Weekly Lowdown #25
5-14-12 Inspiration: If you eat marshmallows on the morning of the test, everything will be okay I’ll keep it short and sweet…no pun intended:) If this photo is not enough to inspire you to engage in the conversations…
The Campaign Cometh
If anything is clear about the presidential election so far, it's that nothing is very clear at all. We have reached the first phase of the campaign where the key is for both candidates to define themselves and each other…
"… we do not have a sustainable society"
when too few have too much and too many have too little, we do not have a sustainable society The words are from Bernard Rapoport, known to his friends simply as B. I have been reflecting upon them…
Friday Morning Fun – Teachers Dancing
I saw this video two days ago and thought then that I would post it for some Friday morning fun. It had under 200,000 views when I first saw it and in two days it's up to almost…
How standardized tests are affecting public schools
Florida’s standardized testing program is being misused and has “severely impacted student learning,” according to a new white paper that says that school districts in the state are required to give as many as 62 tests a year to…
Why college tuitions are rising: A contrarian view
This was written by Gary C. Fethke, professor and former dean of the Henry B. Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa, and Andrew J. Policano, dean of the Paul Merage School of Business at the University…
Math homework
Look at this picture of 8th grade math scores according to the amount of daily homework. Note that students in the first column are running roughly two years behind students in the second column. Now I have no idea what’s…
CSI Web Adventures for Students
Rice University has partnered with CBS, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History to produce educational web adventures based on the CSI television series. The web adventures are designed…
7 Online Sticky Note Services for Students and Teachers
I was recently looking at some of the all-time most popular posts on Free Technology for Teachers. Among the twenty most-read posts is this one about using Wallwisher having my students share their web findings and thoughts about…
4 reasons educators must get in the game and fight ALEC
ALEC’s “whack-a-mole” legislative strategy can be defeated by public school advocates working together.
