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The Equation of Student Success Webquest: Top 10 Responsibilities of Teachers to Avoid Student Failure
I have written before in the past on various blog sites and networks about the vital equation that must exist in order for a student not to fail in our schools: Family + Student + School + Policymakers/Voters = Student
Tweenteacher at Edutopia and The Huffington Post
I have two new posts up this week to tell you about, each very different in their own ways. The first can be read at Edutopia and is called “My Love Affair with TED (.com). It’s about the miracle of
Tweenteacher is live at The Huffington Post
Hey all! My first post is up at The Huffington Post. I now find myself wondering where my-little-website-that-could really stands in this edublogosphere. I mean, I post a lot about practice on Edutopia. Now, I’m posting for HP. Where does
Tweenteacher Article on 21st Century Assessments
How do we teach and assess the skills for a 21st Century world and still cater to 20th Century assessments if testing dictates curriculum? This is the topic I tackle in this month’s edition of Education Week’s Teacher Professional Sourcebook.
Teachers Under Quarantine
I have deep sadness sometimes when I think about the frenzy surrounding so-called education reform. This should be a time of unity, where all those involved are called upon to solve the multitude of problems that plague our system and
Tweenteacher Book Title Contest
Hey readers! I am hoping that the power of social media can help a gal out. I’m in the need of a catchy title for my new book that is due out in early 2011. The working title is Tips
And My Job Quality is Based on These Tests?! (Updated)
So clearly we’ve all been thinking a lot about the necessity of test scores in making high stakes decisions. I mean, test scores seem to be used in everything these days: teacher evaluations, a student’s college or career readiness, merit
Act II: Hello, teachers? This is Arne Duncan.
In my last post, I wrote the following: There is definitely a common theme among them all: disappointment. But there’s another common theme as well: hope. We hope this is the start of something. We hope that the door remains
More Details on My Topic for Monday’s Arne Duncan Call: Teachers at the Policy Table
So, just to continue yesterday’s post on preparing for Monday’s conference call with Arne Duncan, I wanted to cover a little of what we planned to discuss with the Secretary. Our topics, as I said before, were selected from a
Conference Call with Arne Duncan and the DOE: Teachers at the Policy Table
I’m exhausted. It’s why I’ve been a little quiet as of late on my tweenteacher scene. But I assure you, it isn’t because I’ve been up late watching TV. (Although is anyone else watching Lost? I mean, could it be
Anthony Cody, The Power of Facebook, and Letters to Obama
Well, I am in absolute awe of fellow Teacher Leader Network member and blogger, Anthony Cody. What began as a personal open letter to Obama on Facebook, has blossomed into a full-on social networking movement. Based on sheer eloquence, persistence,
Tweenteacher Article is lead item in the Accomplished Teacher SmartBrief
So my recent article for Teacher Magazine, “Does Last Hired, First Fired Make Sense” is the lead item in today’s Accomplished Teacher Smartbrief. You can read the article here. In it, I explore the history of the classic seniority list,
Metlife Survey Analysis and The New Evolution in Education: Hybrid Teachers
Lately I’ve been intrigued by recent studies on this topic of “hybrid teaching.” So when the most recent portion of The Metlife Survey of the American Teacher was released, I was eager to read its findings about “hybrid approaches to
Response to Washington Post: “Obama Revise NCLB Law”
This past weekend, as many of you know, President Obama’s new, revised-NCLB plan was released in both the New York Times and the Washington Post. My parents called after finishing up their Sunday morning ritual of newspaper-n-coffee to downshift about
Mr. Duncan: Save the National Writing Project
Dear Arne Duncan, The rumor on the winds that whispers through the halls is that funding for the National Writing Project will soon be threatened. I understand that the Obama administration is moving to consolidate expenses by merging a number
When the Aliens Attack, Will Education Unite?
I just took a look at the recently released Metlife Survey of the American Teacher, and its section on “Effective Teaching and Leadership.” This section of the survey reported much about the opinions of teachers and administrators, focusing much of
LA Times Article: Bailing on Schools Doesn’t Fix Schools
So a colleague of mine commented yesterday on my article “Is TFA a Volunteerism Succubus?” David Cohen (fellow member of The Teacher Leaders Network and creator the ACT ning) said the following in response to my article: “…They won’t invest
Is TFA a Volunteerism Succubus?
The New York Times recently published an article, which shares an analysis of the post-service Teach for America corps and their subsequent level of civil service. To those involved in TFA, the findings were somewhat cringe-worthy. To the rest of
Studies Find There’s No Such Thing as Learning Styles – As Teachers, Should We Care?
According to Psychcentral.com, “Learning Styles are being re-evaluated” and negated. This theory, according to a recently published journal article claims that there is really no research out there to prove that students learn differently from one another. Shrug. Cue eye
L.A. Times: “Don’t Forget a Note of Thanks”
Sunday’s LA Times took a tip from Miss Manners and decided to include a “Yuletide Tip Guide” in Booth Moore’s article “Don’t Forget a Note of Thanks.” Warm and fuzzy, right? Well, you should read the list.
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