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Who really benefits from putting high-tech gadgets in classrooms?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 47, Clicks: 14)
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Michael Hiltzik -- Something sounded familiar last week when I heard U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski make a huge pitch for infusing digital technology into America's classrooms. Every schoolchild should have a laptop, they said. Because in the near future, textbooks will be a thing of the past.

3 comments | Tags: michael hiltzik arne duncan ipad electronic textbooks digital learning | Topic: In the Class BAD >_<

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Booker T. Washington, Bishop Kelley win OSSAA Academic Bowl championships

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.allvoices.com (Views: 9, Clicks: 3)
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Washington won its second consecutive championship, claiming the Class 6A crown over Jenks. In Class 5A, Bishop Kelley won its first championship since 2006, denying Claremore its third consecutive title.

1 comments | Tags: oklahoma academic bowl norman public schools jenks public schools bishop kelley | Topic: Events BAD >_<

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Pennsylvania Schools’ Financing Fight Pits District Against ‘Charter on Steroids’

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 4)
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The Chester Upland district’s fiscal woes – so severe that it cannot afford to pay teachers past the end of this month – are compounded by a charter school with which it shares its financing.

1 comments | Tags: chester upland school district pennsylvania pennsylvania tom corbett school funding charter schools | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Union Upset by Comments From Emanuel on Schools

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 8, Clicks: 4)
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An interview with Mayor Rahm Emanuel is a highlight of a new video that criticizes the Chicago Teachers Union.

1 comments | Tags: chicago illinois rahm emanuel charter schools education action group foundation chicago teachers union | Topic: Teaching Jobs BAD >_<

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In Texas, a Backlash Against Student Testing

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 31, Clicks: 4)
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Parents and educators are expressing strong concern about the central role of standardized testing in the assessment and overall education of their children and students.

2 comments | Tags: state assessments work sheet distribution center no child left behind act texas school accountability | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Math Teaching Resources for K-5 Classrooms

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com (Views: 85, Clicks: 35)
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This site provides an extensive collection of free resources, math games, and hands-on math activities aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

1 comments | Tags: interactive whiteboard resources common core state standards math games math teaching resources | Topic: Elementary/Primary BAD >_<

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District Leaders Get Dose of Teaching Common Core

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 31, Clicks: 5)
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Catherine Gewertz -- What would happen if English/language arts teachers revolutionized their instruction to focus intently—and exclusively—on the texts students are reading?

2 comments | Tags: catherine gewertz common core state standards reading close reading aspen institute | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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PARCC Releases ITN to Engage Educators

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.parcconline.org (Views: 41, Clicks: 13)
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PARCC has released through the Florida Department of Education, PARCC's fiscal agent, the Educator Leader Cadre, Meeting Logistics and Meeting Content Services Invitation to Negotiate. The Educator Leader Cadres are a major part of PARCC's ongoing work to engage educators in the implementation of the Common Core State Standards and the development and implementation of the PARCC assessments.

1 comments | Tags: common core state standards parcc assessments race to the top | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers is a group of states committed to building a next-generation assessment system.

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.parcconline.org (Views: 18, Clicks: 3)
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While each state has their own priorities and challenges, PARCC provides the opportunity for participating states to come together and collectively move the field forward and break new ground in assessment design. In addition, many of the PARCC states are on the leading edge of education reform, including 10 of the 12 winning Race to the Top states.

0 comments | Tags: common core state standards parcc assessments race to the top | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Does Handwriting Matter in a Digital World?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 40, Clicks: 11)
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All of the research presented at the conference indicates that teaching handwriting is beneficial. That's not surprising, as the conference is being sponsored by a handwriting curriculum company, but the presenters come from a broad range of fields and present a convincing case.

2 comments | Tags: handwriting penmanship digital age digital classroom national handwriting day | Topic: Elementary/Primary BAD >_<

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Summit to Make a Case for Teaching Handwriting

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 40, Clicks: 9)
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Handwriting still has a place in the digital age, its proponents say, and they hoped that what they billed as a "summit" on the subject this week would spotlight their case for the enduring value of handwriting in the learning process.

3 comments | Tags: handwriting penmanship digital age digital classroom national handwriting day | Topic: Elementary/Primary BAD >_<

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Criticizing (common criticisms of) praise

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 22, Clicks: 4)
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Alfie Kohn -- Over the last few years I’ve had the odd experience of seeing my work cited with approval by people whose views on the issue in question are diametrically opposed to my own. The issue I have in mind is praise. I’m troubled by it, as are the people who quote me, but for very different reasons. So I thought I’d try to set the record straight even if the result is that I antagonize some folks who seem to regard me as an ally.

1 comments | Tags: valerie strauss alfie kohn praise verbal rewards positive reinforcement | Topic: Other BAD >_<

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Toddlers subjected to palm-reading assessments in China

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.reuters.com (Views: 33, Clicks: 6)
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Several kindergartens in a province in northern China are charging parents 1,200 yuan ($190) for a palm-reading test that they claim can predict their toddlers' intelligence and potential, state news agency Xinhua said.

0 comments | Tags: china palm-reading assessments kindergarten fortune-telling toddlers' intelligence | Topic: Early Childhood BAD >_<

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Common-Core Work Must Include Teacher Development

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 40, Clicks: 4)
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Stephanie Hirsh -- While we are promoting radical change in creating a coherent national framework for what students should know and the way they learn, we have not yet committed to offering teachers the deep learning they will need to transform the way they work.

2 comments | Tags: professional development common core state standards stephanie hirsh learning forward | Topic: Teaching Jobs BAD >_<

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STEM Coalition Blasts Plan to End Science Testing Mandate

Newman sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 26, Clicks: 6)
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A Republican proposal to end the federal mandate for science testing in public schools is coming under fire from a broad-based coalition that supports improved STEM education.

1 comments | Tags: stem coalition science john kline no child left behind act | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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