Tests, typos and video tape
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Friday, January 25, 2013
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Tests, typos and video tape
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Tests, typos and video tape:
BBB's email notification to parents, warning them of a probable decline in student test scores, led instead, to an erotic website. Pretty hilarious when you consider all the possibilities. But most likely, just a typo on the part of a secretary -- an errant l in the website address that leads us to this ISBEL site instead of to ISBE. But you can bet the CEO's overstaffed Damage Control Dept. is on high alert and is in a tizzy this morning, especially after
Thursday, January 24, 2013
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An eloquent letter of support for the MAP test boycott from the teachers at Roosevelt High School
Wednesday/January 23, 2012 This We Believe: Teachers, parents, students, school board members and the administration of Seattle Public Schools owe Garfield High School teachers their gratitude and thanks for speaking the truth. We believe that any reprimand or negative consequences … Continue reading →
“On Parents, Better To Coax Or Coerce?”
Here’s an interesting article from a group called The Center For Michigan. It’s called On Parents, Better To Coax Or Coerce?
Here’s an excerpt:
The key is “to create conditions that allow parents to be more involved,” and not to make the burden of involvement rest entirely on the parent, Buckman said.
Here’s an excerpt:
The key is “to create conditions that allow parents to be more involved,” and not to make the burden of involvement rest entirely on the parent, Buckman said.
In Which I Am Instructed by DOE Experts
First of all, we should "bring a printed copy of the State-posted rating guide for the appropriate subject area." This is because we are patently
Richard G. Stern, a Writers’ Writer, Is Dead at 84
Mr. Stern’s classroom at the University of Chicago became a showcase for visiting literary eminences like Philip Roth.
The Education Revolution: As Graduates Rise in China, Office Jobs Fail to Keep Up
Millions of Chinese graduate from college every year, but they struggle to find jobs in an economy that is still dominated by blue-collar industries.
Letting Vancouver teachers carry guns is debated at school board meetings
A group called Reality Clark County supports the proposal, prompting a group of parents to say they don't want more guns in schools.
First Images From District 4 Candidate Forum
Below are some images from the Anderson-Zimmer candidate forum that took place earlier tonight. We’ll have a full report as soon as possible. Meantime, feel free to scroll down for the real-time Twitter updates from the event.
State Education Chief Will Finally Meet with Key Senate Committee
Cerf, on the job for two years and controversial reform agenda in tow, will discuss issues and initiatives.
Fine Print: Teacher Evaluation Update
The administration eases some guidelines, two pilot districts weigh in with their experiences and progress.
More On Brain-Based Learning
Here are some new additions to The Best Resources On “Brain-Based Learning”:
What Brain Insights Can Boost Your Student’s Classroom Success? is from Eric Jensen.
How The Memory Works In Learning is by Judy Willis.
What Brain Insights Can Boost Your Student’s Classroom Success? is from Eric Jensen.
How The Memory Works In Learning is by Judy Willis.
Diane in the Evening 1-24-13 Diane Ravitch's blog
Diane Ravitch's blog: You Are Invited to a Webinar on High Stakes Testing by dianerav Parents Across America is hosting a Webinar on high stakes testing. Think about joining and meeting some of the leading figures in the opt-out movement. Let’s Talk: A Webinar on High Stakes Testing and Opting Out On January 27 at 1:00 PM PST, 3:00 PM Central and 4:00 PM EST, Parents Across America will be hosting an online seminar on high stakes testing and opting out of these tests. Our guests will be: Jesse Hagopian, teacher at Garfield High School and part of the MAP test boycott Shaun Johnso... more »
Alfie Kohn and Pasi Sahlberg Blogathon « Cooperative Catalyst
Alfie Kohn and Pasi Sahlberg Blogathon « Cooperative Catalyst:
Alfie Kohn and Pasi Sahlberg Blogathon
I am putting out a call for people to participate in an Alfie Kohn and Pasi Sahlberg Blogathon.
This blogathon is in response to the “Creating a great school for all - an evening with Alfie Kohn and Pasi Sahlberg,” Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Red Deer College in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.
Click here for tickets.
Rather than have Alfie Kohn and Pasi Sahlberg simply show up and talk for a couple hours just so we can all go back to work the next day like nothing happened, I really wish to encourage us all to participate in a public blogathon. This way, Kohn and Sahlberg’s talks will act as a catalyst for others to talk and learn.
What is a blogathon?
Pasi Sahlberg’s website
Books by Alfie Kohn
Finnish Lessons by Pasi Sahlberg
Schooling Beyond Measure by Alfie Kohn
Sahlberg’s Ten big ideas on Finland
Paradoxes of the Finland Phenomenon
The problem is poverty
This blogathon is in response to the “Creating a great school for all - an evening with Alfie Kohn and Pasi Sahlberg,” Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Red Deer College in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.
Click here for tickets.
Rather than have Alfie Kohn and Pasi Sahlberg simply show up and talk for a couple hours just so we can all go back to work the next day like nothing happened, I really wish to encourage us all to participate in a public blogathon. This way, Kohn and Sahlberg’s talks will act as a catalyst for others to talk and learn.
What is a blogathon?
- A blogathon is just a bunch of people who want to write about something and then collect all the links in one, easily accessible place for all to see. It’s a way of starting and continuing an important conversation.
How to participate:
Alfie Kohn’s website- Between now and February 20, blog about something related to education, Alfie Kohn and Pasi Sahlberg.
- Write as few or as many posts as you like.
- You don’t have to attend the Red Deer event to participate. Anyone and everyone is welcome to give this a go.
- If you do not have a place to publish your thoughts, you can e-mail me, and I will share your post here on my blog. My e-mail is joe.bower.teacher@gmail.com
- See that picture at the top of the post? If you like, you can use it in your post.
- If you are on Twitter, share your post by using the hashtag #kohnandsahlberg
- If you are a blogger, I challenge you to find a colleague who does not blog and get them to participate.
- If you have your own blog or website, go ahead and publish your post. To ensure that I find your post, please fill out the online participation form (bottom of this post). This will allow me to collect and link to your post when I do up the summary for this event. If you want to link back to this post or leave a link to yours in the comment area, that would be groovy! The form is at the bottom of this post.
- What elements of Kohn and/or Sahlberg’s work inspires you?
- What should be the role of homework in a student’s development?
- In what ways does school need to change?
- Why does testing and comparing schools continue to be over-emphasized?
- What is the appropriate balance of local and government in shaping curriculum, instruction and school life?
Pasi Sahlberg’s website
Books by Alfie Kohn
Finnish Lessons by Pasi Sahlberg
Schooling Beyond Measure by Alfie Kohn
Sahlberg’s Ten big ideas on Finland
Paradoxes of the Finland Phenomenon
The problem is poverty
Ed Notes Online: Change the Stakes: Backing the Seattle Teachers
Ed Notes Online: Change the Stakes: Backing the Seattle Teachers:
Change the Stakes: Backing the Seattle Teachers
Change the Stakes: Backing the Seattle Teachers
There's been a wealth of support for the test boycotters and now the Superintendent is threatening the teachers. I don't have time but I'm sure you an google the links as loads of email is flowing into the Superintendent. Here is a letter of support written for the teachers by Change the Stakes and MORE member Diana Zavala for our NYC based Change the Stakes Group. Diana is also a parent opt-outer for her kids.
Dear Superintendent Banda,
It has come to our attention that you plan to discipline teachers in the Seattle Public Schools who refuse to administer the MAP test in the Seattle school districts despite the unanimous support that their action has had across the nation, which has inspired all of us resisting the damage that high-stakes, standardized testing that for the past 10 years has negatively affected schools, communities (school closures, charters), and students (achievement gap, segregation/apartheid, drop in college preparedness) and teachers (high teacher turn-over) alike.
We firmly believe you are making a grave mistake in taking any punitive action against these brave individuals who acted (finally) for the benefit of the students. Like the teachers in Newton, Conn. who risked their lives to protect the children, the teachers in Seattle are living heros and an
UPDATE: Ed Tonight Students With Disabilities Have Right To Play School Sports, Obama Administration Tells Schools
Students With Disabilities Have Right To Play School Sports, Obama Administration Tells Schools:
Detroit School Closures, Kristof On Pre-K: Ed Tonight
Students With Disabilities Have Right To Play School Sports, Obama Administration Tells Schools
Detroit School Closures, Kristof On Pre-K: Ed Tonight
Today In School Closures... Detroit is slated to close even more schools, reports CBS. Enrollment in the Motor City has dwindled from 150,000 to a projected 40,000. "A deficit elimination plan obtained by The Detroit News says the district will close 28 schools [by 2016]," CBS reports. "The closures are expected to save DPS about $13.4 million in operating expenses, but hundreds of district employees will be out of a job." The Free Press has a letter from emergency manager Roy Roberts to the district's employees: DPS has "accelerated the time line for its return to complete fiscal stability," he wrote. But Roberts hasn't said which schools will be shuttered.
Kristof, Fan Of Pre-K? In his latest piece, New York Times columnist argues for the importance of early childhood education. "Something is profoundly wrong when we can point to 2-year-olds in this country and make a plausible bet about their long-term outcomes -- not based on their brains and capabilities, but on their ZIP
Kristof, Fan Of Pre-K? In his latest piece, New York Times columnist argues for the importance of early childhood education. "Something is profoundly wrong when we can point to 2-year-olds in this country and make a plausible bet about their long-term outcomes -- not based on their brains and capabilities, but on their ZIP
Students With Disabilities Have Right To Play School Sports, Obama Administration Tells Schools
When Kareem Dale, now a special advisor to President Barack Obama, was in high school, all he wanted to do was wrestle. But as a student who was partially blind, that wasn't easy.
Dale's school made it possible for him to participate in the sport by creating a rule that wrestlers always needed to be touching their opponent. "It allowed me to wrestle throughout public high school," Dale said. "That experience of wrestling gave me confidence, it made me healthier, it was really an extraordinary experience."
But hundreds of other students with disabilities may not have had an opportunity in school sports, a 2010 Government Accountability Office report suggested. The U.S. Education Department's Office of Civil Rights on
Dale's school made it possible for him to participate in the sport by creating a rule that wrestlers always needed to be touching their opponent. "It allowed me to wrestle throughout public high school," Dale said. "That experience of wrestling gave me confidence, it made me healthier, it was really an extraordinary experience."
But hundreds of other students with disabilities may not have had an opportunity in school sports, a 2010 Government Accountability Office report suggested. The U.S. Education Department's Office of Civil Rights on
H.R.320: Student Support Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
H.R.320: Student Support Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress:
Bill Introduced: H.R.320 Student Support Act
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to States for assistance in hiring additional school-based mental health and student service providers.
H.R.320 - Student Support Act
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Three Card Monte, Nekritz style. « Fred Klonsky
Three Card Monte, Nekritz style. « Fred Klonsky:
Three-card Monte, also known as the Three-card marney, Three-card trick, Three-Way, Three-card shuffle, Menage-a-card, Triplets, Follow the lady, Les Trois Perdants (French for Three Losers), le Bonneteau, Find the lady, Bola bola or Follow the Bee is a confidence game in which the victim, or mark, is tricked into betting a sum of money, on the assumption that they can find the money card among three face-down playing cards. It is the same as the shell game except that cards are used instead of “shells”.
Pension bomber, Representative Elaine Nekritz, has responded to Ralph Martire’s numbers in the debate about state revenues. Martire of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability has argued that what Illinois faces is a revenue problem, not a pension problem.
Nektritz responds:
Three Card Monte, Nekritz style.
Pension bomber, Representative Elaine Nekritz, has responded to Ralph Martire’s numbers in the debate about state revenues. Martire of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability has argued that what Illinois faces is a revenue problem, not a pension problem.
Nektritz responds:
Thanks so much for your response. I am familiar with Mr. Martire’s proposal.
The reality is his proposal would require a payment of almost $9 billion into the pension systems next year. The current year payment is “only” $5.7 billion. We could decimate General State Aid for schools by about 75% in order to pay for it, or raise the income tax another 1%. I don’t believe either of those are good for Illinois.Mr. Martire omits some very important points in his article. The first is that his payment amount
THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: A trip down memory lane with Oakland’s “American Indian” charter schools & Ben Chavis
THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: A trip down memory lane with Oakland’s “American Indian” charter schools & Ben Chavis:
A trip down memory lane with Oakland’s “American Indian” charter schools & Ben Chavis
Last evening Oakland Tribune education reporter Katy Murphy sent out this tweet: Oakland school board just voted 6-1 to issue "notice of intent to revoke" to three American Indian charters. Final decision in March.
It seems apropos to take a look back at some memorable news stories about those schools.
11/14/2001 | “Beating a New Kind of Drum.” East Bay Express (CA)
NOTE: After Chavis arrived, the “American Indian or Alaska Native” (AI/AN) students at |
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