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4-14-14 The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education
Rethinking Classroom Pedagogy in the Standards-Driven Classroom — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGRethinking Classroom Pedagogy in the Standards-Driven ClassroomApril 14, 2014 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersPost written by Amber MedinThe long-term benefits of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have been touted by the academic community at la
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Are you ready to rumble? Looks like we have a candidate.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Are you ready to rumble? Looks like we have a candidate.: Are you ready to rumble? Looks like we have a candidate.“What happened to the hundreds of children from closed schools who never made it the welcoming schools on the West and South Sides?” Fioretti said.It's cold and gloomy outside. But I'm smiling ear to ear. Here's why.Ald. Bob Fioretti just gave a powerful
4-14-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Common Core Roundup (with trends and memes)I'd been meaning to do this for awhile but every single day - in multiple news outlets - there are stories about Common Core. I occasionally see some "good news" ones but frankly, those mostly come from Gates Foundation funded groups (or more often than not, seriously, in Forbes magazine).Let's be clear - this i
Russ on Reading: Who Gets Recess? Congress But Not Elementary School Children
Russ on Reading: Who Gets Recess? Congress But Not Elementary School Children: Who Gets Recess? Congress But Not Elementary School ChildrenCongress is on recess and House Majority Whip, Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has some homework for his Republican colleagues. Politico reports that McCarthy wants his fellow members to visit charter schools in their districts to highlight the Republican position on
Meal Site Lists Updated - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Meal Site Lists Updated - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Updates List of Programs Serving Nutritious Meals to Low-Income FamiliesSACRAMENTO—Disadvantaged families in California can now access interactive Web pages with up-to-date lists of child and adult care centers offering nutritious meals at low or no cost, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Tor
D.C. are you listening?: A New Local, Community-Based Approach for Accountability | Cloaking Inequity
D.C. are you listening?: A New Local, Community-Based Approach for Accountability | Cloaking Inequity: D.C. are you listening?: A New Local, Community-Based Approach for AccountabilityIt turns out that a new local, community-based approach to accountability is happening… I first introduced the idea of Community-Based Accountability on October 12, 2012 in the post Accountability: Are you ready for
California Student Union Newsletter
CASU Spring 2014 Newsletter |: CASU Spring 2014 NewsletterPosted on April 14, 2014 by CASTUDENTUNIONLeave a commentCALIFORNIA STUDENT UNION NEWSLETTERIssue #2, 5th of April 2014Fight for CCSFThe fight back around the threatened closure of San Francisco City College has reached a fever pitch. The unjust and illegal ACCJC, an accreditation body which covers California community colleges, has threate
4-14-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: The Paradox of Race in the U.S.The Paradox of Race in the U.S.. via The Paradox of Race in the U.S..1 by plthomasedd / 5min 4-13-14 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: Devaluing Teachers in the Age of Value-AddedDevaluing Teachers in the Age of Value-Added. via Devaluing Teachers in the Age of Value-Added.1 by plthomasedd / 57min All Week 4-12-14 @ THE CHALK FACE@ THE CHALK FACE
Paul Horton: The War on Books II: Certified School Librarians Are the New Disappeared - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Paul Horton: The War on Books II: Certified School Librarians Are the New Disappeared - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Paul Horton: The War on Books II: Certified School Librarians Are the New DisappearedBy Anthony Cody on April 14, 2014 11:39 AMGuest post by Paul Horton.See Part 1: In Defense of Books, here. I was raised to believe that librarians were my friends and I have never me
4-14-14 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 Paradox of Race in the U.S.The paradox of race in the U.S.: In order to become a culture in which race does not matter, race must always matter. Due this coming June, my first granddaughter will be born into this world a bi-racial child during the second term of the
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Monday, April 14, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: How Common Core education standards are changing the way LAUSD schools test childrenEducation HeadlinesMonday, April 14, 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.McKinleyville district, teachers each turn in '
When Ed Reformers speak: “Schools shouldn’t have a right to exist” | Parents United for Public Education
When Ed Reformers speak: “Schools shouldn’t have a right to exist” | Parents United for Public Education: When Ed Reformers speak: “Schools shouldn’t have a right to exist”Posted on April 14, 2014 by PARENTSUNITEDPHILALeave a commentThe Philadelphia School Partnership was founded with a mission “to accelerate” the pace of education reform in Philadelphia and to raise $100 million to wield its agen
Listening and Learning at the International Summit on the Teaching Profession | ED.gov Blog
Listening and Learning at the International Summit on the Teaching Profession | ED.gov Blog: Listening and Learning at the International Summit on the Teaching ProfessionDelegations from high-performing education systems across the globe gathered for the 4th International Summit on the Teaching Profession in New Zealand.At the end of March, National Education Association President Dennis Van Roeke
NYC Educator: On Sleeping Children
NYC Educator: On Sleeping Children: On Sleeping ChildrenKids get sleepy in class. It's a fact of life. Sometimes they just say the hell with it and put their heads down. Personally I don't much care for that. First of all, it's kind of rude. Second, it's not particularly conducive to learning. Finally, I'm abundantly aware that when the principal walks in and said kid appears to be sleeping, it wi
Colorado English Teacher Resigns In Part Over Common Core | Truth in American Education
Colorado English Teacher Resigns In Part Over Common Core | Truth in American Education: Colorado English Teacher Resigns In Part Over Common CoreFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on April 14, 2014 • 0 Comments2111Pauline Hawkins and her 9-year-old son.All teachers just love Common Core right? No, further evidence that there is not 100% consensus on the part of classroom t
American Library Association releases list of 'Most Complained Books' | KMOV.com St. Louis
American Library Association releases list of 'Most Complained Books' | KMOV.com St. Louis: American Library Association releases list of 'Most Complained Books'by Associated PressKMOV.comPosted on April 14, 2014 at 8:49 AMThe potty humor of "Captain Underpants" children's books and the mature exploration of race and family violence by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison in "The Bluest Eye
Students weigh in on Common Core | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Students weigh in on Common Core | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Students weigh in on Common Core COMMENT(1) 0 12 3 15View Larger Brant SanderlinMarch 12, 2014 Atlanta: Sen. William Ligon and supporters watch as his bill to end Common Core in Georgia fails to receive enough votes to pass committee Wednesday March 12, 2014. BRANT SANDERLIN /BSANDERLIN@AJC.COMPrevious PostsTracking: Should we get all
How Incompetent Tests Are Terrifying 3rd Graders | John Thompson
How Incompetent Tests Are Terrifying 3rd Graders | John Thompson: How Incompetent Tests Are Terrifying 3rd GradersPosted: 04/13/2014 2:57 pm EDT Updated: 04/14/2014 9:59 am EDT The "embarrassing truth" for Tulsa World editor Mike Strain is that he missed two of the six sample questions on the test that Oklahoma 3rd graders must pass to be promoted. The embarrassing truth for society is t
Morning Wink 4-14-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSDiscovering Hidden Allies | Missouri Education WatchdogDiscovering Hidden Allies | Missouri Education Watchdog: Discovering Hidden AlliesinShareA New York mother of a third grader shared this story on Facebook. The lesson of the story is; you never know what you will get when you speak up.This mother had opted her son out of standardized testing in Januar
Discovering Hidden Allies | Missouri Education Watchdog
Discovering Hidden Allies | Missouri Education Watchdog: Discovering Hidden AlliesinShareA New York mother of a third grader shared this story on Facebook. The lesson of the story is; you never know what you will get when you speak up.This mother had opted her son out of standardized testing in January and only recently discovered that his homework had transition to being all about preparation fo
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-14-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Paul Thomas: The War on Teachers in the Age of Value-AddedPaul Thomas follows Anthony Cody’s previously cited post by describing the unrelenting attack on teachers, which has intensified with the use of statistically inappropriate measures. He writes: “As Cody notes above, however, simultaneously political leaders, the media, and t
4-14-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Indypendent Comprehensive Coverage of the Common Core/Opt-Out MovementCommon Core resistance reflects an awareness of the metastasis of standards-based reforms into broader swaths of the American school system. “The changes in public education beginning to touch suburban communities, white or black” says Royal, “have touched us already in urban communities.” Opt-out parents like B
4-14-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Malloy’s public school privatization effort hits StamfordMalloy administration gives Bronx charter school chain a green-light to “save” Stamford. The Malloy administration’s extraordinary efforts to increase the number of charter schools and privatize even more of the state’s public education system took a giant leap forward at the last State Board of Education meeting. In a farce that
4-14-14 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.: “Don’t compare me to the Almighty. Compare me to the alternative.” – Squeezyby Fred Klonsky / 23min 4-13-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacherFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Sunday reads.On April 12, 1983 Ch
4-14-13 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION: Edupreneuring Hard Rock Instructional BoondoggleryAre you too non-rich to attend Camp Philos, the philosophical retreat for educational thought leaders at Lake Placid this summer? Then 2014 Rock the Core! may be for you! If nothing else-- it provides an object lesson in edtrepreneurship in action.Rock the Core will take place June 9-11 at the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi MS. 2014 Ro
The Answer Sheet 4-14-14
The Answer Sheet: The big losers in NYC charter fight: students with disabilitiesWith big bucks from Wall Street supporters behind her, charter network operator Eva Moskowitz won a fight she started with New York Mayor Bill de Blasio over charter schools. De Blasio got politically hurt in the battle after being steamrolled by Moskowitz and Gov. Andrew Cuomo — but in the end, it isn’t de Blasio who
4-14-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: April’s Infographics & Interactives Galore – Part FourThere are just so many good infographics and interactives out there that I’ve begun a new semi-regular feature called “Infographics & Interactives Galore.” You can see others at A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Infographics and by searching “infographics” on
4-14-14 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): L.A. teachers union president ready to step aside for challengerVia the Los Angeles Times | By Howard Blume Los Angeles teachers’ union president Warren Fletcher said he will no longer actively campaign for reelection, clearing the path for challenger Alex Caputo-Pearl to become the next leader of United
4-14-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman: Repost For Tax Day: The Teacher Supply Tax Credit & Why We Aren't SaintsI'm reposting this from December of last year in "celebration" of Tax Day tomorrow.Via Fred Klonsky, here's yet another way to screw teachers out of money:STATELINE (WIFR) -- Local teachers may be forced to spend more of their own money on school supplies next year, now that a federal tax break is
Thoughts inspired by Paul Krugman
Thoughts inspired by Paul Krugman: Thoughts inspired by Paul KrugmanbyteacherkenFollow Email 6 Comments / 6 Newwho in his column this morning wrote, as quoted by bobswern,…In short, we’re giving huge sums to the financial industry while receiving little or nothing — maybe less than nothing — in return. Mr. Philippon puts the waste at 2 percent of G.D.P. Yet even that figure, I’d argue, underst
empathyeducates – Parental Involvement Is Overrated
empathyeducates – Parental Involvement Is Overrated: Parental Involvement Is Overrated“Parent Involvement” can take many directions. Do we teach our children to be autonomous or do we ostensibly “help” them? “Too much is never enough” has become an American tradition. Too much love, too much guidance…are we hurting our children? Researchers have studied this question and ask us to consider our own
4-14-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Cuomo Fears A Third Party Candidate Could Make Him Lose Re-ElectionAn extraordinary column from Fred Dicker in the NY Post:After his worst week in office since becoming governor, Andrew Cuomo is now viewed for the first time by important Democrats as potentially vulnerable to Republican challenger Rob Astorino, The Post has learned. The changing sentiment results from the ex
Districts should make early learning a priority in their local accountability plans | EdSource Today
Districts should make early learning a priority in their local accountability plans | EdSource Today: Districts should make early learning a priority in their local accountability plansApril 13th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By Ted Lempert and Mark Friedman /commentaryTed LempertThe achievement gap is a term used so regularly in the education world that its realities can sometimes lose their significan
janresseger | "That all citizens will be given an equal start through a sound education
janresseger | "That all citizens will be given an equal start through a sound education is one of the most basic, promised rights of our democracy. Our chronic refusal as a nation to guarantee that right for all children…. is rooted in a kind of moral blindness, or at least a failure of moral imagination…. It is a failure which threatens our future as a nation of citizens called to a common p
Shanker Blog » What Is A Standard Deviation?
Shanker Blog » What Is A Standard Deviation?: What Is A Standard Deviation?Posted by Matthew Di Carlo on April 14, 2014Anyone who follows education policy debates might hear the term “standard deviation” fairly often. Most people have at least some idea of what it means, but I thought it might be useful to lay out a quick, (hopefully) clear explanation, since it’s useful for the proper interpretat
Crazy Crawfish's Blog | Zesty Louisiana Education Politics
Crazy Crawfish's Blog | Zesty Louisiana Education Politics: "Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education Politics"Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education Politics Bio of a Crawfish – Part IA wise man once asked me (like a few hours ago) what is my story and why am I running for an elective position on BESE. To paraphrase his point, it’s one thing to criticize someone else (espe
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLESFrench Economist Thomas PikettyEconomist Thomas PikettyThere is a fundamentalist belief by capitalists that capital will save the world, and it just isn't so. Not because of what Marx said about the contradictions of capitalism, because, as I discovered, capital is an end in itself and no more." -- The Guardian, Occupy was rig
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“These are not budget cuts. These are human rights abuses happening to children in our own city.” | Parents United for Public Education
“These are not budget cuts. These are human rights abuses happening to children in our own city.” | Parents United for Public Education: “These are not budget cuts. These are human rights abuses happening to children in our own city.”Posted on April 13, 2014 by PARENTSUNITEDPHILALeave a commentThe American Educational Research Association national meeting came to Philadelphia last weekend and Pare
L.A. teachers union president ready to step aside for challenger - latimes.com
L.A. teachers union president ready to step aside for challenger - latimes.com: L.A. teachers union president ready to step aside for challengerComments1EmailShare12L.A. teachers union president Warren Fletcher, seen here at a candidates' forum, has ended his active campaigning for reelection. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times / March 4, 2014)By Howard BlumeApril 13, 2014, 7:31 p.m.Los Angeles
Education: States' standardized tests have a negative impact on parents' civic engagement -- ScienceDaily
Education: States' standardized tests have a negative impact on parents' civic engagement -- ScienceDaily: Education: States' standardized tests have a negative impact on parents' civic engagementDate:April 7, 2014Source:University of Massachusetts AmherstSummary:New research has found that parents of public school students in states with more extensive and stringent student assessment systems exp
Peg with Pen: NBI #10 at CEA: Withdraw from PARCC
Peg with Pen: NBI #10 at CEA: Withdraw from PARCC: NBI #10 at CEA: Withdraw from PARCCI spoke at the CEA Delegate Assembly twice this weekend. My second time was for NBI #10 Withdraw from PARCC. I was very nervous. The entire delegate assembly protocol is new to me and I jumped in - trying to do my part and become a union member who advocates for children and helps to create change which will allo
New Report Rebukes Central Feature of 'Race to the Top' | Diane Ravitch
New Report Rebukes Central Feature of 'Race to the Top' | Diane Ravitch: New Report Rebukes Central Feature of 'Race to the Top'The central feature of the Obama administration's $5 billion "Race to the Top"program was sharply refuted last week by the American Statistical Association, one of the nation's leading scholarly organizations. Spurred on by the administration's combination of fe
Nite Cap 4-13-14 #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 CAPvox.com: PARCC Tests Are “Working”! | deutsch29vox.com: PARCC Tests Are “Working”! | deutsch29: vox.com: PARCC Tests Are “Working”!April 13, 2014On April 11, 2014, vox.com, a supposedly “data-driven news site started this month (April 2014) by Ez
