http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/ Teacher Magazine's look at what's new and noteworthy in educator blogs. Copyright 2008 Thu, 15 May 2008 14:05:52 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss TMAO of Teaching at the 408, a signature teacher-blogger who's long been frustrated with his school system, announces his resignation—and describes the TFA type he expects will have to replace him.... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/quitting.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/quitting.html Thu, 15 May 2008 14:05:52 -0500 Cindi Rigsbee is inspired by the maturity of a group of high school juniors she recently met who, as participants in grow-your-own programs, are already on career paths to teaching. A lot, she reflects, has changed since she was that... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/paths_to_teachi.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/paths_to_teachi.html Wed, 14 May 2008 10:22:52 -0500 Classroom tech innovator Will Richardson even dreams about communicating through technology—from beyond the grave no less.... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/dream_keeper.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/dream_keeper.html Wed, 14 May 2008 09:48:06 -0500 Nancy Flanagan considers the best teacher movies of all time. One way you know they don't reflect reality in schools, she notes, is that their lead characters are seldom women. Even so, gender aside, she admits her favorite is Mr.... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/at_the_movies.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/at_the_movies.html Wed, 14 May 2008 09:32:53 -0500 Teacher blogger Tamara Fisher addresses the question of what makes a great gifted education teacher? One factor is getting over the assumption that "gifted children will make it just fine on their own."... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/gifted_teachers.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/gifted_teachers.html Tue, 13 May 2008 13:06:39 -0500 Brooklyn teacher Ariel Sacks feels that the controversial acquittal of the NYC police officers who killed Sean Bell (who was unarmed and brought down in barrage of more than 50 bullets) complicates her own message to students: I have been... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/mixed_messages.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/mixed_messages.html Tue, 13 May 2008 12:29:43 -0500 In a post on the disconnect between top-down education policy and on-the-ground realities, Doug Noon reacts to the recent report on the ineffectiveness of the federal Reading First program. He's not suprised: One of the core issues in current policy... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/policy_failures.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/policy_failures.html Fri, 09 May 2008 10:28:01 -0500 A charter high school in Wilmington, Del., will be the first to train its students to become part of Homeland Security. The Delaware Academy for Public Safety and Security will train as many as 600 of Wilmington’s inner-city youth in... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/homeland_securi.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/homeland_securi.html Mon, 05 May 2008 17:04:04 -0500 A must read over on edweek.org: Eduwonkette examines controversy surrounding social justice teaching in education schools, and elicits reponses in defense from Bill Ayers—yes, that Bill Ayers—and in opposition from Sol Stern of the Manhattan Institute. Some samples: Eduwonkette: In... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/bill_ayers_teac.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/bill_ayers_teac.html Fri, 02 May 2008 09:59:37 -0500 Ms. Frizzle was also interested in attending the upcoming education bloggers summit in D.C., but points out that its timing virtually excludes the very folks who are, as they put it, "in the trenches." Most of the people I know... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/excluding_teach.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/05/excluding_teach.html Thu, 01 May 2008 17:35:56 -0500 Mister Teacher questions (to put it mildly) his school's decision to send home report cards the day before students take state tests: I'm sure that there was absolutely no chance of any risk whatsoever regarding student confidence being lowered due... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/04/all_in_the_timi.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/04/all_in_the_timi.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:12:04 -0500 TMAO finds it absurd that, for an upcoming ed blogging conference in Washington, he's been slotted to be on the panel for a session titled "Blogging From the Trenches": [It's] one of those ed phrases that just drives me nuts.... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/04/world_war_i_is.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/04/world_war_i_is.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:54:06 -0500 The Teachers Leaders Network has launched a new blog by Ariel Sacks, a young NYC English teacher who's already gained a voice as an educator-writer to watch. In an early post on the blog, she writes with honesty about the... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/04/honesty_on_grad.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/04/honesty_on_grad.html Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:13:16 -0500 Planning on doing a Master's thesis in education? Apparently, it's advisable (or unavoidable) to use the word "quintile" a lot.... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/04/scholarly_trend.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/04/scholarly_trend.html Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:12:56 -0500 The social disadvantages and day-to-day tribulations faced by low-income students are all too real, says Mr. ab. All the more reason, he contends, that educators need to avoid letting them get in the way: The necessity of learning to read... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/04/tough_love.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/04/tough_love.html Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:07:57 -0500