Posted on February 24, 2013
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In Tobin’s article published in LA Times today, I was taken aback by the title, What Should we want from Preschool? After President Obama’s SOTU speech earlier this month, revealing plans to move to birth-three the work of Head Start, so we can add…
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Posted on February 11, 2013
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Our colleagues at Distinctive Schools continue to share important resources for the work we all do. Here are some great informational pieces from NEA on Bullying (from NEA’s Bully Free Website): How to Intervene in a Bullying Incident-www.nea.org/home/53358.htm How to Identify Bullying- http://www.nea.org/home/53359.htm Confronting…
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Posted on February 1, 2013
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Venture Capitalist Tony Tjan seems to take mentoring seriously, and with serious thought when he provides or receives mentoring to others. In a NY TImes article, he shared with Adam Bryant, some lessons he learned from Mats Lederhausen about mentoring as a starting point…
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Posted on January 30, 2013
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The New Yorker recently published a little piece on Homework assigned to students (Louis Menand, December 17, 2012). Seems the President of France has the power to abolish Homework for school children. Apparently, President Hollande recently announced that he would do so for all primary…
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Posted on January 30, 2013
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With the raging debate over gun control and the absolute reckless abandon we seem to approach such nationwide problem solving, has anyone thought to ask the kids? Specifically, school kids who have suffered directly or indirectly the problems of violence while growing up might…
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Posted on January 26, 2013
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Interesting article in NY Times about Dartmouth discontinuing providing credit for incoming students for their AP exam scores. Link is: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/education/dartmouth-stops-credits-for-excelling-on-ap-test.html?_r=0 Seems that questions remain about the rigor embedded in some (all?) of the AP courses and exams. NY Times is also running a blog…
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Posted on January 11, 2013
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Gates Foundation has enabled new research on a better composite to gauge (and give feedback on) teacher effectiveness. A link to the study is: http://www.edweek.org/media/17teach-met1.pdf Seems that student feedback, test-score growth calculations, and observations of practice appear to pick up different but complementary information that,…
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Posted on January 8, 2013
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Check out the product and performance behind, Reading Assistant if your K-12 school or school system is in the throes of shifting to the Common Core State Standards. Link is: http://www.scilearn.com/products/reading-assistant/ At a time when academic stakes are higher, we have at our disposal…
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Posted on January 6, 2013
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Much has been written and debated about college going preparation and planning. We all have a stake in this with our young people. Frank Bruni, a NY Times columnist, provided some keen insight, and the pertinent excerpts are as posted here: So dig as…
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Posted on January 3, 2013
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At her acceptance speech for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Ellen DeGeneres mentioned the following: “I never could have imagined that my life would end up this way. I didn’t think I’d have my own show, I didn’t think I’d end up…
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What Should we want from Preschool?
Posted on February 24, 2013 by drjosephwise
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In Tobin’s article published in LA Times today, I was taken aback by the title, What Should we want from Preschool? After President Obama’s SOTU speech earlier this month, revealing plans to move to birth-three the work of Head Start, so we can add…
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Some Resources to Intervene on Bullying in Schools
Posted on February 11, 2013 by drjosephwise
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Our colleagues at Distinctive Schools continue to share important resources for the work we all do. Here are some great informational pieces from NEA on Bullying (from NEA’s Bully Free Website): How to Intervene in a Bullying Incident-www.nea.org/home/53358.htm How to Identify Bullying- http://www.nea.org/home/53359.htm Confronting…
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Good Mentors don’t Trample on Big Dreams
Posted on February 1, 2013 by drjosephwise
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Venture Capitalist Tony Tjan seems to take mentoring seriously, and with serious thought when he provides or receives mentoring to others. In a NY TImes article, he shared with Adam Bryant, some lessons he learned from Mats Lederhausen about mentoring as a starting point…
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Homework and Homework Debates
Posted on January 30, 2013 by drjosephwise
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The New Yorker recently published a little piece on Homework assigned to students (Louis Menand, December 17, 2012). Seems the President of France has the power to abolish Homework for school children. Apparently, President Hollande recently announced that he would do so for all primary…
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Guns, Violence, and Schools
Posted on January 30, 2013 by drjosephwise
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With the raging debate over gun control and the absolute reckless abandon we seem to approach such nationwide problem solving, has anyone thought to ask the kids? Specifically, school kids who have suffered directly or indirectly the problems of violence while growing up might…
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Be Careful before Dissing AP Exams
Posted on January 26, 2013 by drjosephwise
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Interesting article in NY Times about Dartmouth discontinuing providing credit for incoming students for their AP exam scores. Link is: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/education/dartmouth-stops-credits-for-excelling-on-ap-test.html?_r=0 Seems that questions remain about the rigor embedded in some (all?) of the AP courses and exams. NY Times is also running a blog…
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New Research-Better Measures on Teacher Effectiveness
Posted on January 11, 2013 by drjosephwise
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Gates Foundation has enabled new research on a better composite to gauge (and give feedback on) teacher effectiveness. A link to the study is: http://www.edweek.org/media/17teach-met1.pdf Seems that student feedback, test-score growth calculations, and observations of practice appear to pick up different but complementary information that,…
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Common Core State Standards and Reading Assistant
Posted on January 8, 2013 by drjosephwise
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Check out the product and performance behind, Reading Assistant if your K-12 school or school system is in the throes of shifting to the Common Core State Standards. Link is: http://www.scilearn.com/products/reading-assistant/ At a time when academic stakes are higher, we have at our disposal…
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Helping High Schoolers Choose a College
Posted on January 6, 2013 by drjosephwise
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Much has been written and debated about college going preparation and planning. We all have a stake in this with our young people. Frank Bruni, a NY Times columnist, provided some keen insight, and the pertinent excerpts are as posted here: So dig as…
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To Educators: Happy New Year!
Posted on January 3, 2013 by drjosephwise
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At her acceptance speech for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Ellen DeGeneres mentioned the following: “I never could have imagined that my life would end up this way. I didn’t think I’d have my own show, I didn’t think I’d end up…
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