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Stepping off the Ledge: A Leap of Faith
True Confessions: I’m a bit of a control freak. Aren’t most teachers? Traditionally we have our classroom, our schedule, our curriculum, our students to organize and plan for, as well as the responsibility to successfully execute those plans. So my … Continue reading
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Tagged APPR, classroom, common core standards, control, education, evaluation, faith, high-stakes, learning, Race to the Top, reform, students, success, teachers, technology, trust
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Coming to the Table
Recently I had dinner with my older brother. He is a smart, interesting guy but we have never seen eye to eye, on business, politics, or life’s big questions. Almost eight years ago, after leaving the coal industry, he became … Continue reading
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Tagged business, classroom, communication, education, evaluation, learning, parents, perseverence, reform, students, success, teachers
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LearnBop: Finding a Needle in a Haystack
Teachers are a funny bunch. We are passionate, driven, and responsive-continually evolving our ideas, lessons, and practices to best reach our ever-changing student body. So why is it that when confronted with new technologies-to help us better meet our students … Continue reading
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Tagged algebra, classroom, common core standards, education, LearnBop, learning, math, software, students, success, teachers, technology
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Smile for the Camera!
Have you ever noticed that teachers are often are compared to professional athletes? Why, I ask myself? Is it the perceived seasonal sense of the work? Is it the need to appeal to the masses? Is it the fickle nature … Continue reading
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Tagged APPR, classroom, common core standards, education, evaluation, Race to the Top, reflection, reform, sports, students, success, teachers, technology, video taping
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Don’t Underestimate the Power of Communication
This week will bring the school year to a close, and raise the age old question…did we have an impact? What mark did we leave? On Saturday, an interaction with a parent really emphasized for me the ‘six degrees of … Continue reading
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Tagged classroom, common core standards, communication, consensus, education, learning, parents, students, success, teachers
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Are Charter Schools Really Public?
I have my doubts. Yes they are funded with public monies but the similarities stop there. So can just that one factor define them? In the fall of 2010, at a conference in our nation’s capitol, I had the opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged charter school, classroom, drugs, education, learning, opinion, parents, perseverence, political, public school, reform, State Education Department, students, tax payers, teachers, teen pregnancy
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Is There an ‘App’ for That?
Although I like to think of myself as progressive (don’t we all), it sets me aback when I come across someone’s thoughts or contribution that outright level me. Well I came across one last night. Navigating the ‘apps’ of today … Continue reading
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Tagged apps, Bloom's Taxonomy, classroom, common core standards, critical thinking, education, google, ipads, learning, students, success, teachers, technology, web 2.0
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Come On In
Tuesday I had the pleasure and the privilege of attending theannual BEA conference in New York City. BEA? You ask. It is not a traditional teacher conference, although many librarians attend, it is primarily for booksellers-the big and the small, even the … Continue reading
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Tagged BEA, books, classroom, communication, conference, education, inspirational, opinion, parents, patience, perseverence, reading, students, success, teachers, The Tiger's Wife
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From the Mouth of YA Authors….
It continues to amaze me, the parallel universe, we as educators find our selves living in these days. Alice in Wonderland, Dr. Seuss, the myths of old, Harry Potter, and now, Percy Jackson and the Olympians. It is a great … Continue reading
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Tagged Arne Duncan, education, evaluation, high-stakes, learning, opinion, parody, political, reform, riddle, State Education Department, students, success, teachers, testing
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The Myth of Education Reform: A Modern Riddle of the Sphinx
“Which creature in the morning goes on four legs, at mid-day on two, and in the evening upon three, and the more legs it has, the weaker it be?” Ancient lore has it that thousands of years ago this question … Continue reading
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Tagged classroom, communication, consensus, education, evaluation, high-stakes, Michele Rhee, NYSUT, opinion, political, reform, riddle, students, success, teachers, testing, unions
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