Resources from the people I follow on Twitter, professional emails, and my own surfingThe Battle for New York Schools: Eva Moskowitz vs. Mayor Bill de Blasio by Daniel Berger portrays the battle between the person who runs the most successful charter school association in New York City and its Mayor. I’m left wondering why the public schools aren’t looking to build on the success of this group of charters that is having amazing success, at least in terms of the standardize tests. Your school might want to see what they are doing.
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September 29th, 2014Exams Measure What We know, But They’re Also the Best Way to Learn – Article Summary
September 22nd, 2014Exams Measure What We know, But They’re Also the Best Way to Learn by Benedict Carey takes a look at how pretests that resemble final exams can improve learning. This is from the New York Times Magazine, September 7, 2014. Click here for the full article. Click below to buy his book. Benedict J. Carey […]
Read entire post...Everything is Illuminated, The story of Big History by Andrew Ross Sorkin
September 16th, 2014Everything is Illuminated by Andrew Ross Sorkin (New York Times Magazine, Sept. 7, 2014) tells the story of how Bill Gates got the idea of bringing a course created by David Christian called Big History to schools in place of existing history courses. While this sounds very cool it is not without controversy. To get an idea of what this is all about, you can watch Christian’s TED Talk, The History of Our World in 18 Minutes.
Read entire post...New Math – New Technology = Failure by Elizabeth Green
September 5th, 2014(New Math) – (New Technology) = Failure by Elizabeth Green (no relation) deals with the Common Core’s approach to teaching math and how few schools seem to have shown teachers how to teach it. This if from the July 27, 2014 edition of The New York Times Magazine. Read the entire article here.
Read entire post...Driven by Data: A Practical Guide to Improve Instruction by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo
August 21st, 2014Driven by Data: A Practical Guide to Improve Instruction by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo offers a step by step approach to preparing your students for high-stakes tests while students work to master standards. While you may be hoping for the current testing madness to end, Paul offers a practical way for your school to out perform other […]
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