Give Students Mobile Devices to Maximize Their Learning Time

Chris Dede //Jan. 5, 2012 

The Education Department’s 2010 National Educational Technology Plan (NETP) presents a transformational vision for …

The Anatomy of Education Deform

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The Politicization Of Educational Research

New York State Education Reform and Misplaced Religiosity

by: Katie Zahedi

Diane Ravitch discusses the formidable pressures brought to bear on state departments of education by political and corporate sponsors to move ahead with reforms, but is this the only reason that NYSED is ignoring the wide-spread concerns of the state's principals. I find it hard to believe that anyone, including New York SED leadership could be so dedicated without a trace of beneficence in the mix.…

Economists to teachers: We’ve dropped the “Deselection” and moved straight to “Fire ‘em”

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Cedar Riener

I had a few thoughts about the big teacher quality and VAM study that came out today that I wanted to share before…

Five Steps to Widening the College Pipeline for African American and Latino Students

BY DANIELLE MOSS LEE

1/5/12

Edutopia

Dr. Danielle Moss Lee (@HEAFNYC on Twitter) is President and CEO at Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF). With a…

Message to New Teachers for a New Year: Patience, Persistence and Peace

BY LISA MICHELLE DABBS 

1/4/12

Edutopia

Lisa M. Dabbs M.Ed. (@teachingwthsoul on Twitter) is the facilitator of Edutopia's New Teacher…

A New Year's Goal: Stop Giving So Much Homework

BY ELENA AGUILAR

1/4/12

Edutopia

A former teacher and instructional coach, Elena Aguilar is now a transformational leadership coach in the Oakland Unified School District.

Setting goals, resolutions, or intentions might be on our minds this week. We've probably experienced that "resolutions" don't work --…

I just finished reading another post on how educators oppose technology, Teachers Resist High-Tech Push in Idaho Schools. The headline from the New York Times misleads somewhat from the content of the article, but it does support the seemingly…

Parent Meetings: Bypassing the Dance of Blame

By Dave Orphal

Do you dread parent meetings—or find that they don't yield the results you wish they did?

At their worst, such meetings (especially when they focus on a problem) are packed with defensiveness, frustration, guilt, and fear for parents, teachers, and students. All parties want to "get it over with." But by sharpening your facilitation skills, you can keep a parent meeting from degenerating…

Digital Classrooms: Is The Investment Paying Off?

Eric Savitz, Forbes Staff

Guest post written by Chuck Dietrich

Chuck Dietrich is CEO of SlideRocket.…

Top 10 questions to ask yourself in 2012

by Justin Tarte

I firmly believe in self-reflection as a means toward growth and development. As such, we all would benefit from an intense session of self-reflection of the first half of the 2011-2012 school year. Additionally, through self-reflection we will better understand who we are as educators, as well as how our actions are aligning with our beliefs. Regardless of your position or role in education, here are my…

Raising Standards for Head Start

How to Check for Deeper Understanding and Engage All Students

By Ben Johnson

Via Edutopia

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This will not be your typical New Year's resolution post promising to lose 20lbs, give more to charity or adopt a pet.  Although I find resolutions fun,…