OVER the next few weeks, millions of Americans will be heading off to college, and despite the promise of need-blind admissions, more of them than ever will be struggling to pay for it. It’s not just the economy’s fault: even as they publicize lavish financial aid packages, colleges and universities are making it harder for average American families…
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How Teachers and New Administrators Can Lead Together
How Teachers and New Administrators Can Lead Together
A few weeks ago, the faculty at my school received an unexpected call from our principal. He used the synchronized messaging system that delivers phone calls to all of us at once, usually announcing weather delays and PTA meetings. And even though I was…
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There are more successful schools than you think (see for yourself) By Sean Slade
There are more successful schools than you think (see for yourself)
This was written by Sean Slade, director of Healthy School Communities at ASCD, a global association empowering educators to support…
Added by Michael Keany on August 23, 2011 at 1:47pm — No Comments
How Do We Prepare Our Children for What’s Next? by Cathy Davidson
How Do We Prepare Our Children for What’s Next?
Paul Schultz
What kids learn at a young age will determine whether they're prepared for a future full of unknowns.
When most of us were deciding what to major in at college, the word Google was not a verb.…
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The Hidden Costs of Higher Ed By NOAH S. BERNSTEIN
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Ten Tell-Tale Signs that It’s Time to Get Back to the Classroom
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Professional Judgment: Beyond Data Worship
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How to Create Nonreaders Reflections on Motivation, Learning, and Sharing Power By Alfie Kohn
ENGLISH JOURNAL
Fall 2010 -- vol. 100, no. 1
Fall 2010 -- vol. 100, no. 1
How to Create Nonreaders
Reflections on Motivation, Learning, and Sharing Power
Reflections on Motivation, Learning, and Sharing Power
By Alfie Kohn
Autonomy-supportive teachers seek a student's initiative
- whereas controlling teachers seek a student's…
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- whereas controlling teachers seek a student's…
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When A “Good” Class Goes “Bad” (And Back To “Good” Again!) by Larry Ferlazzo
Larry Ferlazzo
When A “Good” Class Goes “Bad” (And Back To “Good” Again!)
Note: I posted a version of this piece last week in In Practice , a group blog written by teachers who work in lower-income communities. It originally included nine actions I had taken. Since that original posting, I remembered a tenth step I took, and also solicited anonymous feedback from my students about their perception of changes that have occurred in the classroom. I’ve included both the… Continue
When A “Good” Class Goes “Bad” (And Back To “Good” Again!)
Note: I posted a version of this piece last week in In Practice , a group blog written by teachers who work in lower-income communities. It originally included nine actions I had taken. Since that original posting, I remembered a tenth step I took, and also solicited anonymous feedback from my students about their perception of changes that have occurred in the classroom. I’ve included both the… Continue
Added by Michael Keany on August 17, 2011 at 6:24pm — No Comments
Helping Students Deal with Uncertainty in the Classroom BY BEN JOHNSON
Helping Students Deal with Uncertainty in the Classroom
BY BEN JOHNSON
8/16/11
I did an experiment with a group of adult educators. I gave them very vague instructions on how to arrange groups. The goal was that each educator would participate in four different groups. I told them that the composition of each group had to be different. Some of the adults were willing to work it out, trial and error even. Others would get to a point and then realize that they did not… Continue
BY BEN JOHNSON
8/16/11
I did an experiment with a group of adult educators. I gave them very vague instructions on how to arrange groups. The goal was that each educator would participate in four different groups. I told them that the composition of each group had to be different. Some of the adults were willing to work it out, trial and error even. Others would get to a point and then realize that they did not… Continue
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To Waive or not to Waive by former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
This is the first of a series of posts former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings is writing for The Huffington Post over the next few weeks through back-to-school season on U.S. Education.
Hopelessness and lack of confidence, spending dominating policymaking conversations, angst at all levels of government, and a public disgusted, disconnected and disappointed -- descriptors of our current economic situation? No, (well yes), they're descriptors of the current…
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The ‘absurd’ debate about length of school year by Mark Phillips
The ‘absurd’ debate about length of school year
This was written by Mark Phillips, professor emeritus of secondary education at …
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Mathematics Education: A Way Forward By David Wees
Mathematics Education: A Way Forward
By David Wees -
Population × Bad curriculum Multiple generations = Functionally innumerate population
The objective of good math teaching should not be to "cover the curriculum" but to show students how to explore our fascinating and beautiful world through the lens of…
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Super Teachers Alone Can't Save Our Schools by Steven Brill
Super Teachers Alone Can't Save Our Schools
Extraordinary educators are rare and often burn out. To save our schools, says Steven Brill, we have to demand more from ordinary teachers and their unions.…
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The 6 Dumbest Things Schools Are Doing in the Name of Safety By:Sara J., Steve Blair
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Value Added — Scrutinizing The Most Widely Cited Study by Gary Rubinstein
Value Added — Scrutinizing The Most Widely Cited Study
by Gary Rubinstein
It was the best of teachers. It was the worst of teachers.
But how much better are the best teachers than the worst teachers? Well THAT’S a tough one, but one that is very important to answer. The corporate reformers believe that the gap is great so a feasible solution is to fire those bad teachers.
Now, nobody who ever had more than two teachers in their lives would argue that there is no… Continue
by Gary Rubinstein
It was the best of teachers. It was the worst of teachers.
But how much better are the best teachers than the worst teachers? Well THAT’S a tough one, but one that is very important to answer. The corporate reformers believe that the gap is great so a feasible solution is to fire those bad teachers.
Now, nobody who ever had more than two teachers in their lives would argue that there is no… Continue
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Ten Tips for New Leaders by Chris Canter
Ten Tips for New Leaders
Formerly a teacher, now an administrator-in-training, Chris Canter blogs about his yearlong assistant principal internship at Fulton County Public Schools in Atlanta, Ga. Canter was a 2010 …
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Just Get Out There By Andrew Marcinek
Just Get Out There
By Andrew Marcinek
Edutopia
Yesterday I was wavering on whether or not to go for a run outside. I hadn't run in awhile and for some reason I was concerned that I would not be able to eclipse the two mile mark. The temperature was a balmy 31 degrees and there was still a thin layer of snow covering the ground. All of the variables in play suggested I stay home. As I continued to devise excuses not to run, someone very special in my life simply said,… Continue
By Andrew Marcinek
Edutopia
Yesterday I was wavering on whether or not to go for a run outside. I hadn't run in awhile and for some reason I was concerned that I would not be able to eclipse the two mile mark. The temperature was a balmy 31 degrees and there was still a thin layer of snow covering the ground. All of the variables in play suggested I stay home. As I continued to devise excuses not to run, someone very special in my life simply said,… Continue
Added by Michael Keany on August 10, 2011 at 7:19pm — No Comments
Why Do You Teach?: What Sustains Us in Our Work By Elena Aguilar
Why Do You Teach?: What Sustains Us in Our Work
By Elena Aguilar
Edutopia
In my previous post [2], I discussed how important it is for me to connect with my students, and how one way I do so is by eliciting their stories.
I also need to make connections with other teachers. So I ask, why do you teach? Most teachers get a dreamy look on their faces when I ask them this question. Most haven't thought about it in a while.
Recalling the reasons why… Continue
By Elena Aguilar
Edutopia
In my previous post [2], I discussed how important it is for me to connect with my students, and how one way I do so is by eliciting their stories.
I also need to make connections with other teachers. So I ask, why do you teach? Most teachers get a dreamy look on their faces when I ask them this question. Most haven't thought about it in a while.
Recalling the reasons why… Continue
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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.
As the calendar turns to August, school leaders across the country are meticulously planning for the… Continue
Added by Michael Keany on August 8, 2011 at 9:38pm — 1 Comment
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