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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-1-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Reflections on the Year That Was—from a Personal Point of View2013 had some surprises for me, both good and bad. This blog turned out to be a huge preoccupation. I spend 4-5 hours on it every day. You help me write it, as many of the blogs are your comments, explaining your experience as a teacher or parent or principal or superint
1-1-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: The problem with thinking ‘content is king’ in educationContent is important, but it isn’t everything, as Stanford University’s Larry Cuban makes clear in the following post. Cuban was high school social studies teacher for 14 years, a district superintendent (seven years in Arlington, VA), and professor emeritus of education at Stanford University, where he has taught for more t
1-1-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: What Charter Schools USA Is REALLY Up to In Their MacDill AFB GambitSen. Jeff Clemen’s (D-Lake Worth) is introducing a bill which effectively give final say on charter school applications back to local school boards. The top lobbyists for Charter Schools USA weighed in w
1-1-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Some Final “Words Of The Year” FeaturesHere are a few final additions to The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2013: Words that should be banned in 2014 (selfie, twerk, etc.) is from The Washington Post. Be gone, selfie! And take twerk with you! is from CNN. 20 of 2013′s most overused words is from The BBC.by Larry Ferl
1-1-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “Is Parental Input the Key to Healthy Student Eating Habits?”Is Parental Input the Key to Healthy Student Eating Habits? is a good explanation and analysis of a recent study that showed sending home “report cards” on student lunch eating habits caused them to eat healthier. I just wonder, though, if instead of that, or “twi
1-1-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Video - Union leadership connections: To the Words of "Backstabbers"Let's get the New Year off to a rousing start. his has been floating around since May - but I don't think I shared it yet.The video was produced by a parent activist opposed to high stakes testing named Sara Wottawa who had a piece published on Diane Ravitch's blog.Published on May 19, 2013 This Video ha
1-1-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: 2014: The Year of Common Ground or Common Argument?Hopefully, 2014 will be the year we find more common ground in education policy, and not entrenched special interests and protracted arguments. Although constructive critiques are healthy, the 24/7 all-you-can-tweet rants against CCSS, without offering practical solutions, is falling on deaf ears, at best. At worst, it’s creating
1-1-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): “A Question of Power”—Of Accountability and Teaching by NumbersAlmost three years ago (March 12, 2011, at OpEdNews), I posted the piece below and then adapted it as a section of Ignoring Poverty in the U.S. (IAP, 2012; see Chapter Five: The Teaching Profession as a Servi
1-1-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Arne Duncan Personally Lobbied De Blasio NOT To Pick Joshua Starr For ChancellorSo much for that "The Federal Government Doesn't Interfere In Local Districts" nonsense:U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and at least one other Education Department official urged New York Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio and his team not to choose Montgomery County Schools Superintendent
Letter to Georgia Legislature: Help teachers help students and... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Letter to Georgia Legislature: Help teachers help students and... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Letter to Georgia Legislature: Help teachers help students and everyone wins 0 0 0 NewView Larger The Georgia General Assembly is about to meet in Atlanta. What will lawmakers do for education? jgetz@ajc.comPrevious PostsInspiring moments in the classroom. They happen and they matterDecember 31, 2013Fi
Revamped, computerized GED test unveiled this week | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Revamped, computerized GED test unveiled this week | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Revamped, computerized GED test unveiled this weekAdolfo Guzman-Lopez | January 1st, 2014, 6:00amDiane Orson/WNPRDonald Desmond teaches Abdesa Bustina to use a computer at the New Haven Adult and Continuing Education Center. The new GED will be offered only on computer, but many students here don't know how to use one.Af
Green, possible SRC chief, gives views on schools - Philly.com
Green, possible SRC chief, gives views on schools - Philly.com: Green, possible SRC chief, gives views on schoolsCLEM MURRAY / Staff PhotographerBy Kristen A. Graham, Inquirer Staff WriterPOSTED: December 31, 2013Is Bill Green interested in becoming chair of the School Reform Commission?Sources say he is a finalist for the job; Green is mum on the subject.But the current city councilman is clear i
Taxpayer-Funded Aid Program Benefits Richer Students | Hechinger Report
Taxpayer-Funded Aid Program Benefits Richer Students | Hechinger Report: Taxpayer-Funded Aid Program Benefits Richer StudentsBy Jon MarcusThis story also appeared at:Greg Noll balances his engineering major at Columbia University with a work-study job in the university’s fitness center, filling spray bottles, wiping sweat off the machines, and picking up towels for 20 hours a week at $9 an hour.He
My New Year’s Post | deutsch29
My New Year’s Post | deutsch29: My New Year’s PostJanuary 1, 2014When I awoke on December 31st, I planned to write my New Year’s post. However, AFT’s 10 Myths rattled my cage, so I spent the better part of the day writing my response.For me, 2013 has been a remarkable year. How my life has changed, and much of it due to this blog.I attended college for thirteen years– six for my undergrad; two for
Where’s The Outrage? – redqueeninla
Where’s The Outrage? – redqueeninla: Where’s The Outrage?Written by redqueeninla in LAUSD In this season given over to wrapping-up the designated twelve-month unit’s worth of happenings, Education may be mentioned nominally as an issue of great import while in matter of fact, there is very little gravitas escorting it. As vested and as mesmerized as the next by all things education-political, yet
2014 Resolution: Stop Watching Feel-Good Teacher Movies - Joshua John Mackin - The Atlantic
2014 Resolution: Stop Watching Feel-Good Teacher Movies - Joshua John Mackin - The Atlantic: 2014 Resolution: Stop Watching Feel-Good Teacher MoviesFilms like Freedom Writers and Stand and Deliver perpetuate destructive stereotypes about inner-city schools. 2014 promises to be a banner year for education in the news. New York City’s new mayor, Bill de Blasio, will likely reverse some of his predec
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V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Stardate 2014.1
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Stardate 2014.1: Stardate 2014.1One of Our Schools is Missing, Actually Several (A Jen Hogue Star Trek Parody)Teacher's log, star date 2014.1. A cosmic cloud of charters has been cataclysmically crowding into the fringes of our public-school system. The U.S.S. Enterprise, owing to its proximity to the core of the disturbance, has been sent by Starfleet command to i
HAPPY NEW YEAR - All You Need is Love
HAPPY NEW YEAR - All You Need is LoveLove, Love, Love.Love, Love, Love.Love, Love, Love.There's nothing you can do that can't be done.Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game.It's easy.Nothing you can make that can't be made.No one you can save that can't be saved.Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time.It's easy.All you
An Urban Teacher's Education: Life Lessons: 2013
An Urban Teacher's Education: Life Lessons: 2013: Life Lessons: 2013It's time, once again, to reflect on the things I've learned this past year, both in teaching and in life. In 2009, most of my learning was about the corruption and disgusting nature of gritty inner-city politics. In 2010, I spent a lot of time reflecting on what constitutes real, valuable, meaningful knowledge and how we go about
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “Ways to Use Technology to Engage With Parents”Ways To Use Technology To Engage With Parents is a useful short article at EdTechReview. I’m adding it to A Beginning List Of The Best Resources On Using Technology To Help Engage Parents.by Larry Ferlazzo / 35min “Closing The ‘Word Gap’ Between Rich And Poor”Closing The ‘Word
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Popular Posts of 2013!
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Popular Posts of 2013!: Popular Posts of 2013!Honestly, I have reached that age where I can't even remember what happened in 2013. Life has become a blur. The years are whizzing by! One of the highlights of 2013 was having the governor of Delaware visit our class to start off American Education Week. We had a Mystery Skype and he LOVED it! We need to show our po
TWO RULES I WILL TRY TO FOLLOW FOR 2014: | Bill Ayers
TWO RULES I WILL TRY TO FOLLOW FOR 2014: | Bill Ayers: TWO RULES I WILL TRY TO FOLLOW FOR 2014:1). Break all the rules!2). Go as fast as you can in the direction of your dreams until apprehended.Join me! Make a New Year’s resolution!Rulin’s from Woody GuthrieAnd if you missed it, here are the legendary Woody Guthrie’s New Year’s resolutions, or “Rulin’s” as he called them from a journal entry date
Portland Public Schools teachers contract: Poll shows concerns for class sizes | OregonLive.com
Portland Public Schools teachers contract: Poll shows concerns for class sizes | OregonLive.com: Portland Public Schools teachers contract: Poll shows concerns for class sizesIn the survey, class size won the most votes. Of 478 completed responses, 232 people -- or about 48 percent -- picked class size as the issue they cared most about.Dozens of community members rallied outside the district offi
What Do Parents Want in Their Child’s School? | Connected Principals
What Do Parents Want in Their Child’s School? | Connected Principals: What Do Parents Want in Their Child’s School?by Bill Carozza • January 1, 2014 • 0 CommentsWhat do parents want in their schools? A new national study of K-12 parents reveals some interesting clusters of opinion.The Fordham Institute completed the research via an online survey of over 2000 parents in August of 2012. The results
Nite Cap 12-31-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPDailyCensored Happy New Year from 'For-Profit University' (FPU) !DailyCensored.com – Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal NewsHappy New Year from 'For-Profit University' (FPU) !: Happy New Year from ‘For-Profit University’ (FPU)’!B
DailyCensored Happy New Year from 'For-Profit University' (FPU) !
DailyCensored.com – Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal NewsHappy New Year from 'For-Profit University' (FPU) !: Happy New Year from ‘For-Profit University’ (FPU)’!By Danny Weil on December 31, 2013 11:09 pm / no comments As we enter a new year, one can only hope that the for-profit college and university scam will become more evident to students, parents, teachers and the general
AFT’s 10 Myths: Unyielding Devotion to the Common Core | deutsch29
AFT’s 10 Myths: Unyielding Devotion to the Common Core | deutsch29: AFT’s 10 Myths: Unyielding Devotion to the Common CoreDecember 31, 2013In my hands I am holding the latest issue of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) quarterly publication, American Educator. It is open to page 43, Tools for Teachers: 10 Myths About the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).The piece was written by AFT’s Educ
empathyeducates – Rahm Creates A Process To Endorse His Plan For More Charter Schools
empathyeducates – Rahm Creates A Process To Endorse His Plan For More Charter Schools: Rahm Creates A Process To Endorse His Plan For More Charter SchoolsStudents and community leaders have protested plans to open a new charter school across the street from Prosser High School, but Mayor Rahm Emanuel appears to be pushing ahead. |Lauren Fitzpatrick/Sun-Times MediaBy Ben Joravsky. | The Chicago Rea
12-31-13 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs: Restore Recess Party New York State- Education Program REVISED!
With A Brooklyn Accent: Restore Recess Party New York State- Education Program REVISED!: Restore Recess Party New York State- Education Program REVISED!1. Restore Recess. No use of Recess or Physical Education time for Test prep2. Cut the state testing budget in half and use the money to lower class size and fund arts programs, sports programs and school counselors.3. No Data Sharing. No informati
Our Top 10 from 2013, but Bill Gates is Still Not Making Nice with Teachers | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
Our Top 10 from 2013, but Bill Gates is Still Not Making Nice with Teachers | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates: Our Top 10 from 2013, but Bill Gates is Still Not Making Nice with TeachersPosted on December 31, 2013by Teachers'LettersToBillGatesDear Bill and Melinda,As 2013 comes to a close, we thought we would highlight the top 10 posts on Teachers’ Letters to Bill Gates that most resonated with te
SKrashen: The Compelling (not just interesting) Input Hypothesis.
SKrashen: The Compelling (not just interesting) Input Hypothesis.: The Compelling (not just interesting) Input Hypothesis.Stephen KrashenThe English Connection (KOTESOL). 15, 3: 1 (2011)It is by now well-established that input must be comprehensible to have an effect on language acquisition and literacy development. To make sure that language acquirers pay attention to the input, it should be inte
I Was A Different Person Last year…
I Was A Different Person Last year…: I Was A Different Person Last year…by EDWARDBERGER on DECEMBER 31, 2013Ed, all you ever blog or Tweet about is education. Ending this year, can’t you write about something else?Okay, from 2013 here is something educational, but not about our schools:When I was in college, I inherited old books from an Englishman’s library. One set of leather-bound books contain
12-31-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Public School Renewal 2014 and BeyondJim HornThe public education renewal agenda embraces the values of democracy, fair play, inclusion, equal opportunity, and public school governance structure and operations of the people, by the people, and for the people. The new public school agenda welcomes the participation of philanthropists, business, and industry to do what they are most
12-31-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Goodbye to 2013 - Hello to 2014!Pop quizzes!Pew Research Center - News IQ QuizSlate's News Quiz.Nice idea for the new year - a Good Times Jar project. A good way to keep track of what matters to your family and showing gratitude for the good things (big and small) in your lives. Even little victories count.Start this January with an empty jar. Throughout the year
Choosing to sue: Here's a look at some 2013 lawsuits involving school choice
Choosing to sue: Here's a look at some 2013 lawsuits involving school choice « Watchdog.org: Choosing to sue: Here’s a look at some 2013 lawsuits involving school choiceBy Mary C. Tillotson / December 31, 2013 / No Comments Part 42 of 41 in the series Educating AmericaBy Mary C. Tillotson | Watchdog.orgPICK AND CHOOSE: School choice programs have been sued all over the country. Here’s w
‘Naked’ Common Core Exposed by Catholic Education Leader
‘Naked’ Common Core Exposed by Catholic Education Leader: ‘Naked’ Common Core Exposed by Catholic Education LeaderDecember 30, 2013, at 11:28 AM | By Bob Laird | The Cardinal Newman Society today launched a series of reports on the controversial Common Core State Standards (CCSS) with an eye-opening report by Dan Guernsey, Ed.D., of the National Association of Private Catholic and Independent S
12-31-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Message to Farina and de Blasio: Undo the Damage"The schools of Baghdad and Kabul will recover sooner than the NYC school system under your management." ... Norm Scott to Joel Klein --- quoting my self from a c.2004-6 PEP meeting.Eterno and Epstein: Revoke Jamaica High School's Death Sentence... NEW YEAR APPEAL TO INCOMING MAYOR AND CHANCELLOR: SAVE THE COMPREHENSIVE HIG
Inspiring moments in the classroom. They happen and they matter | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Inspiring moments in the classroom. They happen and they matter | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Inspiring moments in the classroom. They happen and they matter COMMENT(1) 0 2 1 3View Larger Ernest HolsendolphPrevious PostsFire the teacher who told student we don't need another black presidentDecember 30, 2013Should Georgia change its constitution to allow Dunwoody and others to create own schools?De
12-31-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Governor Malloy: Blessed are the PoorAt yesterday’s press conference at the State Capital, Governor Malloy bragged about the extraordinarily positive impact Connecticut’s new minimum wage law have when it takes effect at midnight tonight. “As the clock strikes 12 in this state, many people … will actually lift themselves out of poverty,” Malloy said during a press event and rally. […]
A Brief History of Reform! | Deborah Meier on Education
A Brief History of Reform! | Deborah Meier on Education: A Brief History of Reform!Posted on December 31, 2013 by debmeierDear readers,It’s been a while since I’ve written in this space. But I’ mending my ways.What set me off? My granddaughter just came across something interesting—and not new. In 2001 PBS put together a video called School: The History of American Public Education. In connec
ANALYSIS: New NYC schools chancellor wants dramatic – even joyful — departure from Bloomberg era | Hechinger Report
ANALYSIS: New NYC schools chancellor wants dramatic – even joyful — departure from Bloomberg era | Hechinger Report: ANALYSIS: New NYC schools chancellor wants dramatic – even joyful — departure from Bloomberg eraBy Liz WillenIn a city where politicians and some educators are obsessed with raising test scores, New York City’s new schools chancellor Carmen Fariña stood beside her new boss this week
2014: Let’s have a good one | Seattle Education
2014: Let’s have a good one | Seattle Education: 2014: Let’s have a good oneThe WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog.Here’s an excerpt:The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 160,000 times in 2013. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 7 days for that many people to see it.Happy New Year to
12-31-13 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florid
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Is Merit Pay Dead in Florida?The indispensable John O’Connor of StateImpact has a preview of the upcoming legislative session. Here’s what he writes about teacher evaluations and merit pay: The Student Success Act requires school districts begin paying teachers based on
Morning Wink 12-31-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-31-13 Diane Ravitch's blog A site to discuss better education for all #thankateacher #EDCHATDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: G.F. Brandenburg: What Do NAEP Scores Show about D.C.?G.F. Brandenburg keeps a close watch on D.C. Schools. In this series of posts, he compares academic gains in D.C. befo
