-racist Anti-bias Teaching ConferenceHosted at The Indian Community School  (http://www.ics-milw.org)10405W. St. Martens RoadFranklin, WisconsinSaturday, May 3, 20148:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m.Conference Sponsors:  UW-Milwaukee School of Education, National-Louis University, YMCA Southeast Wisconsin, Plowshare Center,
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Nite Cap 1-28-14 #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 CAPHow “School Choice” Has Failed Louisiana (Especially New Orleans) Parents | deutsch29How “School Choice” Has Failed Louisiana (Especially New Orleans) Parents | deutsch29: How “School Choice” Has Failed Louisiana (Especially New Orleans) ParentsJ
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