Search results matching tags 'school reform' and 'best of the year'

The Best Of “TED Talks On Education”

Anonymous — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:42:09 GMT

I’ve published several posts on the recent TED Talks On Education extravaganza on PBS, and others have done the same. I thought it would be useful for readers here for me to put them all together, and to continue to … Continue reading →

“The Best Resources For Learning About Community Schools”

Anonymous — Sat, 04 May 2013 15:09:20 GMT

The Best Resources For Learning About Community Schools is a new post over at my other blog, Engaging Parents In School. Additional suggestions are welcome.

The Best Of The Hashtag #SaidNoEducationVendorEver

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:39:57 GMT

Dr. Daniel T. Willingham began a great hashtag on Twitter called #SaidNoEducationVendorEver . I love it! I’ve begun collecting them here and hope others will join in… [View the story "The Best Of The Hashtag #SaidNoEducationVendorEver" on Storify]

The Best Resources On The Memo Warning Rhee About Cheating (“It seems to me a responsible executive really ought to have looked further”)

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:45:30 GMT

You may have heard about the memo just uncovered suggesting that Michelle Rhee may have covered-up numerous acts of standardized test-cheating in order to ensure that it appeared her reforms were working (similar to the Atlanta scandal). Here’s a New … Continue reading →

The Best Evidence For Why Giving Schools “Report Cards” Is Bad — Help Me Find More

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:21:46 GMT

Lots of groups, particularly “school reformers,” are getting into the habit of giving schools “report cards.” I thought I’d bring together a handful of resources detailing why this is bad practice, and I hope that readers will contribute more: Parents … Continue reading →

The Best Posts & Articles On The Impact Of School Closures — Suggest More!

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:11:07 GMT

The Chicago Public Schools have just announced they are closing fifty-four schools. Here are some useful resources on what’s happening there, along with info on the issue of school closures in general. I hope readers will recommend more: Chicago Says … Continue reading →

The Best Resources For Learning About Ability Grouping & Tracking — Help Me Find More

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:33:08 GMT

I’ll be doing a column on ability grouping & tracking over at my Education Week Teacher blog, and thought I’d start compiling some useful materials here to share. This is just a beginning list, and I hope that readers will … Continue reading →

My Choices For The Best Posts From The Shanker Blog

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:03:40 GMT

Earlier this morning, Ken Libby, an education researcher whom I respect, sent out this tweet: I want to see a @larryferlazzo Top 10 Best Education Blog Titles from @shankerblog. Loving this one: bit.ly/XWdNnP — Ken Libby (@kenmlibby) March 6, 2013 … Continue reading →

The Best Posts On The Annual MetLife Survey Of The American Teacher

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:24:04 GMT

The annual MetLife Survey of the American Teacher came out today, and I thought I’d share some info on it, as well as share my posts on previous editions of it. First off, you can find this year’s edition hot … Continue reading →

A Beginning List Of The Best Resources On The Seattle Standardized Test Boycott

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:49:59 GMT

There has been a fair amount of publicity this month about the decision by teachers in Seattle’s Garfield High School (followed by some other schools in the same district) to refuse to administer a standardized test called MAP — Measures … Continue reading →