April 2013 Blog Posts (129)

Could boredom be curable? By Maria Konnikova

Could boredom be curable?

An elusive human annoyance may finally be yielding its secrets

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Added by Michael Keany on April 11, 2013 at 4:00pm — No Comments

7 Ways to Bring Out the Best in Special-Needs Students By Thomas Armstrong

7 Ways to Bring Out the Best in Special-Needs Students

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Recently, a former music teacher told me about a 1st grade student with Asperger's syndrome who, on their first encounter, announced in no…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 11, 2013 at 1:36pm — No Comments

Advocacy Tips: Finding Your Inner Teacher Leader By Megan Allen

Advocacy Tips: Finding Your Inner Teacher Leader

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I glanced down at my royal blue heels for a little bit of #shoeconfidence as I sat in the waiting room at the Governor's office. I was there for a hard-won…

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Dr. Don Sternberg's Speech at More than a Number Forum - April 10, 2013

Over 1000 educators and parents packed Hofstra's Adams Playhouse last evening to hear a variety of presentations from regional respected educators regarding the New York State standardized testing program.  One of the panelists was highly respected elementary school principal, Dr. Donald Sternberg.  His remarks drew strong and sustained applause from the audience.  Many will remember Don's SL 2.0…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 11, 2013 at 1:30pm — 3 Comments

Forget test prep - students need to learn tenacity, self-control

Forget test prep - students need to learn tenacity, self-control

Teacher Lovelee Polite at Wissahickon Charter School with Ayanna Graham (left), 12, and Jordyn Caldwell, 13. A director wants to see the students become more academically tenacious, and also hopes they will find joy in learning.
Teacher Lovelee Polite at Wissahickon Charter School with Ayanna Graham (left), 12, and Jordyn Caldwell, 13. A director wants to see the students become more academically tenacious, and…
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How a First-Rate Principal Stopped the Infamous "Revolving Door" by Whitney Bubenzer

How a First-Rate Principal Stopped the Infamous "Revolving Door"

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Schools, Guns, and Common Sense By Jill Berkowicz and Ann Myers

Schools, Guns, and Common Sense

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Added by Michael Keany on April 11, 2013 at 12:57pm — No Comments

New York School Funding: Is It Getting Fairer? by Alyssa Morones

New York School Funding: Is It Getting Fairer?

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Added by Michael Keany on April 11, 2013 at 12:54pm — No Comments

State Ed mucks up Occupational Education

The recent State Education decision about creating an occupational education track for special education students is a good news and bad news all in one.  While it is great for Special needs students, it damns students who want to take occupational education who are regular education students.  More details can be found here

 

 

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Added by Dr. Thomas Rosati Ed. D. A.T.P. on April 10, 2013 at 10:10pm — No Comments

Even Top Students May Not Be College-Ready by Elaine Tuttle Hansen

Even Top Students May Not Be College-Ready

In this Chronicle of Higher Education article, Elaine Tuttle Hansen (Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth) recalls what a math professor said about his students: “They have the grades and the test scores to be here. What they don’t have is a deep understanding of why the techniques they’ve been taught work, the actual underlying mathematical relationships.” Hansen says these worries apply…

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If Students Could Create a School, What Would It Look Like? by Michelle Healy

If Students Could Create a School, What Would It Look Like?

Guest Post by Michelle Healy

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Added by Michael Keany on April 9, 2013 at 7:25pm — No Comments

Advice Column: To New Teachers from Fifth Grade Students By Megan Allen

Advice Column: To New Teachers from Fifth Grade Students

By Megan Allen

4/6/13

TransformED

I’ve been thinking about how to better…
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Added by Michael Keany on April 9, 2013 at 7:16pm — No Comments

Blogging in the 21st-Century Classroom by MICHELLE LAMPINEN

Blogging in the 21st-Century Classroom

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Added by Michael Keany on April 9, 2013 at 6:57pm — No Comments

It's Not the Test That Made Them Cheat By Michael J. Feuer

It's Not the Test That Made Them Cheat

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News came down, or up, earlier this month about the indictment of the former Atlanta schools chief Beverly Hall and 35 other current and former officials for their alleged roles in a…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 9, 2013 at 6:47pm — No Comments

Online Teacher Emergency Posted by Smadar Goldstein





Online Teacher Emergency

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Added by Michael Keany on April 9, 2013 at 6:12pm — No Comments

School Budgets and Social Media: Leaders at the Edge, Blog By Jill Berkowicz and Ann Myers, Written by Douglas W. Huntley Ed.D

School Budgets and Social Media: Leaders at the Edge

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Added by Michael Keany on April 8, 2013 at 9:30pm — No Comments

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