January 2013 Blog Posts (116)

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"I would prefer to trust our teachers ..." - California Gov. Jerry Brown

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for this reference.

California Jerry Brown just gave his State of the State address. Here’s an excerpt:

The laws that are in fashion demand tightly constrained curricula and reams of accountability data. All the better if it requires quiz-bits of information, regurgitated at regular intervals and stored in vast computers. Performance metrics, of course, are invoked like talismans. Distant authorities crack the whip, demanding…

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Added by Michael Keany on January 27, 2013 at 2:23pm — No Comments

21st Century Leadership in Schools with Changing Demographics by J. Robinson

21st Century Leadership in Schools with Changing Demographics

by J. Robinson

Recently, the Duke Sanford School of Public Policy released an updated study entitled "Racial and Economic Diversity in North Carolina's Schools: An…
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Added by Michael Keany on January 27, 2013 at 2:20pm — No Comments

Moving Education Forward: It Starts With School Leaders by Diann Woodard

Diann Woodard

President, American Federation of School Administrators…

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Added by Michael Keany on January 26, 2013 at 9:30am — No Comments

College Readiness Checklist for Parents by Jeff Livingston

College Readiness Checklist for Parents

MAY 7, 2012
Edutopia

As May begins, high school seniors are enjoying their final weeks in school before graduation. In just a few months, they will be stepping…

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Added by Michael Keany on January 24, 2013 at 7:42am — No Comments

Data: More Than Just a Four-Letter Word By Elizabeth Stein

Data: More Than Just a Four-Letter Word

By Elizabeth Stein
Premium article access courtesy of TeacherMagazine.org.

I'd be hard pressed to identify a colleague who isn't fed up with multiple-choice standardized testing. Lost instructional time. Data that isn't timely or targeted enough to…

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Added by Michael Keany on January 24, 2013 at 7:36am — No Comments

New Reasons to Dislike Multi-Choice Testing by TERRY HEICK

New Reasons to Dislike Multi-Choice Testing

Edutopia
JANUARY 23, 2013…
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Added by Michael Keany on January 23, 2013 at 5:37pm — No Comments

'How on Earth Will I Implement' Common Core for Language Arts? By Larry Ferlazzo

Response: 'How on Earth Will I Implement' Common Core for Language Arts?

By Larry Ferlazzo on January 22, 2013 
Ed…
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Added by Michael Keany on January 23, 2013 at 5:09pm — No Comments

Digital Immigrants Unite! by Bill Ferriter

Digital Immigrants Unite!

by Bill Ferriter (The Tempered Radical)

Let me start with a borderline heretical confession:  I believe that the terms "digital natives" and "digital immigrants" have done more harm than good in shaping the direction of teaching and learning in the 21st Century. 

The way I see it, calling students "digital natives" and any adult over the…

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Added by Michael Keany on January 23, 2013 at 5:05pm — No Comments

Mr. Obama: Most Schools Aren't Like Your Daughters' School: I want to send my grandson to Sidwell By Alan C. Jones

Mr. Obama: Most Schools Aren't Like Your Daughters' School

I want to send my grandson to Sidwell

By Alan C. Jones
Premium article access courtesy of Edweek.org.

At the beginning of this school year, I accompanied my daughter in her search to find a good public school for my grandson. Because…

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Added by Michael Keany on January 23, 2013 at 2:30pm — No Comments

How do I go about Blogging?

If there is one thing that Social Media in education has taught me it is: Never answer for someone else’s need to know! In a world of discussions using tweets and posts there is an audience for discussion on any level of experience on any given subject. The subjects that I deal with most often involve Education, Social Media, or Social Media in Education. 

The Posts and Tweets I…

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Added by Tom Whitby on January 23, 2013 at 9:44am — No Comments

I’ve got 99 problems, but a test ain’t one By Nick Provenzano

Inspiring Others

Guest Blogger

I’ve got 99 problems, but a test ain’t one

By …

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Added by Michael Keany on January 22, 2013 at 2:59pm — No Comments

Do Public Schools, Umm, Suck? By Nancy Flanagan

Do Public Schools, Umm, Suck?

By Nancy Flanagan on January 19, 2013 
Ed Week…
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Added by Michael Keany on January 22, 2013 at 12:11pm — 1 Comment

Worst Possible Approach to Coaching Employees & What You Should Do Posted by Chris Young

Worst Possible Approach to Coaching Employees & What You Should Do

Posted by Chris Young - The Rainmaker on Mon, Jan 21, 2013 
 

worst possible approach to coaching employees When I began my career as a commodity trader right out of grad school in 1997, my first assignment was under a 40 year…

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Added by Michael Keany on January 22, 2013 at 11:06am — No Comments

Top 5 Preschool Apps for 2013 By Amanda Backof

Top 5 Preschool Apps for 2013

By Amanda Backof
Digital Education
ON JANUARY 3, 2013…
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Added by Michael Keany on January 22, 2013 at 10:41am — No Comments

Inaugural Poem - Text-to-Text Connection

January 22, 2013
Yesterday, President Obama took the oath of office for a second time.  While there are so many teachable moments in this historic event,…
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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on January 22, 2013 at 12:00am — No Comments

No Name-Calling Week: Cultivating Kindness and Playgrounds of Respect by ROBERT MCGARRY

No Name-Calling Week: Cultivating Kindness and Playgrounds of Respect

by ROBERT MCGARRY

Edutopia

JANUARY 18, 2013…
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Added by Michael Keany on January 21, 2013 at 9:27am — No Comments

Author Birthday Calendar

January 21, 2013

A few years ago, I made a family calendar as Christmas gifts for my relatives.  Using an online photo site, I uploaded family photos for each person's birthday, anniversary, holidays, etc.  I figured my relatives would enjoy the calendar gifts, but what I didn't count on was the year-long pressure resulting from the calendar.  At every event since the first calendar, every time a picture is snapped, I'm greeted with, "That has…
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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on January 21, 2013 at 8:00am — No Comments

Crossing the Rubicon: Violence Comes to School by DR. RICHARD CURWIN

Crossing the Rubicon: Violence Comes to School

JANUARY 18, 2013
Edutopia…
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Added by Michael Keany on January 20, 2013 at 8:55am — No Comments

What does 2013 hold for technology in schools? By Katharine Haber



SmartBrief Editor

What does 2013 hold for technology in schools?

By Katharine Haber on January 18th, 2013 

Smart Brief - Friday Feature…

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Added by Michael Keany on January 19, 2013 at 8:53am — No Comments

12 questions for the 21st century By David Penberg



Guest Blogger

12 questions for the 21st century

By David Penberg on January 17th, 2013

The global village and the flattened world are no longer…

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Added by Michael Keany on January 18, 2013 at 1:09pm — 1 Comment

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