Search results matching tags 'teacher resources' and 'school reform'

Quote Of The Day: “No One Likes To Be Changed”

Anonymous — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:22:57 GMT

No One Likes To Be Changed is a useful post at The Harvard Review that includes research and examples useful to educational policy issues and the classroom. Here’s an excerpt: I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles On … Continue reading →

You Can Now Watch Entire PBS TED Talks On Education Online

Anonymous — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:09:10 GMT

PBS has just put last night’s TED Talks On Education Online. I’ve embedded it below: Watch TED Talks Education on PBS. See more from TED Talks Education. Here are the names of some of the presenters and links to some … 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.

NEA Partners With Teach Plus & Creates Online Rating System For Student Assessments

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:18:34 GMT

This looks interesting and may have some potential: The National Education Association and Teach Plus have partnered to create a site where teachers can rate the quality of student assessments being used around the country. It seems like a “Rate … Continue reading →

Um, I Think The D.C. School District Is A Little Unclear On The Concept Of A “Home Language Survey”…..

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:02:54 GMT

Most schools send out “Home Language Surveys” to families in an effort to begin identifying and providing support to English Language Learners. Typically, they are multilingual — it would sort of defeat its purpose if it wasn’t. However, it appears … Continue reading →

Gallup Poll: ” U.S. Teachers Love Their Lives, but Struggle in the Workplace”

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:16:42 GMT

The New York Times this morning ran a pretty inaccurate headline and article about a new Gallup Poll related to workplace “well-being” (see Beleaguered? Not Teachers, a Poll on ‘Well-Being’ Finds) and tried to use it to question results of … 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 →

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 →

New Research Shows Why Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Character Education Are Not Enough

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:16:01 GMT

With my two books and constant blogging about Social Emotional Learning/Character Education, it’s obvious that I’m a big believer on its importance for our students. It’s critical for our students to strengthen their appetite for learning, their self-control, their perseverance, … Continue reading →

A Few Points About Education From Nate Silver’s “The Signal And The Noise” (Plus A Video)

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:19:42 GMT

I’ve been meaning for awhile to write about the connections between education and Nate Silver’s book, The Signal and the Noise. In fact, I had called it the best ed related book I had read in 2012. His comments this … Continue reading →