Here’s a great video animation created by Scott McLeod where he imagines a conversation between a policy maker and an educator about “teacher accountability.” I’m adding it to A Collection Of The Best “Laugh While You Cry” Videos.

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 →

You can see last night’s PBS Ted Talk On Education here. However, those talks were edited down from their originals. Here is where you can see the full unedited versions (including a written transcript) of the talks by these speakers: … Continue reading →

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 →

At the risk of being accused of taking a “cheap shot,” I just can’t resist embedding two segments from The Colbert Show about the now well-known mistake by the two economists whose work has been cited endlessly to support austerity. … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago, I highlighted a quote from California Teachers Association President Dean Vogel as the “quote of the day.” Thanks to Alexander Russo, here’s the video of Dean’s speech. The part you don’t want to miss starts … Continue reading →

This week, the PBS News Hour aired an impressive report on project-based learning in a Kentucky school district. I’m embedding the video below, but it might not come through on an RSS Reader: Watch School District Uses Project Based Learning … Continue reading →

Thanks, Joe Bower….

The well-regarded documentary The Finland Phenomenon is now online for free and is embedded below. I learned about its availability via a tweet by Pasi Sahlberg, which also included a radio interview. I’m adding it to The Best Resources To … Continue reading →

Michelle Rhee was on The Daily Show last night. I thought she generally came across as quite reasonable and tried to minimize and gloss over many of her beliefs. Stewart kept pressing her — admirably, I thought, while trying to … Continue reading →