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Middle Grades Matter by Geneviève DeBose and Kareen Borders

Middle Grades Matter

“You teach middle school? Why?! All those hormones and growth spurts and changes.How do you do it?”

These words are not uncommon…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 28, 2011 at 10:43am — No Comments

5 "LITTLE THINGS" THAT LEAD TO SUCCESS IN YOUTH SPORTS

Although I have over 20 years coaching experience, with stints at the college and high school levels, my first year as a youth football coach has been the most rewarding. I was able to coach my son for the first time and our team won the Super Bowl! But I would like to emphasize that WINNING IS ONLY A BYPRODUCT OF DOING ALL THE "LITTLE THINGS" WELL. It is my intent to share 5 of the "Little Things" that I believe made our year Fun & Exciting.…

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Added by Bill Burkhead on November 27, 2011 at 4:12pm — No Comments

Many Lenses, But Little Focus.

To understand why certain decisions are made, we need to understand the decision maker and the pressures under which certain decisions are made. This is sometimes referred to as looking through the lens of the decision maker. It takes into view many of the factors pushing and pulling on an individual responsible for making a decision. Sometimes decisions of some magnitude may require a number of individuals on a…

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Added by Tom Whitby on November 27, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Five Big Changes to the Future of Teacher Education by Tina Barseghian

Five Big Changes to the Future of…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 25, 2011 at 9:52am — No Comments

Only Artists Can Make the Difference by John M. Eger

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Added by Michael Keany on November 23, 2011 at 11:40am — No Comments

Race to the Top Mandates Impossible to Implement by Alan Singer

Alan Singer

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Added by Michael Keany on November 23, 2011 at 11:25am — No Comments

The Global Search for Education: More on Arts by C.M. Rubin

C. M. Rubin

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Added by Michael Keany on November 22, 2011 at 2:12pm — No Comments

How About Better Parents? By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

How About Better Parents?

NY Times



IN recent years, we’ve been treated to reams of op-ed articles about how we need better teachers in our public schools and, if only the teachers’ unions would go…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 22, 2011 at 10:05am — No Comments

Cuts in Education: A Failing Choice by Marian Wright Edelman

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Added by Michael Keany on November 21, 2011 at 11:14am — No Comments

Giving Boys A Love Of Reading by Lisa Belkin



Giving Boys A Love Of Reading…
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Added by Michael Keany on November 21, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

Five Not-So-Obvious Propositions About Play by Alfie Kohn

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Added by Michael Keany on November 18, 2011 at 12:31pm — No Comments

Several Ways To Tell The Difference Between Good & Bad Education Research By Larry Ferlazzo

Several Ways To Tell The Difference Between Good & Bad Education Research

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Added by Michael Keany on November 17, 2011 at 3:18pm — No Comments

Penn State and the Perils of Loyalty By Jack Marshall

Penn State and the Perils of Loyalty

In central Pennsylvania today, an educational institution is reeling, its reputation shredded, its culture suspect. The root cause of the Pennsylvania State University tragedy is alleged sexual abuse of children. But, beyond that, school officials and observers are pondering a seeming breach of common standards of decency—a breach that, if real, can be traced to a disastrous,…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 16, 2011 at 1:22pm — No Comments

The Relationship Status of Teachers and Educational Technology: It's Complicated By Roxanna Elden

The Relationship Status of Teachers and Educational Technology: It's Complicated

Note: Roxanna Elden is the author of …

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Added by Michael Keany on November 16, 2011 at 11:08am — No Comments

What if We Taught at Hogwarts? By Peter DeWitt

What if We Taught at Hogwarts?



Every student should be able…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 15, 2011 at 2:54pm — No Comments

Why Be Apologetic About Helping the Gifted? By Walt Gardner

Why Be Apologetic About Helping the Gifted?

Only in the…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 14, 2011 at 2:19pm — No Comments

Paperwork burden plagues teachers By Robert McCartney

Paperwork burden plagues teachers

By Published: November 12

Regardless of whether you liked the results, the Fairfax school board …

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Added by Michael Keany on November 14, 2011 at 2:06pm — No Comments

Principals rebel against ‘value-added’ evaluation By Valerie Strauss - Principals' Letter to Bd. of Regents

Principals rebel against ‘value-added’ evaluation

Scores of public school principals in New York are fighting the state’s…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 14, 2011 at 11:09am — No Comments

What’s a Connected Educator?

The idea of being connected in the Twentieth Century had a very different meaning than it does today. Back then being connected conjured up visions of pinstriped suits and shoulder holsters. Today, being connected brings up visions of computers, Smartphones, and tablets. A general misconception is that to be a connected educator, one needs to be a computer geek, with a vast knowledge of all things having to do with social media. Of course this is a vision that could be overwhelming to anyone…

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Added by Tom Whitby on November 14, 2011 at 8:08am — No Comments

Teacher Pay Study Asks the Wrong Question, Ignores Facts, Insults Teachers by Arne Duncan

Teacher Pay Study Asks the Wrong Question, Ignores Facts, Insults Teachers

Posted: 11/9/11 05:17 PM ET

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Added by Michael Keany on November 12, 2011 at 4:44pm — No Comments

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