Michael Keany's Blog – March 2013 Archive (117)

Is technology forcing out traditional teaching methods? Tracing Technology's Unintended K-12 Effects by Matthew Lynch

Tracing Technology's Unintended K-12 Effects

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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once famously said, "Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle." Though he was speaking about the…

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Second Chances by Jeff Fiscina

Second Chances

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WHY YOU SHOULD THINK TWICE ABOUT PUTTING A TV IN YOUR KID’S BEDROOM

WHY YOU SHOULD THINK TWICE ABOUT PUTTING A TV IN YOUR KID’S BEDROOM



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Principal: ‘I was naïve about Common Core’ by Carol Corbett Burris

 


Principal: ‘I was naïve about Common Core’

By Valerie Strauss , Updated: March 4, 2013

Here’s a…

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Pedagogical Progress Isn't an Either/Or Proposition by Dr. Dianne Lynch

Dr. Dianne Lynch

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Children and the Environment, and How Our School System Can Help by Hayley Scott

Children and the Environment, and How Our School System Can Help

by Hayley Scott

As report after report comes out about the inevitable demise of Earth’s finite resources, people around the world plead internally for change. Schools teach it, newscasts explain it and scientists research it. However, as positive as any awareness is, true change needs to be practiced for any actionable evolution to take place. One location that…

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When Hollywood Goes to School, What Do We Learn? By Ross Brenneman

When Hollywood Goes to School, What Do We Learn?

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The Future Of Education Eliminates The Classroom, Because The World Is Your Class by Marina Gorbis



The Future Of Education Eliminates The Classroom, Because The World Is Your Class

Massively Open Online Courses might seem like best way to use the Internet to open up education, but you’re thinking too small. Technology can turn our entire lives into…

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A Happy Tale From a Common-Core Classroom By Lyn Cannaday

A Happy Tale From a Common-Core Classroom

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My classroom once hid a tale of two cities, largely driven by state testing. When I started teaching 16 years ago, the curriculum that I selected for my honors and intermediate students…

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Your climate, your culture By David Jakes

Inspiring Others

Guest Blogger

Your climate, your culture

By David Jakes on February 28th, 2013…

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When teachers choose pension plans By Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Amber M. Winkler

When teachers choose pension plans

By Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Amber M. Winkler / February 21, 2013

That the arcane issue of teacher pensions has turned into an emotional battleground can be evinced by recent headlines:

“Cuomo Pension Plan Sparks Fight With New York Unions” (March 14, 2012, Huffington Post)

“Don’t demonize teachers because of pension system’s faults” (October 21, 2012, Los Angeles Times)

“Pension…

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The Learning Virtues By DAVID BROOKS

The New York Times


February 28, 2013

The Learning Virtues

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15 Ideas for Motivating Your Child to Do Well in School

15 Ideas for Motivating Your Child to Do Well in School

It’s no secret that your child’s academic performance can directly affect her future, but it’s…

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Just how many ineffective teachers are out there? by Professor Aaron Pallas

Just how many ineffective teachers are out there?

by Professor Aaron Pallas

How many New York City public schoolteachers are so incompetent that they should be fired? That’s the 250-million-dollar question that must be addressed by both sides wrangling over what kind of teacher-evaluation system the city is going to build.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg (photo by David Shankbone)

New York…

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What's Next: Evaluation As Narrative by Barnett Barry

February 11, 2013

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How Should Children Be Taught About Puberty and Sex? By MICHAEL GONCHAR

FEBRUARY 27, 2013, 5:00 AM

How Should Children Be Taught About Puberty and Sex?

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