Reflecting on the Unthinkable
By Editor's Pick December 19, 2012 4:03 pm
The tragic deaths in Newtown, Connecticut, have been difficult for me to process or respond to. The first actual writing I’ve done on the topic actually came in comments on another blog, written by Michael Petrilli. I don’t often …
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A School’s Transformative Journey
By Eric Sheninger December 16, 2012 5:18 pm
Cross-posted at the Huffington Post.
Recently my school was recognized as the “School of theMonth” for November/December by eSchool News. The resulting article described New Milford High School’s many accomplishments pertaining to the use of educational technology …
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Education Department Proposes Changes for Investing in Innovation
By EdVoices December 14, 2012 2:49 pm
The Investing in Innovation grant program—one of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s marquee initiatives—would get a makeover under a proposed set of new priorities released Friday.
Up until now, the i3 program, which was initially created under the …
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myHomework Helps Students Keep Track of Assignments
By Editor's Pick November 27, 2012 7:58 am
myHomework… is a free app that students can use on the web on iPads, on iPhones, on Android devices, and on Windows 8 devices to keep track of their school schedules and assignment due dates. myHomework syncs students’ schedules and
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Todoist Launches Mobile Apps to Make Task Management Easier
By Editor's Pick November 20, 2012 11:37 am
Todoist is an easy-to-use task management service that I first tried out a couple of years ago. When I tried it then I was impressed by its clean design and intuitive user interface. Todoist… on the web makes it easy
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“Poorer and less served schools need the best teachers”
By Pat Byrne November 19, 2012 10:37 am
I’m in the middle of my ninth year teaching, and all nine years have been at Wheaton Woods Elementary School in Rockville, MD. I’ve taught 4th grade general ed; 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade accelerated math; 1st and 4th …
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Duncan Sketches Out Second-Term Agenda
By Editor's Pick November 16, 2012 2:20 pm
Savannah, Ga.
In his first major postelection remarks, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said that he will use his second term to continue to leverage education improvement at the state and local levels, with a new emphasis on principal …
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Nerd Out: Living the Life of a Reader
By EdVoices November 14, 2012 6:30 am
Can I just say I love the idea of teaching students to “wear a reader’s clothes?” Freaking. Love. It.
In our current Common-Core-standards-frenzied-insane-accountability times, it is very easy for us to lose our way and over-emphasize the teaching of skills,…
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AM News: School Closures Rise, Angering Communities
By Editor's Pick November 12, 2012 9:04 am
Should this school be saved? Reuters: Such policies have prompted waves of school closings in cities including Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. Across the nation, nearly 2,000 public schools were shuttered in 2010-11, federal data show. That's up 60 percent …
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Video as a Tool to Understand CCSS Mathematical Practices
By Eric Sheninger November 10, 2012 9:46 am
Success at the Core is a free resource available to teachers and leaders to assist in the successful implementation of the Common Core Standards. All materials are designed to complement—not supplant—existing school improvement initiatives. Video, print, and online materials …
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