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Outstanding in Your Field: What It Takes to Be a Great Teacher By Ben Johnson
Outstanding in Your Field: What It Takes to Be a Great Teacher
By Ben Johnson
I am reading a book by Steven Covey called The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness [2], which he wrote to help organizations and individuals find…
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An Open Letter to Principals: Five Leadership Strategies for the New Year By Eric Sheninger
An Open Letter to Principals: Five Leadership Strategies for the New Year
By Eric Sheninger
8/8/11
Eric Sheninger is principal of New Milford High School and the subject of a recent article in USAToday on social media in the classroom. He is the author of Communicating & Connecting With Social Media. You can also follow him on Twitter at NMHS_Prinicipal.
As the calendar turns to August, school leaders across the country are meticulously planning for the… Continue
By Eric Sheninger
8/8/11
Eric Sheninger is principal of New Milford High School and the subject of a recent article in USAToday on social media in the classroom. He is the author of Communicating & Connecting With Social Media. You can also follow him on Twitter at NMHS_Prinicipal.
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Before we let them power up in class... By Nancy Flynn
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Education Needs a Digital-Age Upgrade By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN
Education Needs a Digital-Age Upgrade
By VIRGINIA HEFFERNANNY Times
If you have a child entering grade school this fall,…
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New Ally in Teaching Composition By Walt Gardner
New Ally in Teaching Composition
By Walt Gardner
Every subject poses unique instructional challenges. Yet I can't think of one that is more daunting than teaching composition. That's because it's impossible to teach students how to write effectively unless they are given an authentic opportunity to do so. Multiple-choice and short-answer exercises are simply no substitute.
During the 28 years that I taught English in the same high school, I envied my colleagues in other… Continue
By Walt Gardner
Every subject poses unique instructional challenges. Yet I can't think of one that is more daunting than teaching composition. That's because it's impossible to teach students how to write effectively unless they are given an authentic opportunity to do so. Multiple-choice and short-answer exercises are simply no substitute.
During the 28 years that I taught English in the same high school, I envied my colleagues in other… Continue
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How to Work With the No-Homework Kid By Holden Clemens
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RSVP: Regrets Only By Susan Graham
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'Serving All Kids, No Exceptions' By Nirvi Shah
'Serving All Kids, No Exceptions'
More than 30 years after passage of the Individuals With Disabilities…
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How to Mold Public Opinion Against Public Schools By Walt Gardner
How to Mold Public Opinion Against Public Schools
Two of the most effective tools of propagandists are to tell a big lie so often that it is…
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Teacher Pay By Michael Bromley
Teacher Pay
Note: Michael Bromley, a teacher in Washington, DC, is guest-posting this week.
My colleagues groan…
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Duncan: Teacher Salaries Should Be $60,000 to $150,000
Duncan: Teacher Salaries Should Be $60,000 to $150,000
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called for a radical upending of the nation's teaching…
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Haunting Words to Inspire Every Teacher By Marilyn Rhames
Haunting Words to Inspire Every Teacher
Back in the days when I had no idea of what was actually required to be a good teacher, back when I was…
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No Administrator Left Behind By Peter DeWitt
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Consumer Corner: Is laying off teachers by seniority a mistake? By MARCELLA S. KREITER
Consumer Corner: Is laying off teachers by seniority a mistake?
Published: July 31, 2011 at 4:30 AMBy MARCELLA S. KREITER
CHICAGO, July 31 (UPI) -- With the economy forcing closer scrutiny of budgeting at all levels of government and politicians zeroing in on government workers' pay, perhaps the most visible target is education.
For the most part, elementary and secondary education in the United States is funded with local tax dollars, with assists…
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For the most part, elementary and secondary education in the United States is funded with local tax dollars, with assists…
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To Secretary Duncan: The information you invited By Valerie Strauss (based on a letter from Carol Corbett Burris and Kevin G. Welner)
To Secretary Duncan: The information you invited
This is a letter that was sent by two educators to Education Secretary Arne Duncan after Duncan called one of them, Principal Carol Corbett Burris of …
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Confession of a Cheating Teacher By Benjamin Herold
Confession of a Cheating Teacher
Philadelphia
She said she knows she's a good teacher.
But she still helped her students cheat.
"What I did was wrong, but I don’t feel guilty about it,” said a veteran Philadelphia English teacher who shared her story with the Notebook/NewsWorks.
During a series of…
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Alfie Kohn: We Have to Take Back Our Schools By Anthony Cody
Alfie Kohn: We Have to Take Back Our Schools
Alfie Kohn has been at the forefront of the resistance to test-based reforms for more than a decade. As we…
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Teachers Converging on Washington for 4-Day Schools Rally By guest blogger Nirvi Shah
Teachers Converging on Washington for 4-Day Schools Rally
By guest blogger Nirvi Shah
UPDATED
Today kicks off the…
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We have to start with the recognition that digital technologies are transforming EVERYTHING. by Scott McLeod
MY OPENING REMARKS AT THE IOWA EDUCATION SUMMIT
I served on a panel, Education in a Digital World, at the Iowa Education Summit today. Here is what I said during my 5 minutes of opening remarks.
Good afternoon,
We have to start with the recognition that digital technologies are…
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Turning the Tide by Eric Sheninger
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