Michael Keany's Blog – January 2014 Archive (69)

10 Critical Issues Facing Education By Peter DeWitt

10 Critical Issues Facing Education

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Added by Michael Keany on January 23, 2014 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Twitter Chats: An Hour Well Worth Your Time By Peter DeWitt

Twitter Chats: An Hour Well Worth Your Time

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Added by Michael Keany on January 22, 2014 at 5:01pm — No Comments

Collaboration Matters by Joshua Block



Collaboration Matters

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Added by Michael Keany on January 22, 2014 at 4:44pm — No Comments

Students Should Be Tested More, Not Less by Jessica Leahey

Students Should Be Tested More, Not Less

When done right, frequent testing helps people remember information longer.
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Added by Michael Keany on January 22, 2014 at 4:41pm — 1 Comment

Mike Schmoker on Curriculum Focus and Simplicity

Mike Schmoker on Curriculum Focus and Simplicity

“In the realm of organizational improvement, complexity kills,” says author/consultant Mike Schmoker in this powerful article in Education Week. “It demoralizes employees and distorts the critical connection between effort and outcomes. It is the enemy of the most indispensable elements of improvement: clarity, priority, and focus… It prevents us from perceiving the simplest, but most effective…

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Added by Michael Keany on January 21, 2014 at 10:00am — No Comments

Are You Sick of Highly Paid Teachers?

Thanks to Scot McLeod for drawing our attention to this post.



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Daily Kos

MON FEB 21, 2011 AT 09:18 PM PST

Are you sick of highly-paid teachers?

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Teachers' hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work nine or ten months a year! It's time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do -- babysit!

We can get that for less than minimum wage.



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Added by Michael Keany on January 20, 2014 at 11:53am — No Comments

Remember Like an Actor - improve your memory using these actors’ tricks by Annie Murphy Paul

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Added by Michael Keany on January 20, 2014 at 8:53am — No Comments

‘I would love to teach but…’ by Valerie Strauss about the resignation of Kris Nielsen from Teaching



‘I would love to teach but…’



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Added by Michael Keany on January 19, 2014 at 11:26am — No Comments

Obama’s Homework Assignment by Thomas L. Friedman





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Added by Michael Keany on January 19, 2014 at 11:22am — No Comments

Common Core’s Newer Math - A return to mathematical ignorance By David G. Bonagura Jr.

Common Core’s Newer Math 

A return to mathematical ignorance 

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Added by Michael Keany on January 17, 2014 at 2:31pm — No Comments

New Yorker Magazine Cover Highlights Parents' Perspective by Alexander Russo

Covers: New Yorker Highlights Parents' Perspective

by Alexander Russo
This Week in Education…

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Added by Michael Keany on January 17, 2014 at 2:25pm — No Comments

Teach Kids to Use the Four-Letter Word by JOE HIRSCH

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Added by Michael Keany on January 17, 2014 at 2:15pm — No Comments

A Mobile Dilemma by Tom Whitby

A Mobile Dilemma

This post by TOM WHITBY originally appeared in Edutopia’s TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION blog…
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Added by Michael Keany on January 17, 2014 at 2:12pm — No Comments

Striking a Balance: Digital Tools and Distraction in School by MARY BETH HERTZ



Striking a Balance: Digital Tools and Distraction in School

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Added by Michael Keany on January 17, 2014 at 2:02pm — No Comments

Why Make Reform So Complicated? By Mike Schmoker

Why Make Reform So Complicated?

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In the realm of organizational improvement, complexity kills. It demoralizes employees and distorts the critical connection between effort and outcomes. It is the enemy of the most indispensable elements of…

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Added by Michael Keany on January 16, 2014 at 8:20am — No Comments

To Help Students Learn, Appeal to What They Value by HEIDI A. OLINGER



To Help Students Learn, Appeal to What They Value

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Added by Michael Keany on January 16, 2014 at 7:59am — No Comments

How Schools Can Succeed Without Tests by Anja Kamenetz

How Schools Can Succeed Without Tests

 by Anja Kamenetz

The Hechinger Report 

The Danville Independent School District in the small city of Danville in central Kentucky has just 1800 students. But they are currently experimenting with a transformational model for public education that’s being watched closely across the state and…

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Added by Michael Keany on January 15, 2014 at 9:05pm — No Comments

America's "talent underclass"

America's "talent underclass"  



The 2010 report Mind the (Other) Gap identified large gaps in academic achievement at the top end of the ability distribution in the U.S. (i.e., among the most able students). …

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Added by Michael Keany on January 14, 2014 at 7:01pm — No Comments

Neuroscience approaches with promise

Neuroscience approaches with promise…



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Added by Michael Keany on January 14, 2014 at 7:01pm — No Comments

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