February 2014 Blog Posts (71)

The Future Of Games In Education By Katie Lepi

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The Future Of Games In Education

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Added by Michael Keany on February 28, 2014 at 7:14pm — No Comments

Bigger Gains for Students Who Don’t Get Help Solving Problems by Annie Murphy Paul

Bigger Gains for Students Who Don’t Get Help Solving Problems

 | February 25, 2014
Mind Shift…
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Added by Michael Keany on February 27, 2014 at 8:57pm — 1 Comment

A Look Into Teenagers’ Complicated Online Lives By Elizabeth Blair

A Look Into Teenagers’ Complicated Online Lives

 | February 26, 2014

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By Elizabeth Blair

Researcher danah boyd is obsessed with how teenagers use the Internet. For the legions of adults who are worried about them, that’s…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 27, 2014 at 8:55pm — No Comments

The Misdirection of Modern American Education

    The rash of stories, editorials and letters that have been published in recent weeks and months concerning the “Common Core” curricula and the teacher evaluations, very often written by non-educators, deserve thoughtful and knowledgeable responses.  As someone who trains teachers and deeply believes that they should be held to the highest pedagogical and ethical standards, I would like to try to explain why there is such a mounting revolt by teachers and principals, parents and students…

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Added by Alan M. Weber on February 27, 2014 at 3:01pm — No Comments

My "Academy Awards" for Best Educational Documentaries by Mark Phillips



My "Academy Awards" for Best Educational Documentaries

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Added by Michael Keany on February 26, 2014 at 10:32am — No Comments

Teachers, Facilitators, Babysitters-- why do these job descriptions seem to be merging?

There was once upon a time a person called a school teacher, who was very well educated, who was steely, who took control of the class, a veritable sage on a stage.

 Well, you can kiss all that good-by.

 As part of its general disdain for education and indeed civilization, our Education Establishment has waged a war against the very concept of a teacher.

1) As chronicled in "Ed School Follies" 20 years ago (see my review on Amazon), ed schools got…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on February 24, 2014 at 7:06pm — No Comments

When to let learners struggle by Annie Murphy Paul

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Added by Michael Keany on February 24, 2014 at 9:50am — No Comments

What Makes a Change Agent? by Shane Haggerty

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What Makes a Change Agent?

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Added by Michael Keany on February 24, 2014 at 9:01am — No Comments

Select Your Conclusions, Apply Data by Matthew Di Carlo

Select Your Conclusions, Apply Data

Posted by  on February 19, 2014
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The recent release of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the companion Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) was predictably exploited…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 23, 2014 at 12:20pm — No Comments

How to Get a Job at Google by Tom Friedman





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Added by Michael Keany on February 23, 2014 at 9:00am — No Comments

We all know what teachers do, right? Wrong! by Sarah Blaine



The Teachers



by Sarah Blaine

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We all know what teachers do, right? After all, we were all students. Each one of us, each…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 22, 2014 at 1:05pm — No Comments

New Project Part III

Research is part of the entire system. How do we incorporate various research into to the current structure? How will it successfully impact the current program and the future plans? What are the potential barriers?



We reviewed concepts related to backwards design. What are of the goals, and how will will measure it? We began by looking at what needed to occur by the conclusion of the one year program. Then we reviewed the three different levels. Finally, we began to look at the… Continue

Added by Robert M. Hagan, Ed.D. on February 21, 2014 at 8:50pm — No Comments

Why I No Longer Use Bellringers by Paul Barnwell







Why I No Longer Use Bellringers



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Added by Michael Keany on February 21, 2014 at 2:42pm — 1 Comment

What if Google ran the college application process? by Jon Boeckenstedt

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What if Google ran the college application process?

By Valerie Strauss, Updated: February 20 at 1:24 pm

If you have ever been through the college admissions process, or your child has, or, if anybody you have ever known has been remotely connected to it, then you know how crazy it is. In this post, Jon…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 21, 2014 at 1:23pm — No Comments

Helping Students Understand What a Test Is and Is Not by Judy Wills, MD



Helping Students Understand What a Test Is and Is Not

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Added by Michael Keany on February 21, 2014 at 10:39am — No Comments

All eyes on North Carolina

All eyes on North Carolina

Teacher salaries are losing ground fast in North Carolina, reports Dave DeWitt for NPR. In an effort to give more control to local districts, the state legislature passed sweeping changes to public education, many of which affected teachers directly. No state has seen a more dramatic decrease in teacher-salary rankings in the past 10 years, and other changes in public education are unprecedented, making North Carolina closely…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 21, 2014 at 9:18am — No Comments

College-prep revolt

College-prep revolt

A standards rebellion is sweeping the country, promoted by Republicans and Democrats alike, writes Stephanie Simon for Politico.com. The backlash stems in part from the Common Core, but is also pushback against the idea that all students must be ready for college, regardless of intentions. Manufacturing associations, trade groups, and farm lobbies have bolstered this anger, arguing universal college prep is elitist, demeans…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 21, 2014 at 9:08am — No Comments

New Project Part II

The goal of critical thinking skills related to graduate requirements began with a conversation. I will first explain the plan, then how we arrived at this end point.



Students entering the AAMF free ESL classes are exposed to three distinct levels of curriculum and instruction. The curriculum is provided by the Art of Learning. Each level has prescribed lessons and guidelines; however, facilitators are provided with additional time for creativity and innovation. The thought is to… Continue

Added by Robert M. Hagan, Ed.D. on February 21, 2014 at 12:24am — No Comments

Everyone should know who Mona McNee is...

Mona McNee, who lives in the UK, is a life-long phonics advocate. She is almost 90. She is still fighting!

 Mona is the author of "The Great Reading Disaster," which explains the UK situation, which is  perhaps even more pathetic and dismal than the USA situation.

 She is also the creator of the "Step-by-Step" reading program, which you can get on the Internet for free.

Her story, and her beliefs, are an excellent way for people to…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on February 20, 2014 at 6:00pm — No Comments

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