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Why Kids Should Grade Teachers by Amanda Ripley

Why Kids Should Grade Teachers

A decade ago, an economist at Harvard, Ronald Ferguson, wondered what would happen if teachers were evaluated by the people who see…

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Added by Michael Keany on October 11, 2012 at 6:41am — No Comments

Her ‘Crime’ Was Loving Schools By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

Her ‘Crime’ Was Loving Schools

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Added by Michael Keany on October 11, 2012 at 6:35am — No Comments

The Importance of Student Voices By Stu Silberman

The Importance of Student Voices

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Added by Michael Keany on October 11, 2012 at 6:30am — No Comments

Talkin' That Talk by Rick Ayers

Rick Ayers

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Added by Michael Keany on October 10, 2012 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Eleven year old: ‘Ridiculous’ to use my test to grade my teacher by Sean Feeney



Eleven year old: ‘Ridiculous’ to use my test to grade my teacher



 Washington Post

In the out-of-the-mouths-of-babes category, here’s a post about the flaws of modern teacher evaluation that are evidence to an 11-year-old…

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Added by Michael Keany on October 9, 2012 at 10:07pm — No Comments

PD: How do educators get to know what they don’t know?

When it comes to education reform, there are in general two major camps, but there are also several variations of each. The first camp would like to blow up the system and start all over. The other camp wants to continue the status quo while working to change it in directions governed by whatever dominant force of change has the ear of the public at the time. I find my own inclinations falling…

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Added by Tom Whitby on October 9, 2012 at 9:48am — No Comments

Leadership Lessons from Children

I have a few core educational values close to my heart.  One is to treat each child as if they were my own, and another is to teach using stories.  I'd like to combine each of these philosophies in this post to share a story on leadership lessons I learned from my own children. 



My wife and I have raised our children…

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Added by Bill Burkhead on October 8, 2012 at 8:15pm — No Comments

What Your Kids Are Really Doing Online by Michael Levin

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Added by Michael Keany on October 8, 2012 at 5:12pm — No Comments

Why teachers quit—and why we can’t fire our way to excellence by Aaron Pallas

Why teachers quit—and why we can’t fire our way to excellence

by Aaron Pallas

In the past few weeks, two major reports on teacher turnover and retention have been released. One was rolled out with extensive media coverage, and has been the subject of much discussion among policymakers and education commentators. The other was written by me, along with Teachers College doctoral student Clare Buckley.

The first report,…

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Added by Michael Keany on October 8, 2012 at 11:06am — 1 Comment

The big business of charter schools by Valerie Strauss

Answer Sheet
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Added by Michael Keany on October 8, 2012 at 10:56am — No Comments

Does Your School Culture Encourage Risk-Taking or Rule Following? By Peter DeWitt

Does Your School Culture Encourage Risk-Taking or Rule Following?

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Added by Michael Keany on October 8, 2012 at 10:52am — No Comments

STEM to STEAM: Art in K-12 is Key to Building a Strong Economy

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STEM to STEAM: Art in K-12 is Key to Building a Strong Economy

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Added by Michael Keany on October 8, 2012 at 10:49am — No Comments

How Do We Help Children Who Lost a Parent? By Peter DeWitt

How Do We Help Children Who Lost a Parent?

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Added by Michael Keany on October 8, 2012 at 9:51am — No Comments

What's next on the school-reform agenda by Michael J. Petrilli

What's next on the school-reform agenda

By Michael J. Petrilli / October 4, 2012

The Education Gadfly Weekly

 

Last week, the Policy Innovators in Education (PIE) Network brought together its member organizationsfor its annual…

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Added by Michael Keany on October 5, 2012 at 7:27am — No Comments

10 Things School Leaders Do to Kill a Teacher's Enthusiasm for Technology

10 Things School Leaders Do to Kill a Teacher's Enthusiasm for Technology

by J. Robinson

The 21st Century Principal



Here's a list of ten things a school leader does to kill any…
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Added by Michael Keany on October 4, 2012 at 11:00pm — No Comments

SLO: Squashed Learning Opportunities

New York State has recently required school districts to submit updated Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) plans, which are directly connected to the end of year evaluations for all teachers and building administrators. The plans, as described on the EngageNY site, are quite comprehensive and are intended to ensure that there is an effective…

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Added by Tony Sinanis on October 4, 2012 at 1:39pm — No Comments

Will the Next "Education President" Please Stand Up? by Anthony Jackson

Will the Next "Education President" Please Stand Up?

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Added by Michael Keany on October 4, 2012 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Should We Teach the Five-Paragraph Essay? by Nancy Flanagan

Should We Teach the Five-Paragraph Essay?

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Added by Michael Keany on October 4, 2012 at 10:08am — No Comments

Evaluating Teachers: Controversial but Important by Stu Silberman

Evaluating Teachers: Controversial but Important

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Added by Michael Keany on October 4, 2012 at 9:55am — No Comments

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