Education News and Bookmarking for Mathetude community http://www.mathetude.com:80/rss/stories/upcoming.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/images/logo.png http://www.mathetude.com:80/ vi-vn Copyright (c) 2007 Mathetude.com javacola@gmail.com Sat May 19 19:00:30 CST 2012 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.mathetude.com:80/ Gov. Rick Scott tonight weighed in on the FCAT writing issue, saying the ”significant contrast” between this year’s and last year’s scores is an “obvious indication” that the FL DOE needs to “review the issue.” His statement also included his often-repeated support for “measurement” as it applies to education. “Our students must know how to read and write, and our education system must be able to measure and benchmark their progress so we can set clear education goals,” Scott said. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15480.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15480.html Mathetude Buldog 18/05/2012 As fourth, eighth and tenth graders across Florida write their hearts out (really?) for the FCAT, we thought it appropriate to consider who will evaluate their work and decide whether they're meeting grade level expectations. No, it's not people who answer a Craigslist ad (at least not anymore). But is it much better than that? http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15479.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15479.html Mathetude Buldog 18/05/2012 Universities, community colleges, and K-12 districts in 30 states announced plans this week to work together on redesigning secondary mathematics teacher preparation to align to the Common Core State Standards. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15478.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15478.html Mathetude Newman 18/05/2012 Mathematical literacy is being able to do, understand, and apply mathematics, not only in the classroom, but in everyday lives. Ensuring that students are mathematically literate must be a priority in every Wisconsin classroom so that students are confident, competent, and ready for college and career. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15467.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15467.html Mathetude Newman 16/05/2012 The National Center for Education Statistics plans to check data on about 5,000 high schools after faulty information from the federal agency led to erroneous rankings for three high schools on U.S. News & World Report’s yearly “Best High Schools” report. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15466.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15466.html Mathetude Newman 16/05/2012 Aaron Pallas -- Using a statistical technique called value-added modeling, the Teacher Data Reports compare how students are predicted to perform on the state ELA and math tests, based on their prior year’s performance, with their actual performance. Teachers whose students do better than predicted are said to have “added value”; those whose students do worse than predicted are “subtracting value.” By definition, about half of all teachers will add value, and the other half will not. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15464.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15464.html Mathetude PiGuy 16/05/2012 Explore the Harry Potter stories in a whole new way and discover exclusive new writing from J.K. Rowling. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15452.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15452.html Mathetude MrGreen 14/05/2012 Nancy Flanagan -- So robo-readers can grade student essays faster and more "accurately" than actual humans--if you're willing to overlook a few minor details, such as logic and coherence? I have to admit, being able to grade 16,000 essays in twenty seconds is pretty impressive. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15442.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15442.html Mathetude eduK8 12/05/2012 Entrepreneurship is a popular path for Australians, but Dr. Greg Chapman, a native of Australia, says the population does not have Americans’ preference for risk. However, things are changing. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15441.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15441.html Mathetude PiGuy 12/05/2012 The state Board of Education voted Thursday to seek relief from federal rules that label more than 6,000 California schools as failures, but in the process, it declined to authorize a new evaluation system for teachers and principals. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15440.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15440.html Mathetude PiGuy 12/05/2012