November 2013 Blog Posts (92)

The Myth of Teachers Not Changing by Larry Cuban

The Myth of Teachers Not Changing

Larry Cuban

http://larrycuban.wordpress.com

Look back at schooling in 1900 and compare to schooling today.

Then: bolted down-desks and wood-burning stoves, teachers teaching a lesson to the whole group,…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 11, 2013 at 12:23pm — 1 Comment

How I Talk to My High-School Students About the Internet by DAVID CUTLER

How I Talk to My High-School Students About the Internet

As a teacher, I believe it's my job to warn kids about the dangers of being online—and to show them the benefits.
Kin…
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Added by Michael Keany on November 10, 2013 at 10:01am — No Comments

A Call to All Social-Emotional Learning Leaders by MAURICE ELIAS



A Call to All Social-Emotional Learning Leaders

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Added by Michael Keany on November 10, 2013 at 9:54am — No Comments

How I Helped Teachers Cheat By DAVE TOMAR

The New York Times


November 9, 2013

How I Helped Teachers Cheat

FROM 2001 to 2010, I worked as an academic ghostwriter, helping students cheat in college and grad school.…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 10, 2013 at 9:49am — No Comments

Using the “Wisdom of the Crowd” to Make Good Decisions - “Beyond the Echo Chamber” by Alex “Sandy” Pentland

Using the “Wisdom of the Crowd” to Make Good Decisions

In this Harvard Business Review article, Alex “Sandy” Pentland (M.I.T.) warns leaders to avoid two common errors when making important decisions: working in isolation and following the herd. Successful decision-makers, he says, engage in social exploration – reaching out and forming connections with many different kinds of people, exposing themselves to a broad variety of thinking,…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 9, 2013 at 11:08am — No Comments

Alien Educational Practices: A View from Far, Far Away - by MARK PHILLIPS

 

Alien Educational Practices: A View from Far, Far Away

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Added by Michael Keany on November 8, 2013 at 1:45pm — No Comments

The Continuing Problem of Bullying in Our Schools

I read the article by Christopher Ferguson on the lack of success of bullying prevention programs with interest. As a former head of a middle/high school I found his article insightful and right on, until I got to his conclusion. After pointing out the lack of relevance, substance, and authenticity of the programs sold to schools by the Anti-Bullying Industry; the inept "zero tolerance" policies that are too common; and the serious problem of the use of peer reporting as another form of… Continue

Added by Edy Stoughton, PhD on November 8, 2013 at 12:31pm — No Comments

Six Myths and Two Facts About African-American Youth and Educators by Leslie Fenwick

Six Myths and Two Facts About African-American Youth and Educators

In this Education Week article, Leslie Fenwick (Howard University) examines some all-too common perceptions about African-American students and educators:

• Myth: Black parents are not interested in their children’s education and do not engage in school-affirming behaviors. Fact: According to a 2008 National Center for Educational Statistics report, 94…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 8, 2013 at 8:40am — No Comments

Education ideas should be tested on large numbers of students

What could be more obvious? New textbooks, new curricular, new reforms, whatever, can easily be tested and should be tested.

The bizarre thing is that there is so little large-scale testing in American education. Speaking as the house cynic, I would say that's because the Education Establishment knows their ideas are  Inferior and will perform poorly in serious testing.…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on November 7, 2013 at 4:27pm — No Comments

Don't compromise on test quality

Don't compromise on test quality

A new report from the Brookings Institution critically examines the likely costs of the Common Core assessment options available to states, but urges states to consider quality in addition to cost when choosing. The estimated costs of PARCC and SBAC tests ($29.50 and $22.50 per student, respectively) are not far from the nationwide average of what states currently pay for tests, but states have expressed…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 7, 2013 at 3:28pm — No Comments

Should N.Y. State Commissioner King Be 'Optimistic?' By Peter DeWitt

Should N.Y. State Commissioner King Be 'Optimistic?'

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Added by Michael Keany on November 7, 2013 at 3:12pm — No Comments

The principalship: 6 ways smartphones have changed the landscape by John Falino

The principalship: 6 ways smartphones have changed the landscape

Guest post by John Falino. Cross posted at ON…
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Added by Michael Keany on November 7, 2013 at 3:12pm — No Comments

Education Reform: Not Complicated -- but Seriously Difficult by David M. Steiner

David M. Steiner

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Added by Michael Keany on November 6, 2013 at 9:02am — No Comments

How I turned my classroom into a ‘living video game’—and saw achievement soar - eSchool News

How I turned my classroom into a ‘living video game’—and saw achievement soar

Posted By Contributor On March 12, 2013 @ 1:05 pm In Best Practices News,Curriculum,eClassroom News,Engaging Students with Game-Based Learning,Featured Best Practice,Featured TCEA,TCEA,Top News…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 6, 2013 at 8:57am — No Comments

In Public Education, Edge Still Goes to Rich By EDUARDO PORTER

The New York Times


November 5, 2013

In Public Education, Edge Still Goes to Rich

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Added by Michael Keany on November 6, 2013 at 8:31am — No Comments

Thompson: SAT Scores Are Great, But Teaching Is An Act of Love

Thompson: SAT Scores Are Great, But Teaching Is An Act of Love

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Dan Goldhaber's and Joe Walch's Gains in Teacher Quality, in Education Next, reports the good news that incoming teachers' SAT…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 6, 2013 at 8:30am — No Comments

November is Picture Book Month

November is Picture Book Month.  Click on the link to find tips for celebrating this beloved medium.

Picture books are the most expensive books to produce, and consequently the most difficult to get published.  Due to the short, concise nature of the text, the picture book author must be fastidious with his or her words, and merciless with his or her revisions and edits, making well-written picture books models of…

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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on November 6, 2013 at 7:35am — No Comments

Election Day

Happy Election Day!  It was on this day in 1872, that suffragist Susan B. Anthony broke the law and tried to vote for president.  Hopefully you have honored the sacrifices of all those who came before us and voted already, today.  If not, please get out and vote. 

When you get home, why not read, Duck for President  with your own kids?

 

Happy reading,

Christine…

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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on November 5, 2013 at 5:28pm — No Comments

The WOW! factor of CCSS by Alice Mercer

The WOW! factor of CCSS

November4, 2013
by Alice Mercer

Death and sarcasm

One of my students this year has a…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 5, 2013 at 12:20pm — No Comments

Teaching Hope by Shane Lopez

Teaching Hope

In this intriguing Kappan article, Shane Lopez (Gallup Organization) reports that only half of American children are hopeful – that is, believe their future will be better than their present and think they have the power to shape a better future. It seems that we’re not doing a very good job teaching young people how to hope.

“Hopeful thinking combines future thinking with a sense of agency or efficacy,” says…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 5, 2013 at 12:04pm — No Comments

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