Resources from the people I follow on Twitter, professional emails, and my own surfingIn their groundbreaking book, Freakonomics, Levitt and Dubner take an out-of-the-box look at data interpretation. In a time where educators look to data analysis to help improve instruction, this book and its sequel, SuperFreakonomics, give examples of how to take a unique look at available data. Here I have included an excerpt of a summary […]
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November 17th, 2009Some States Will be Left Behind (SSWLB?)
November 14th, 2009Education Week reports that Hawaii’s teacher furlough might affect the state’s chances of wining part of the federal government’s Race to the top grant money. The article notes that fewer than half of the states are likely to win money. The grant process, just released, will funnel $4 billion to the winning states. Information that […]
Read entire post...Nobody interviews for a living.
October 15th, 2009Interviews are less predictive of job performance than work samples, job-knowledge tests, and peer ratings of past job performance. Even a simple intelligence test is dramatically more useful. This is according to Dan and Chip Heath, authors of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. The article can be found in the […]
Read entire post...Hard times at Harvard
October 10th, 2009If you have tightened your belt due to the economy lately, you are not alone. According to the October 9, 2009 New York Times, a decrease in its endowment has caused Harvard to make the following cuts. No more hot breakfasts in most dorms. No more pastries at the Widener Library. Varsity athletes no longer […]
Read entire post...The Tipping Point – Malcolm Gladwell
October 6th, 2009This book by Malcolm Gladwell is still a best seller after 260 weeks. This summary explains how connectors, mavens, and salemen impact all phases of our lives and how these concepts can be used by educators. Also included are other interesting stories including how New York City reduced crime in the 1990’s. Click here to […]
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