Losing Is Good for You

By ASHLEY MERRYMAN

Published: September 24, 2013…

Mindsets About Failure and Effort

(Originally titled “Afraid of Looking Dumb”)

In this thoughtful article in Educational Leadership, former teacher and principal Mark Jacobson describes one of his second-graders telling him she wasn’t smart at math, was afraid of being teased, and mistrusted her teacher’s reassuring words. “Do you want to change?” he asked. “Yes, but how?” she replied.

The key with…

On September 21, 2013 Satchat's engaging conversation on Twitter (#satchat) was buzzing with viewpoints on vision and the role of educational leaders. Participants from across the states shared ideas, exchanged comments, and posted links to their blogs to enhance the dialogue. During a fast-paced, one hour time frame, the PLN once again brought the value of a shared network of committed collaborators to educators around the country.…

In his famous 1955 book “Why Johnny Can’t read,” Flesch said that reading English as sight-words or whole words is like reading Chinese ideograms or Sumerian hieroglyphics.

Flesch famously wrote, “We have thrown 3500 years of civilization out the window and gone back to the age of Hammurabi.”

Flesch seemed to feel he was saying something profound and final. Once you heard this, you would immediately understand that look-say was the invention…

Forever young: the new teaching career

Can Teacher Evaluation Power School Improvement?

In this important article in Educational Researcher, Joseph Murphy (Vanderbilt University), Philip Hallinger (Hong Kong Institute of Education), and Ronald Heck (University of Hawaii/Manoa) analyze how teachers have been evaluated over the years and whether new ideas will make things better. “Teacher evaluation for most of the twentieth century had very little influence on much of anything of…

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I saw this ad for curriculum writing for the k-12 market.  Good luck if you apply!

Happy reading and writing,

Christine

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More Websites with Reviews of Educational Software

In this Education Week article, Michele Molnar reports on four websites (three free, one that charges) that provide updated reviews of software programs for classrooms:

• Edshelf www.edshelf.com created by Mike Lee – Users assign ratings to products they’ve used based on pedagogical effectiveness, student engagement, and…

Hofstra University will be presenting poet, Philip Levine, and author Jennifer Egan as part of its Great Writers, Great Readings series.  Learn more about this series by clicking here.

Happy reading,

Christine…

Just a reminder to everyone, if you want to look into the FREE trainings offered through the grant I am working with, sign onto MyLearningPlan and go to the Eastern Suffolk BOCES section , click on the RSE-TASC tab and you will see the workshops.

Would I Let My Son Play Football?

James Estrin/The New York Times

A sharpening focus on the risk of head injuries in football is leading parents to wonder whether the game is worth it for their children.

By SCOTT FUJITA

Published: September 17, 2013 …