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Denver teachers have more classroom, less planning time than those overseas | Chalkbeat
Denver teachers have more classroom, less planning time than those overseas | Chalkbeat: Denver teachers have more classroom, less planning time than those overseas Denver teachers have less time to plan their lessons or collaborate with other teachers than those in high-performing overseas districts — or even others in the United States — a new report finds.The report, which was produced by the C
My End At LAUSD: Now On To A Neutral Forum (Mi Terminar en el LAUSD: Ahora en un foro neutral) - Perdaily.com
The Power of Parents to Reform a School System | Philly in Focus
The Power of Parents to Reform a School System | Philly in Focus: The Power of Parents to Reform a School SystemPHILLYACTIVE™ (NEWS THAT GETS PHILLY ACTIVE) Felicia Roche, mother an 8th grader, analyzes the School District of Philadelphia and asks: “Do parents care?”By Felicia Roche5.27.14: Philadelphia – (Politics/Education): If you mention the words “School District of Philadelphia” to an active
Career Pathways Trust Awardees - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Career Pathways Trust Awardees - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Award of Career Pathways Trust Grants Linking Education and CareersOAKLAND—Almost 40 consortia representing hundreds of thousands of students across California are the first recipients of grants under a new $250 million program designed to help students stay in school and move toward coll
The Ripple Effects of Rising Student Debt - NYTimes.com
The Ripple Effects of Rising Student Debt - NYTimes.com: The Ripple Effects of Rising Student DebtWhat are the roads not taken because students must take out loans for college? A collection of studies shows that the burden of student debt may well cause people to make different decisions than they would otherwise — affecting not just individual lives but also the entire economy.For one thing, it a
Trafficked Teachers: Neoliberalism’s Latest Labor Source - Working In These Times
Trafficked Teachers: Neoliberalism’s Latest Labor Source - Working In These Times: Trafficked Teachers: Neoliberalism’s Latest Labor SourceRecruiting companies in the U.S. are attracting some of Philippines' best teachers with one-year guest worker visas to teach in American public schools, saddling the teachers with hidden fees and furthering the Philippines' growing teacher shortage. (SuSanA Sec
5-25-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Dr. Walter Mischel, Creator Of Famous Marshmallow Test, Is Writing A BookDr. Walter Mischel, creator of the famous marshmallow test used by many of us in classroom lessons, is writing a book that will be published in September. It’s titled The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control. I’ve written many posts over the years
What is a SCOE and What They Do for Education
SCOE | About: About SCOEThe Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) is one of 58 county offices located throughout the state. Approximately 650 regular and more than 950 temporary and substitute SCOE staff work year-round providing services which complement and supplement those offered by public school districts in Sacramento County.SCOE plays a leadership role in the delivery of quality educ
5-27-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “A Teacher-Counselor Partnership Is ‘Essential’ For Student Success”A Teacher-Counselor Partnership Is ‘Essential’ For Student Success is Part Two in my Ed Week Teacher series on teacher-counselor partnerships. Today’s post includes responses from Julie Hartline, the 2009 National Counselor Of The Year; and educator/authors
5 Lessons From My First Year As Site Principal | Connected Principals
5 Lessons From My First Year As Site Principal | Connected Principals: 5 Lessons From My First Year As Site Principalby William Parker • May 30, 2014 • 1 CommentJust a few days ago, we celebrated graduation. The next day we wrapped up with professional development and teacher check-out.When I arrived home that night, I felt both exhausted and exhilarated.It was a few hours later when I received th
BREAKING NEWS!! MULGREW PULLING WFP STRINGS FOR CUOMO!!!.southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: BREAKING NEWS!! MULGREW PULLING WFP STRINGS FOR CUOMO!!!On March 15, 44 BC the Roman Senate, led by Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutusstabbed to death Julius Caesar. Caesar's dying words, according to William Shakespeare upon seeing that Brutus was amongst the conspirators was, "Et tu Brutue?"During the Last Supper, which The Crack Team belie
5-30-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Lots Of New World Cup Interactives & InfographicsHere are new interactives and infographics I’m adding to The Best Sites For Learning About The 2014 World Cup In Brazil: Here are three interactives from The Guardian: Brazil 2014: interactive World Cup travel guide The World Cup’s top 100 footballers of all time – intera
Nite Cap 5-30-14 #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 CAPJune 2014 ACCS Meeting Agenda - Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (CA Dept of Education)June 2014 ACCS Meeting Agenda - Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (CA Dept of Education): ACCS Live Meeting WebcastMeeting NoticeAdvisory Commission
#EduElection: How Grassroots Voices Shaped NYC's Mayoral Election | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
#EduElection: How Grassroots Voices Shaped NYC's Mayoral Election | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: #EduElection: How Grassroots Voices Shaped NYC's Mayoral ElectionPosted on: Friday May 30th, 2014It seems the tide might finally be turning in the fight for public education. A wonderful new issue of the The Annenberg's Institute's Voices in Urba
What is a SCOE and What They Do for Education
SCOE | About: About SCOEThe Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) is one of 58 county offices located throughout the state. Approximately 650 regular and more than 950 temporary and substitute SCOE staff work year-round providing services which complement and supplement those offered by public school districts in Sacramento County.SCOE plays a leadership role in the delivery of quality educ
NYC Public School Parents: NYC Parents: the Tripod survey is being given in 134 schools and you have the right to opt out
NYC Public School Parents: NYC Parents: the Tripod survey is being given in 134 schools and you have the right to opt out: NYC Parents: the Tripod survey is being given in 134 schools and you have the right to opt outWatch out parents! Whether you know it or not, the DOE is giving a controversial survey to NYC students in 134 schools called the Tripod Survey. DOE officials say they are allowing
Career Pathways Trust Awardees - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Career Pathways Trust Awardees - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Award of Career Pathways Trust Grants Linking Education and CareersOAKLAND—Almost 40 consortia representing hundreds of thousands of students across California are the first recipients of grants under a new $250 million program designed to help students stay in school and move toward coll
Morning Wink 5-30-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSJackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movement | NewBlackMan (in Exile)Jackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movement | NewBlackMan (in Exile): Jackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative MovementJackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movementby Lamont Lilly | special to NewBlackMan (in Exile)Once home t
5 Lessons From My First Year As Site Principal | Connected Principals
5 Lessons From My First Year As Site Principal | Connected Principals: 5 Lessons From My First Year As Site Principalby William Parker • May 30, 2014 • 1 CommentJust a few days ago, we celebrated graduation. The next day we wrapped up with professional development and teacher check-out.When I arrived home that night, I felt both exhausted and exhilarated.It was a few hours later when I received th
Common Core School Standards Face a New Wave of Opposition - NYTimes.com
Common Core School Standards Face a New Wave of Opposition - NYTimes.com: Common Core School Standards Face a New Wave of OppositionGov. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma has not decided whether to sign a bill that would withdraw her state from the Common Core standards. Similar legislation is on governors’ desks in Missouri and South Carolina. CreditSue Ogrocki/Associated PressOpposition to the Common Core
#EducatingGatesRally June 26th | Seattle Education
#EducatingGatesRally June 26th | Seattle Education: #EducatingGatesRally June 26thThere’s a lot of issues about governance, whether its school boards or unions, where you want to allow for experimentation, in terms of pay procedures, management procedures, to really prove out new things. As those things start working on behalf of the students, then I believe the majority of teachers and voters wil
Nite Cap 5-29-14 #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 CAPResponse to Class Action Lawsuit - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)Response to Class Action Lawsuit - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): California Department of Education and State Board of Education Issue Joint Statement on Class Action LawsuitS
Response to Class Action Lawsuit - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Response to Class Action Lawsuit - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): California Department of Education and State Board of Education Issue Joint Statement on Class Action LawsuitSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and State Board of Education President Michael Kirst issued the following joint statement in connection with a class action lawsuit, Cruz et al. v. State
Significantly altered transitional kindergarten bill passes in the Senate | EdSource Today
Significantly altered transitional kindergarten bill passes in the Senate | EdSource Today: Significantly altered transitional kindergarten bill passes in the SenateMay 29th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By Lillian MongeauShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing ServicesA bill that would make public pre-kindergarten available at no charge to children from Calif
NYC Public School Parents: 20 million student records put at risk by ConnectEDU's bankruptcy -- & what lessons if any have tech enthusiasts learned from the inBloom debacle?
NYC Public School Parents: 20 million student records put at risk by ConnectEDU's bankruptcy -- & what lessons if any have tech enthusiasts learned from the inBloom debacle?: 20 million student records put at risk by ConnectEDU's bankruptcy -- & what lessons if any have tech enthusiasts learned from the inBloom debacle?ConnectEDU was one of the three data dashboard companies chosen by the
solidaridad: Marshall Tuck's legacy of institutional racism at Markham MS so bad, that U.S. Congress expresses concern
solidaridad: Marshall Tuck's legacy of institutional racism at Markham MS so bad, that U.S. Congress expresses concern: Marshall Tuck's legacy of institutional racism at Markham MS so bad, that U.S. Congress expresses concernMarshall Tuck's legacy of institutional racism at Markham MS is so bad, that congresspeople are now concerned. Representative Janice Hahn wrote LAUSD to contact the Partnershi
California Districts Stumble on CORE Waiver, Ed. Dept. Finds - Politics K-12 - Education Week
California Districts Stumble on CORE Waiver, Ed. Dept. Finds - Politics K-12 - Education Week: California Districts Stumble on CORE Waiver, Ed. Dept. FindsBy Lesli A. Maxwell on May 29, 2014 4:34 PMCrossposted from the District Dossier blogBy Lesli A. MaxwellThe California districts that won a special reprieve from portions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act are falling short on several key p
The Dismissive Attitude Toward Parents by Education Reformers is Stunning | Missouri Education Watchdog
The Dismissive Attitude Toward Parents by Education Reformers is Stunning | Missouri Education Watchdog: The Dismissive Attitude Toward Parents by Education Reformers is StunninginShareA 100% rate of stopping “anti-reform” legislation by these special interests (grasstops)The above graphic comes from the Louisiana Department of Education with mention of groups supporting educational reform ideas:
5-29-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadTomorrow sees three Director Community Meetings - if you want something to change in the math adoption, you might want to drop in on one. Patu - 10 am - noon, Cafe VittaMcLaren - 10 am - noon, SW Branch Public LibraryPeters - 11 am - 12:30 pm - Queen Anne library, first hour for students (according to SPS website)I was unable to attend the DPD mee
5-29-14 Schools Matter -
Schools Matter: Legislators File Open Records Request for Huffman Decision Trail to Delay State Test ResultsOn the day that TCAP scores were to be released in Tennessee, Kevin Huffman's team of TFA lawyers in Nashville called a quick "put down your pencils" timeout just before reporters were ready to write about this year's state test results. In a scurry to make sure that "post-te
Morning Wink 5-29-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSCommunity engagement is a euphemism for “how to deal with black folk” | Hechinger ReportCommunity engagement is a euphemism for “how to deal with black folk” | Hechinger Report: Community engagement is a euphemism for “how to deal with black folk”By Andre PerryWhat does community engagement mean? In particular, how does community engagement work for a “tak
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-29-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Oregon Educator: When Did the Federal Role Change from Equity and Integration to Control?Oregon Educator, a high school principal in that state, poses some hard questions about the federal role in education. The federal government puts up about 12% of the cost of public education but has grown increasingly assertive about exercisin
Nite Cap 5-28-14 #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 CAPSchool Choice Fact Sheet from Statewide StudySchool Choice Fact Sheet from Statewide Study: School Choice Fact Sheet from Statewide StudyLEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA -FACT SHEET-STATEWIDE STUDY ON SCHOOL CHOICEI. Private School Florida Tax
School Choice Fact Sheet from Statewide Study
School Choice Fact Sheet from Statewide Study: School Choice Fact Sheet from Statewide StudyLEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA -FACT SHEET-STATEWIDE STUDY ON SCHOOL CHOICEI. Private School Florida Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarships• In 2012-13, there were 51,075 FTC vouchers awarded state-wide at $4,335 each. Corporations received tax rebates by contributing to the Step Up for Children Foundation w
Working Families Party eyeing Diane Ravitch as possible challenger against Gov. Cuomo - NY Daily News
Working Families Party eyeing Diane Ravitch as possible challenger against Gov. Cuomo - NY Daily News: Working Families Party eyeing Diane Ravitch as possible challenger against Gov. CuomoBY KEN LOVETT NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Published: Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 11:38 AM Updated: Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 12:54 PMA A A991SHARE THIS URLHANDOUTDiane RavitchThe Working Families Party is eying education
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: For immediate release from N.C. NAACP
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: For immediate release from N.C. NAACP: For immediate release from N.C. NAACPFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 28, 2014Contact: Sarah Bufkin, NC NAACP - smbufkin@gmail.com or 404.285.3413Workers and Clergy Members Arrested in Speaker Thom Tillis' Office for Petitioning to Repeal a Flood of Unjust, Destructive Laws Hurting North Carolina We Shall Not Be Moved | Tillis 15RALEIGH
5-28-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Advanced Learning Taskforce UpdateThere is a joint meeting of the Advanced Learning Taskforces tomorrow, Thursday the 29th from 4-8 pm in the JSCEE auditorium. They will be discussing their recommendations with an eye to presenting a combined recommendation plan to the Superintendent and Board in the future. The public is invited to attend but no questions or fee
Morning Wink 5-28-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSWe will miss you Maya Angelou | Cloaking InequityWe will miss you Maya Angelou | Cloaking Inequity: We will miss you Maya AngelouI don’t know how much longer I’ll be around. I’ll probably be writing when the Lord says, ‘Maya, Maya Angelou, it’s time.’It is with a sad heart that I learn today of the passing of Maya Angelou. Here are a few select Maya Angelo
We will miss you Maya Angelou | Cloaking Inequity
We will miss you Maya Angelou | Cloaking Inequity: We will miss you Maya AngelouI don’t know how much longer I’ll be around. I’ll probably be writing when the Lord says, ‘Maya, Maya Angelou, it’s time.’It is with a sad heart that I learn today of the passing of Maya Angelou. Here are a few select Maya Angelou quotes:My task for today…I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-28-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Help Sponsor Researchers to Study Failure of Vouchers in ChileProfessor Julian Vasquez Heilig of the University of Texas is trying to raise funding to take a research team to Chile to study the failure of the voucher progr. He needs your help. Tickets cost either $1,000 round trip or 30,000-60,000 frequent flyer miles. Please consi
Massive layoffs in Newark? Never mind. Cami was just joking. | Bob Braun's Ledger
Massive layoffs in Newark? Never mind. Cami was just joking. | Bob Braun's Ledger: Massive layoffs in Newark? Never mind. Cami was just joking.Fooled you, right?State-appointed Newark schools superintendent Cami Anderson sent out an email late yesterday saying she had all but miraculously found a way to prevent massive teacher layoffs that had been predicted earlier. She also promised to stay in h
John White’s Illegitimate 2013-to-2014 LEAP/iLEAP Comparisons | deutsch29
John White’s Illegitimate 2013-to-2014 LEAP/iLEAP Comparisons | deutsch29: John White’s Illegitimate 2013-to-2014 LEAP/iLEAP ComparisonsMay 27, 2014Whenever Louisiana State Superintendent John White gets his hands on test scores, there will be problems.He withheld release of the 2014 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) and Integrated Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (iLEAP) sco
Trafficked Teachers: Neoliberalism’s Latest Labor Source - Working In These Times
Trafficked Teachers: Neoliberalism’s Latest Labor Source - Working In These Times: Trafficked Teachers: Neoliberalism’s Latest Labor SourceRecruiting companies in the U.S. are attracting some of Philippines' best teachers with one-year guest worker visas to teach in American public schools, saddling the teachers with hidden fees and furthering the Philippines' growing teacher shortage. (SuSanA Sec
The Study that Keeps on Giving…(Hopefully) in its Final Round |
The Study that Keeps on Giving…(Hopefully) in its Final Round |: The Study that Keeps on Giving…(Hopefully) in its Final Round In January I wrote a post about “The Study that Keeps on Giving…” Specifically, this post was about the study conducted and authored by Raj Chetty (Economics Professor at Harvard), John Friedman (Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Harvard), and Jonah Rockoff (Associat
5-27-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “A Teacher-Counselor Partnership Is ‘Essential’ For Student Success”A Teacher-Counselor Partnership Is ‘Essential’ For Student Success is Part Two in my Ed Week Teacher series on teacher-counselor partnerships. Today’s post includes responses from Julie Hartline, the 2009 National Counselor Of The Year; and educator/authors
Why a “fair start” is so important for California’s kids | EdSource Today
Why a “fair start” is so important for California’s kids | EdSource Today: Why a “fair start” is so important for California’s kidsMay 27th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By Jim Steyer / commentaryShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services6Jim SteyerNow that Gov. Jerry Brown has introduced his revised budget plan, a month-long negotiation over the state’s
Denver teachers have more classroom, less planning time than those overseas | Chalkbeat
Denver teachers have more classroom, less planning time than those overseas | Chalkbeat: Denver teachers have more classroom, less planning time than those overseas Denver teachers have less time to plan their lessons or collaborate with other teachers than those in high-performing overseas districts — or even others in the United States — a new report finds.The report, which was produced by the C
The Power of Parents to Reform a School System | Philly in Focus
The Power of Parents to Reform a School System | Philly in Focus: The Power of Parents to Reform a School SystemPHILLYACTIVE™ (NEWS THAT GETS PHILLY ACTIVE) Felicia Roche, mother an 8th grader, analyzes the School District of Philadelphia and asks: “Do parents care?”By Felicia Roche5.27.14: Philadelphia – (Politics/Education): If you mention the words “School District of Philadelphia” to an active
Nite Cap 5-27-14 #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 CAPPaul Tough Explains Why 'Rich Kids Graduate; Poor and Working-Class Kids Don't' | John ThompsonPaul Tough Explains Why 'Rich Kids Graduate; Poor and Working-Class Kids Don't' | John Thompson: Paul Tough Explains Why 'Rich Kids Graduate; Poor and
Paul Tough Explains Why 'Rich Kids Graduate; Poor and Working-Class Kids Don't' | John Thompson
Paul Tough Explains Why 'Rich Kids Graduate; Poor and Working-Class Kids Don't' | John Thompson: Paul Tough Explains Why 'Rich Kids Graduate; Poor and Working-Class Kids Don't'Regardless of his subject, Paul Tough's work is directly relevant to teaching and learning in high-poverty schools. Tough's New York Times Magazine article, "Who Gets to Graduate?," is no exception.When teaching hi
The Answer Sheet 5-27-14
Answer Sheet: Is Boston’s school district eliminating history department as part of Common Core?The Boston public schools district found itself in the position of having to issue a public statement denying that it was eliminating its history and social studies department after someone posted on the Web that it was and the news went viral in the education world. Historians assumed it was true and r
Shanker Blog » The Proportionality Principle In Teacher Evaluations
Shanker Blog » The Proportionality Principle In Teacher Evaluations: The Proportionality Principle In Teacher EvaluationsPosted by Cory Koedel on May 27, 2014Our guest author today is Cory Koedel, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri.In a 2012 post on this blog, Dr. Di Carlo reviewed an article that I coauthored with colleagues Mark Ehlert, Eric Parsons and Michael Podgur
A day of resistance in Newark | Bob Braun's Ledger
A day of resistance in Newark | Bob Braun's Ledger: A day of resistance in Newark More than 200 students burst out of beleaguered University High School in Newark this morning to protest last Friday’s firing of the magnet school’s principal and six vice principals.Chanting “Save our school!” and “Cami must go!” the students marched around local blocks and then headed downtown toward 2 Cedar Stree
5-27-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadFrom SPS Communications:Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of two Seattle Public Schools students included in the second group of winners in the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners are:• Anthony L. Bencivengo from Nathan Hale High School, whose pr
5-27-14 Schools Matter - TFA Corps: Corporate America's Paris Island
Schools Matter: TFA Corps: Corporate America's Paris Island1 by Jim Horn / 20min 5-26-14 Schools Matter - Jim Crow Rides AgainSchools Matter: Jim Crow Rides AgainFrom Aljazeera America:by Daniel Denvir @danieldenvirThe Supreme Court ruled 60 years ago this May 17 in Brown v. Board of Education that “segregation of white and Negro children in the public schools of a State solely on the basis of ra
Morning Wink 5-27-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-27-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: New Mexico: Another VAM DisasterThus far, the concept of VAM–or value-added measurement–has an unbroken record of failure. Wherever it has been tried, it has proven to be inaccurate and unstable
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-27-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: New Mexico: Another VAM DisasterThus far, the concept of VAM–or value-added measurement–has an unbroken record of failure. Wherever it has been tried, it has proven to be inaccurate and unstable. Teacher and student records are erroneous. Teachers are judged based on students they never taught. VAM demoralizes teachers, who underst
School librarians a rare find in California public schools | EdSource Today
School librarians a rare find in California public schools | EdSource Today: School librarians a rare find in California public schoolsMay 26th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By Lillian MongeauShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services0School librarian Shannon Englebrecht reminds Tori Reese, 8, that she has several books overdue.Englebrecht allows student
Unlikely Allies Uniting to Fight School Changes - NYTimes.com
Unlikely Allies Uniting to Fight School Changes - NYTimes.com: Unlikely Allies Uniting to Fight School ChangesRick Womick, a Republican lawmaker, and Emily Mitchell, a teacher, both oppose changes in education policy in Tennessee. CreditJoe Buglewicz for The New York TimesSMYRNA, Tenn. — She is a fan of MSNBC, supports abortion rights and increased government spending in schools, and believes unio
Marie Corfield: Rigor: The death of public education (no really)
Marie Corfield: Rigor: The death of public education (no really): Rigor: The death of public education (no really)Photo CreditWhat's worse than education 'reform'? Educators who drink the reformy Kool-Aid.As a product of 12 years of Catholic education in New Jersey the 60s and 70s I learned a thing or two about the roots of the English language. While I didn't have any art, music, science, PE or h
Anti-Common Core Link Banned by Facebook: We Must be Winning the War | Missouri Education Watchdog
Anti-Common Core Link Banned by Facebook: We Must be Winning the War | Missouri Education Watchdog: Anti-Common Core Link Banned by Facebook: We Must be Winning the WarinShareSee this notice? Plans to eliminate common core and adopt common core standards are detected to be “unsafe” by Facebook security standards.Dr. Sandra Stotsky refused to sign off on the ELA Common Core Standards. She publishe
Nite Cap 5-26-14 #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 CAPIf no one is looking at your Twitter account, it could be for a couple of reasons. | Connected PrincipalsIf no one is looking at your Twitter account, it could be for a couple of reasons. | Connected Principals: If no one is looking at your Twitt
If no one is looking at your Twitter account, it could be for a couple of reasons. | Connected Principals
If no one is looking at your Twitter account, it could be for a couple of reasons. | Connected Principals: If no one is looking at your Twitter account, it could be for a couple of reasons.by George Couros • May 26, 2014 • 0 CommentsMost organizations or schools feel that jumping on the social media bandwagon is something that they should do because it is becoming the norm for others. If you thin
Education in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » “Not Interested in Being #1:” Shanghai May Ditch PISA
Education in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » “Not Interested in Being #1:” Shanghai May Ditch PISA: “Not Interested in Being #1:” Shanghai May Ditch PISA25 MAY 2014 2,775 ONE COMMENT“Not interested in #1 on International Tests, Focusing on Reducing Academic Burden: Shanghai May Drop Out of PISA” is the headline of a story in Xinmin Wanbao[original story in Chinese], a popular newspaper i
Labor and English Language Teaching | Dissident Voice
Labor and English Language Teaching | Dissident Voice: Labor and English Language Teachingby Myles Hoenig / May 26th, 2014The state of English Language Teaching (ELT) (and teaching content, electives overall) is going through a serious, almost radical, transformation. Long gone are the days where union chapters, building reps and others who represent a teaching staff have the backing of their aff
5-26-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: UFT Contract Exit Polls Contradict NY Times Article on ContractAt my school, the xxxxxx, the chapter elected to conduct an "exit poll" to assess how we as a chapter voted on the contract proposal. These are the unofficial results of the xxxx vote.Total UFT members: ....45 Total voting "YES" - ......16Total voting "NO" - ........26Abstentions: ........
John White’s Journey: Why he decided to ask his Louisiana Department of Education to alter student test scores | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
John White’s Journey: Why he decided to ask his Louisiana Department of Education to alter student test scores | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsJohn White’s Journey: Why he decided to ask his Louisiana Department of Education to alter student test scoresPosted on May 26, 20141Believe it or not, John White did not start off with the intent of trying to
5-26-14 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): Memorial Day 2014: A ReaderIf we could find a space to honor peace, to honor peace by taking action so that peace was the norm of humanity… 21st century “Children’s Crusade”: A curriculum of peace driven by critical literacy, P. L. Thomas Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonneg
5-26-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles About Education PolicyHere are some recent good posts and articles on education policy issues: Who Gets To Graduate is by Paul Tough and appears in The New York Times. He raises many useful points, but misses others. Those “misses” are pointed out in a good response in T
Marie Corfield: In honor of retiring educators everywhere
Marie Corfield: In honor of retiring educators everywhere: In honor of retiring educators everywhereThe function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.~ Martin Luther King, Jr.I was a little quiet on Facebook and Twitter the past couple of weeks because I was busy planning and hosting the Hunterdo
Top Ten Memorial Day Songs | The Nation
Top Ten Memorial Day Songs | The Nation: Top Ten Memorial Day SongsArmy 1st Sargeant Shelly Jenkins places flags on graves at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Memorial Day, first known as Decoration Day, originated in the North after the Civil War to commemorate fallen Union soldiers. By the twentieth century the holiday had been extended to honor all A
Morning Wink 5-26-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-26-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: How Rahm Emanuel Favors Campaign Donors Over KidsThis post by Ken Previti directed me to a hugely important story that I had missed. David Sirota of Pando and Ben Joravsky of The Chicago Reader
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-26-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: How Rahm Emanuel Favors Campaign Donors Over KidsThis post by Ken Previti directed me to a hugely important story that I had missed. David Sirota of Pando and Ben Joravsky of The Chicago Reader unearthed a story of money, politics , and greed that is startling. The headline is that Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s top donor bought a big bloc o
Hope Makes Teaching More Than A Job - The Jose Vilson
Hope Makes Teaching More Than A Job - The Jose Vilson: Hope Makes Teaching More Than A Jobby JOSE VILSON on MAY 25, 2014in MR. VILSONI Love LucyGoodness, that last EduShyster’s interview was epic. There’s a whole piece that we didn’t even get to share with you because, well, it would hurt some people’s favorite bloggers / heroes / activists’ feelings. Really, the biggest difference between Audrey
Nite Cap 5-25-14 #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 CAPWhy did so many sacrifice their lives? | Reclaim ReformWhy did so many sacrifice their lives? | Reclaim Reform: Why did so many sacrifice their lives?Posted on May 25, 2014by Ken PrevitiWhy did so many sacrifice their lives?For us. For American i
Stephen Krashen Blog 5-25-14: The problem is not a lack of technology. The problem is poverty.
SKrashen: The problem is not a lack of technology. The problem is poverty.: The problem is not a lack of technology. The problem is poverty.Comment on "Education Needs to Change as Fast as Technology," by Zack Sims. Posted athttp://www.forbes.com/sites/techonomy/2014/05/23/education-needs-to-change-as-fast-as-technology/Mr. Sims hasn't done his homework. He points out that the "US i
5-25-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Dr. Walter Mischel, Creator Of Famous Marshmallow Test, Is Writing A BookDr. Walter Mischel, creator of the famous marshmallow test used by many of us in classroom lessons, is writing a book that will be published in September. It’s titled The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control. I’ve written many posts over the years
The Answer Sheet 5-25-14
Answer Sheet: What school reformers can learn from pokerSchool reformers have made student outcomes the big focus of their efforts, targeting teachers for failure to improve student achievement. But teachers say they ignore the inputs — the issues students bring into a classroom and the training/resources of teachers. Here’s a look about the problem with outcome-based assessment, by Ben Spielberg
The Answer Sheet 5-25-14
Answer Sheet: What school reformers can learn from pokerSchool reformers have made student outcomes the big focus of their efforts, targeting teachers for failure to improve student achievement. But teachers say they ignore the inputs — the issues students bring into a classroom and the training/resources of teachers. Here’s a look about the problem with outcome-based assessment, by Ben Spielberg
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 5-25-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: From the far side of the pond: EDUCATION’S CULTURE OF OVERWORK IS TURNING CHILDREN AND TEACHERS INTO GHOSTSIf schools slowed down and focused on a deeper kind of flourishing, they might be more productive (if not very Goveian) by Melissa Benn, The Guardian, http://bit.ly/1lLwrtM ●●smf’s translation: GOVEIAN: of or pertaining to the Rt. Hon. Michael Go
Teacher Education Leaders Speak Out: Kevin Kumashiro on Teacher Preparation, edTPA and Reform - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Teacher Education Leaders Speak Out: Kevin Kumashiro on Teacher Preparation, edTPA and Reform - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Teacher Education Leaders Speak Out: Kevin Kumashiro on Teacher Preparation, edTPA and ReformBy Anthony Cody on May 25, 2014 9:43 AMTeacher preparation has emerged as a target of those seeking to disrupt and transform the education system in our nation. In th
5-25-14 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.: Sunday reads.The Spanish Civil War, 1936. Grit. The new Common Core standard. 29 seconds on pensions and the Koch bros. Tax cheaters Hall of Fame. The hypocrisy of the Illinois Policy Institute. Selective promise keeping. Dear Parents and Friends of PISD, Next week, you will be receiving your child’s
Morning Wink 5-25-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-25-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jonathan Lovell: The Magic of Learning to ListenJonathan Lovell has been leading writing workshops for many years. In this delightful post, he describes his struggle to finish his own dissertati
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-25-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jonathan Lovell: The Magic of Learning to ListenJonathan Lovell has been leading writing workshops for many years. In this delightful post, he describes his struggle to finish his own dissertation, and the flights of fancy that kept blocking his path. He uses graphics creatively to reflect his state of mind. You watch his thinking
5-25-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Associated Press Feature On “Promise Neighborhoods”I’ve written a lot about Promise Zones & Neighborhoods (see My Best Posts On The Harlem Children’s Zone & Other “Promise Zones”) – both critical and supportive. The Associated Press just published a feature on them in three separate parts: What to know about Promise
5-25-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Wait What? All WeekA reporter and a teacher highlight why we need new leadership for ConnecticutThe story could be called “Hooray for one hundred thousand dollar pensions” or “How Governor Malloy pulled a fast one on the people of Connecticut.” Hartford Courant investigative reporter Jon Lender lays out the details in his story, “New Law To Restrict Excessive Judges’ Pensions Has Holes
5-25-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Have we seen this movie before? Did it star Shirley Jones and Robert Preston?Please forgive me, but I'm old, and old people like to natter on about the past. It's just what we do. We like to imagine that our experience has value. We see things and we think "Hey, I've seen this before!" That's bad enough, but then we feel compelled to tell you about it.Bac
How a ‘New Secessionist’ Movement Is Threatening to Worsen School Segregation and Widen Inequalities | The Nation
How a ‘New Secessionist’ Movement Is Threatening to Worsen School Segregation and Widen Inequalities | The Nation: (Photo Courtesy of Don Harder, CC2.0)A new secessionist movement, anchored in the South, provides yet another reminder that “separate” still means “unequal” when it comes to the racial dynamics of the nation’s public schools.The small middle-class town of Gardendale, Alabama, outside
The Ripple Effects of Rising Student Debt - NYTimes.com
The Ripple Effects of Rising Student Debt - NYTimes.com: The Ripple Effects of Rising Student DebtWhat are the roads not taken because students must take out loans for college? A collection of studies shows that the burden of student debt may well cause people to make different decisions than they would otherwise — affecting not just individual lives but also the entire economy.For one thing, it a
Why are Common Core math problems like this? $$$$$$$$$$ | Reclaim Reform
Why are Common Core math problems like this? $$$$$$$$$$ | Reclaim Reform: Why are Common Core math problems like this? $$$$$$$$$$Posted on May 24, 2014by Ken PrevitiWhy are Common Core math problems like this? $$$$$$$$$$2+2=4 cannot be copyrighted, sold, and re-sold.The CCSS formatted math being published in print and online is copyrighted, sold and re-sold.It’s not about kids, parents, teachers o
Looks Like Oklahoma Could Be First to Really Dump Common Core | deutsch29
Looks Like Oklahoma Could Be First to Really Dump Common Core | deutsch29: Looks Like Oklahoma Could Be First to ReallyDump Common CoreMay 24, 2014On May 23, 2014, both the Oklahoma House (71-18) and Senate (31-10) voted to dump the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).All that is left is for Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin to sign the legislation, HB 3399, into law. (Fallin was not governor when Okla
Nite Cap 5-24-14 #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 CAP5-24-14 Saturday Matinée Special "Corporate ED Reform: Something's Fishy!" News BreakoutSaturday Matinée Special "Corporate ED Reform: Something's Fishy!" News BreakoutThe Problem with Outcome-Oriented Evaluations | InterACTTh
5-24-14 Saturday Matinée Special "Corporate ED Reform: Something's Fishy!" News Breakout
Saturday Matinée Special "Corporate ED Reform: Something's Fishy!" News BreakoutThe Problem with Outcome-Oriented Evaluations | InterACTThe Problem with Outcome-Oriented Evaluations | InterACT: The Problem with Outcome-Oriented EvaluationsMAY 24, 2014by David B. CohenDavid B. Cohen:Teacher evaluation and value-added measures have both been topics of frequent consideration here at InterAC
The Problem with Outcome-Oriented Evaluations | InterACT
The Problem with Outcome-Oriented Evaluations | InterACT: The Problem with Outcome-Oriented EvaluationsMAY 24, 2014by David B. CohenDavid B. Cohen:Teacher evaluation and value-added measures have both been topics of frequent consideration here at InterACT. This re-blogged post by Ben Spielberg makes some excellent points about both, and provides a fine explanation of why we need to be cautious abo
Tensions rise over NC charter school rejections | CharlotteObserver.com
Tensions rise over NC charter school rejections | CharlotteObserver.com: Tensions rise over NC charter school rejectionsBy Ann Doss Helmsahelms@charlotteobserver.comPosted: Friday, May. 23, 2014MORE INFORMATIONBill: Charters must disclose salariesNC panel approves 11 charters; rejects 60 othersTHE PLAYERSFor-profit management companies that applied to open N.C. charter schools in 2015-16. Find all
2nd Banana 5-24-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTMy End At LAUSD: Now On To A Neutral Forum (Mi Terminar en el LAUSD: Ahora en un foro neutral) - Perdaily.com(en español después) On Friday, October 8, 2010 LAUSD Chief Academic Officer Judy Elliott sent me a letter saying that she was going to submit my name to the LAUSD Board for dismissal as a teacher. In retrospect and in culmination of
Morning Wink 5-24-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSNYC Educator: Michael Mulgrew Says Bloggers Propagate MythNYC Educator: Michael Mulgrew Says Bloggers Propagate Myth: Michael Mulgrew Says Bloggers Propagate MythUFT President Mike Mulgrew harped on the theme of myth at the DA as he praised the contract and shut down anyone who dared disagree. At one point, he spoke of blogs as though they were loathsome r
NYC Educator: Michael Mulgrew Says Bloggers Propagate Myth
NYC Educator: Michael Mulgrew Says Bloggers Propagate Myth: Michael Mulgrew Says Bloggers Propagate MythUFT President Mike Mulgrew harped on the theme of myth at the DA as he praised the contract and shut down anyone who dared disagree. At one point, he spoke of blogs as though they were loathsome reptiles. He doesn't read them, but he knows they traffic in myths. He was being nice, he said, as he
Cartoons on Digital Natives and Immigrants | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Cartoons on Digital Natives and Immigrants | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Cartoons on Digital Natives and ImmigrantsThe interactions between technology-wise children and their parents or other adults is raw material for cartoonists. I am not sure whether “digital natives” is a category that I would use but it is popular. After the cartoons, take a look at the at the article
I am now convinced I was right
I am now convinced I was right: I am now convinced I was rightbyteacherkenFollow Email 20 Comments / 20 Newwhen I decided not to return for another year in my current teaching position, a decision about which I previously wrote here.The senior students in our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program were supposed to participate in a poster session where they shared the results
5-24-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week"One Newark": A Market For "Lemons"I've got a new brief over at the NJ Education Policy Forum out today about One Newark. As usual, I present my geekspeak-free (mostly) version of this brief here.Here's the background: Cami Anderson, the state-appointed superintendent of Newark, has put out a plan to restructure the district's schoo
5-24-13 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION:Ap A-Ok?The US DOE, among its many promotional and marketing activities, has been pushing hard for AP classes. This week they aimed loud praise noises at the state of Colorado for increasing AP participation in the state. The laudatory article declares success because more students take and pass the AP courses.But before parents and students get too excited about the spreading and b
5-24-14 NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News Briefsfrom The Network for Public EducationFirestorm erupts over teacher’s angry e-mail to legislators about low pay | The Answer SheetBY VALERIE STRAUSS May 23 at 2:28 pm An angry e-mail written by a teacher to North Carolina legislators with a subject line that said, “I am embarrassed to confess: I am a teacher,” might have been s
5-24-14 THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog Transforming Schools to Become Innovation ReadyPost written by Laura Varlas Because tests don't require connection and collaboration, classroom education is being driven in one direction, while technology enables creation, curation, and connection. Educators are up against a global achievement gap, Tony Wagner expla
5-24-14 This Week in 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):Happy Memorial Day!2 15h Stoner parents win, LAUSD removes co-located charterCWC Mar Vista Charter School Parents of students at Stoner Elementary School, who have been fighting to get the co-located Citizens of the World Charter School Mar Vista (CWC) off their campus, have succeeded in their quest. A le
Stephen Krashen Blog 5-24-14
SKrashen:Free Advertising for DuolingoSent to the Japan Times, May 23, 2014Contrary to the impression given by The Japan Times's free commercial for Duolingo ("Duolingo chief shakes up language learning," May 23), there is no clear evidence that Duolinguo is effective in teaching foreign languages. The only research study done assessing the impact of Duolingo, which was funded by Duoling
5-24-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent:With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All WeekWhy It's Time to Go Green- A Guest Pot By Laurel M. SturtIn the last decade, the Democratic party has become increasingly indistinct from the Republican, both parties in virtually impervious thrall to the siren of money. As exacerbated by the Citizens United and McCutcheon Supreme Court decisions, the--for all intents and purposes--whol
5-24-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education:Scathing Purple Musings Color me purple in Florida ALL WeekHow Vouchers Killed Education Accountability for Florida TaxpayersWrites Scott Maxwell in the Orlando Sentinel: “The Return of the Living Dead” was a hoot. “Shaun of the Dead” and “Zombieland” perfected the conce
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 5-24-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer Sheet‘Let’s stop measuring fish by how well they climb trees’Joshua Katz is a high school math teacher in Orange County, Florida. He gave the following speech about what he calls “the toxic culture of education” today in a TEDx talk this month at the University of Akron. TEDx Talks is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to sha
5-24-14 Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership Society All Week
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog:Schooling in the Ownership SocietyMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership SocietyBridging DifferencesAre Prosser teachers 'gaming the system'? Or is this reporter gaming them?"If anyone out there has been in Prosser for more than a second, they would see that you can't make a Prosser teacher do anything they don't believe in." -- Prosser teacher
5-24-14 Wait What? All Week
Wait What?: Wait What? All WeekUnion Leader says Pelto is anti-union?In recent weeks, one political pundit called me a “union stooge,” while the former Democratic Party Chairman, John Droney, referred to me as a “liberal ideologue.” But this morning, in a “What the _____” moment, the President of SEIU 1199NE, the great union that represents 19,000 Connecticut health care workers issued a press re
5-24-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumScience Fairs: Yay or Nay?by Melissa Westbrook / 20h Friday Open ThreadNaturally, in Seattle, the first "summer" holiday and it's raining. At the Columbus College of Art and Design, two anonymous students create art for all to enjoy. Something to show the artist in your home.New names to look for in, say 2019, in SPS classroo
5-24-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineFinal Performance Tonight of RTC "Moon...I saw the Rockaway Theatre Company Production of "Moon Over Buffalo" last night for the 4th time - and I still laughed at every line -- and there were so many. My column with some cool photos finally appeared in The Wave yesterday, a week late, which doesn't do anything for the box office. Not that my columns e
5-24-14 Fred All Week 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.: Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacherBob Peterson. A teacher union movement is rising.- Bob Peterson is President of the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association. A revitalized teacher union movement is bubbling up in the midst of relentless attacks on public school
5-24-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekMurdoch Company Pays Andrew Cuomo At Least $700,000 For His MemoirOkay, this is absurd:ALBANY—Gov. Andrew Cuomo's book deal with HarperCollins is worth at least $700,000, according to a disclosure form Cuomo filed last week.The publishing house is planning to release Cuomo's autobiography, “All Things Possible: Setbacks and Success in Politics and L
5-24-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUCATES! | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
THE BECOMING RADICALRadical ScholarshipEMPATHYEDUCATES!the becoming radical A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by Margaret Fuller: “I find no intellect comparable to my own”“Men disappoint me so,” Margaret Fuller shared in a letter (21 February 1841) to Reverend William Henry Channing. Born on May 23, 1810, Fuller was a contemporary of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, notable for what
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 5-24-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT “WE TRUST THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION INTENDS TO EXECUTE ITS DUTIES IN A TRANSPARENT AND EQUITABLE MANNER”: Letter of reappointment of Stuart Magruder to the Bond Oversight Committeefrom the AIA/LA “ When the passage of Proposition 39 in 2000 led to the provision of the Education Code that required that the Bo
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 5-24-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYMay’s Best Tweets – Part FourEvery month I make a few short lists highlighting my choices of the best resources I through (and learned from) Twitter, but didn’t necessarily include them in posts here on my blog. I’ve already shared in earlier posts several new resources I found on Twitter —
This Week's Education Research Report 5-24-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTCould text language and autocorrect technologies have an effect on writing skills?English teacher Carrie Beth Buchanan sees the effects of students' growing up in an age when communication is done in an abbreviated text language and where they depend on autocorrect to automatically solve the "i before e" literary dilemma."
5-24-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All Week“Putting the 2-Step Over the ISTEP," Doug Martin, Otter Creek Democrat Club, Terre Haute, IN., May 21, 2014Here is the link to the video of my talk in Terre Haute, which is just over 16 minutes in length: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QlCX-I_m0o Hoosier School Heist author Doug Martin discusses his book and possible strategies Democrats in Vigo Count
All Week 5-24-14 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE : All Week @ THE CHALK FACE NCTQ Gets Caught in a Data Collecting LieThe National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) will be “grading” university-level, traditional teacher training programs again soon. Last year, 2013, they released this report on June 18. They “grade” in a superficial manner, relying upon program artifacts to form skewed judgments– judgments that they publish in
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 5-24-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGGene Glass: This is the BASIS Sales PitchGene Glass, a distinguished researcher, wrote the following about a charter chain that is regularly lauded by U.S. News & World Report: Ever Hear a BASIS Schools Sales Pitch? The Basis charter schools – some ten schools in Arizona and a couple more in places like San Antonio an