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How to Stop Ourselves from Doing All the Talking

How to Stop Ourselves from Doing All the Talking

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Added by Michael Keany on April 9, 2018 at 10:00am — No Comments

When Students Own the Assessment by Laura Greenstein

When Students Own the Assessment

Laura Greenstein

https://assessmentnetwork.net

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Who owns assessment? Is it the teacher, school, district, or the test industry? If the…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 9, 2018 at 8:15am — No Comments

10 Step Process to Evaluate Non-Instructional Technology

Schools, their leaders and their faculty, have invested time and money into technology systems that collect data and communicate with others. Moving from paper for communication, attendance, grades, and discipline has been a goal for schools over these past decades. Two different types of professionals have been involved in the transition from paper to technology. One group is teachers who have an interest and ability in technology who have stepped up into these leadership roles. The…

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Added by Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers on April 8, 2018 at 7:30am — No Comments

Preparing parents to support digital homework

Preparing parents to support digital homework

Preparing parents to support digital homework
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Parents can face challenges when helping students with digital homework, asserts Devorah Heitner, an…
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Added by Michael Keany on April 6, 2018 at 9:19am — No Comments

Using creative classroom design to promote instructional innovation - One New Approach on Long Island

Using creative classroom design to promote instructional innovation

This Long Island district is scrapping traditional rows of desks in favor of more flexible learning spaces.…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 6, 2018 at 9:11am — No Comments

Rethinking Interactive Whiteboards in Small Group Instruction

Rethinking Interactive Whiteboards in Small Group Instruction

by Monica Burns

How are you using interactive whiteboards in your classroom? Traditionally, the use of these large interactive displays were seen as a way to energize whole class instruction. The use of a touch screen and the ability to access a wide range of materials through an Internet connection are definitely compelling features. But as we move to embrace best practices around…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 6, 2018 at 8:44am — No Comments

Online Learning: What Every Parent Should Know.

Online Learning: What Every Parent Should Know.

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Added by Michael Keany on April 2, 2018 at 12:08pm — No Comments

Can Big Data Change a Wicked School Truancy Problem?

Can Big Data Change a Wicked School Truancy Problem?

By Jenny Abamu     Mar 26, 2018

Ed Surge…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 2, 2018 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Why It's Time to Rethink School Science Fairs

Why It's Time to Rethink School Science Fairs

MindShift…



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Added by Michael Keany on April 2, 2018 at 11:58am — No Comments

U.S. Colleges Are Separating Into Winners and Losers

U.S. Colleges Are Separating Into Winners and Losers

Schools that struggle to prepare students for success losing ground; ‘The shake-out is coming’

Wall Street…
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Added by Michael Keany on April 2, 2018 at 11:30am — No Comments

Dealing with Difficult and/or Resistant Staff

Dealing with Difficult and/or Resistant Staff

 

Every faculty has difficult and/or resistant people. I think that most supervisors would agree that dealing with them is the most challenging aspect of their job. Being a difficult person is a personality trait. Difficult people come in several varieties. They are often whiners, judgmental, opinionated, and negative. Resistant…

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Added by Dr. Larry Aronstein on March 27, 2018 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Are There Unseen Children In Your School?

White people can take for granted that there are models of successful adults to watch and learn from. They grew up looking to presidents, military leaders, movie stars and characters in literature and in all sorts of positions of leadership including in education were of white models. They learned their exceptionality was by ethnicity or religion.They are told stories about names being changed as they came through Ellis Island or lived through the first Catholic president controversy.…

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Added by Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers on March 27, 2018 at 7:30am — No Comments

The war on men starts with the war on boys

Main revelation (in linked article) is that Sight-words (also known as Whole Language, etc.) is more destructive of boys than of girls. Could you guess why?



Boys by large are confident and cocky. They can climb up on a roof and then jump off the roof. But what if you put something in front of them, an obstacle, that keeps them from ever climbing up on the roof. They will be frustrated and…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on March 26, 2018 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Simple music-making for everyone by Google

Simple music-making for everyone…





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Added by Michael Keany on March 26, 2018 at 2:02pm — No Comments

Everything You Wanted To Know About The Adolescent Brain But Were Afraid To Ask

Everything You Wanted To Know About The Adolescent Brain But Were Afraid To Ask

  



THE ADOLESCENT BRAIN: A SECOND WINDOW OF…

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Added by Michael Keany on March 26, 2018 at 1:56pm — No Comments

Best Article Ever To Have Students Read About Cellphones!

Best Article Ever To Have Students Read About Cellphones!

  



Last year, I shared a summary of a recent study documenting the negative cognitive impact a cellphone has just by leaving it on your desk (see …

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Added by Michael Keany on March 26, 2018 at 1:53pm — No Comments

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