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September 2011 - Posts
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So your first weeks of teaching are wrapping up. At times you've struggled to recall why you became a teacher. But in the past few weeks no doubt you and your students have learned a great deal already. Still nothing could ever have prepared you for the Read More...
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Answer quickly, do more Americans die each year from homicide or suicide? Which city has a higher crime rate, New York, NY or Aurora, IL? Most of you would say homicide and NYC. Most of you would be wrong. Some things just stick in our brains more vividly Read More...
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D.C. Schools Prepare for Nation's First Sex-Education Standardized Testing Go ahead, click the link. That title's not a joke. Our capital's school system plans to use multiple choice standardized testing to gauge student knowledge in 5th, 8th, and 10th Read More...
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Thursday night's Republican Presidential Debate included a question about education. Candidates were given thirty seconds each to respond. (Does that say something about the value of education?) We've included the question below, candidate responses, Read More...
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She started by asking students to "name an animal that reminds you of the Great Depression." I didn't know where she was going with this, but she was in ed school, and I liked exposing myself to some of the new and fresh methods they were employing, so Read More...
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My colleague and I write a lot about education reform here on the TU. It may seem like we oppose much of the current reform. We do. Not because we are obstructionists. In fact it is obvious that our nation's education system needs continual improvement Read More...
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So we've touched on some thoughts classroom teachers have regarding technology. The last post left you with Larry Ferlazzo's checklist of whether a technology was worth using. Since we can't share I-pads or laptops with anyone we thought we might offer Read More...
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Are teachers anti-technology? I don't think so. One of the primary responsibilities of teaching is to relate to students in your classroom. If you think those earbuds in your student's ear are plugged into a magic little box that creates music out of Read More...
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Tim exits his mom's car and flips open his phone to begin textting. His Ipod blaring as he weaves his way through the halls barely avoid collisions with others whose eyes are also glued to tiny screens. He rounds the corner and enters my room. He puts Read More...
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"What are you doing to commemorate 9/11 in the classroom this year?" I'm sure nearly all teachers have encountered this question in the last month, perhaps more. On the ten year anniversary of the attacks, our schools are expected to... well, to do what Read More...
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