November 2016 Blog Posts (33)

Trump Might Want to Scrap the Education Department; How Doable Is That?

Politics K-12



Alyson Klein



Andrew Ujifusa

Alyson Klein and Andrew Ujifusa cover federal policy for Education Week, tracking and analyzing the moves of Congress, the White…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 12, 2016 at 9:53am — No Comments

WHY OLD DOGS DON’T LEARN NEW TRICKS

WHY OLD DOGS DON’T LEARN NEW TRICKS

LEADERSHIP FREAK
DAN ROCKWELL

“The chief object of education is not to learn things but to unlearn things.” G.K. Chesterton

You can’t teach old dogs…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 12, 2016 at 9:30am — No Comments

Schools That Work by David Leonhardt



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Added by Michael Keany on November 8, 2016 at 9:27am — No Comments

Review: How to go gradeless in a traditional school

Review: How to go gradeless in a traditional school

Arguing that grades not only limit learning but can actually interfere with it, Starr Sackstein makes the case for going gradeless in her brief book "Hacking Assessment." Teacher Marek Dzianott finds the book energizing and notes that "that this is not a book only for the most radical schools" but can help teachers in traditional settings make a change. …
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Added by Michael Keany on November 6, 2016 at 10:37am — No Comments

Combine Maker Activities and STEM Lessons BY ANNE JOLLY

Combine Maker Activities and STEM Lessons

A MiddleWeb Blog

stem_design_logo You may be familiar with maker spaces. In one form or another,…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 6, 2016 at 10:20am — No Comments

Why Student Reflection Should Never Be Skipped BY KEVIN HODGSON

Why Student Reflection Should Never Be Skipped

A MiddleWeb Blog

Working_Draft-final-logo My sixth graders have spent a good part of the new school year writing short stories, as…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 6, 2016 at 10:14am — No Comments

Why Student Reflection Should Never Be Skipped BY KEVIN HODGSON

Why Student Reflection Should Never Be Skipped

A MiddleWeb Blog

Working_Draft-final-logo My sixth graders have spent a good part of the new school year writing short stories, as…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 6, 2016 at 10:14am — No Comments

We Need Leaders Strong Enough To Be 'Humble and Kind'

Some of you may have watched the Country Music Awards last week. It offered a break from the incessant speculation that now serves as news. A new poll every day followed by a myriad of partisan interpretations. If there is one thing that might unite the nation right now, it is the desire for Tuesday to come. It was on the CMA's that we heard a story and a song. The story was of a mom and the prayer she had for her children every day when they left for school. Tim McGraw heard it and it…

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Added by Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers on November 6, 2016 at 7:00am — No Comments

Should the schools teach knowledge or ideology?

 Everything comes down to that question. Starting 100 years ago, the Progressives said: never mind knowledge, that's old-fashioned. What we want to teach is enlightened political attitudes.

 I wrote an article for American Thinker where I played off what Jamie Escalante and John Saxon would do (teach knowledge)  against what Heather Hackman, a social justice warrior, would do. That's her real name and she's very clear…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on November 3, 2016 at 4:31pm — No Comments

Adolescents + Alcohol + Highly Caffeinated Drinks = Major Trouble

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Added by Michael Keany on November 1, 2016 at 11:40am — No Comments

7 WAYS TO MAKE DECISIONS OTHERS SUPPORT by Dan Rockwell

7 WAYS TO MAKE DECISIONS OTHERS SUPPORT

Leadership Freak
Dan Rockwell

It doesn’t matter how decisive you are if your team doesn’t grab the rope and pull.

Worse yet, they might support you when you’re in the…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 1, 2016 at 11:30am — No Comments

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