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An Argument Against Test-Score Evaluation of Teachers
An Argument Against Test-Score Evaluation of Teachers
From the Marshall Memo #440
In this opinion piece in Education Week, College of the Holy Cross (MA) professor Jack Schneider takes note of the growing popularity of evaluating teachers based on student test-score gains rather than classroom observations. “It won’t be long before high-stakes personnel decisions – hiring, firing, and divvying up…
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Why Digital Writing Matters in Education BY JEFF GRABILL
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Tips on Informal Observations
The following tip, from Informal Observations On the Go: Feedback, Discussion, and Reflection (3rd Edition), by Sally Zepedaprovides school leaders with several helpful guidelines for conducting efficient and effective informal classroom…
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7 Crazy Things People Say to Teachers (and How to Respond)
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What standardized testing can learn from baseball By Wendi Pillars
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David McCullough, Wellesley High School English Teacher, Tells Graduates: 'You're Not Special'
David McCullough, Wellesley High School English Teacher, Tells Graduates: 'You're Not Special'
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Senior Pranks: Where Do You Draw The Line? By MARTHA IRVINE
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A Few Questions for Obama and Romney on Education Policy By Marc Tucker
A Few Questions for Obama and Romney on Education Policy
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The Pearsonizing of the American Mind from Bridging Differences by Diane Ravitch
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FAILURE AND RESCUE by Atul Gawande
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About That App Gap: Children, Technology and the Digital Divide by Susan Linn
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PBL and Standardized Tests? It Can Work! BY ANDREW MILLER
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Bernstein: High school future is high tech By MARC F. BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: High school future is high tech
Photo credit: Illustration by Martin Kozlowski |
It's time for the next big thing in education, a true revolution in our approach to high school teaching and learning. The vision comes courtesy of …
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Do American Schools Need More Classroom Closers? by Sam Chaltain
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Going Too Easy on Our Charges: Teachers and Doctors’ “Affective Errors” by Dan Brown
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Save the Children by Tom Allon (candidate for NYC Mayor)
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Can tests motivate students? It depends on the test - and the student by Alexandra Usher and Nancy Kober
Can tests motivate students? It depends on the test - and the student
By Alexandra Usher and Nancy Kober, Special to…
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Learning Should Be Creative by Eric Sheninger
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Ten Pieces of Advice for Rookie Teachers
Ten Pieces of Advice for Rookie Teachers
From the Marshall Memo #437
(Originally titled “The Don’ts and Don’ts of Teaching”)
In this Educational Leadership article, New York City high-school teacher Gary Rubinstein lists the mistakes he wishes he’d been warned not to make in his rookie year:
• Don’t try to teach too much in a day. Teachers are…
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Tagrid corrected identified the following (and gets a free one-year extension on membership):
The name of the school is the Boston Latin School.
Graduate who was a Tea Party organizer: Samuel Adams
Graduate known for his large signature: John Hancock
Graduate who is a father of a US…
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