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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2-18-14 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG - ED Pulse Poll Results: What Types of PLCs Are Most Effective? — Whole Child Education
ED Pulse Poll Results: What Types of PLCs Are Most Effective? — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGED Pulse Poll Results: What Types of PLCs Are Most Effective?February 18, 2014 by Kit Harris, ASCD ResearchASCD continually seeks to provide solutions to the challenges that face educators of all levels. A recentASCD SmartBrief ED Pulse poll asked readers asked readers to identify which new t
empathyeducates – Teachers Could Spank Harder Under Pending Legislation
empathyeducates – Teachers Could Spank Harder Under Pending Legislation: Teachers Could Spank Harder Under Pending LegislationThere are scars of all sorts. Each leaves a mark, but some are seen more readily. There are the less visible scars stress leaves behind. Fear of a test or failure hurts. But neither is said to cause, or indeed, to teach further aggression. Nonetheless, the “spare the rod, s
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 2-18-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LCFF: Promise of CA’s New School Finance Law Hinges On Parentsby Peter Schurmann, New America Media, News Report, http://bit.ly/1fw8d3I Above: From left to right, EdSource Executive Director Louis Freedberg, Children Now Senior Education Policy Director Samantha Tran and SFUSD Office of Family and Community Engagement Coordinator Ruth Grabowski. Posted:
Bill Gates, On the Record - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Bill Gates, On the Record - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Bill Gates, On the RecordBy Anthony Cody on February 18, 2014 1:12 PMAs I wrote over the weekend, it has been announced that Bill Gates will be among the keynote speakers at the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards' Teaching and Learning conference next month. I have closely watched as Gates has become the most
Modern Assessments Begin in March - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Modern Assessments Begin in March - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): More Than Three Million California Students Set to Take Modern Assessments Next MonthComputer-Based Testing to Help Shape Teaching and Learning in the ClassroomSACRAMENTO—Computer-based assessments in California's schools will draw one step closer next month with the launch of the Smarter Balanced field tests across every school
2-18-14 V.A.M.: Value Added Measure
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: The Common Court Sports Standards?Arne Duncan raced to the top in the N.B.A. All-Star Celebrity Basketball Game last week in New Orleans. As witnessed in the video above, he made some fancy moves. Perhaps, we should call him Arne Dunkin'! On a night for the celebrity record books, he scored twenty points with eleven rebounds and six assists. Although he was not awa
Pioneer Institute: Setting the Record Straight on Common Core (Part 1) | Truth in American Education
Pioneer Institute: Setting the Record Straight on Common Core (Part 1) | Truth in American Education: Pioneer Institute: Setting the Record Straight on Common Core (Part 1)In Part One of this series, Pioneer Institute Executive Director Jim Stergios talks about the basis for education reform in Massachusetts, and how that state-driven success model differs from Common Core national education stan
When You Live In A Book Desert | Gatsby In L.A.
When You Live In A Book Desert | Gatsby In L.A.: When You Live In A Book Desert He was beefy and laconic, rumored to be gang-affliated. Kids whispered that he stood outside of school in the early mornings selling weed, though we could never catch him at it.He was also brilliant. If you define “intellectual” as a person who takes delight in the process of abstract thinking, Xavier* was one of the
2-18-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Exposing Revive Jive: Lola Kelly, East Rochester TA Pres and NEA board of directorsI come not to praise the current leadership of NYSUT but also not to bury it -- Yet. ... EdNotes Before you read this from Lola Kelly, president of East Rochester TA and statewide representative to the National Education Association, note that Michael Mulgrew supported giving John King the power to
2-18-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadUW's department of Computer Science & Engineering has DawgBytes: A Taste of SCE which is their K-12 outreach program. They have lots of fun events as well as offering a UW CSE student to come out to your school to talk to students. They have an e-mail list so you can get regular updates of events.Remember the story, There Was an Old Woman W
2-18-14 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): ‘Apprentice’ contestant Omarosa bidding for LAUSD board seatBringing unusual visibility to the upcoming LA Unified school board special election, Omarosa Manigault, a TV personality best known for contentious her role on The Apprentice, has told LA School Report she is entering the race. She filed papers
#ResistTFA Tops Twitter Trend in United States | Cloaking Inequity
#ResistTFA Tops Twitter Trend in United States | Cloaking Inequity: #ResistTFA Tops Twitter Trend in United States#resistTFA Tops Twitter Trend.From DianeRavitch.net:The student-led movement to defend the teaching profession is off to a fast start:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contacts:Stephanie RiveraRutgers University1.732.485.0508 srrivera92@gmail.comHannah NguyenUniversity of Southern California1
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, February 18, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Fensterwald: Proposed initiative would give school districts back their property taxesEducation HeadlinesTuesday, February 18, 2014FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be accessible because of newspapers' subscription policies.Santa Ana dual-immersion charter school g
Christie’s ed reform scandal: Principals suspended after questioning charter scheme - Salon.com
Christie’s ed reform scandal: Principals suspended after questioning charter scheme - Salon.com: Christie’s ed reform scandal: Principals suspended after questioning charter scheme"Narcissism," "dictatorial" and "totalitarian" tactics by Christie appointee, Newark councilman charges to SalonJOSH EIDELSON Follow 172 84 3 TOPICS: CHRIS CHRISTIE, CAMI ANDERSON,
Morning Wink 2-18-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-18-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: A Stunning Article About the Obama Administration’s War on Public EducationThis article by Michael Brenner, a professor of international relations at the University of Pittsburgh, is a trenchant
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-18-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: A Stunning Article About the Obama Administration’s War on Public EducationThis article by Michael Brenner, a professor of international relations at the University of Pittsburgh, is a trenchant summary of the relentless attack on public education launched by the Obama administration and backed by billions of federal and private do
2-18-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Teacher to 3rd graders: I apologize for having to ‘quantify you with a number’Barnett Berry is the founder and chief executive officer of the Center for Teaching Quality, a national nonprofit organization based in Carrboro, North Carolina aimed at transforming the teaching profession. He wrote to me about a colleague of his, Wendi Pillars, a teacher who wrote an apology to young
Thoughts From Detroit About Schools - Bridging Differences - Education Week
Thoughts From Detroit About Schools - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Thoughts From Detroit About SchoolsBy Deborah Meier on February 18, 2014 10:16 AMDeborah Meier writes again today to Robert Pondiscio of CitizenshipFirst.Dear Robert,I had you, and your last letter to me, in mind as I arrived in Detroit last Thursday for the annual meeting of the North Dakota Study Group (NDSG). What wo
2-18-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: The Analogy, Hyperbole Problem: “With explanation kind” (Tone, pt. 5)The Analogy, Hyperbole Problem: “With explanation kind” (Tone, pt. 5). via The Analogy, Hyperbole Problem: “With explanation kind” (Tone, pt. 5).1 by plthomasedd / 3min 2-17-14 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: A quick bite, using the new-new #commoncore math to calculate tips. Nicely done.Pretty funny!1 by Sha
2-18-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Malloy, Pryor, Superintendents – Stop lying about the Common Core Smarter Balanced Field!Anger and frustration on the part of parents, teachers and supporters of public education is bubbling over. Rather than protect the rights of parents and local schools districts, elected and appointed officials are inappropriately using their positions to mislead, lie and scare parents and teachers
2-18-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: The White History We IgnoreFrom Alternet:February 14, 2014 | Schools across the country are adorned with posters of the 44 U.S. presidents and the years they served in office. U.S. history textbooks describe the accomplishments and challenges of the major presidential administrations—George Washington had the Revolutionary War, Abraham Lincoln the Civil War, Teddy Roosevelt the S
2-18-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Well-Done Interactive: “The Cost Of Living In The United States”Produced By Online Accounting Degreesby Larry Ferlazzo / 1h hide // saveMusic Video: Jamaican Bobsled Team reggae songI’m adding this new official Jamaican Bobsled Team song to The Best Sites For Learning About The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games:by Larry Fer
2-18-14 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.: Kirk Dillard and ALEC. Stand Your Ground wasn’t about education? ALEC’s Stand Your Ground bill and Trayvon Martin. I totally understand why many of my teacher colleagues are so terrified by Bruce Rauner that they will hold their nose and pull a Republican ballot and vote for someone like Kirk Dillard
2-18-14 Engaging Parents In School All Week… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Infographic: “Tips For Teachers On Family Engagement”The National PTA has created a nice infographic titled “Tips For Teachers On Family Engagement.” You can download the entire infographic here. Here’s a partial screenshot: I’m adding it to The Best Infographics About Parent Involvement In Schools.by Larry Ferlazzo / 7h hi
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Lesser-of-two-evils theory on crack
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Lesser-of-two-evils theory on crack: Lesser-of-two-evils theory on crackLesser-of-evils theory on crack. IEA Pres. Klickna endorses ALEC leader Dillard for governor.The union is understandably worried about a Rauner victory. But still... The union gave Dillard’s campaign $250,000 along with a cadre of political foot soldiers. "These are dark days for active and
2-18-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Note To Mulgrew: You Are Responsible For The Excessive Paperwork Problem TooA teacher called into a WNYC with UFT President Michael Mulgrew yesterday to complain about all the excessive paperwork teachers are dealing with.James Eterno posted about these excessive mandates last week:The list below was sent to me from a NYC public school teacher. Do you want to be a teacher to
2-18-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent: Why I Will Never Raise My Voice Against Funding Prisoner EducationIf any of you wonder why I will never raise my voice against funding Prisoner Education, even if the politician supporting it is someone I despise, here's one good reason:I teach on the Bronx campus of Fordham University. In side the campus, there are as many people selling and using drugs as there are outsid
2-18-14 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): The Analogy, Hyperbole Problem: “With explanation kind” (Tone, pt. 5)Prologue I am a child of literature, more specifically of science fiction. As a result, I am also a child of allegory, metaphor, and the richness of layered language. Smitten as a reader, I eventually—a
The Personal Side of Superintending (Part 3) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
The Personal Side of Superintending (Part 3) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Personal Side of Superintending (Part 3)In The Managerial Imperative: The Practice of Leadership in Schools (1988), I wrote of my experiences as a superintendent, husband, and father and how the job intersected with my life during and after the workday. In the post here, my wife is Barbara and m
Philanthropic Plutocrats Pushing the Levers and Pulling the Strings | janresseger
Philanthropic Plutocrats Pushing the Levers and Pulling the Strings | janresseger: Philanthropic Plutocrats Pushing the Levers and Pulling the StringsPosted on February 18, 2014 by janressegerOver the weekend, here and here, this blog covered last week’s pieces by David Sirota, hereand here, that exposed the $3.5 million grant the Public Broadcasting Service solicited from the Laura and John Arno
NYC Educator: On Junk Science Evaluation--Garbage In, Garbage Out
NYC Educator: On Junk Science Evaluation--Garbage In, Garbage Out: On Junk Science Evaluation--Garbage In, Garbage OutShockingly, NY State is encountering problems with its new evaluation system. According to Newsday, teachers can rate effective in test passing percentages, yet rate developing overall. Alas, such are the exigencies of a system that is created based on wishful thinking and a desire
Strengthening Home, School, & Community Partnership: Improving Discipline Policies in American Schools | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Strengthening Home, School, & Community Partnership: Improving Discipline Policies in American Schools | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Strengthening Home, School, & Community Partnership: Improving Discipline Policies in American SchoolsBy National PTA on February 18, 2014By Joshua McIntosh, for the National PTAIn a recent address to parent leaders, U.S. Secretary of
Measures of the heart: non-cognitive skills tests | Digital
Measures of the heart: non-cognitive skills tests | Digital: Measures of the heart: non-cognitive skills testsBeing smart isn’t all you need to succeed.Non-cognitive or meta-cognitive skills such as self-awareness, self-control, empathy, communication and cooperation are as important or even more important to long-term success than cognitive factors like math and reading ability. The evidence is u
Nation’s top science teachers culling NGSS resources :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
Nation’s top science teachers culling NGSS resources :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: FEBRUARY 18, 2014Nation’s top science teachers culling NGSS resourcesby Kimberly Beltran(Va.) A team of expert instructors from all over the country are preparing to release soon an online gallery of educational resources that can be used to help teach new
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Rally to Stop Common Core at the Utah State Capitol Tonight | Truth in American Education
Rally to Stop Common Core at the Utah State Capitol Tonight | Truth in American Education: Rally to Stop Common Core at the Utah State Capitol TonightFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by truthed on February 18, 2014 • 0 Comments(Salt Lake City, UT) Utahns Against Common Core will hold a rally on Tuesday, February 18, at 6:30pm to send a message to Utah Legislators; sta
Hite releases school action plan built on 'bold expectations'
Hite releases school action plan built on 'bold expectations': Hite releases school action plan built on 'bold expectations'Despite enormous, ongoing fiscal challenges in the Philadelphia School District, Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. is thinking big.How big?Every 8-year-old in the city reading at grade level. Every student graduating ready for college and careers. Every school with a great p
Great year for CalSTRS won’t alter need for big increase in contributions | EdSource Today
Great year for CalSTRS won’t alter need for big increase in contributions | EdSource Today: Great year for CalSTRS won’t alter need for big increase in contributionsFebruary 17th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldThe Assembly committee that will decide how to fix the multi-billion dollar funding shortfall for teacher and administrator pensions will get good – and some sobering – news when
Newark mayoral candidate Ras Baraka outlines education plan | NJ.com
Newark mayoral candidate Ras Baraka outlines education plan | NJ.com: Newark mayoral candidate Ras Baraka outlines education planMayoral candidate Ras Baraka, standing outside Weequahic High School in Newark in December, unveiled his blueprint for improving Newark public schools. (Frances Micklow/The Star-Ledger)NEWARK — Positioning himself as the Education Mayor, Newark councilman and mayoral can
An Open Letter to Bill Gates and a Keynote Challenge | deutsch29
An Open Letter to Bill Gates and a Keynote Challenge | deutsch29: An Open Letter to Bill Gates and a Keynote ChallengeFebruary 17, 2014Dear Bill,You don’t know me. I have never applied for one of your fat, corporate-reform-promoting education grants. I am not even tempted to even though I have little money. You see, I am a career public school teacher, and I consider your money wielding a detrimen
Another Nimrod of Negativity Bashes Teachers southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Another Nimrod of Negativity Bashes TeachersWe don't have Bloomberg to kick around anymore when the Daily News publishesanti-teacher columns like it did today. I mean does Mort still fear the wrath of Uncle Mike?So just who is this Katharine A Stevens that wrote another ill informed hit piece against NYC teachers today?Kathy it seems is super duper smart. She is gr
Fight With Us Too, Damnit (Educators and Jordan Davis) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Fight With Us Too, Damnit (Educators and Jordan Davis) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Fight With Us Too, Damnit (Educators and Jordan Davis)by JOSE VILSON on FEBRUARY 17, 2014in JOSEWhen the Michael Dunn verdict came down, I fully expected him to get off on all counts. The Trayvon Martin case only created two pathways for future cases like these: either America – specifically Florida – would
SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Organizing in the New Economy Forum
SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Organizing in the New Economy Forum: Organizing in the New Economy Forum The objective of this event is to bring workers and activists together to hear from speakers and openly discuss building union power in today’s economy. As you know, the nature of work in America is changing rapidly. CEO and executive compensation is skyrocketing, while the middle class is shr
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Seniority Has No Privileges:Eliminating Teacher Tenure!
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Seniority Has No Privileges:Eliminating Teacher Tenure!: Seniority Has No Privileges:Eliminating Teacher Tenure!I've always equated age with wisdom, thus, leading me to believe that a veteran teacher has a lot to offer.Of course, there are older teachers who refuse to change. They are teaching the way they used to be taught, and see the changes in education asjus
“What sober person gives standardized tests to a kindergartner? Ever meet a 5-year-old?” – Part 1 | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
“What sober person gives standardized tests to a kindergartner? Ever meet a 5-year-old?” – Part 1 | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates: “What sober person gives standardized tests to a kindergartner? Ever meet a 5-year-old?” – Part 1Posted on February 18, 2014by Teachers'LettersToBillGatesDear Bill and Melinda,It is no surprise that 522 + people find the headlines to Nerissa Ediza’s tweet horrifying.
The Curriculum Conundrum | Truth in American Education
The Curriculum Conundrum | Truth in American Education: The Curriculum ConundrumFiled in CCSS Content by Shane Vander Hart on February 17, 2014 • 0 Comments2Below is a guest contribution by Leslie Beck, who is a former math teacher and mom who lives near Des Moines, IA. She runs the Stop Common Core in Iowa Facebook group and helps me administer Iowans for Local Control’sFacebook page.The Curricu
Nite Cap 2-17-14 #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 CAP2-17-14 V.A.M.: Value Added MeasureV.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Season 2, Episode 6 in the Twilight Zone of Educational Deformity: "The Eye of the Beholder"!Common-Core Reformers Instruct a Teacher on How to Implement the New Learning
