Added by Michael Dunn on March 11, 2011 at 12:42am —
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Two of California’s largest charter school organizations are planning a merger which would make the new organization one of the biggest in the U.S. with 12,000 students. Talks are currently underway between financially struggling ICEF Public Schools and Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, both…
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Added by Michael Dunn on March 11, 2011 at 12:40am —
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I was told to try out voicethread to start a class conversation with my students as an assignment for a class that I am taking. Showed my students and pretty much got the NO from them; one student suggested using "VYEW" to do an online class. Only problem is that it looks complicating. Does anyone have any suggestions on what else I can use or how to use VYEW. Mush appreciate the help.
Added by crystal bunoan on March 10, 2011 at 6:30am —
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The success of last week's assignment made me realize that technology is not just a tool that makes learning easier for our kids ... technology works because it is their language! Now all languages in order… Continue
Added by Carmen on March 10, 2011 at 12:39am —
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by teachingwithsoul
Creativity beyond the classroom walls can be achieved!
Take 5 min and listen to my podcast for today…You can find it here:Sound…
Added by Lisa Michelle Dabbs on March 9, 2011 at 2:20pm —
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The Civil Rights Project, at UCLA, has just released a new report documenting the intense segregation that occurs at charter schools. The organization has been studying charter schools for seven years and has found that students are substantially more isolated by race and class than at traditional public schools.…
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Added by Michael Dunn on March 9, 2011 at 1:05am —
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Public sector pensions have become a popular bogey man. It is true that most have huge unfunded liabilities and this is a problem. However, the blame is always placed on the workers themselves who have nothing at all to do with the problem. The pensions are in trouble primarily because the financial crisis…
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Added by Michael Dunn on March 9, 2011 at 1:03am —
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An appeals court yesterday refused to delay a settlement that would shield low income schools in Los Angeles from layoffs. The settlement came in the aftermath of a lawsuit by the ACLU on behalf of low income families who argued that seniority-based layoffs…
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Added by Michael Dunn on March 9, 2011 at 1:01am —
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Public school students throughout the State of Idaho staged a series of walkouts and demonstrations last week to protest planned budget cuts and teacher layoffs. Hundreds of students walked out in Boise and other cities, while at least 100 Boise High School students staged a sit-in at the state capitol…
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Added by Michael Dunn on March 9, 2011 at 1:00am —
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Support for Common Core Standards (CCS), or the idea that all students across the country should be taught the same rigorous material, is growing. 40 states have already adopted the national CCS for math and English, while the…
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Added by Michael Dunn on March 9, 2011 at 12:52am —
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Why all the sturm und drang around public sector pensions? Like most crises that get conservatives’ panties in a bunch, the crisis around public sector employee pensions is not a crisis at all. It is yet another attempt to squeeze workers so that the rich don’t have to pay any…
Added by Michael Dunn on March 9, 2011 at 12:30am —
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Hello all:
I want to propose a school-wide assessment system that informs decisions about ways to improve student learning in the classroom and prepares students for post-secondary admission tests. The dilemma in my district is that many believe that teacher-developed assessments are realistic measurements of student progress, while others feel that a testing combination such as the PSAT and the SAT and the PLAN (ACT) provides appropriate data to track student progress. Is…
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Added by Scott Shaw on March 7, 2011 at 6:12pm —
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I am a public school educator.
I am a Harlem mother.
I am a charter school parent.
I am a private school parent.
I am a result of the bounce of the lottery ball.
I am New York, NY.
January 2006 was the best time of my life. After a difficult pregnancy my daughter was brought into the world, healthy and beautiful. I was excited about being a mom.
I was also thinking about her future. Where would she go to…
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Added by Mary Rice-Boothe on March 7, 2011 at 4:00pm —
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Today was one of those days! I had to take a deep breath, and exhale, "Woosah." (For those who don't know, I got that from the movie "Bad Boys" with Martin Lawrence and Will Smith.) It works for me, because it stops me from saying something I have no business saying to someone else's child! My students were so crazy today with the level of "it's all about me". All the "this is what I want to do, and who cares what you say!" No, they didn't actually say those words, but the body language,…
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Added by Lisa Mims on March 6, 2011 at 4:25pm —
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Over the past two years I have tried to make an effort to include more digital media into my classroom. In the past month I realized just how far I have come in my learning. During the first term in Language Arts we studied the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen and one of my students found some 'Book trailers' other students had down on the novel. This sparked my interest and I decided to try it as a wrap up to our Literature Circle during the second term. Instead of booking the video cameras…
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Added by Deanna Neustaedter on March 6, 2011 at 4:00pm —
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I've learned through the BrainSMART program that one of the most powerful tools you can give your students is thinking skills. When you or I read (or do math, science, and even everyday life situations), we automatically make predictions, inferences, questions, schema, etc to help us understand and make decisions. Most of us weren’t explicitly taught these skills…we simply figured them out over time. Just imagine the… Continue
Added by Diane Dahl on March 5, 2011 at 5:52pm —
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I’ve previously discussed my districts Digital Educators program (Digital Educator Leadership Training - DELT) here. I wanted to discuss some more about how it works in our district, some of its most redeeming qualities and some opportunities it has opened up.
Basically how DELT works is each year teachers are allowed to apply to join a DELT cohort by completing an…
Added by London D Jenks on March 5, 2011 at 11:34am —
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Today was the biggest step of faith into the PBL for me, I let the groups out of the classroom and into the hallways to film their videos. I kept pacing up and down the hallway nervous they would disturb another class or break something… Continue
Added by Carmen on March 4, 2011 at 1:30am —
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These words were spoken at the 2011 PLC Summit I attended in Arizona last week. “They didn’t choose their genetic pool”. “They couldn’t say I want two college-educated parents who love me, care for me, and make education my priority.”
I realized after hearing this statement, that many times, I get frustrated with my students about things over which they have no control. When they come to school without school supplies, their parent doesn’t sign a form,or misses a scheduled…
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Added by Lisa Mims on March 3, 2011 at 10:50pm —
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Hafa Adai and Warm Greetings from Guam!
I'm assembling a binder for my career exploration class that I'd like my students to use as reference material and useful resources.
Can anyone share reliable personal or career or skill assessments that I can add to the binder?
Thank you!
Amanda
Added by Amanda G.S. Wooley on March 3, 2011 at 3:14am —
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