April 2018 Blog Posts (40)

We Don’t Need No Education By Paul Krugman

We Don’t Need No Education

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Added by Michael Keany on April 30, 2018 at 10:30am — No Comments

ABCs of Appreciation for Teachers: Today and Every Day

Added by Laura Greenstein on April 30, 2018 at 8:30am — No Comments

PRE-ASSESSMENT: WHERE TEACHING AND LEARNING BEGIN

What is Pre-assessment?

Pre-assessment is an action or strategy at the start of instruction that reveals student’s incoming knowledge and skills and, in response, informs teaching and learning. It can occur at the start of a lesson, the beginning of a unit, or the introduction of a new idea, concept or skill. Think about the skilled baker who may have pre-measured all the ingredients only to discover that the bread is undercooked because the oven temperature wasn’t…

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Added by Laura Greenstein on April 29, 2018 at 3:30pm — No Comments

The Women We Need in Leadership

 In all fields, women are seeking and finding greater voice. As they do, we remind all who lead that voice is what matters. Allow a person voice and they will speak and sing, become orators and actors and work together on teams. But, not just any voice because voice can also have dreadfully negative effects. No, the voices must be ones of truth and courage and respect and civility. Strong voices will bring change and will create discourse. They can uplift and enlist collaboration or…

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Added by Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers on April 29, 2018 at 7:00am — No Comments

Average salary: $50,481. Doctorates: 21. First year educators: 241. We have the numbers on Indianapolis Public Schools teachers.

Average salary: $50,481. Doctorates: 21. First year educators: 241. We have the numbers on Indianapolis Public Schools teachers.

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Added by Michael Keany on April 28, 2018 at 10:11am — No Comments

5 Thoughts on the Teacher Strikes By Frederick Hess

5 Thoughts on the Teacher Strikes





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Added by Michael Keany on April 25, 2018 at 3:11pm — No Comments

TWO WAYS TO BE LESS CRITICAL AND MORE POSITIVE

Dan Rockwell

Leadership Freak

TWO WAYS TO BE LESS CRITICAL AND MORE POSITIVE

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Added by Michael Keany on April 25, 2018 at 2:30pm — No Comments

How our schools turn children into monsters



I've never been very interested in Ayn Rand until someone told me about a 1970 essay where she explains how Progressive education turns children into monsters. This is everything I’ve been writing about for the last 20 years. But she took it further and deeper. Nothing escapes her clinical gaze. She is actually a great child psychologist.

If you’ve always suspected there are a lot of suspect ideas in…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on April 18, 2018 at 5:30pm — No Comments

DNA tests for IQ are coming, but it might not be smart to take one

DNA tests for IQ are coming, but it might not be smart to take one

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Added by Michael Keany on April 17, 2018 at 9:30am — No Comments

Preventing sexual violence starts with what we teach our boys

Preventing sexual violence starts with what we teach our boys…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 17, 2018 at 9:05am — No Comments

Does The School Schedule Serve Teaching and Learning?

Considerations about scheduling and faculty assignments for 2018 - 2019 are more than likely in the planning stages right now.  In states like New York, much remains tentative until the school district budget is voted on and passed, but the development of the budget requires planning conversations and a course of direction. Often, last year's schedule is simply rolled over with minor changes, most reflecting grade level and course enrollments. The schedule is framed by start and end…

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Added by Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers on April 15, 2018 at 8:00am — No Comments

Wait Time: “What’s in It for Me?”

Wait Time: “What’s in It for Me?”

Jackie Acree Walsh explains the benefits of wait time (also known as think time) as described in her September 2015 Educational Leadership (EL) article, “…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 14, 2018 at 10:05am — No Comments

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