September 2013 Blog Posts (90)

Losing Is Good for You By ASHLEY MERRYMAN

Losing Is Good for You

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Added by Michael Keany on September 25, 2013 at 9:16am — No Comments

Afraid of Looking Dumb by Mark Jacobson

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…

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Added by Michael Keany on September 25, 2013 at 9:14am — No Comments

Leadership Moving Learning Communities Forward

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.…

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Added by Carol Varsalona on September 24, 2013 at 8:49am — No Comments

English Hieroglyphics: An easy way to understand the Reading Wars

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…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on September 23, 2013 at 8:37pm — No Comments

Working well, out in the open by Annie Murphy Paul

Working well, out in the open
Ringing…
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Added by Michael Keany on September 23, 2013 at 4:18pm — No Comments

Forever young: the new teaching career By Mike Rose



Forever young: the new teaching career



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Added by Michael Keany on September 22, 2013 at 11:24am — No Comments

Advice For Aspiring Principals: "Shadow, Connect & Dream" By Larry Ferlazzo

Advice For Aspiring Principals: "Shadow, Connect & Dream"

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Added by Michael Keany on September 22, 2013 at 11:18am — No Comments

Can Teacher Evaluation Power School Improvement?

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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Added by Michael Keany on September 22, 2013 at 10:51am — No Comments

The Drownings Will Continue Until Test Scores Improve by Arnold Dodge

Arnold Dodge

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Added by Michael Keany on September 22, 2013 at 10:12am — No Comments

Opening on Creativity: Original, Colorful, ID Cards

http://www.thecreativitycore.com/the-blog.html

Check out my new blog!

It's about my first exercise of the year - which combines colorful markers, mind maps, self-expression, public speaking ... and so much more!!

Added by Daniel Weinstein on September 21, 2013 at 11:26pm — No Comments

Will an emphasis on ‘close reading’ kill the joy of reading? from Dangerously Irrelevant by Dr. Scott McLeod

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Added by Michael Keany on September 21, 2013 at 8:35am — No Comments

Schools Are Good for Showing Off, Not for Learning by Peter Gray

Freedom to Learn

The roles of play and curiosity as foundations for learning.

Schools Are Good for Showing Off, Not for…

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Added by Michael Keany on September 20, 2013 at 6:41pm — No Comments

So, You Want To Be A Principal? By Larry Ferlazzo

So, You Want To Be A Principal?

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Added by Michael Keany on September 20, 2013 at 6:38pm — No Comments

Curriculum Writing Opportunity

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

 

Happy reading and writing,

Christine

bookgirlblogger.blogspot.com

Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on September 19, 2013 at 3:48pm — No Comments

Latest Reviews of Educational Software by Michele Molnar

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…

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Added by Michael Keany on September 19, 2013 at 3:16pm — No Comments

Great Writers, Great Readings

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…

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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on September 18, 2013 at 3:43pm — No Comments

Free workshops on current issues impacting the performance of students with disabilities

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.

Added by Arlene B. Crandall on September 18, 2013 at 11:22am — No Comments

Would I Let My Son Play Football? by SCOTT FUJITA (N.F.L. linebacker from 2002 to 2012)

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.

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Added by Michael Keany on September 18, 2013 at 6:07am — No Comments

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