Thanks, Common Core! New Study Finds It “Backfired” & Didn’t Help “Economically Disadvantaged Students”Does the Common Core Have a Common Effect? An Exploration of Effects on Academically Vulnerable Students is a new study by Joshua Bleiberg that is, thankfully, not behind a paywall. Here’s another excerpt from it: Academically vulnerable students whose families equipped them with the benefits of high SES in the form of economic capital benefitted when the CC raised expectations. However, for stud
Infographic Of The Week: “The World’s Most Influential Values”I’ve been sharing an infographic or two about language, and you can find previous ones here . You might also be interested in all my “Best” lists on infographics Here’s my latest pick, The World’s Most Influential Values, In One Graphic , from Visual Capitalist. You can find more information on it – and a bigger version – at the link. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s
Wednesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopeningsfill / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING (& SHOWING) WHAT SCHOOLS LOOK LIKE DURING THE PANDEMIC (you might also be interested in SCHOOLS WENT REMOTE A YEAR AGO – HERE ARE MY CHOICES FOR THE BEST PIECES WRITTEN ABOUT SCHOOL REOPENING SINCE THEN): Less than half of expected L.A pupils returned in first week; then numbers improved is from The L.A. Times. California is offer
Cinco de Mayo Is Coming Up – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesGDJ / Pixabay Cinco de Mayo, May 5th, commemorates the defeat of the French by the Mexican Army in 1862. It’s a holiday in some parts of Mexico, and is celebrated by Mexican immigrants and Mexican-Americans in the United States. You might be interested in The Best Sites For Teaching & Learning About Cinco de Mayo .
Just Sent-Out Free Monthly Email Newslettergeralt / Pixabay I’ve just mailed out the May issue of my very simple free monthly email newsletter . It has over 3,000 subscribers, and you can subscribe here . Of course, you can also join the eighteen thousand others who subscribe to this blog daily. Here Are 8 Ways You Can Subscribe For Free…
“Promoting PLCs to Face the ‘Twin Epidemics’ of COVID 19 & Systemic Racism”Promoting PLCs to Face the ‘Twin Epidemics’ of COVID 19 & Systemic Racism is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Four educators discuss the practical aspects of professional learning communities. Here are some excerpts:
Tuesday’s Must-Read Articles On School ReopeningsRilsonav / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING (& SHOWING) WHAT SCHOOLS LOOK LIKE DURING THE PANDEMIC (you might also be interested in SCHOOLS WENT REMOTE A YEAR AGO – HERE ARE MY CHOICES FOR THE BEST PIECES WRITTEN ABOUT SCHOOL REOPENING SINCE THEN): Kids are finally returning to school. But most of them are white . is from Politico. I’m adding this tweet to A BEGINNING L
April’s Most Popular PostsAs regular readers know, at the end of each week I share the five most popular posts from the previous seven days. I thought people might find it interesting to see a list of the ten most popular posts from the previous thirty days. You might also be interested in IT’S THE FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BLOG – HERE ARE THE FORTY ALL-TIME MOST POPULAR POSTS . Not to mention THE TWENTY MOST POPULAR
My Most Popular Tweets Of The MonthPhotoMIX-Company / Pixabay I used to post weekly collections of my best tweets, and used Storify to bring them together. Unfortunately, Storify went under. Fortunately, however, Wakelet was a new tool that was able to import all of a person’s Storifys. So you can see all those previous Twitter “Best” lists here . You might also be interested in MY MOST POPULAR TWEETS OF THE YEAR and RECOMMENDATIO
Quote Of The Day On The Trauma Affecting “Black Boys”The Burden of Being ‘On Point’: Too often, traumatized Black boys’ behavior is pathologized. It’s actually rational. is a very important article appearing at The Atlantic today, written by Adam Harris. It gave me a lot to think about. It’s a valuable complement to two other pieces I’ve recently revisited: Connecti
