April 2013 Blog Posts (129)

A Teacher Who Loves Seventh Graders

A Teacher Who Loves Seventh Graders

“It took me about 11 minutes to fall utterly, completely in love with 7th graders,” says 2012 National Teacher of the Year Rebecca Mieliwocki in this article in Go Teach. “I’ve finally found my place, the place where a teacher’s personality and energy is wonderfully matched to her audience.” This affair of the heart was an accident. When Mieliwocki returned from maternity…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 22, 2013 at 10:24am — No Comments

Robert Marzano on Student Engagement

Robert Marzano on Student Engagement 

(Originally Titled “Ask Yourself: Are Students Engaged?”)

In this Educational Leadership article, author/consultant/researcher Robert Marzano has four questions on maximizing engagement:

Do I provide a safe, caring, and energetic environment? Without this, engagement will be minimal. The key is clear classroom rules (periodically revisited), evidence that the…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 21, 2013 at 11:34am — No Comments

The Journey from Good to Great

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Added by Bill Burkhead on April 20, 2013 at 7:17pm — No Comments

10 Weeks Left of School for the 8th grade class? Think Again… by Heather Wolpert-Gawron

10 Weeks Left of School for the 8th grade class? Think Again…

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Heather Wolpert-Gawron

There are 10 Weeks left of school for our 8th grade class.  Wait!  Not so fast.  Let’s do the math.  Take our initial timeline of 10 weeks and begin to subtract the end-of-the-year…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 20, 2013 at 8:29am — No Comments

Friday Film Clip - Test Me Maybe

April 19, 2013
As we wind down our first of two weeks of state testing here in New York, I thought I'd share this adorable video.  I love the pizazz and…
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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on April 19, 2013 at 11:18am — No Comments

Testing Mania vs. Planting the Seeds of Real Learning

The following is a reprint from a post that I ran last year at this time.  I think it is still relevant.

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News coming in from various districts around the state of New York anecdotally indicates that increased stress levels with the new, longer state assessments have been affecting both students and teachers alike.  Stories of an uptick in the number of students who have actually become sick— vomiting directly on their test papers in fact— have been…

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Added by David A. Gamberg on April 19, 2013 at 9:54am — No Comments

Young People: Don't Be Afraid to Become a Teacher! by ELENA AGUILAR

Young People: Don't Be Afraid to Become a Teacher!

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Added by Michael Keany on April 17, 2013 at 5:36pm — 1 Comment

How Do You Evaluate Teachers Who Change Lives? By Lorraine Bellon Cella

How Do You Evaluate Teachers Who Change Lives?

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It was 1966 and my 9th grade year began in a suburban town in northern New Jersey. I strolled to school carrying my small assignment pad, which I needed for…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 17, 2013 at 5:34pm — No Comments

Who Is the Real Secretary of Education? By Walt Gardner

Who Is the Real Secretary of Education?

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Added by Michael Keany on April 17, 2013 at 1:28pm — No Comments

John Thompson: Did Duncan Load the Bullets into Michelle Rhee's Smoking Gun?

John Thompson: Did Duncan Load the Bullets into Michelle Rhee's Smoking Gun?

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Added by Michael Keany on April 17, 2013 at 1:26pm — No Comments

Strapping Jet Engines to Stagecoaches; or iPads in Schools By Justin Reich

Strapping Jet Engines to Stagecoaches; or iPads in Schools

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Added by Michael Keany on April 17, 2013 at 1:24pm — No Comments

Opinion: Schools have become triage centers for civilized conduct, which should have been taught at home by Frank Breslin

Opinion: Schools have become triage centers for civilized conduct, which should have been taught at home

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Students work in a classroom in a file photo. (file photo)
Times of Trenton guest opinion column By …
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Added by Michael Keany on April 17, 2013 at 1:12pm — 1 Comment

AASA: President’s Budget Proposal Relies Heavily on Competitive Funding

AASA: President’s Budget Proposal Relies Heavily on Competitive Funding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Kitty Porterfield, kbporterfield@comcast.net, 703.774.6953

Federal Formula Programs Sacrificed

Alexandria, Va., April 12. 2013 – Daniel A. Domenech, executive director of the American Association of School Superintendents (AASA), today released AASA’s…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 17, 2013 at 1:11pm — No Comments

A Progressive and a Conservative Find Common Ground Opposing the Common Core By Anthony Cody

A Progressive and a Conservative Find Common Ground Opposing the Common Core

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Added by Michael Keany on April 16, 2013 at 1:12pm — No Comments

Boston By Peter Gow

Boston



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Added by Michael Keany on April 16, 2013 at 1:05pm — No Comments

Dear Parents: It's High-Stakes Testing Time By Peter DeWitt

Dear Parents: It's High-Stakes Testing Time

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Added by Michael Keany on April 15, 2013 at 11:05am — No Comments

Why Should Educators Pay Attention to the Bammy Awards? By Peter DeWitt

Why Should Educators Pay Attention to the Bammy Awards?

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Added by Michael Keany on April 15, 2013 at 10:55am — No Comments

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