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New Ally in Teaching Composition By Walt Gardner
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
Added by Michael Keany on August 5, 2011 at 2:10pm — No Comments
How to Work With the No-Homework Kid By Holden Clemens
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Second-Career Teachers
I am interested in learning more about second-career teachers. Particularly, I am interested in examining school administrators' perceptions in hiring, supporting and retaining second-career teachers.
Please feel free to share any experiences on this topic.
For clarity, "second-career teacher" is defined as an individual that…
ContinueAdded by Joseph A. Coladonato, Ed.D on August 4, 2011 at 7:23pm — 1 Comment
RSVP: Regrets Only By Susan Graham
RSVP: Regrets Only
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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…
Added by Michael Keany on August 3, 2011 at 3:27pm — No Comments
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…
Added by Michael Keany on August 3, 2011 at 2:40pm — No Comments
Teacher Pay By Michael Bromley
Teacher Pay
Note: Michael Bromley, a teacher in Washington, DC, is guest-posting this week.
My colleagues groan…
Added by Michael Keany on August 3, 2011 at 2:39pm — No Comments
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…
Added by Michael Keany on August 2, 2011 at 12:54pm — No Comments
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…
Added by Michael Keany on August 2, 2011 at 12:47pm — No Comments
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
For the most part, elementary and secondary education in the United States is funded with local tax dollars, with assists…
Added by Michael Keany on August 1, 2011 at 9:38am — No Comments
No future job after 2011 - 2012 school year
So what can you do if you know your job is going to be cut next year?
Start planning now!
It is a tough world out there, and this economy is only making things tougher. I have spoken to a large amount of teachers who say that they will be temporary career changers until things get better.
Does anyone else feel this way? If so, what options have you explored? As for me... I have begun creating my own businesses online. I will be looking for…
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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 …
Added by Michael Keany on July 31, 2011 at 12:33pm — No Comments
Confession of a Cheating Teacher By Benjamin Herold
Confession of a Cheating Teacher
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…
Added by Michael Keany on July 28, 2011 at 2:45pm — No Comments
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…
Added by Michael Keany on July 28, 2011 at 2:39pm — No Comments
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…
Added by Michael Keany on July 27, 2011 at 4:43pm — No Comments
Turning the Tide by Eric Sheninger
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Principal: Why I’m marching to ‘save our schools’ by Carol Corbett Burris
Principal: Why I’m marching to ‘save our schools’
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This was written by Carol Corbett Burris, the principal of …
Added by Michael Keany on July 27, 2011 at 2:34pm — No Comments
Why have so many successful people been taught in Montessori schools? by Andrew McAfee
Montessori Builds Innovators
by Andrew McAfee
WSJ
There are strident disagreements these days over every aspect of American educational policy, except for one. Everyone thinks it would be great if we could better teach students how to innovate.
So shouldn't we be paying a great deal of attention to the educational method that produced, among others, Larry Page, Sergei Brin, Jeff Bezos, Jimmy Wales, Peter…
Added by Michael Keany on July 27, 2011 at 1:21pm — No Comments
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