Special episode of At the Chalk Face tonight, 9PM EST/6PM PST
We’ve invited a great guest, which is why the special day and time: Alexia Garcia, student organizer of a Portland boycott of the OAKS test. Probably the best test acronym by far. There’s some information here I’ll quote from Education Week, which is in turn from OregonLive:
Alexia Garcia, a Lincoln High School senior, said the tests take away valuable class time and are ultimately unfair measures for both students and teachers. She hoped the boycott could help lower school ratings, which are affected by the number of students tested, to send a message.Can’t wait to talk to her. Here’s the show link.
The community doesn’t need tests to say schools are in need of improvement, she said. “The system is what really is in need of improvement,” said Garcia, who is also a student representative on the Portland School Board.
Followed by @abcte on #twitter, so what is this American Board?
Our humble website was followed by an entity mysteriously named The American Board. Interesting. I checked it out.
I don’t have time or patience for a crazy amount of research or digging. Perhaps the reader can help me.Nevertheless, ABCTE is an alternative teacher certification program. Oy.
I start taking a look. Let me see. About pages are the best.
I’m looking for key words in the Board member area and I see KIPP, Sylvan, Frederick Hess, and the American Enterprise Institute. Usual suspects, online learning, alt-routes to keep teacher salaries down. Great. But here’s an interesting one: someone from the Independent Women’s Forum. Where do I know that, where do I know that?
Ah, yes, the same place that houses “Senior Fellow” Gayle Trotter who recently gave some pretty terrible and
Cool cover for @thechalkface, via Pulp-O-Mizer
Fun. Cool. Thanks. Click the photo to try it yourself.
I don’t have time or patience for a crazy amount of research or digging. Perhaps the reader can help me.Nevertheless, ABCTE is an alternative teacher certification program. Oy.
I start taking a look. Let me see. About pages are the best.
I’m looking for key words in the Board member area and I see KIPP, Sylvan, Frederick Hess, and the American Enterprise Institute. Usual suspects, online learning, alt-routes to keep teacher salaries down. Great. But here’s an interesting one: someone from the Independent Women’s Forum. Where do I know that, where do I know that?
Ah, yes, the same place that houses “Senior Fellow” Gayle Trotter who recently gave some pretty terrible and
Cool cover for @thechalkface, via Pulp-O-Mizer
Fun. Cool. Thanks. Click the photo to try it yourself.
