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Sowing Climate Doubt Among Schoolteachers
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Sowing Climate Doubt Among Schoolteachers
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JENSINE ECKWALL
By CURT STAGER
APRIL 27, 2017
PAUL SMITHS, N.Y. — The Heartland Institute, a conservative think tank known for attacking climate science, has been mailing a slim, glossy book to public school teachers throughout the United States. The institute says it plans to send out as many as 200,000 copies, until virtually every science educator in America has… Continue
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Sowing Climate Doubt Among Schoolteachers
586
JENSINE ECKWALL
By CURT STAGER
APRIL 27, 2017
PAUL SMITHS, N.Y. — The Heartland Institute, a conservative think tank known for attacking climate science, has been mailing a slim, glossy book to public school teachers throughout the United States. The institute says it plans to send out as many as 200,000 copies, until virtually every science educator in America has… Continue
Added by Michael Keany on April 27, 2017 at 4:23pm — No Comments
What to do on a lame duck school day by Jennifer Gonzalez
What to Do on Lame Duck School Days
Posted on April 23, 2017 by Jennifer Gonzalez
The term “lame duck” is most often used to describe a president who is still sitting in office after his or her successor has been elected. Technically this person is still the president, but his or her decision-making power is generally perceived to be minimal.
We have something like that in school: those days when technically we’re still in school, but because it’s right before…
Added by Michael Keany on April 23, 2017 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment
Betsy DeVos wants more character development in schools. That’s a big problem. Buckle up, kids.
Carimah Townes
Criminal justice reporter at ThinkProgress. Contact me: ctownes@thinkprogress.org
Apr 18
Betsy DeVos wants more character development in schools. That’s a big problem.
Buckle up, kids.
CREDIT: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
You’ve read the stories.
An eighth grader was locked up for throwing skittles on a schoolbus. A 6-year-old girl was handcuffed for taking candy from a teacher’s desk. An officer slammed and dragged a high school girl,… Continue
Criminal justice reporter at ThinkProgress. Contact me: ctownes@thinkprogress.org
Apr 18
Betsy DeVos wants more character development in schools. That’s a big problem.
Buckle up, kids.
CREDIT: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
You’ve read the stories.
An eighth grader was locked up for throwing skittles on a schoolbus. A 6-year-old girl was handcuffed for taking candy from a teacher’s desk. An officer slammed and dragged a high school girl,… Continue
Added by Michael Keany on April 22, 2017 at 1:32am — No Comments
Where did all the black teachers go?
The New York Times
Where Did All the Black Teachers Go?
APRIL 20, 2017
Editorial Observer
By BRENT STAPLES
I started first grade at an all-black elementary school in Chester, Pa., a deeply segregated factory town near Philadelphia, in 1957 — three years after the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that school segregation was unconstitutional.
The crisply dressed first graders who moved hesitantly that day through the halls of the Booker… Continue
Where Did All the Black Teachers Go?
APRIL 20, 2017
Editorial Observer
By BRENT STAPLES
I started first grade at an all-black elementary school in Chester, Pa., a deeply segregated factory town near Philadelphia, in 1957 — three years after the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that school segregation was unconstitutional.
The crisply dressed first graders who moved hesitantly that day through the halls of the Booker… Continue
Added by Michael Keany on April 20, 2017 at 9:01am — 1 Comment
Larry Lee: The Stories that Data Never Tell
Added by Michael Keany on April 14, 2017 at 2:46pm — No Comments
Author Interview: 'Teach Like Finland'
Added by Michael Keany on April 14, 2017 at 2:37pm — No Comments
My Name is Michael: An Autistic Student Explains Autism
This video was part of a class project in which students were asked to tell a story. Michael wanted to convey to his classmates what his life is like as a person with autism, and with the help of one of his teachers, John Lozano, he used images and video to tell his story, an effort that took almost seven months. Michael decided the kinds of pictures and footage and directed Mr. Lozano how it should come together.
The music in this video is “untitled,” by Kina Grannis. It isn’t that…
ContinueAdded by Michael Keany on April 14, 2017 at 2:28pm — 1 Comment
Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten? – by Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach
Added by Michael Keany on April 14, 2017 at 2:18pm — No Comments
Travel Ban's 'Chilling Effect' Could Cost Universities Hundreds Of Millions
Added by Michael Keany on April 12, 2017 at 10:36am — No Comments
The opposite of boredom is not entertainment by Dr. Scot McLeod
Added by Michael Keany on April 12, 2017 at 9:58am — No Comments
Brain-Based Strategies to Reduce Test Stress By Judy Willis MD
Brain-Based Strategies to Reduce Test Stress
A neurologist shares ideas for beating stress before and during test time.
April 7, 2017…
Added by Michael Keany on April 11, 2017 at 10:49am — No Comments
8 Ways to Check for Understanding with Nearpod
Added by Michael Keany on April 11, 2017 at 10:30am — No Comments
WHERE GRIT REALLY COMES FROM
WHERE GRIT REALLY COMES FROM
I just spent 13 hours in a car.
Because of weather, yesterday’s flight was…
ContinueAdded by Michael Keany on April 9, 2017 at 10:00am — No Comments
A Brief History of My Task Management Systems by David Knuffke
Added by Michael Keany on April 8, 2017 at 9:48am — No Comments
Dual-credit dereliction By Kevin Teasley
Added by Michael Keany on April 6, 2017 at 5:32am — No Comments
Georg Lind: Our Stupid Standardized Tests from Diane Ravitch's blog
Added by Michael Keany on April 5, 2017 at 1:59pm — No Comments
Selective schools not necessarily better
Added by Michael Keany on April 5, 2017 at 6:10am — No Comments
Trends in early literacy
Trends in early literacy
The transition from kindergarten to first grade is considered to be a critical period for children's academic and social development. Expectation about children's early literacy learning has risen over time, but has their achievement - and how?
Jerome V. D'Agostino and Emily Rodgers analyzed achievement data obtained from a national database…
Added by Michael Keany on April 5, 2017 at 6:06am — No Comments
8 of the best Web tools for taking students on virtual field trips
Added by Michael Keany on April 4, 2017 at 2:18pm — No Comments
Happy B’day, Ponyboy. Why Kids Still Love The Outsiders
Happy B’day, Ponyboy. Why Kids Still Love The Outsiders
The Outsiders (published April 24, 1967) has its 50th anniversary this month. Author S.E. Hinton (Susan Eloise) was a high school…
Added by Michael Keany on April 4, 2017 at 2:04pm — No Comments
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