Posts tagged with "teacher"
From Drop Out to Push Out in Online Learning |
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by Andrew Miller December 9, 2010 We have the opportunity to avoid the replication of a broken system where the culture of “read and do” exist. We must take ownership of the walls that exist for students and seek to find ways to climb. More » |
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The JFYNet Theory of Transformative Change |
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by Gary Kaplan December 8, 2010 Gary Kaplan, CEO of JFYNet, says his org has provided math and science instruction to more than 30,000 students in middle and high schools throughout Massachusetts. Working in high-need districts with the most challenging students, he says they have achieved measurable performance gains year after year, within all subgroups. More » |
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Carlos Contreras: Education Policy Director, Intel |
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by edReformer Staff December 6, 2010 A day before the Intel Digital Town Hall on Innovation, we talk with Intel’s Education Policy Director Carlos Cantreras. The “Education for Innovation” digital town hall where be will Secretary Arne Duncan will make an announcement about the 2009 PISA results. He will be joined by OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría. More » |
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At The Education Barricades |
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by Joel Klein December 6, 2010 Here’s a portion of the Joel Klein Wall Street Journal op-ed. He looks back at his time “at the education barricades” and voices his opinion about a “self-serving approach” to training and keeping quality teachers, or not removing the bad ones. More » |
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No Teachers, Students Choose their Schooling |
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by edReformer Staff December 6, 2010 During a given day, some students at this school in Florida head over to the reading corner, some of them work on writing and drawing, and others tap into the computers to perfect their word processing and software-related skills. But, where are the teachers? More » |
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Supporting Student Voice and Choice Leads to Equity |
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by Andrew Miller December 6, 2010 The trouble with some forms of assessment and curriculum is that the teacher still remains in control, argues Andrew Miller. More » |
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“You Ain’t Got to Punk Him Like That” Reverb |
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by edReformer Staff December 3, 2010 Educators have started a project where they write about the hit show The Wire, and compare it to their experience teaching and working in public education. The result is an interesting exercise in lateral thinking. More » |
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The Fight Over Value-Added Teaching |
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by edReformer Staff December 2, 2010 Listen to this podcast about value-added teaching, and the uproar it is causing in large school districts. More » |
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Bush-Wise Statement on High Quality Digital Learning |
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by edReformer Staff December 1, 2010 Here is a statement that will be read with the release of Ten Elements for High Quality Digital Learning. We have provided links to the relevant pages and to the Ten Elements for your review. More » |
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The Ten Elements of High-Quality Digital Learning |
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by edReformer Staff December 1, 2010 Here are the “Ten Elements of High-Quality Digital Learning,” as envisioned by over 100 leading thinkers and doers in education reform. They are led by Governors Jeb Bush and Bob Wise, who will be presenting the elements today at Excellence in Action in Washington, DC #eia10. More » |
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Scott Messinger: Founder, Common Curriculum |
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by edReformer Staff November 29, 2010 Scott Messinger, Baltimore elementary school teacher and founder of Common Curriculum, uses his “Manifesto on Curricula” to rally teachers to collaborative work on the web. More » |
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Blue Ribbons and Teacher Prep |
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by Patrick Riccards November 23, 2010 The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education releases its (much) anticipated report from its Blue Ribbon Panel on Clinical Preparation and Partnerships for Improving Student Learning. Patrick Riccards examines the attention paid to teacher inputs. More » |
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Charter School Teachers Among Nation’s Best |
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by edReformer Staff November 22, 2010 Kathy Tamburri writes: “By accepting the label of “dumping ground’’ for her school, Yearwood did her students a terrible disservice. Students rise to the level of our expectations for them. Yearwood’s attitude promotes a victimhood mentality, which will never help any student in the long run.” More » |
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10 Reasons Kids Would Choose Online If They Could |
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by edReformer Staff November 19, 2010 If kids had the power to choose their own form of education, here are ten reasons why they lean towards online learning. More » |
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Meet Your Avatar |
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by edReformer Staff November 2, 2010 I’m a big advocate of teacher-led and student-led learning. I’m also a big fan of technology-enabled learning. But the discourse in this country is oftentimes this or that, not both / and when it comes to technology. More » |
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Does Public Ed Need to Look Like Car Manufacturing? |
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by edReformer Staff October 29, 2010 What would happen if teachers and students led the disruption of our American public education system? Enjoy a video about a Bugatti, and read how we could be “making” high performance students if we looked at people differently than our current commodity view of learning. More » |
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Carmel Henderson: Boot Up |
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by edReformer Staff October 29, 2010 Imagine a world in which the parents were up to date on their students’ homework assignments via Twitter. The class had a blog where students participate from home in meaningful conversations, and long-distance, long-term learning projects with each other, and peers from around the world. More » |
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Joel Klein’s Letter About “Value Added” |
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by edReformer Staff October 26, 2010 Credits to Gotham Schools for printing the whole letter, which I re-publish here. Being transparent about data is a great way to foster the democratic notion of our schools systems. More » |
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