October 2012 Blog Posts (108)

A Rubber Room By Any Other Name... By Tom Segal

A Rubber Room By Any Other Name...

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Added by Michael Keany on October 17, 2012 at 3:38pm — No Comments

When Students Do The Teaching by KIERA CHASE

When Students Do The Teaching

Not every teacher gets to hear these words: the process of making "this video gave me a better understanding of how teachers teacher, so when I am faced with a math problem that I don't understand I…

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Added by Michael Keany on October 17, 2012 at 3:20pm — No Comments

Teen Read Week: Creating a Text-Rich School

Teen Read Week: Creating a Text-Rich School

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Added by Michael Keany on October 16, 2012 at 1:43pm — No Comments

Six Practices of Schools and School Districts Marching to Obsolescence by J. Robinson

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012

21st Century Principal - J. Robinson…

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Added by Michael Keany on October 16, 2012 at 1:34pm — 1 Comment

Letter From an 'Angry Black Man': Am I a Good Coach? By Elena Aguilar

Letter From an 'Angry Black Man': Am I a Good Coach?

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Added by Michael Keany on October 16, 2012 at 12:25pm — No Comments

School Reform, But From Whose Perspective? by Cheryl Scott Williams

School Reform, But From Whose Perspective?

—Jori Bolton
Premium article access courtesy of Edweek.org.

Public K-12 schooling is a…

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Added by Michael Keany on October 16, 2012 at 12:13pm — No Comments

Dear Parents of Special-Needs Children I’ve Taught In the Past

Anonymous on Flappiness.com 

http://flappinessis.com/2011/12/01/an-apology-from-your-childs-former-teacher/

Dear Parents of Special-Needs Children I’ve Taught In the Past,

I need to make…

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Added by Michael Keany on October 16, 2012 at 8:03am — No Comments

Tests Expected to Get Tougher

Today's Newsday contains an article in which associate commissioner for curriculum and assessments, Ken Wagner comments on the new assessments aligned for the first time with the Common Core.  He states, "the expectation is that results from those assessments may go down."  Interestingly, there was no comment on using those test results to evaluate teachers.  Read more about it on my Literacy Connections blog.

Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on October 16, 2012 at 7:41am — No Comments

"A Parent's Request on Behalf of a Child with Special Needs"

I am both a parent of a special needs child and a teacher for over 25 years. Once again as the school year approaches, as a parent, I find that it is not only my child who is anxious about going back to school but I too am anxious about sending him there. It is not my child’s disability in this instance that causes me anxiety but rather it is the uncertainty of knowing whether or not my child’s teachers truly understand just how important their role is in the education and emotional…

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Added by LuAnn Fabietti on October 16, 2012 at 7:25am — No Comments

The Need for Spreadsheet Math in K-12 by Art Bardige

The Need for Spreadsheet Math in K-12

Guest blog written by Art Bardige,…

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Added by Michael Keany on October 15, 2012 at 2:04pm — No Comments

Resisting Technology Is Soooo 20th Century By Peter DeWitt

Resisting Technology Is Soooo 20th Century

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Added by Michael Keany on October 15, 2012 at 2:02pm — No Comments

Two common core assessments bear important differences

Valley Views: Students should be focus of test criteria
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Added by Michael Keany on October 15, 2012 at 1:53pm — No Comments

Invitation to a Dialogue: A Student’s Call to Arms by NIKHIL GOYAL

Invitation to a Dialogue: A Student’s Call to Arms



To the Editor:

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Added by Michael Keany on October 15, 2012 at 1:49pm — No Comments

The Global Search for Education: The Education Debate 2012 -- Diane Ravitch

C. M. Rubin

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Added by Michael Keany on October 15, 2012 at 11:16am — No Comments

Want to Ruin Teaching? Give Ratings By DEBORAH KENNY

Want to Ruin Teaching? Give Ratings

  • NY Times

AS the founder of a charter school…

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Added by Michael Keany on October 15, 2012 at 9:06am — No Comments

Nook vs. Book - Round 10

Which is better for students and teachers, e-readers or traditional books?  Check out the Nook vs. Book Heavyweight Championship on my blog, Literacy Connections to decide for yourself.

Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on October 15, 2012 at 7:27am — No Comments

Common Core Resource and Culinary Treat

Click here to learn about a true story to help you meet the Common Core's requirement for a balance of informational text and literature.  The book, Fireboat:  The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey, is about a retired fireboat, called back into service to help with the rescue and recovery missions on 9/11.  This weekend you can see the real John J. Harvey at the Oyster Bay Oyster Festival.  Visit…

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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on October 14, 2012 at 11:33am — No Comments

Dear Teacher, Johnny Is Skipping the Test By SONI SANGHA

Dear Teacher, Johnny Is Skipping the Test

NY Times

LATER this month, children at 169 New York City elementary and middle schools will, for the second time in a calendar year, take a 40-minute “field test” in math and English language arts to determine which questions will go on future state standardized exams.

Lori Chajet’s daughter will not be among them, though the tests are scheduled to…

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Added by Michael Keany on October 14, 2012 at 10:37am — No Comments

How Good Books Can Change You

How Good Books Can Change You…

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Added by Michael Keany on October 13, 2012 at 10:17am — No Comments

Helping Students Manage Stress, Set Goals, and Feel Connected

Helping Students Manage Stress, Set Goals, and Feel Connected

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Added by Michael Keany on October 13, 2012 at 10:13am — No Comments

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