Can Historians Help School Reformers?
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Historians are divided over what can be learned from history. Some find
that knowing the past can inform the present. Others say that the past has
no lesso...
“4 Instructional Strategies Teachers Can Count On”
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4 Instructional Strategies Teachers Can Count On is the headline of one of
my latest Education Week columns. Students can understand more challenging
conce...
UFT Retiree Election – You Can Make a Difference
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Ballots were mailed today. Our moment is near at hand. But what can we
still do? You probably already know about voting yourself, and using social
media. S...
Steven Wright
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1 - I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
2 - Borrow money from pessimists -- they don't expect it back.
3 - Half the people you know are below average.
4 -...
Advanced Learning Survey
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From SPS:
*Annual Highly Capable Survey - 2023-24 School Year *
*Dear SPS family, *
*The Advanced Learning department thanks you for taking the time to ...
Apple Apologizes for Offensive Ad Promoting iPad
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No sooner did Apple put its ad for the new iPad on the air when our reader
Bob Shepherd expressed his outrage. The ad showed a giant compressor
crushing al...
A dangerous escalation in Ukraine.
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The U.S. backed genocide in Gaza has pushed the war in Ukraine off the
front pages. Under mounting pressure because of the student protests on
campuses acr...
MO: Put Those Lazy Kids To Work
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Add Missouri to the list of states that wants to do away with those silly
laws intended to protect the rights of children in the workplace. Because
Kids ...
Yes, There is Such Thing as a Stupid Question
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They say there are no stupid questions, but I beg to differ. We hear stupid
questions almost every time adults and young children are together.
For ins...
Poem: car wrecks
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[Header Photo by Josh Sonnenberg on Unsplash] -1- we got oldthe way we were
told we got oldbut did not grow bold we got oldand all that we sold -2- in
the ...
The New Anti-Antisemitism
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The New Anti-Antisemitism: The response to college protests against the war
on Gaza exemplifies the darkness of the Trumpocene.
Cops and others attack prote...
The Grinch Who Stole Teacher Appreciation Week
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I’ve always been of the opinion that teachers get so few routine perks in
their professional lives they deserve every random treat or award that
meanders t...
GYO and Matt Damon’s Mom
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I hope this message finds you well. I am thrilled to share some exciting
news about our Western Michigan University Grow Your Own (GYO) program,
which is g...
A Call for Segregation, Exclusion and Caste
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By Thomas Ultican 5/8/2024 Republicans, following the lead of Manhattan
Institute’s Christopher Rufo, are out to end Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion (DEI) ...
DOE latest class size “plan” no plan at all
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For immediate release: May 8, 2024 Contact: Leonie Haimson, 917-435-9329;
leonie@classsizematters.org Leonie Haimson, Executive Director of Class
Size M...
No more student data sales by College Board/ACT!
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Here is the presentation we gave to parents from many states throughout the
nation, with tips on how to ensure their children’s data is not sold by the
Col...
How Did It Come to This?
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Duval County Public Schools has named its two finalists for the
Superintendent’s position: Christopher Bernier (Lee County, FL former
superintendent who re...
THE BOY WHO CRIED 'FAKE NEWS!' AN ORWELLIAN TALE
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*THE BOY WHO CRIED 'FAKE NEWS!'*
*AN ORWELLIAN TALE*
Introduction
Once upon a current era, in the towering shadows of opulence and power,
dwelt Donald...
FINDING AND BUILDING COMMUNITY
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AI Requires Entirely Different Communities (Part 7 of 7) A few years ago, I
created the Facebook site, Education For Their Future Not Our Past. I was
aware...
An ‘Education President’ (revisited)
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If you believe that honest government is part of the solution and not, as
Ronald Reagan famously said, ‘the problem,’ and if you believe that public
educat...
April’s Parent Engagement Resources
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How a Humboldt Park school is helping parents learn English and gain
confidence is from Chalkbeat. Reminded of two great .@IESResearch resources
after read...
Bibliography for History Posts on This Blog
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I remember when school reformers insisted the biggest problem
in education was that teachers didn't come from the best colleges.
Bibliography
VER...
Critical Race Theory Is About You, and All of Us
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Recently, Christina Cross, a Black woman sociologist at Harvard, found her
work at the crosshairs of the same person who brought us the bastardization
of...
Let’s recall just how bad a president Trump was!
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For the record, concerning Covid:, this is from Quora: ———- President Trump
tweeted that 17,000 people died from Swine Flu under Obama. How does this
compa...
March 5, 2024: The time for delay has passed
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It is time to open the ballot sitting on my kitchen counter. Only, the more
I learn of politics, the…
The post March 5, 2024: The time for delay has pass...
A Change of Plans
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Last September, in a piece titled Where We Expect To Retire, I informed
folks that we were planning to move to Kendal Crosslands Communities, the
Crossla...
Wisdom from the Sage of Mount Vernon
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Words of wisdom appropriate to our time. …from George Washington, America’s
first President, on President’s Day. (Edited and updated from a previous
post) ...
We are making a CPESS documentary!
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In 2020, I was approached by Deborah Meier and Jane Andrais and I decided
we should document the story of Central Park East Secondary School (CPESS).
This ...
2023 In Review And What’s To Come In 2024
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2023 is almost complete and it was a busy, challenging, rewarding, and fun
year. The news of the world was sometimes too much to watch. Countries were
dest...
Volunteer in 2024
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Be the change, volunteer and make the difference! Let’s face it, the world
is in turmoil, and divisive politics in our country is threatening our
democracy...
The Sky is Falling, or is it?
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Well, this is the first anniversary of the introduction of Generative AI in
the form of ChatGPT to the world of education. Before it was a week old,
over o...
Lying Liars of the NYC DOE
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The APPR travails continue.
When last I blogged I shared how my principal, XXXXXXXX XXXXX of PS XXX did
an end run around me. I was refused to be obser...
Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why:
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The best reason to vote no on this contract is this: UFT Unity* lied* to us
in 2018. They misrepresented that contract. It was predicated on deals we
wer...
Metaphors in ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech
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In this article, we will explore the powerful use of metaphors in Martin
Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” ...
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Testimony to the CPS Truancy Task Force
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I prepared testimony for one of two public hearings held by the Chicago
Public Schools Truancy Task Force, a body mandated by state legislation.
The meetin...
Skin Deep
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She spends so much time on her outward appearance. There is never a hair
out of place. Her makeup is perfect and her clothes are stylish and match
to ...
There Is A Teacher Shortage.Not.
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THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. And just to be sure you understand, it’s not
that teachers don’t want to teach. It’s not that there aren’t enough
teachers cer...
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*Defeating the Purpose of Education*
*Most people would agree that the primary purpose of education is to
prepare children for a good and productive life. ...
THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. NOT!
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There is a teacher shortage.And just to be sure you understand, it's not
that teachers don't want to teach.It's not that there aren't enough
teachers certi...
Abortion: Only For Those Who Need It!
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NOTE: This post contains my opinions on Catholicism based on my experiences
as a child in the 1960's and 70's. Take what you like and leave the rest. I
m...
Hello world!
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Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then
start writing!
The post Hello world! first appeared on Just another WordPress site.
Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane
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Breaking News: Dateline February 4, 2022 - Parents in Dimwitty, Alabama
have asked the Dimwitty Board of Education to ban the children's primer *Fun
with...
On the Edge of Silence
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“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.
Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the
fundamen...
Have You Heard Has a New Website
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TweetHave You Heard has a new website. Visit us at
www.haveyouheardpodcast.com to find our latest episodes and our entire
archive. And be sure to check out...
Follow me at Substack
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I've moved. Follow me at Substack
I'm now posting regularly at Substack. You can subscribe for free to my new
Edu/Pol blog at michaelklonsky.substack.com
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Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College
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[image: colorful classroom pattern]
*; Credit: shuoshu/Getty Images*
Cory Turner | NPR
New rules kick in today that will help aspiring teachers pay for c...
Tips Akses Situs Judi Qq Tanpa Perlu Takut Nawala
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Kegiatan berjudi slot melalui situs judi qq online, sekarang sudah
dilakukan oleh banyak penjudi Indonesia. Tentu, Kamu yang sedang membaca
artikel ini a...
GA run-offs need your help!
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Extremely important. Volunteer if you can. Thank you if you are already
doing so. Out of state opportunities here: Ralph …
Continue reading →
The Threat of Integration
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I have lived in the same house in the Miracle Mile section of Los Angeles
for over 30 years, where up until now I have had little or no interaction
with th...
A Citizens’ Rebellion 2020
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The United States began to form after the rebellion against the King of
England when the settlers in the colonies along the eastern coast reacted
to the in...
A Fundamental Redesign of Our Schools
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I climbed the hill leading up to one of my favorite coffee shops in Seattle
this morning to enjoy a coffee while taking in a phenomenal view of the
city o...
The Passing Of Chaz 1951-2020 Age 69
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I am the son of Chaz and like to inform you that he passed away this
afternoon from the COVID virus. My father passed in peace beside his loved
ones. We ar...
NAEP scores and "the science of reading"
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*Sent to US News. They just informed me that they no longer publish
letters to the editor. *
*Re: “National reading emergency” November 12*
*[https://www...
2019 NAEP Scores: Achievement Gap or …?
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Here you go: A ‘Disturbing’ Assessment: Sagging Reading Scores,
Particularly for Eighth-Graders, Headline 2019’s Disappointing NAEP Results
NAEP 2019: Re...
Cara Menang Bermain Judi Bola Online
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Bermain judi bola online tentu saja memiliki kesenangannya tersendiri baik
itu mendapatkan keuntungan maupun ketika menantikan hasil skor pada sebuah
perta...
A Storm is Coming! (…again)
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A new Commissioner will have as much impact on our state ed system as a new
meteorologist will have on …
Continue reading →
Déjà vu: 2019 ELA Assessment: Dear Board of Regents
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Dear Board of Regents,
I have copied below an email I sent to you almost a year ago, after the
2018 ELA assessment's computer-based testing failures and mo...
The World According to Michelle Rhee
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The men behind the curtain fashioning the brave new world of corporate run
education in America! Michelle Rhee is the founder of StudentsFirst, The
New T...
Blockchain: Life on the Ledger
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Originally posted on Wrench in the Gears:
I created this video as a follow up to the one I prepared last year on
Social Impact Bonds. It is time to examine...
New Local Businesses in Sacramento
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Starting a new local business in Sacramento is a monumental task, but can
be accomplished with footwork, perseverance and knowledge. One must learn
the loc...
3rd Grade Reading: Who is Failing?
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Education Trust Midwest has just released its study on third grade reading
and, predictably, the results aren’t great. This study uniquely compares
Michiga...
Opting out of the Dinosaur (end of year test)
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Today I sent in a second letter to refuse PARCC/CMAS for my son, Luke. The
first email I sent at the beginning of the year was not sufficient as they
requi...
Resurrection
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I realized it's Lent, but this blog, bless Jesus Christ, can't wait.
Ok, so with that said, I plan to discuss Class Action suits in existence,
as well as w...
IDEA Is Still The Law Of The Land
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Unless you've been living under a rock, you know the US Department of
Education (USDOE) rescinded 72 Dear Colleague and other letters of
explanation to ...
Education Is a Civic Question
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In their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah
Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and
hard w...
Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary
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Quick! Get over there! The daily education news roundup and education
commentaries that you're probably looking for are now being published over
at The Gra...
An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers
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An Open Letter to NC State Lawmakers and NC State Superintendent Mark
Johnson: I am a NC native, voter, and public school teacher. I am
addressing you all ...
The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller)
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished
watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The
film p...
Farewell, Sleep
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Today is the official last day of my spring break. I've done a scientific
survey: My natural bedtime is 2 AM, and my natural wake up time is 9:41
AM. Tom...
Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 3/2/2017
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Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 3/1/2017 Education Bloggers Daily
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Capturing the Spark
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It’s been a long time since InterACT was an active education blog, though I
remain quite proud of what we did here. Those of us who wrote blog posts
here h...
Random Musings and Observations. . . .
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I’ve been gone a while from the blogging scene. Some of my more regular
readers no doubt noticed but did not hassle me about it. Thank you for
that. Sinc...
WTU Peterson Slate: Not a 1 Woman Dictatorship
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Candi Peterson & GeLynn Thompson
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MY NEW BLOG
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My new blog will consist of fictitious headlines, meant to be a blend of
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simila...
Thank you
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Dear Readers,
Thank you for visiting *The Perimeter Primate*. This blog is being retired
for the time being. Although I no longer post here, I do still s...
I am Retiring
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I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters.
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Flaws at the Heart of Current Education Reforms
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Originally posted on Creative by Nature:
“Teaching is an art form rooted in the wise and careful use of educational
research and assessment tools. When gove...
geralt / Pixabay I’ve just mailed out the April 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…
Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay As regular readers know, this year our school has been doing a pilot Long-Term English Language Learner support class incorporating a number of strategies to support our students. Students received many “pre-assessments” in September, as did a control group of LTELLs. This coming week, we do the “post-assessments” (last week, both groups completed the ELPAC, the
Gellinger / Pixabay I’m adding these two very useful visuals to The Best Sites To Learn About Climate Change : Here’s an impressive animation: Animation: The countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions since 1750 Ranking as of the start of 2019: 1) US – 397GtCO2 2) CN – 214Gt 3) fmr USSR – 180 4) DE – 90 5) UK – 77 6) JP – 58 7) IN – 51 8) FR – 37 9) CA – 32 10) PL – 27 pic.twitter.com/cK
3844328 / Pixabay This tweet shares a phenomenal ten-point outline for writing about research, and I think it specifically hits a home run for writing about teacher action research. I’ll soon be writing about the results of our Long-Term English Language Learner Pilot Support class , and I now plan to use this outline for the report. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Teacher
The same Kentucky Republican governor who blamed teacher walk-outs for child abuse last year (see first tweet) has now blamed teacher walk-outs for the shooting of a child. We teachers are used to being blamed a lot for things far beyond our control, but I have to say that, before this, I had not heard us being blamed for causing child abuse and shootings by using our constitutional rights…. Read
I’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 17,000 resources there that I haven’t shared on this blog. I thought readers might find it useful if I began sharing a handful of my most recent “pins” each week (I’m not sure if you can see them through an RSS Reader – you might have to click through to the original post). You might also be interested in My Seven Most Popular Pins In 2018
WikiImages / Pixabay The Washington Post has published a series of maps headlined Mapping America’s wicked weather and deadly disasters . They show where different natural disasters, such as tornadoes and wildfires, have tended to occur over the past ten years. I’m adding this to The Best Websites For Learning About Natural Disasters .
Six years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “Ed Tech Digest” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps. You might also be interested in The Best Ed Tech Resources Of 2018 – So Far , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . You
Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES ON CLASS INSTRUCTION IN 2018 – PART TWO. Here are this week’s picks: 10 Tips For Helping Students Open Up to Poetry is from Ariel Sacks. I’m adding it to The Best World Poetry Day Resources – Help Me F
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay In the United States, National Teacher Day is Tuesday in the first full week of May. I’ve got a lot of interesting info at The Best Resources To Learn About World Teachers Day .
stux / Pixabay You’ve never seen the “rise and fall” of colonial empires visualized in this way before: “The decline of the largest maritime empires of the 19th and 20th centuries using a ludic and organic metaphor that incorporates mitosis-like spilts.” Visualizing Empires Decline from Pedro M. Cruz on Vimeo .
“I don’t see color” is a harmful perspective shared by many people, including a fair number of educators (see THE BEST RESPONSES TO “I DON’T SEE COLOR” ). A new study – the latest of many – finds that schools pushing that kind of policy harm students of color (see Policies valuing cultural diversity improve minority students’ sense of belonging ): “Approaches that ignore diversity, with rhetoric
Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay Mother’s Day is celebrated in the United States and in many other countries on the second Sunday of May. You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Mother’s Day .
The new question-of-the-week at my Education Week Teacher column is: Should teachers encourage student evaluations of their classes and their teaching? If not, why not? If so, what are the best ways to do it? Feel free to leave responses in the comments there or here…..
I’m making a change in the content of the regular feature. In addition to sharing the top five posts that have received the most “hits” in the preceding seven days (though they may have originally been published on an earlier date), I will also include the top five posts that have actually appeared in the past week. Often, these are different posts. You might also be interested in IT’S THE TWELFT
Focusing on the Assets of Native American Students is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Timothy San Pedro, Alayna Eagle Shield and Amanda Holmes wrap-up a three-part series on Native American education. Here are some excerpts: I’m adding it to Resources On Challenges Native Americans Face In Schools .
WikiImages / Pixabay Shakespeare may have born on this day a long time ago. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Teaching Shakespeare To English Language Learners.
Tumisu / Pixabay As we all know, the last seven weeks of school can sometimes feel like a slog to students and teachers alike. There are lots of strategies I use to try to avoid that pitfall (see The Best Ways To Finish The School Year Strong , as well as a new addition to that list from Valentina Gonzalez at Middleweb, Ending the School Year with English Learners ). One four-day “unit” I always
‘Something Must Change’ to Address Challenges Facing Native American Youths is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column, part two in a three-part series. In it, Dr. Susan C. Faircloth, Kelly Sassi, and Jennifer Borgioli share their thoughts on the challenges facing Native American youth. Here are some excerpts:
I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here ). You can also see my all-time favorites here . I’ve also been doing “A Look Back” series reviewing old favorite
Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,038 of them categorized here ): THE BEST COLLECTIONS OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR ELLS – HELP ME FIND MORE! APRIL 20TH IS THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COLUMBINE MASS SHOOTING – HERE ARE RELATED RESOURCES A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT REPARATIONS THE BEST TOOLS FOR STUDENTS
tommyvideo / Pixabay The hidden network that makes the internet possible is the new lesson and video from TED-Ed. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About The Internet .
200degrees / Pixabay The Upshot is the New York Times column that regularly produces some fascinating interactive infographics, many which I share here. Today, they published a collection of their “favorite, most-read or most distinct work since 2014.” I’m adding it to The Best Sources For Interactive Infographics .
You may have already hurt about the terrible (and recently pulled) commercial from Ancestry.com that utterly missed the boat on the rapes whites regularly inflicted on enslaved people (I’ve embedded a tweet below that shows it). NPR had a good piece on it titled Companies Continue To Stumble Over Racially Offensive Advertising Campaigns where they interviewed NY Times reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones
As 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 TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BLOG – HERE ARE THE FORTY ALL-TIME MOST POPULAR POSTS. Not to mention THE TWENTY MOST POPULAR POS
I’m adding these new resources to various “Best” lists. You can find links to all of those many lists that relate to race and racism at “Best” Lists Of The Week: Resources For Teaching & Learning About Race & Racism: Schools keep teaching slavery and civil rights history in ways that traumatize black students is from Vox. I’m adding it to New & Revised: Resources To Help Us Predominantly White Te
Meeting the Needs of Native American Students is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Mandy Smoker Broaddus, Gregg Castro and Jennifer Jilot discuss the challenges faced by Native American students and ways educators can effectively respond to those issues. Here are some excerpts:
Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay As a piece in the Atlantic today says: The outcome in New York v. Department of Commerce, which the Supreme Court will hear on April 23, will affect virtually every aspect of our national life, from the right to vote to the balance of power in Congress and the Electoral College to the scope of federal educational, health, and welfare programs. At issue is whethe
WikiImages / Pixabay I’m adding this infographic to The Best Interactives Showing How Long Our Non-Renewables Will Last . It’s described as “Our chart for this week takes a look at how far a year’s worth of natural resources goes given human consumption…In 1970 global consumption of natural resources just about matched the number of resources the Earth produced in a year. December 29th was the da
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in THE BEST ARTICLES, VIDEOS & POSTS ON EDUCATION POLICY IN 2018 – PART TWO ):’ Are America’s teachers really underpaid? is from The Conversation. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The Teacher Compensation Crisis . The Fabulous 20%: Programs Proven Effective in Rigorous R
BiljaST / Pixabay Five years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also be interested in The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELLs In 2018 – So Far and THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2018 – PART TWO . A
Six years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “Ed Tech Digest” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps. You might also be interested in The Best Ed Tech Resources Of 2018 – So Far , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . You
I’ve recently begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists. You might also be interested in The Best Social Emotional Learning Resources Of 2018 – So Far. Finally, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources . Here are this week’s picks: Why We Can’t Afford Whitewas
pixel2013 / Pixabay I’ve previously shared Here’s My Short Unit On Folktales – Including Student Handouts . Students rewrote folktales (which I explained and stories that teach a lesson or that explain something about the world) from their cultures, and then wrote their own. Here’s an example of a cultural folktale summarized by a student:
My latest ten-minute BAM! Radio show is on using games in the classroom . I’m joined in the conversation by Susan Lafond, Michael Fisher, and Eric Schildge, who have also all contributed written commentaries to my Ed Week Teacher column. You can also now listen to the show on Google Play and Stitcher , in addition to iTunes. I’m adding this show to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Description