Resources from the people I follow on Twitter, professional emails, and my own surfingLast week, ratings for New York City teachers who teach English Language Arts and math in grades 4 – 8 were released and published by New York City newspapers. These links demonstrate why doing so might be be such a great idea. Teacher test scores go online in New York City. “The teachers will be […]
Read entire post...NYC Teacher Rating Tweets – A Tale of Unintended Consequences
March 6th, 2012So You Want to Be a Dr. When You Grow Up?
February 6th, 2012I received a request for this post from Will Deyamport, III, who as @peoplegogy is one of my Twitter favorites. Hope you enjoy it. Also be sure to check his blog. I find that have a number of Twitter friends out of 1500+ (as of this writing) involved in doctoral work or considering it. For […]
Read entire post...The Rise of the New Groupthink – Collaboration May Be Over Rated
January 24th, 2012The Rise Of the New Groupthink by Susan Cain (New York Times, January, 15, 2012, pp. 1, 6 Business Section) explains how there might be an overemphasis on collaboration in business and school settings that is hurting creativity. Working together is fine, but you need to provide for quiet time for people to work alone […]
Read entire post...Information on iBooks 2, iBook Author, & iTunes U
January 21st, 2012In case you missed this on Jan 20, 2012 Apple roles out iBooks 2. Try starting at the ten minute point. iBook author comes next. Skip to 49 minute point for new iTunes U app. Here is a comment on the iBooks concept. You can’t afford Apple’s education revolution but it is the future. @zecool […]
Read entire post...Kindergarten: A book for teachers and parents
January 17th, 2012KINDERGARTEN: Tattle-Tales, Tools, Tactics, Triumphs, and Tasty Treats for Teachers and Parents by Susan Case(©2011, AWOC.Com Publishing: Denton, TX) is full of great advice for educators and parents dealing with this critical age group. If you believe that getting preschool and kindergarten right is important, this book is for you. It has many endearing stories […]
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