11-14-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL:

Infographic: “The Most Popular Books of All Time”

Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually.

3 by Larry Ferlazzo / 27min 

November’s (2013) Best Tweets — Part Two

Every month I make a few short lists highlighting my choices of the best resources I shared 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 — and where I gave credit to those from whom I learned about them. Those are not included again in this post. If you don’t use Twit

3 by Larry Ferlazzo / 6min 

Nice Spanish-Language Instructional Math Video Collection

Yesterday, I posted how I was working with our Geometry teacher to help support math instruction for my Beginning English Language Learners. As part of that post, I referred to The Best Multilingual & Bilingual Sites For Math, Social Studies, & Science. Today, that talented Geometry teacher, Wendy Jennings, found a collection of about fifty Spanish-language instructional videos for Algebr

15 by Larry Ferlazzo / 12h

11-13-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Another Interesting Piece On “Bridge,” Pearson’s Third World School ModelEarlier this year I posted about a New York Times article that contrasted two companies with rapidly-growing models for private education in the Third World (see Really Interesting NY Times Article On Two Visions Of Education In Developing World — Pear

by mike simpson / 9h 

11-14-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman:

We Don't Need a NJ Version of Race To The Top

For the life of me, I can't think of one good reason why New Jersey needs this: State Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex) has filed a bill to be heard on Thursday that would create an Innovation Fund and appropriate $5 million in its first year to help schools trying new programs in scheduling, technology and other areas. [emphasis mine] The proposal is a mirror image of the fund that Gov. Chris Christi

81 by Duke / 11h 

 

11-13-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: Why Is Steve "Shaved Ham" Perry Speaking at Rutgers?As I mentioned before, America's foremost union basher, Steve Perry, is coming to Rutgers this week: KEYNOTE ADDRESS Why Aren’t Students Ready? Barriers to College Access for America’s Youth Thursday, 10:00 am–11:15 am, Livingston Student Center, Livingston Hall Speaker Dr. Steve Perry CNN Education Contributor; Principa

by mike simpson / 9h 

11-14-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.:

Ten minute drawing. Poster child for the Democratic Party.

1 by Fred Klonsky / 9min 

You can run, but not hide. Madigan schedules pension vote the day after election filing deadline.

In what one commentator sarcastically called a profile in courage, Democratic Party Speaker has let it be known that the General Assembly will be called back into session shortly after the 2nd of December. December 2nd is the deadline for filing petitions to run for the House and Senate in the 2014 election. By waiting until after the filing deadline, the suspicion is that the leaders are offerin

11 by Fred Klonsky / 2h 

Skokie swift.

As part of the retiree lifestyle change Anne and I are down to one car. We traded in her ten-year old Accord and my six-year convertible Mini Cooper for a 2013 Honda CRV. Ulysses loves riding in the back. I shed a tear when they drove my Mini away. One car for two active people means the shared calendar on our smart phones must be up to date. Every new entry must note if a car is needed. In the wa

by Fred Klonsky / 6min 

Our pensions with no apologies. Pony up.

Pony Up: A Contribution & Letter by Joni Lindgren to Gary Elmen & IRTA. From John Dillon’s blog. Pony Up: (Verb) The pony in question, a slang term for a twenty-five pound note in Britain, is certainly an idiom describing the making of a monetary payment. Other origins include allusions to English Quarter Day, which was March 25th and the day all debts were to be settled and paid. While t

by Fred Klonsky / 1h 

11-13-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Squeezy couldn’t have found a better mate if had gone to eHarmony.com. Illinois’ working families need another choice.  Squeezy’s pick of Paul Vallas as his running mate was shocking to many. Not because the policies and practices of the former head of Chicago’s public schools are that different from

by mike simpson / 9h 

11-14-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online:

Portelos Hearing Update: DOE Legal Chilling Attempt to Suppress Teachers Who Fight Back Publicly

Callagy said the DOE claim will have a chilling effect on teacher rights to go to court to defend themselves. With an air of disgust he then dismissed the witness.TODAYYesterday we heard two anti-Portelos witnesses, both teachers at the school, as DOE legal attempts to paint Portelos' attempts to fightback as "undermining" and "creating a bad tone" in the school and place all b

5 by ed notes online / 37min 

Norm in The Wave: Rockaway Election Results Paint Tale of Two Cities

Published in The Wave, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013www.rockawave.com Rockaway Election Results Paint Tale of Two Cities By Norm ScottTuesday, November 12, 2013There was some good news for Rockaway Democrats in the race for City Council. Lew Simon almost kicked Erich Ulrich’s ass, losing by a few points in the closest contest in the city. Will it be LEW TIME next time? Make sure to read the excellent Wave

1 by ed notes online / 1h 

YESTERDAY

Chicago Teachers Union urges parents to oppose standardized tests for young kids

DENY THEM THE DATA.The UFT is tailing on supporting the opt-out movement, as usual. But they seem to have skin in the game. The Chicago TU actually takes stands.The Chicago Teachers Union Thursday urged its members and parents to take a stand against standardized tests.CTU President Karen Lewis announced the “Let us Teach” campaign in Chicago as similar measures were rolled out in cities across th

5 by ed notes online / 10h 

Norm in The Wave: Rockaway Election Results Paint Tale of Two Cities

Published in The Wave, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013www.rockawave.com Rockaway Election Results Paint Tale of Two Cities By Norm ScottTuesday, November 12, 2013There was some good news for Rockaway Democrats in the race for City Council. Lew Simon almost kicked Erich Ulrich’s ass, losing by a few points in the closest contest in the city. Will it be LEW TIME next time? Make sure to read the excellent Wav

1 by ed notes online / 10h 

MORE: Take a Chapter Vote to Endorse the Moratorium!

My chapter was so excited to hear about this way of pushing the UFT to act that they suggested voting to endorsing this petition right after I showed it to them in our union meeting... Megan Moskop, MORE Long Island Teacher Accuses Commissioner John King of Institutional Child Abuse www.raginghorse.wordpress.com/I know. Some people say "why a moratorium and not abolition?" Especially sin

by ed notes online / 10h 

The Slugs Are On the Run: Port Jefferson Teachers Association (PJSTA) President Beth Dimino shredded NYSED Commissioner John King, Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch, and New York State Senator John Flanagan

Too many people can now see what’s going on here.  That’s why nothing short of a full withdrawal from Race to the Top, the Common Core, and test based evaluations is acceptable.  Not waivers for special needs students.  Not a three year moratorium.  Only a full withdrawal from the entire agenda is acceptable.... Flanagan, who hid in his office two weeks ago when 1,000 people rallied outside, looke

2 by ed notes online / 12h

11-12-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: IN TWO DAYS! "Don't Tread on Educators" Open Forum Nov. 14In the midst of his endless and fascinating 3020a hearing Jordanna gets ready for afternoon nap(another session tomorrow and I believe Friday) Portelos doesn't stop fighting - for everyone. Which is what makes him so dangerous to Tweed legal, which had 3 lawyers the other day while they called two witnesses. Total

by mike simpson / 23h 

11-14-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:

AMENDED LANGUAGE FORTHCOMING: Everything you need to know about the iPad compromise reached yesterday

by e-mail from Board Agenda BoardAgenda@LAUSD.NET Wed, Nov 13, 2013 3:34 pm Attached is the Stamped Order of Business indicating actions taken by the Board of Education at the Regular Board Meetings of November 12, 2013. smf: Twenty-six hours (and more) after the 1pm meeting no one knows what the compromise agreement – and what the board of ed adopted as amended – was or is. As of

1 by smf / 7h 

 

11-13-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: L.A. UNIFIED SCHOOLS PLANS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH TRIMMED DOWN iPAD PLAN + smf’s 2¢A tense vote by sharply divided board allows the $1-billion initiative to continue and imposes additional oversight, including evaluation of impact on student achievement. Tuesday's L.A. Unified board meeting marked the first public appearance of Supt. John Deasy in an iPad

by mike simpson / 8h 

11-14-13 @ THE CHALK FACE

@ THE CHALK FACE:

Cheng’s Views on Chinese and Ameerican Education

We live in a time in which the worship of test scores has bred an unprecedented, obsessive desire among corporate reformers to best other countries on international tests. I supposed such would somehow permanently etch into the world consciousness that the United States truly is ”the” world power to be reckoned with. Thus, any time international test results become available, […]

1 by deutsch29 / 7min 

Lesson plans: Something scripted, something borrowed, something new. #ShareMyLesson

Today I was preparing a sub plans for next week and read Shaun Johnson’s piece about lesson plan books during my lunch period.  I know I will be out for a morning next week for some dental work so I am getting my lesson plans set for the day I will be absent.  Any teacher […]

3 by Chris Cerrone / 19min 

This is bad @waldenu, very bad. Why would you do this? #phd

Earn a #PhD in #Education online, on your own time. Find out how we can help you! http://t.co/oeh5Cy3Skg — Walden University (@WaldenU) October 10, 2013

1 by Shaun Johnson / 22min

As promised, a deeply personal and private look at (GASP!) my plan book #edchat @rweingarten #sharemylesson

Gazing into the educator’s plan book is a highly uncommon occurrence, and I say this with just a hint of sarcasm. I don’t really know why it’s so deeply personal, seems silly, but it really is very personal. I hear and read quite a bit about lesson plans for this and that. Templates for, of […]

1 by Shaun Johnson / 6min 

21st Century Numbers Games

I remember vividly the moment I fell out of love with numbers. First semester of my freshman year of college, I sat in the weekly fourth hour of calculus set aside as a test period. I was reading a question that was something about shooting a bullet in a vacuum, and the only response I […]

3 by plthomasedd / 1h 

Shhh: No Yelling Allowed

Have you ever worked in a public school where teachers often yelled at students? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen educators yell at students. Now, before you think I’m completely innocent, I can assure you, I’m not. I’ve had several “bad teacher moments” too. However, after a few years of observing my […]

4 by Angel Cintron Jr. / 3h 

The Most Disturbing Post Yet…

Hello, America!! As I sit here enjoying the 86 degree daily sunshine & palm trees in Dubai, UAE, I am thinking of my friends and family in Boston, where I understand winter is upon them. As much as I continue to be homesick, I do not miss the impending winter weather, and have decided to […]

14 by jillconroy / 4h 

11-13-13 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: Louisiana School Letter Grades: The Games Reformers PlayLet me begin this post by stating that I am against the use of letter grades as a measure of school performance. Assigning a single letter grade to a school in order to determine school worth bespeaks the disguised agenda of privatization– nothing more. And yet, the grading of public schools abounds. Reformers insist that […

by mike simpson / 9h