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Mary correctly guessed that the photo below was of Helen Keller with Annie Sullivan, taken in 1888 at Cape Cod.…
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On the third day of testing…
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And now for something completely different... As an educator who has organized and attended many education conferences over several decades, I have made a few observations about the unique relationship between educators, and vendors of education materials or educational technology. The reason for my consideration of this topic is because I will be participating in the Software Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) Ed Tech Industry Summit in San Francisco next week. Most of my conferences…
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Long Island Principal Decries Quality of State Exams
May 2, 2012, 6:13 p.m.
By MARIA NEWMAN
NY Times School Book
Days after a Brooklyn principal wrote a…
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In late March, a panel of 10 education experts gathered in…
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Robert Marzano on Using Movement to Boost Learning and Attention
From the Marshall Memo #433
(Originally titled “A Moving Proposal”)
In this Educational Leadership article, author/consultant Robert Marzano says getting students moving increases engagement and learning:
• Movement that deepens understanding – Some…
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Improving Civics Education in American Schools
From the Marshall Memo #433
(Originally titled “iCivics”)
“Increased illiteracy in science has troubling implications all its own,” says author/ consultant Rick Wormeli in this Educational Leadership article, “but illiteracy in civics is arguably an arteriosclerosis of our democratic circulatory system, effectively blocking…
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WRITTEN BY: Jennifer Medbery
We don’t need to memorize things any more, but we still need teachers to guide our students toward learning the best ways to problem solve. The question is: How do you measure…
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How Much Can Schools Affect the Wealth/Poverty Gap?
From the Marshall Memo #433
In this Kappan article, author/consultant Mike Schmoker takes issue with a recent Diane Ravitch quote: “America does not have a general education crisis; we have a poverty crisis.” True, poverty affects student achievement, Schmoker acknowledges. “It is important then to fight for social justice, for programs we…
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A high school teacher in New York sent me the following e-mail, which discusses a most unfortunate unintended…
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Two weeks ago the children in grades 3, 4 and 5 in our school participated in the New York State English Language Arts Tests. These tests spanned a three day period and lasted somewhere between 90 and 180 minutes each day depending on the individual child and their specific needs. The tests, which have been administered in some way, shape or form for over a decade in NY state (Grade 4 students have been taking these tests since the late '90s), are given to assess how our students are…
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These days, teachers of elective courses realize that their continued professional existence depends on how well they support the overriding academic goal of building students' reading and writing skills. That is no longer just the…
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