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Louisiana Educator: Coleman Dictates Teaching Methods

Louisiana Educator: Coleman Dictates Teaching Methods: Coleman Dictates Teaching MethodsIf you were an experienced pilot, engineer, architect or surgeon, whom would you look to for guidance in building your expertize and generally improving your profession? If you were an experienced pilot, do you think you could get useful tips on flying a plane from person with only a college degree in philosoph

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7-6-14 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Best Present NY State Could Get - Losing Its Race To The Top MoneyIn mid-June, the bureaucrats at the USDOE warned any changes to teacher evaluations in NY State would result in NY losing its Race to the Top money:New York state could lose nearly $300 million in Race to the Top funds if the state follows through on a proposal to put off incorporating test scores from common-

by mike simpson / 9min 

7-6-14 Schools Matter All Week

Schools Matter: Ravitch Waves Goodbye to Common Core "Testing" and Throws Kisses to Dennis and RandiI read both of Diane Ravitch's books that she wrote after her conversion experience and subsequent surrender of her honored chair with the boys at Hoover/Koret/Fordham, and I kept looking to find out the real history of American corporate education reform, the one that Diane had ignored in

by mike simpson / 13min 

Death of an adjunct - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Death of an adjunct - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Death of an adjunctMargaret Mary Vojtko, an adjunct professor of French for 25 years, died underpaid and underappreciated at age 83On Sept. 1, Margaret Mary Vojtko, an adjunct professor who had taught French at Duquesne University for 25 years, passed away at the age of 83. She died as the result of a massive heart attack she suffered two weeks before

by mike simpson / 30min 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-6-14 Diane Ravitch's blog #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Peter Greene: Who Would Replace Duncan?Peter Greene responds to the NEA resolution. Calling for Arne Duncan to resign. he first deals with the debate on Twitter, about who would replace Arne Duncan. The assumption behind the discussion is that President Obama has no idea what Duncan has been doing and that when he finds out, Duncan

by mike simpson / 40min 

7-6-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL, & EF

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: More Sites For Learning About Different Cultures© 2009 Nina Matthews, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Here are some new additions to one of my most popular lists, The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures: What Beauty Looks Like, From Argentina to Vietnam is from The Atlantic. MAP: The most popular sport i

by mike simpson / 43min 

7-6-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy

Wait What?:   Wait What? All WeekHartford Courant picks up Pelto’s statement on $251,000 fee for Hillary ClintonIn an article entitled, Hillary Clinton’s UConn Speech Continues to Draw Criticism, the Hartford Courant writes, Hillary Clinton’s April speech at the University of Connecticut is continuing to spark controversy, with two candidates for governor slamming the school for paying the former

by mike simpson / 45min 

7-6-14 Curmudgucation Week

CURMUDGUCATION: All Minority SchoolsLast Tuesday the Atlantic became the gazillionth news outlet to report that this coming fall, the student population of the US will be less than 50% white.There's remarkably little comment on or discussion of this, even in the Atlantic's article. I can think of several reasons for this to go unremarked.1) It's not exactly news because it's been coming for quite

by mike simpson / 48min 

P21Education Reform: Organizations Undermining the Political Process | Missouri Education Watchdog

P21Education Reform: Organizations Undermining the Political Process | Missouri Education Watchdog: P21Education Reform: Organizations Undermining the Political ProcessinShareFrom a Partnership for 21st Century Skills blog entry. Are we a democracy or a republic? Did you vote on this collaborative initiative in your district/state to be implemented?  Whose vision is being implemented?The following

by mike simpson / 50min 

NYC Educator: Sharing the Joy

NYC Educator: Sharing the Joy: Sharing the JoyI've been following a Twitter exchange for some time now. Apparently someone who works for NEA wants parents to have non-voting status in NEA, and a few Badass Teachers have actively lobbied against this notion. I'm not sure why.As a teacher, as chapter leader of the largest school in Queens, and as an NYSUT-NEA member, I've long had non-voting status

by mike simpson / 52min 

Tennessee and Its Most Recent Performance on the NAEP |

Tennessee and Its Most Recent Performance on the NAEP |: Tennessee and Its Most Recent Performance on the NAEPFollowing up on three posts over the past few months — the first about Tennessee Commissioner Huffman’s (un)inspiring TEDxNashville talk in which he vociferously celebrated Tennessee students’ recent (albeit highly questionable) gains on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP)

by mike simpson / 59min 

Russ on Reading: Putting Students First: Reformers Don’t Know What that Means

Russ on Reading: Putting Students First: Reformers Don’t Know What that Means: Putting Students First: Reformers Don’t Know What that Means If you want to put children first, you must also put the adults who are working closest with them, their parents and their teachers, first.The corporate education reformers love to talk about putting students first. Uber-reformer, Michelle Rhee, loves to say i

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Charters School Networks and Shady Political Dealings: The Camden, N. J. Story - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Charters School Networks and Shady Political Dealings: The Camden, N. J. Story - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Charters School Networks and Shady Political Dealings: The Camden, N. J. StoryBy Anthony Cody on July 5, 2014 9:27 PMGuest post by Julia Sass Rubin.Last week, while many of us were busy making plans for the summer, something much more sinister was happening in the halls of

by mike simpson / 12h 

Teacher Gag Orders and Mass Graves for Contagious Pigs | Reclaim Reform

Teacher Gag Orders and Mass Graves for Contagious Pigs | Reclaim Reform: Teacher Gag Orders and Mass Graves for Contagious PigsPosted on July 5, 2014by Ken PrevitiHow are teacher gag orders and the mass graves of pigs with contagious, deadly viruses related?In 2014 America, the land of free speech for corporations, teachers are not allowed to tell the truth about Common Core State Standards, the d

by mike simpson / 13h 

Nite Cap 7-5-14 #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 CAPNational Teacher of the Year: We Are the ‘Decisive Elements’ in Student Lives | NEA TodayNational Teacher of the Year: We Are the ‘Decisive Elements’ in Student Lives | NEA Today: National Teacher of the Year: We Are the ‘Decisive Elements’ in St

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National Teacher of the Year: We Are the ‘Decisive Elements’ in Student Lives | NEA Today

National Teacher of the Year: We Are the ‘Decisive Elements’ in Student Lives | NEA Today: National Teacher of the Year: We Are the ‘Decisive Elements’ in Student LivesJuly 5, 2014 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesBy Tim WalkerEducators are the “decisive element” in the lives of millions of students who face daunting challenges every day, Sean McComb, the 2014 National Teacher of

by mike simpson / 15h 

"Race to the Top" Program Costs Schools

"Race to the Top" Program Costs Schools: "Race to the Top" Program Costs SchoolsBUFFALO, NY - When the federal government created the Race to the Top program five years ago, the program generated excitement in schools nationwide.In New York, school districts would get federal money to help implement the state's Regents Reform Agenda, which includes the Common Core.But, five yea

by mike simpson / 16h 

7-5-14 Saturday Matinée Special "Corporate ED Reform: Away Goes Trouble Down The Drain?" News Breakout

Saturday Matinée Special "Corporate ED Reform: Away Goes Trouble Down The Drain?" News BreakoutNEA RA. Delegates to Arne: Make Like A Tree and LeaveNEA RA. Delegates to Arne: Make Like A Tree and Leaveby mike simpson / 16h Governor Perry and Lackey Cigarroa Trying to Fire Powers | Cloaking InequityGovernor Perry and Lackey Cigarroa Trying to Fire Powers | Cloaking Inequity: Governor Perr

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Governor Perry and Lackey Cigarroa Trying to Fire Powers | Cloaking Inequity

Governor Perry and Lackey Cigarroa Trying to Fire Powers | Cloaking Inequity: Governor Perry and Lackey Cigarroa Trying to Fire PowersAggie Governor Rick Perry can’t resist trying to meddle in the academic affairs of UT-Austin. Will Republican and Democratic Longhorns stand up to him yet again? Governor Rick Perry and lackey UT-System Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa asked for UT-Austin President

by mike simpson / 18h 

Choosing Democracy: Let Teachers Teach, Stop Toxic Testing

Choosing Democracy: Let Teachers Teach, Stop Toxic Testing: Let Teachers Teach, Stop Toxic Testingby Félix PérezBy one estimate, nearly one-third of school time is now spent preparing students to take standardized tests, administering the tests and reviewing the test results. Educators increasingly are saying, “Enough is enough!”TAKE ACTION ›Join the national campaign to put the focus of public ed

by mike simpson / 18h 

2014 ESP of the Year Paula Monroe Honored at RA | NEA Today

2014 ESP of the Year Paula Monroe Honored at RA | NEA Today: 2014 ESP of the Year Paula Monroe Honored at RAJuly 5, 2014 by twalker  Filed under Education Support ProfessionalsBy Brenda ÁlvarezPaula Monroe is unequivocally an Education Support Professional (ESP), a high school secretary in Redlands, Calif. It is a title she immediately says upon meeting new people or speaking to an audience. A des

by mike simpson / 18h 

Newark: It’s time to decide to fight or to surrender. | Bob Braun's Ledger

Newark: It’s time to decide to fight or to surrender. | Bob Braun's Ledger: Newark: It’s time to decide to fight or to surrender.Ras Baraka–time to chooseNewark’s leadership and its people face an extraordinary challenge in the next few weeks. They either will collapse in the face of Chris Christie’s wily plan to divide the opposition and save his phony reputation as an educational “reformer” in t

by mike simpson / 21h 

WagTheDog | Every Picture Tells A Story

WagTheDog | Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. ~ Rumi: WagTheDog Every Picture Tells A StoryThe Common Core “promises” to prepare our students for the 21st century but fails to deliver on this promise when the standards claim that students will learn more from close reading text rather than skyping or tweeting with a historian

by mike simpson / 21h 

Geaux Teacher!: Charter Industry Self Destructing

Geaux Teacher!: Charter Industry Self Destructing: Charter Industry Self DestructingThe Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) will be considering the approval and extension of charters in the next couple months.  It would serve them well to do their research before quietly complying with Supt. White's (or his replacement's)  recommendations.  The public will certainly do our

by mike simpson / 21h 

Maybe Bill Gates Can’t Ever Fix Education by Daniel Luzer | College Guide | The Washington Monthly

Maybe Bill Gates Can’t Ever Fix Education by Daniel Luzer | College Guide | The Washington Monthly: Maybe Bill Gates Can’t Ever Fix EducationBy Daniel LuzerFacebookTwitterDiggRedditStumbleUponDeliciousBill Gates has given some $28 billion, though the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to help fix the world’s problems. He’s tackled global poverty, agricultural development, disaster relief, and co

by mike simpson / 22h 

2nd Banana 7-5-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2

BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POST Firing Bad Teachers: A Superintendent and a Teacher's Union Official Debate - Conor Friedersdorf - The AtlanticFiring Bad Teachers: A Superintendent and a Teacher's Union Official Debate - Conor Friedersdorf - The Atlantic: Firing Bad Teachers: A Superintendent and a Teacher's Union Official DebateCan due process for educators coexist with

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Morning Wink 7-5-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTechnology Use in Special Education Classrooms (Gail Robinson) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom PracticeTechnology Use in Special Education Classrooms (Gail Robinson) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Technology Use in Special Education Classrooms (Gail Robinson)Journalist  Gail Robinson wrote this piece for the Hechinger R

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