May 2014 Blog Posts (82)

Here is What Black Teachers Should Know

Here is What Black Teachers Should Know

No matter your location, your school district, your pitfalls, setbacks, or mountains ahead to climb you are the next life changing influence in a room full of desirable minds who need your best that…

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Added by Michael Keany on May 8, 2014 at 11:13am — No Comments

New Republic writer skewers the idea of teaching 'grit'

New Republic writer skewers the idea of teaching 'grit'

Dive Brief:

  • Charter network KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) is known for its character education model that…
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Added by Michael Keany on May 8, 2014 at 10:22am — No Comments

Are test boycotts a growing trend?

Are test boycotts a growing trend?

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Added by Michael Keany on May 8, 2014 at 10:13am — No Comments

Parental involvement overrated? Don't buy it

Parental involvement overrated? Don't buy it

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Added by Michael Keany on May 8, 2014 at 10:11am — No Comments

The positives of uniformity

The positives of uniformity

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Added by Michael Keany on May 8, 2014 at 10:10am — No Comments

What will education look like in 10 years? - Superintendent Cindy Elsberry

What will education look like in 10 years?

Posted: Thursday, May 1, 2014 12:26 pm…

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Added by Michael Keany on May 7, 2014 at 9:50am — No Comments

What does the research say? A place where parents can find out by Annie Murphy Paul

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Added by Michael Keany on May 7, 2014 at 9:24am — No Comments

What ‘setting high expectations’ for all students really means by Esther Quintero

The Answer Sheet

By Valerie Strauss…

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Added by Michael Keany on May 6, 2014 at 6:25am — No Comments

14 Ways To Promote Culturally Responsive Teaching by Christopher Wooleyhand, Ph.D.

The Mexican holiday, Cinco de Mayo, commemorates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla. While it is a holiday that many Americans enjoy, it also inadvertently reinforces cultural stereotypes. Let’s take the opportunity this Cinco de Mayo to think about how we can foster culturally responsive teaching in our schools and classrooms.



Eileen Whelan Ariza, author of Not for ESOL Teachers, shares the following culturally responsive teaching strategies that are… Continue

Added by Debbie Wooleyhand on May 5, 2014 at 6:04pm — No Comments

End of Year Planning Message => Champion the Child

It is hard to believe that the school year is coming to a close in just two months. …



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Added by Carol Varsalona on May 4, 2014 at 3:45pm — No Comments

The High Stakes of Teacher Evaluation By Jack Schneider

The High Stakes of Teacher Evaluation

By Jack Schneider

Teacher behavior matters less than student learning. That’s the new mantra in education reform.

From coast to coast, classroom observations are being replaced by student achievement scores as

the coin of the realm in teacher evaluation. In many states, 50 percent of teacher effectiveness

ratings are now determined by such data, and if the trend continues that number will only grow.

It won’t be…

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Added by Michael Keany on May 4, 2014 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Teaching is harder than working in high tech — by a teacher who worked in high tech by Dave Reid

The Answer Sheet

By Valerie Strauss…

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Added by Michael Keany on May 4, 2014 at 12:22pm — No Comments

Do Our Kids Get Off Too Easy? By ALFIE KOHN





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Added by Michael Keany on May 4, 2014 at 11:48am — No Comments

For those who still care about facts and knowledge...

You know who you are. You think the most wonderful thing in the world is when kids learn lots and lots of stuff.

But you also know that the whole trend of K-12 education is toward kids learning attitudes, competencies, rhetorical skills, and all kinds of things that are not at all the same as learning what happened in 1492. You think this is sad.

An education without facts is, for many of us, a fraud.

And the irony is that with all the new…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on May 3, 2014 at 10:05pm — No Comments

Eight Tips for Parents Who Have Saved Nothing for College By RON LIEBER



Eight Tips for Parents Who Have Saved Nothing for College



Just because you haven't saved the $65,260 it might cost to attend the Berklee College of Music doesn't make you a bad parent. Just because you haven’t saved…
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Added by Michael Keany on May 1, 2014 at 2:07pm — No Comments

If You Build It...by Jon Harper, via Peter DeWitt’s Blog

If You Build It...

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

Encouraging Science at Home is Easier Than You Think by Bob Pflugfelder



Encouraging Science at Home is Easier Than You Think

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Added by Michael Keany on May 1, 2014 at 1:19pm — 1 Comment

Aligning Educational Policy and Curricula with Employer Expectations

Aligning Educational Policy and Curricula with Employer Expectations

May 1, 2014

Millions remain unemployed as the nation’s economy recovers all too slowly from the recession of 2008.

A common explanation for this state of affairs in the media and policymaking circles focuses on the “skills gap” which is a structural mismatch between the supply of workers with particular skill sets and employers’ demands for qualified workers. Instead of studying…

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Added by Michael Keany on May 1, 2014 at 1:11pm — No Comments

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