http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/ After 18 years as a science teacher in inner-city Oakland, Calif., Anthony Cody now works with a team of experienced science teacher-coaches who support the many novice teachers in his school district. He is a National Board-certified teacher and an active member of the Teacher Leaders Network. With education at a crossroads, he invites you to join him in a dialogue on education reform and teaching for change and deep learning. For additional information on Cody's work, visit his Web site, Teachers Lead. en Copyright 2009 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:02:54 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.31-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Teachers have responded to my Open Letter to Obama by posting their own heartfelt views. Read, then add your voice to the dialogue. http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/11/three_days_ago_i_posted.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/11/three_days_ago_i_posted.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:02:54 -0500 Teachers are ready for change, but we are not getting it under Secretary Duncan. Is it time to speak up and tell President Obama how we feel? http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/11/open_letter_to_president_obama.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/11/open_letter_to_president_obama.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:56:47 -0500 Parents can get refunds for Baby Einstein videos that research has proven are worse than useless. More and more research is coming out that undermines NCLB and RTTT. http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/10/parents_get_a_refund_for_baby.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/10/parents_get_a_refund_for_baby.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:29:49 -0500 It may be a strange place to turn, but humans are learning about economics by studying the behavior of monkeys. As I learned this morning listening to Morning Edition's Planet Money segment, a primate ethologist by the name of Dr.... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/10/these_monkeys_need_a_union.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/10/these_monkeys_need_a_union.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:10:35 -0500 We seem to be hell-bent on preparing our students for a future that is actually in our economic past. How can we prepare them for the world they will actually inherit? http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/10/education_alone_cant_save_us.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/10/education_alone_cant_save_us.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:35:51 -0500 Why are choices our leaders are making these days influenced more by politics than by evidence from educational research? This interview will help us understand. http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/10/interview_with_dr_atkin_why_is.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/10/interview_with_dr_atkin_why_is.html Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:50:13 -0500 While school districts struggle to meet onerous accountability requirements for stimulus funds, I have to wonder where the accountability was when bankers got their bailout? http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/10/double_standards_for_accountab.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/10/double_standards_for_accountab.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:43:17 -0500 The biggest report on education in the UK from the last forty years has reached a startling conclusion. The Sats test has had disastrous effects and should be abolished. http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/10/in_england_major_report_condem.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/10/in_england_major_report_condem.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:23:06 -0500 Research shows that some infants and toddlers are not learning to walk and talk as early as they should. This achievement gap must be closed or we may lose our competitive edge! http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/10/ive_commonsearly_achievement_gaps_cannot.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/10/ive_commonsearly_achievement_gaps_cannot.html Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:42:14 -0500 Many of our schools these days are guided by a business school practice known as Data-Driven Decision-Making. In fact, the data being used is so limited that the decisions one makes are constrained within a narrow range of options. What questions are we missing? http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/10/is_data_driving_us_off_a_cliff.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/10/is_data_driving_us_off_a_cliff.html Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:37:47 -0500 Forty five years ago the Free Speech Movement rocked the UC Berkeley campus. Last week 5,000 students walked out to defend public education. Where do teachers stand? http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/09/students_defend_public_educati.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/09/students_defend_public_educati.html Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:18:55 -0500 Arne Duncan thinks so. But I see NCLB bringing curricular impoverishment to our increasingly segregated schools. What path will best serve our students? http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/09/nclb_--_the_modern_face_of_the.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/09/nclb_--_the_modern_face_of_the.html Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:46:59 -0500 I have been reading a fascinating book - The Management Myth, Why the Experts Keep Getting it Wrong, in which author Matthew Stewart unveils the secrets of the field of modern management consultants, revealing that behind all the charts and... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/09/current_education_reform_the_t.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/09/current_education_reform_the_t.html Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:47:36 -0500 Do public schools in poor neighborhoods get shortchanged while schools in wealthy communities are protected from the ravages of the cuts? It sure looks that way... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/09/rich_schoolspoor_schools_the_g.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/09/rich_schoolspoor_schools_the_g.html Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:34:19 -0500 Zhao helps us understand why the US, in spite of the frequent sloppy indictments of our schools, remains a world leader in scientific and creative innovation. http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/09/yong_zhao_dont_abandon_creativ.html http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2009/09/yong_zhao_dont_abandon_creativ.html Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:50:37 -0500