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December 2011 Blog Posts (57)
Forging ahead with nutty teacher evaluation plan by Carol Corbett Burris
Forging ahead with nutty teacher evaluation plan
This was written by Carol Corbett Burris, principal of South Side High School in New York. She was named the 2010 New York State Outstanding Educator by the School Administrators Association of New York…
Added by Michael Keany on December 30, 2011 at 5:34pm — 1 Comment
Education-Related Predictions for 2012 by Larry Ferlazzo
Added by Michael Keany on December 30, 2011 at 5:31pm — No Comments
As Jan. 1 Application Deadline Nears, an Argument for a Yearlong Breather By ROBERT CLAGETT
As Jan. 1 Application Deadline Nears, an Argument for a Yearlong Breather
By ROBERT CLAGETT
NY Times
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Added by Michael Keany on December 29, 2011 at 1:24pm — No Comments
New Year's Resolution: Be a SEL Champion for Children BY MAURICE ELIAS
Added by Michael Keany on December 29, 2011 at 1:21pm — No Comments
YouTube for Schools - A Leadership Embarrassment by Ryan Bretag
YouTube for Schools - A Leadership Embarrassment Posted: 27 Dec 2011 10:36 AM PST The… |
Added by Michael Keany on December 28, 2011 at 8:57am — No Comments
The Quiz: Test yourself on education in 2011 By Valerie Strauss
The Quiz: Test yourself on education in 2011
The year 2011 was monumental in education — monumentally good or monumentally bad, depending on your view.
School reformers who believe in using business principles to run public schools had a banner year. More…
Added by Michael Keany on December 27, 2011 at 12:58pm — No Comments
Another Tarnished Silver Bullet
The latest trend in education may be to shift teaching and learning from the classroom to the internet. We are seeing more and more states tuning to this as an answer to their education woes. Colleges have been transitioning in that direction for years. Online course have exploded over the years. I served on a committee for the New York State United Teachers examining those online possibilities for the secondary level back in the turn of the century, about the year 2000.
My personal…
ContinueAdded by Tom Whitby on December 23, 2011 at 12:40pm — No Comments
Five Books That Have Influenced My Teaching BY MARY BETH HERTZ
Five Books That Have Influenced My Teaching
Edutopia
It's the holiday season, which means, once the eating and entertaining is over, many of us will have some free time on our hands. If you want to spend some of that time snuggling up with a great book, here are some books that I have read (or re-read) in the past year or so that have influenced my teaching. Not all of them…
ContinueAdded by Michael Keany on December 22, 2011 at 1:16pm — No Comments
3 ways to improve the USA's teachers By Wendy Kopp and Dennis Van Roekel
Added by Michael Keany on December 22, 2011 at 12:55pm — No Comments
Change Things Up With Novelty Learning By Charles Laurent
Change Things Up With Novelty Learning
Some days when I drive into school in the mornings I go a different way. It takes a bit longer and my alternate route selection is met by a question from my 3rd grade daughter: "Dad, why are you going this way?" My response is always the same: "I just wanted to do something different, and it's good for…
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Our Love-Hate Relationship With the SATs by ANDREW J. ROTHERHAM
Our Love-Hate Relationship With the SATs
Cheating scandals aside, the grandaddy of high-stakes college admissions testing soldiers on
Added by Michael Keany on December 22, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments
Coursekit Aims To Overhaul How Teachers Run Their Classrooms
Coursekit Aims To Overhaul How Teachers Run Their Classrooms
Fast Company
Joseph Cohen wants to break the backs of entrenched dinosaurs that don't innovate much. How do you craft a strategy that works?
A couple years ago, I sat in on a "Technology in the Classroom" course. We spent the early part of the…
Added by Michael Keany on December 21, 2011 at 2:49pm — No Comments
26 Amazing Facts About Finland's Unorthodox Education System by Adam Taylor
Added by Michael Keany on December 21, 2011 at 2:49pm — No Comments
Learning About Technology, Public Engagement, and Independence ....From a Comedian By Patrick Ledesma
Learning About Technology, Public Engagement, and Independence ....From a Comedian
Added by Michael Keany on December 21, 2011 at 2:48pm — No Comments
'No Excuses' Is Not Just for Teachers by LAURA KLEIN
'No Excuses' Is Not Just for Teachers
Dec. 19, 2011, 1:27 p.m.
When asked to identify the qualities that lead to success in…
Added by Michael Keany on December 21, 2011 at 2:48pm — No Comments
When an adult took standardized tests forced on kids By Valerie Strauss
When an adult took standardized tests forced on kids
Update 12/12:
QUIZ: Take part of the test that the local school board member took in the story below: …
Added by Michael Keany on December 19, 2011 at 9:18am — No Comments
Why an anti-testing post went viral By Valerie Strauss
Why an anti-testing post went viral
A guest post on The Answer Sheet this month about a school…
Added by Michael Keany on December 19, 2011 at 9:16am — No Comments
10 Years of Assessing Students With Scientific Exactitude By MICHAEL WINERIP
10 Years of Assessing Students With Scientific Exactitude
By MICHAEL WINERIP
NY Times 12/18/11
In the last decade, we have emerged from the Education Stone Age. No longer must we rely on primitive tools like teachers and…
Added by Michael Keany on December 19, 2011 at 9:11am — No Comments
What I learned from kids today
One of the most enjoyable parts of my job as an administrator is visiting classes. Today I was so impressed with what I saw and learned, that I wrote a note to the class. I share that note below.
Ms. Babcock’s first period class:
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Ms. Babcock’s first period class:
I wanted to thank you all for teaching me…
Added by Bill Burkhead on December 16, 2011 at 6:14pm — No Comments
Courageous Conversation: Formative Assessment and Grading BY ANDREW MILLER
Added by Michael Keany on December 16, 2011 at 4:38pm — No Comments
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