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September 2012 Blog Posts (81)
My First Week as a Principal
Life as an Educator:
Becoming a teacher has been a dream of mine since I was 10 years old. I have been a Youth Coach & Camp Director, Physical Education teacher, Wellness Coordinator, Adjustment Counselor, Athletic Director, Head High School Football Coach, Assistant Principal and as of four weeks ago, the Principal of Normandin Middle School in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Each and every one…
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Added by Bill Burkhead on September 29, 2012 at 7:39pm — No Comments
A $10 Watch on a $Million Dollar Man
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I am a big watch guy-I love watches! Last weekend I bought a new watch that was a little bigger and shinier than I usually buy. Let's…
Added by Bill Burkhead on September 29, 2012 at 7:00pm — No Comments
Connecting with Kids
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A major concern of mine moving out of the class room and into administration was the inability to positively connect with kids on a daily basis. As a new Principal, my…
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Server Backup Essentials
The 10 Critical Elements of Server Backup Technology
Author: Nick Mueller, Zetta.net
VNM092712 - Local and off-site Backup Combination. It's a best practice to have a combination of local and off-site backup. Typically you want to keep large files, like databases and system state file backups on-site. This enables a quick recovery of the latest version of these files and reduces downtime. It's the most practical if your available bandwidth limits…
Added by Dave Avery on September 28, 2012 at 4:51pm — No Comments
"Won't Back Down" Film Pushes ALEC Parent Trigger Proposal
"Won't Back Down" Film Pushes ALEC Parent Trigger Proposal
Friday, 21 September 2012 09:18By Mary Bottari and Sara Jerving, …Added by Michael Keany on September 28, 2012 at 1:51pm — No Comments
"Won't Back Down": A misleading movie with blatant stereotypes
"Won't Back Down": A misleading movie with blatant stereotypes
The movie “Won’t Back Down,” which will open in theaters Sept. 28, already is drawing a lot of attention, particularly from educators, parent activists and other public school advocates who believe its portrayal of parent engagement and what…
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Won’t Back Down’s Teaching Moment from National Review Online
Added by Michael Keany on September 28, 2012 at 1:42pm — No Comments
FAQ RE THE FILM “WON’T BACK DOWN.” THE PARENT TRIGGER - Originally posted at Parents Across America
FAQ RE THE FILM “WON’T BACK DOWN.” THE PARENT TRIGGER
Originally posted at Parents Across America on August 13,…
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The Paradoxical Logic of School Turnarounds: A Catch-22 by Tina Trujillo - Larry Cuban's Blog
Added by Michael Keany on September 27, 2012 at 2:34pm — No Comments
Carol Burris and I Dissect A Bizarre New York Times Editorial by Diane Ravitch
Carol Burris and I Dissect A Bizarre New York Times Editorial
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The New York Times’…
Added by Michael Keany on September 27, 2012 at 2:29pm — 1 Comment
The Danger Of Denying The Coleman Report by Gary Rubinstein
The Danger Of Denying The Coleman Report
by Gary RubinsteinAfter 20 years in schools, it is completely obvious to me that schools are limited in their abilities to overcome every challenge that every child faces.
Even in affluent schools, children are plagued by all kinds of out-of-school factors including mental illness of various levels resulting in depression and…
Added by Michael Keany on September 27, 2012 at 2:25pm — No Comments
Won’t Back Down: An Engaging and Misleading Film by Mark Phillips
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Won’t Back Down: An Engaging and Misleading Film
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Added by Michael Keany on September 27, 2012 at 2:23pm — No Comments
Not Your Parents' PTA by Andrew P. Kelly & Patrick McGuinn
Not Your Parents' PTA
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Education reform is awash in a surge of "parent power." Long considered bystanders (or even obstacles) to the push for school reform, a slew of new "education reform advocacy…
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Rog Lucido: How do High Stakes Tests Affect Our Students?
Rog Lucido: How do High Stakes Tests Affect Our Students?
Added by Michael Keany on September 27, 2012 at 11:57am — No Comments
I Am Not a Cannibal, But I Teach "Yo Mama" Jokes on Occasion By Marilyn Rhames
I Am Not a Cannibal, But I Teach "Yo Mama" Jokes on Occasion
Added by Michael Keany on September 27, 2012 at 11:55am — No Comments
'How Can I Encourage Teachers To Use Me as a Resource?' By Elena Aguilar
'How Can I Encourage Teachers To Use Me as a Resource?'
Added by Michael Keany on September 27, 2012 at 11:53am — No Comments
Power of the Written Word - A Staff Newsletter is Important
After being appointed Assistant Principal of a local elementary school in the spring of 2005, one of my first purchases was the book What Great Principals Do Differently by Todd Whitaker (if you are on Twitter, Todd is a MUST follow @ToddWhitaker). Although I wasn't a principal yet, I heard this book would offer some wonderful…
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Will the Common Assessments Be Used as a Graduation Requirement? By Catherine Gewertz
Will the Common Assessments Be Used as a Graduation Requirement?
Added by Michael Keany on September 26, 2012 at 7:13pm — No Comments
Poking Fun at the Common Core Standards by Larry Cuban
Cartoons on Common Core Standards
For this monthly* post of cartoons, I have selected images about the impending Common Core curriculum standards in math and English for K-12 students. While many countries have a national curriculum, the U.S. does not. Since the Common Core standards have been adopted by 46 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. will soon have a national–not federally mandated–one.
According to a…
Added by Michael Keany on September 26, 2012 at 7:08pm — No Comments
Inclusion: Is it Confusion, Intrusion... or Delusion? by Jerome Schultz
Added by Michael Keany on September 26, 2012 at 12:03pm — No Comments
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