August 2012 Blog Posts (51)

Solution-Driven Unionism by Randi Weingarten





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Added by Michael Keany on August 20, 2012 at 10:30am — No Comments

Douglas Reeves Makes the Case for Teaching Handwriting

Douglas Reeves Makes the Case for Teaching Handwriting

 

From the Marshall Memo #446 

In this thoughtful American School Board Journal article, author/consultant Douglas Reeves asks whether teaching cursive is worth the time and effort schools used to put into it. Handwriting is still a hot-button issue for many educators and parents. What’s the right course of action, given the shortage of time in…

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Added by Michael Keany on August 20, 2012 at 8:26am — No Comments

Buying Ponies: What Works and What Doesn't in the Tough and Tumble World of Teaching by Adam Saenz

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Added by Michael Keany on August 16, 2012 at 3:36pm — No Comments

Reasons why men should be teaching in the classroom, too - by William Gomley

Reasons why men should be teaching in the classroom, too

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Added by Michael Keany on August 16, 2012 at 3:33pm — No Comments

It’s Not a Pipe: Teaching Kids to Read the Media

Written by Mark Phillips, Teacher and Educational Journalist

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-kids-to-read-images-mark-phillips

 

AUGUST 9, 2012

 

The image projected on the screen in the front of the classroom is Magritte's painting of a…

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Added by Ryan Fisk on August 16, 2012 at 2:58pm — No Comments

Teachers' Lounge: The Lifelong Eighth Grader

Teachers' Lounge: The Lifelong Eighth Grader

Posted: 08/14/2012 
Huffington Post…
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Added by Michael Keany on August 15, 2012 at 3:16pm — No Comments

Eight problems with Common Core Standards By Marion Brady

Eight problems with Common Core Standards

This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum…

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Added by Michael Keany on August 15, 2012 at 3:14pm — No Comments

The Connected Conundrum for Education

Education Secretary Arne Duncan declared August Connected Educator Month. To the delight of many connected educators, this was a validation for much of their time spent and their many accomplishments achieved through the use of technology in general, and using the Internet specifically. Many connected educators have gathered virtually to assemble panels, webinars, podcasts and blog posts about all of the advantages of being a “connected educator” and its possibility of transforming education…

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Added by Tom Whitby on August 15, 2012 at 9:36am — No Comments

What’s Right About the Common-Core Math Standards

What’s Right About the Common-Core Math Standards 

 

From the Marshall Memo #446

In this Education Week article, Michigan State professor William Schmidt reports on a study he conducted with Richard Houang comparing the Common Core State Standards in mathematics with U.S. state standards as of 2008-09 and standards from other high-performing countries. Their conclusions refute the contention of some…

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Added by Michael Keany on August 15, 2012 at 8:24am — No Comments

An Argument Against Requiring Algebra – and Some Reactions

An Argument Against Requiring Algebra – and Some Reactions

 

From the Marshall Memo #446

In this provocative New York Times opinion column, Queens College (NY) political scientist Andrew Hacker questions whether algebra and subsequent upper-level math courses should be required. Failing algebra is a major reason for our high dropout rate in secondary school and college, he says. “Why do we subject…

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Added by Michael Keany on August 15, 2012 at 8:23am — No Comments

Teachers who excel: A lesson from Miss Smoot by John Yemma

Teachers who excel: A lesson from Miss Smoot

Nothing is more important in K-12 education than the quality of a teacher. But how do we make great teachers? We could start with someone like Jane Smoot.

By  / August 13, 2012…

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Added by Michael Keany on August 14, 2012 at 4:27pm — No Comments

10 THINGS WE NOW KNOW ABOUT EDUCATION SPENDING



10 THINGS WE NOW KNOW ABOUT EDUCATION SPENDING

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Added by Michael Keany on August 13, 2012 at 6:16am — No Comments

Ed schools vs. education By Jack Kelly

Ed schools vs. education

August 12, 2012 

If our kids learned as much in school as Canadian kids do, we'd increase our gross domestic product by about $50 trillion over the next 80 years, estimates Eric Hanushek of the Hoover Institution.

The GDP gain would be doubled if our kids learned as much as Finnish kids…

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Added by Michael Keany on August 13, 2012 at 6:13am — No Comments

Lessons Study

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Added by Indra Indihira Trimasty on August 12, 2012 at 3:22pm — No Comments

Let's Give the NYS Legislators a Pay Raise!?!

Don’t the NYS Legislators deserve a salary raise? Yes, I am aware that our state has employed tax caps, decreased budgets and initiated massive layoffs.  But, give our Assemblyman and Senators a break.  They have not received a raise since 1999 and claim that it is their time.

 

I agree with them. But before administering a raise, let’s hold them accountable to the same standards required of many other government workers. We could start with a simple item, attendance.  It…

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Added by Joel Ratner on August 11, 2012 at 3:00pm — No Comments

5 Lessons Our Kids Don't Learn in School For Success in Life by Jennifer Owens

Jennifer Owens

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Added by Michael Keany on August 10, 2012 at 1:41pm — No Comments

Winning Back the Teenage Male by Eric Kester

Eric Kester

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Added by Michael Keany on August 9, 2012 at 4:32pm — No Comments

Leader with Heart

From the moment our son, Paul, was born almost eight years ago, my goals as an educator began to evolve, grow and expand. I instantly wanted to do whatever I could to keep Paul safe, happy and fulfilled on every level. Initially it was difficult to see how this unconditional love for Paul would manifest itself in my classroom and shape me as an educator. However, six months later, after I began my first building administrative position, that parental love quickly molded me, impacted me and…

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Added by Tony Sinanis on August 9, 2012 at 11:19am — No Comments

Why Web Literacy Should Be Part of Every Education BY: Cathy Davidson and Mark Surman



Why Web Literacy Should Be Part of Every Education

Teaching our kids to code will make them uniquely prepared to fully contribute to the world.…

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Added by Michael Keany on August 9, 2012 at 10:02am — No Comments

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