Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 4/25/15
Special Nite Cap
CORPORATE ED REFORM
Not everyone made it to Chicago this weekend -- but you can still be part of the action via the Livestream that will broadcast on as many as three channels. All the keynotes and many of the workshops will be available live, starting Sunday at 9:00 am central time at www.schoolhouselive.org
Please tweet with the hashtag #NPEChicago and help us trend #1 again like we did twice last year.
Please tweet with the hashtag #NPEChicago and help us trend #1 again like we did twice last year.
LIVE FROM CHICAGO, APRIL 25-26
Dylan Sepulveda presents his original piece, “Academia” #NPECHICAGO
Patriot Press : See the Spit Fire 2015 Performances Here!: Dylan Sepulveda presents his original piece, “Academia”See the Spit Fire 2015 Performances Here!
The Invented History of 'The Factory Model of Education'
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Recess and Behavior Problems Part I: Attitude Adjustment
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SUNDAY, APRIL 26 NPE 2015 Annual Conference Schedule, Panels & Keynotes #NPEChicago
SUNDAY, APRIL 26THMorning KeynoteDiane Ravitch in Conversation with AFT’s Randi Weingarten and NEA’s Lily Eskelsen GarcíaClosing Keynote and Call to ActionChicago’s Very Own, Karen LewisSunday, April 26th Schedule7:00 – 9:00 BreakfastPaid as part of the meal plan (purchase through our website)9:00am-10:15 Sunday Session 5Schools of Opportunity: Carol Burris
NPE Lessons LIVE and the Raw Truth: What do we need to do? | Reclaim Reform
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Public boarding school _ the way to solve educational ills? - Yahoo News
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Officials to review state exams after errors found: Fariña - NY Daily News
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Troy LaRaviere: Corrupt public servants. SUPES and Barbara Byrd-Bennett. | Fred Klonsky
Troy LaRaviere: Corrupt public servants. SUPES and Barbara Byrd-Bennett. | Fred Klonsky: Troy LaRaviere: Corrupt public servants. SUPES and Barbara Byrd-Bennett.– From Troy LaRaviere’s blog. Troy is a principal at Blaine elementary school in Chicago.An InvitationIn July of 2013–along with hundreds of principals across Chicago–I received an email with the subject, “Leadership Launch with Dr. Barbar
Louisiana Educator: The War Against Public Schools and Teachers Resumes Next Week!
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Direct instruction vs inquiry learning - Business Insider
Direct instruction vs inquiry learning - Business Insider: A group of teachers went to China and realized that the West is instructing students wrongReuters / StringerWhat can the west learn from the success of Chinese schools?Seventy teachers from the UK were sent to Shanghai to study classroom methods to investigate why Chinese students perform so well. Upon their return, the teachers reported t
Feds Play the Race Card to Crush Parents’ Revolt Against Common Core | National Review Online
Feds Play the Race Card to Crush Parents’ Revolt Against Common Core | National Review Online: Feds Play the Race Card to Crush Parents’ Revolt Against Common CoreThere was a time when Common Core supporters loudly insisted the program — adopted by no fewer than 46 states — was most assuredly not federal, that any allegation that this astounding national uniformity was the result of federal pressu
Schoolhouse Live NPE 3 THE NETWORK FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION NATIONAL CONFERENCE #NPEChicago
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Schoolhouse Live NPE 1 THE NETWORK FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION NATIONAL CONFERENCE #NPEChicago
Schoolhouse Live: THE NETWORK FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION NATIONAL CONFERENCENPE 1SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, APRIL 25 (Central Time) For more information visit The Network for Public Education8:30-NPE 1: Opening Keynote9:10-NPE 1: Defending the Early Years NPE 2: Student Panel NPE 3: Resisting the Juggernaut10:35-NPE 1: How to Effectively Debunk Myths in an Era of Education Misinformation
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Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 4/24/15
SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH
Morning Keynote
Diane Ravitch in Conversation with AFT’s Randi Weingarten and NEA’s Lily Eskelsen García
Closing Keynote and Call to Action
Chicago’s Very Own, Karen Lewis
Sunday, April 26th Schedule
7:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
Paid as part of the meal plan (purchase through our website)
9:00am-10:15 Sunday Session 5
Schools of Opportunity: Carol Burris and Dr. Kevin Welner
A Trip To The Jersey C.O.A.S.T; Community Organizing Around Standardized Test: Michael Kaminski, Jim Boice, Alex DeVicaris, Patrick Manahan, and Susan Cauldwell
The Impact of Race and Poverty on Education; What Parents Need To Know: Nathan Harris, Dora Taylor, and Julie Woestehoff
Social Justice Unionism; The What, Who and Why: Michelle Gunderson, Xian Franzinger Barrett, and UCORE activists
More Than a Score; Black Student Lives Matter: Jesse Hagopian
Knocking Down Barriers Together; College Access for All: Nicole Hurd moderating, Veniese Bradley-Mitchell, Claire Dennison, and Julie Pagliuco
How to Have Conversations with Teach for America Supporters: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, Katie Osgood, Jameson Brewer, Annie Tan, Chad Sommer, and Dr. Terica Butler
10:25 – 11:30 Morning Keynote
Diane Ravitch in Conversation with AFT’s Randi Weingarten and NEA’s Lily Eskelsen García
11:40 – 12:55 Sunday Session 6
Designing and Delivering Persuasive Assessment Reform Messages: Bob Schaeffer, Bianca Tanis, and Steve Baker
Imagineering Our Edu-Nation: Katie Lapham
BATS Pushing Back Against the Dismantling Of Special Education: Marla Kilfoyle, Terry Kalb, Melissa Tomlinson, and Lorri Gumanow
Teacher Education; Doing What Is Right When Everything Is Wrong: Tim Slekar, Jed Hopkins, Sheila Hopkins, Donna Vukelich-Selva, and Alexandra Miletta
Teach Writing Like A Writer: Peter Greene
Getting Your Book Published: Anthony Cody, John Kuhn, Jose Vilson, and Denny Taylor
The Battle for Adult Education in California; “Workforce Preparation” vs. Community is Immunity: Kristen Pursley, Cynthia Eagleton, and Bruce Neuberger
1:05 – 1:45 Sunday Closing Keynote and Call to Action
Chicago’s Very Own, Karen Lewis
Please tweet with the hashtag #NPEChicago and help us trend #1 again like we did twice last year.
LIVE FROM CHICAGO, APRIL 25-26