Teachers Need Action Along With Appreciation
This is Teacher Appreciation Week and tomorrow is National Teacher Day. It is time to take action to restore respect, autonomy, and responsibility to teachers for their profession. Read Full Post >
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May 05, 2013
May 01, 2013
Students Need 8 Critical Conditions for Success
The latest results of the student survey developed by the Quaglia Institute for Student Aspirations (QISA) and administered by Pearson Foundation show a disconnect between teaching and learning. School culture can be improved using the QISA framework including eight conditions that make a difference in student success. Read Full Post >
April 28, 2013
Technology, Generational Power, and the Challenge of Change
Technology turned the tables on us. We are prisoners of our children's generation far more than they are prisoners of ours. Even if we sometimes smirk when we see kids struggle with technology, our students really are digital natives in ways that we can never be, even we who have been eager early adopters of anything subject to Moore's Law. Read Full Post >
April 27, 2013
Teachers Need So-Called Tenure More Than Ever
Teachers need fair employment and dismissal procedures or so-called tenure because so much concentration on high stakes testing has distorted the practice of teaching. Politicians need to assure good teachers that they will not be subjected to personal, political, arbitrary, and capricious decisions not to mention nepotism. Read Full Post >
April 23, 2013
Amazon T.V. Pilot Shoots for the Hungover Teacher Demographic
In "Those Who Can't," a new comedy pilot from Amazon, three high school teachers face a common foe: a high school lacrosse player. Read Full Post >
April 22, 2013
Just How 'Wink-Wink' Was a Deal on N.Y. Teacher Evaluations?
New York's education department says districts SINGULAR? AT LEAST ONE?--MB violated agreements over how new teacher evaluations would impact employment decisions. Read Full Post >
April 22, 2013
A 'Secret Plan' to Completely Change Michigan Public Schools
A plan under discussion in Michigan would create "Michigan Education Cards" that students could use like vouchers in state public schools. Read Full Post >
April 22, 2013
Leading From Courage or Fear
How do our brains and hearts ...and yes, even our physical bodies... perform in crisis. It is about who we are at our core. Read Full Post >
April 15, 2013
More on Montana Charters, Wisconsin Vouchers, and Iowa Teachers
Significant changes to teacher pay, charters, and tax credit scholarships are still up in the air in statehouses this year. Read Full Post >
April 02, 2013
Teachers Who Cheat Go to Jail
The Atlanta scandal on teachers and administrators cheating on standardized testing has rocked the teaching profession. A closer look should examine this complex problem and changes need to be made. Read Full Post >
