9-29-14 Wait What? - CEA Leadership lies to promote inappropriate Malloy endorsement

Wait What?:

CEA Leadership lies to promote inappropriate Malloy endorsement

Earlier today the Connecticut Education Association issued a press entitled, “Teachers Back Malloy.” The press release begins, HARTFORD, CT — CEA President Sheila Cohen announced today that the Connecticut Education Association Board of Directors has endorsed Governor Dan Malloy for re-election this November 4th. Said Cohen, “The CEA leadership and members took great pains to […] The post CEA Lead

17 by jonpelto / 27min 

Why Connecticut Teachers SHOULD NOT VOTE for Governor Malloy

Here is a long but important blog.  If you are a teacher, parents or supporter of public education, please take the time to read it. On Friday night the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Education Association voted, on behalf of their 45,000 members, to endorse Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy. With that move, the CEA […] The post Why Connecticut Teachers SHOULD NOT VOTE for Governor Malloy appear

10 by jonpelto / 24min 

9-27-14 Wait What? - All Week

Wait What?:  Wait What? All WeekTom Foley’s bizarre move on Education Policy and its potential impact on the CEA endorsementIn what appears to be an ongoing effort to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory, Tom Foley, the Republican candidate for governor, has proposed an education policy that looks eerily similar to Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy’s corporate education reform initiatives. Over the

1 by mike simpson / 9h

9-29-14 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.:

My corporations are not me.

2 by Fred Klonsky / 32min 

Raunerian ethics and voter fraud. Here and in North Carolina.

Moral Monday protests in North Carolina. Man. Did I catch it when I accused Republican candidate for the 17th Illinois House District of voter fraud. She is running against Democrat Laura Fine. The Sun-Times had reported that Kathy Myalls was registered to vote for many years in Illinois and in Wisconsin, where she has a second home in Fontana. Although you can only have one primary residence for

by Fred Klonsky / 6min 

9-28-14 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.. Following a teacher strike, the Galesburg, Illinois school board refuses to return school days to the calendar. Why don’t we have real data on charter schools? The Koch brothers toxic empire. It extends to Chicago’s 10th Ward. Vote for Susan Sadlowski Garza for Alderman. “No excuses” ch

by mike simpson / 8h 

9-29-14 Answer Sheet

Answer Sheet:

Ben Carson: New AP U.S. history course will make kids want to ‘sign up for ISIS’

The new Advanced Placement U.S. history framework has become the target of intense criticism from conservatives who charge that it is anti-American, the latest attack coming on Monday from potential GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson, a famed pediatric neurosurgeon who said that “most people” who complete the course would then be “ready to sign up […]

2 by Valerie Strauss / 8min 

Are these the best and worst states for teachers?

The WalletHub Web site looked at data to determine the states that they call the “teacher friendliest states in the country.” The data used to come up with the rankings include (see entire methodology below) average starting salaries, median annual salaries, number of teacher per capita, unemployment rates and much more. It also included data […]

2 by Valerie Strauss / 1h 

Why the kids who most need arts education aren’t getting it

Though the benefits of art education are very real (see here for a list of 10), it is one of the big, unfortunate casualties of the high-stakes testing era, with its laser focus on math and English Language Arts — especially in schools with big populations of students who live in poverty. Just how effective […]

74 by Valerie Strauss / 5h 

9-28-14 Answer Sheet

Answer Sheet: Strauss: Why college freshmen need to take Emotions 101Too many college students face challenges for which they are emotionally ill-equipped to handle. In fact, suicide is the second leading cause of death for college students. In this piece, from OpEd Project’s Yale Public Voices Fellowship program, two mental health experts explain how colleges and universities can better deal with

4 by mike simpson / 7h 

9-29-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum:

Why the NatureBridge Case Matters

The reported rape on a Garfield High School field trip in November 2012 matters deeply to me. Not only because I care about student safety in general and sexual assault in particular, but because I see this case as a prime example of the central dysfunction in the District. This is a particularly tragic consequence of the District’s culture of lawlessness.The field trip procedures were completely

by Charlie Mas / 1h 

9-28-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This WeekTuesday, September 30thMeet Superintendent Nyland from 6 pm - 7:00 pm at New Holly Community Center,7054 32nd Ave SWednesday, October 1stMeet Superintendent Nyland from 8:30 am-9:30 am at John Muir Elementary,3301 S. Horton St.School Board meeting, starting at 4:15 pm (note: there is to be an Executive Session on Potential Litigation from 8

1 by mike simpson / 9h

9-29-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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

Resources For Connected Educators Month

© 2013 BarbaraLN, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio October is Connected Educators Month. Here’s a description of the event: Millions of educators and others around the world have participated in hundreds of professional development opportunities as part of Connected Educator Month (CEM) the past two years. Originally developed by the U.S. Department of Education and its partners as part of the Connec

5 by Larry Ferlazzo / 21min hide  //  save

Just Updated “The Best Spelling Sites”

© 2009 greeblie, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio I’ve just revised and updated The Best Spelling Sites. More suggestions are welcome….

4 by Larry Ferlazzo / 21min 

Publisher Offering 20% Discount On My Three Student Motivation Books

As regular readers know, the third book in my student motivation “trilogy” will be published in early March of next year. My publisher, Routledge, is now offering a twenty percent discount on pre-orders for that volume, and offering the same deal on my first two books, Helping Students Motivate Themselves and Self-Driven Learning, until December 31st. You can read about the discount here, or jus

5 by Larry Ferlazzo / 12min hide  //  save

The Best Resources For Learning About The Hong Kong Protests

© 2011 Thomas Galvez, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Massive protests are rocking Hong Kong right now, and I’ve brought together some related resources that I will continue to expand in the coming days and weeks. You might also be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Protests In History. Here are my choices for The Best Resources For Learning About The Hong Kong Protests: Protests Have Thei

13 by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h 

“‘Reinventing Writing’: An Interview With Vicki Davis”

‘Reinventing Writing’: An Interview With Vicki Davis is my latest post at Education Week Teacher. Vicki Davis, known in education technology circles around the world as “Cool Cat Teacher,” is one of the Web’s most popular writers about ed tech. She recently agreed to answer a few questions about her new book, Reinventing Writing. Here are some excerpts:

6 by Larry Ferlazzo / 36min 

Excellent List Of Eleven “Classroom Discipline Mistakes”

© 2014 Tim Pierce, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Marvin Marshall, a great writer on positive classroom management, has published an excellent list of eleven “Classroom Discipline Mistakes.” You definitely want to read them all, but here are his first three: 1. BEING REACTIVE Teachers become stressed by reacting to inappropriate behavior. It is far more effective to employ a proactive approach to insp

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Learn About Different Culture With New Version Of “Fasten Seat Belts”

Thanks to Richard Byrne and to InterCom, I’ve learned about a new and revised version of a neat site called Fasten Seat Belts. It shares a series of short and light videos about cultural norms in different countries. They’re framed as “Dos & Don’ts.” Here’s an example of one about India: I’m adding the site to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures.

8 by Larry Ferlazzo / 2h 

YESTERDAY

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy

© 2012 Susan O’Connell, Flickr | CC-BY-ND | via Wylio Here are recent useful posts and articles on education policy issues: Why Don’t We Have Real Data on Charter Schools? is by Pedro Noguera in The Nation. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Analyzing Charter Schools. Don’t Let Distractions Erase Genuine Critiques Of Rhee And Campbell is by Sabrina Joy Stevens. Fixing the Best Schools

7 by Larry Ferlazzo / 8h 

9-28-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Five Most Popular Posts Of The Week© 2010 Paul Townsend, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio Here’s the second post in this now every-Sunday feature. These are the posts appearing this blog that received the most “hits” in the preceding seven days (though they have originally been published on an earlier date). Here they are: 1.

2 by mike simpson / 9h 

9-29-14 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School:

Bill Gates Says He Wants Common Standards AND A Common Curriculum

It's all about being "common" - for the commoners, at any rate:Bill Gates called the Common Core academic standards a “very basic idea” to set national standards for what students should know at various grades. But at a POLITICO event Monday, he also stepped right up to the edge of advocating a common curriculum as well — something that Common Core supporters have made it clear they do n

by reality-based edu... / 19min

No Wonder The Corporatists Want To Get Rid Of Teacher Tenure/Due Process Protections

From Bloomberg Businessweek:A political candidate’s firing in Florida offers a reminder of a little-understood fact of American life: Companies have sweeping discretion to effectively regulate what their workers do outside of work, including running for elected office.That startling reality resurfaced after Marriott Vacations Worldwide came under fire for terminating Viviana Janer, a senior manage

by reality-based edu... / 41min

Bill Gates Has Some Lessons Leadership For You

Great start to week breakfast with @BillGates in DC #LessonsFromLeaders ... the ultimate thought-leader— Nick Owens (@MSPLLC) September 29, 2014Lesson #1:Only listen to yourself. No one else knows anything but you.Lesson # 2:Have more money than God so you don't have to listen to anybody else.Lesson #3:Be as ruthless in business as possible, stealing as many ideas as you can from others and crushi

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9-28-14 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: How Are Schools Supposed To Work When Everything Else Around Them Is Broken?Had a discussion with NY Daily News reporter Ben Chapman over the "disruption" that education reformers bring to the education system (and the money they make off of that "disruption") that went like this the other day:@NYDNBenChapman Cuomo's Smart Schools jive all about "dis

1 by mike simpson / 8h