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Making Sense of Math and Science: It's Elementary By Zak Champagne
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Ambush Evaluations of Teachers By Walt Gardner
Ambush Evaluations of Teachers
Positive lessons about school reform can sometimes be learned from other countries. What England will do…
Added by Michael Keany on July 19, 2011 at 10:24am — 1 Comment
The Future of EDU in SIX Hours
Every three years I force myself to do something that, although it is geared to save me money and provide for my safety, I dread it more than the possibility of Kidney Stones. New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, the DMV provides a Defensive Driving Course for drivers to complete and earn a reduction on their insurance premium, or a reduction on points on their license as a result of traffic infractions. Not wanting to suffer alone, and needing to get the highest reduction possible on… Continue
Added by Tom Whitby on July 16, 2011 at 11:11pm — No Comments
The Often Unrecognized Sign of an Effective Teacher By Zak Champagne
The Often Unrecognized Sign of an Effective Teacher
Note: Zak Champagne, an award-winning teacher in Jacksonville, Florida, is…
Added by Michael Keany on July 14, 2011 at 4:43pm — No Comments
Transforming our Educational System-There is a Silver Bullet
Why this topic?
I recently received a tweet highlighting a contest sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt called “The Global Education Challenge,” and immediately clicked on the link to learn more. The sponsors declare that “through the Global Education Challenge, we hope to find truly original ideas… Continue
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Signs of Passion By Nancy Flanagan
Signs of Passion
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Twitter’s Effect on Presentations & Presenters
As I attend more and more conferences explaining the effect Social Media is having on education, the subject of Back Channeling often comes up. Educators at conferences are beginning to accept the fact that it is okay for audience members to twitter out to their followers the statements of the presenter as well as their own impressions of the speaker and topic. As I explained this to a number of people at a conference this week, I remembered the first post I did on this very subject way back on… Continue
Added by Tom Whitby on July 14, 2011 at 8:58am — No Comments
Teachers Guilty By Association By Walt Gardner
Teachers Guilty By Association
The McCarthy era of the 1950's destroyed the careers of those who had associated in one way or another with…
Added by Michael Keany on July 13, 2011 at 4:54pm — No Comments
Still teaching: Warren Bennis on leadership By John Baldoni
Still teaching: Warren Bennis on leadership
John Baldoni is an internationally recognized leadership development consultant, executive coach, author, and speaker. In…
Added by Michael Keany on July 13, 2011 at 4:48pm — No Comments
Reflections of a first year Administrator
As I complete my first year as an Assistant Principal, I believe it important to reflect on my experiences in what I will term The 5 Frames of Educational Leadership -Leadership, Finance, Law, Curriculum, and Technology. I have found my first year as an AP to be stimulating, relevant and fulfilling. I am fortunate to be surrounded by a strong and…
Added by Bill Burkhead on July 13, 2011 at 6:44am — No Comments
The 7 Golden Rules of Using Technology in Schools
Please note that this is re-posted from a Blog Post by Tina Barseghian on Mind/Shift.
Sometimes teachers and administrators need a kick in the pants to see what they perceive as problems re-framed in a different way. Adam S. Bellow, author of The Tech Commandments, and founder of…
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Apprenticeships, Not Summer School by Lucy N.Friedman
Apprenticeships, Not Summer School
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Lucy N.Friedman is the founding president of the After-School Corporation, a nonprofit organization.
There’s no question that we can upgrade the appeal, attendance rate and effectiveness of summer school for elementary and middle school students. We can do it by pairing…
Added by Michael Keany on July 12, 2011 at 9:14am — No Comments
Look to the Charter Schools by Pedro Noguera
Look to the Charter Schools
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Pedro Noguera, a sociologist, is the Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University. He is also executive director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education and serves on the State University of New York…
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Field Trips, Not Classrooms by Roger Prosise
Field Trips, Not Classrooms
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Roger Prosise is superintendent of the Diamond Lake School District in suburban Chicago.
Summer school is simply a way to provide students with more instructional time. The summer school program should be rigorous, high-interest and staffed with excellent teachers. But…
Added by Michael Keany on July 12, 2011 at 9:11am — No Comments
Break With Tradition by Paul Thomas
Break With Tradition
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Paul Thomas is an associate professor of education at Furman University in Greenville, S.C. He is writing a book on poverty in the United States. You can follow his work at Radical Scholarship and on Twitter as …
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Summer School Triage by Patrick Welsh
Summer School Triage
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Patrick Welsh teaches English at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va. He writes often about education.
Whenever I would tell colleagues that I enjoyed teaching summer school, which I did for more than 20 summers, many would tell me I…
Added by Michael Keany on July 12, 2011 at 9:06am — No Comments
Don't Make the Wrong Cuts by Geoffrey Canada
Don't Make the Wrong Cuts
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Geoffrey Canada is president and chief executive officer of the Harlem Children’s Zone and president of the Harlem Children’s Zone Promise Academy Charter Schools.
I have watched the budget debates across the country with a…
Added by Michael Keany on July 12, 2011 at 9:03am — No Comments
Eliminate Summer Vacation by Kathleen Porter-Magee
Eliminate Summer Vacation
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Kathleen Porter-Magee is the senior director of the High Quality Standards Project at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Previously, she was a middle and high school teacher and the senior curriculum and professional development director for …
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Eliminate Summer Vacation by Kathleen Porter-Magee
Eliminate Summer Vacation
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Kathleen Porter-Magee is the senior director of the High Quality Standards Project at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Previously, she was a middle and high school teacher and the senior curriculum and professional development director for …
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Twitter, Simply Complicated.
Twitter’s biggest obstacle to being the number one tool of Professional Development for educators is Twitter. It is a simple tool, based on a simple idea, which is complicated by its simplicity. To use twitter is to get it. To explain Twitter is a losing proposition. Twitter’s reputation as an application is its worst enemy. It has been the brunt of comedians’ jokes since it began. Members of the Hollywood crowd embraced it for the purpose of engaging their fans with a majority of mindless… Continue
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