How reformers can't stop alienating teachers

How reformers can't stop alienating teachers — Joanne Jacobs By Joanne Education reformers are alienating teachers needlessly, writes Roxanna Elden, a Miami teacher and author of See Me After Class: Advice for Teachers by Teachers, who's guest-blogging for Rick Hess. She lists Five School Reform Sound Bites That Hurt Teacher Buy-In. “There is a growing assumption that education ... Teachers . . . recognize this claim as an exaggeration used to introduce short-term fixes that in many cases don't work. We also know that teaching is complex. Even in ... Joanne Jacobs

Teaching with Sakai webinar 21/11/11 at 8pm | Adam's WebLearn ... By Adam Marshall Daniel Hickey (Indiana University – Bloomington) is teaching fully online graduate education courses. He aligns three learning practices using IU's OnCourse version of the Sakai course management system: “Wikifolios” and wiki commenting ... Adam's WebLearn Blog

Why is a Mobile Learning Strategy Important? By Chad Udell With mobile learning getting a lot of interest recently (roughly 50% of businesses surveyed say they have plans to implement some form of mobile learning in the foreseeable future), it's becoming clear that many companies don't have a plan to ... The Learning Circuits Blog

Social contexts for formal learning | Onlignment By Clive Shepherd Learning can take place in a variety of social contexts ranging from the self-study through to learning in large groups. These contexts have a major impact on the effectiveness of the intervention and so some care must be taken in choosing the ... Onlignment

Bill Gatton makes major donation to education | TriCities.com Bill Gatton makes a major donation to education in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. ...Bill Gatton announced that he's giving more than $130000 to teachers in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. (more). 0 Ratings | 82 ... www2.tricities.com - News

On Abolishing the Department of Education By Chester E. Finn, Jr. They got absolutely nowhere, not least because Bill Clinton, political magician, managed to make being against the Department of Education like being against small children and friendly teachers. (He did the same thing to Bob Dole in the ... Flypaper

Adopting and Adapting Entertainment-Education in an Aymaran ... By mediaimpact PCI-Media Impact partnered with CECOPI (Community and Indigenous Village Education and Communication Center) and Radio Atipiri to produce two Entertainment-Education radio serial dramas. With the Name of a Woman and Looking for ... Corporate Social Responsibility ...

Education is a magic wand, PM tells children at RTE campaign ... 'Shiksha Ka Haq Abhiyan' campaign to create awareness about the Right To Education was launched today. The country-wide campaign aims at creating awareness among people about Right toEducation and their entitlement to free and ... Firstpost

Learning with Art21 | Art21 | PBS Those of us involved in Art21's Education Initiatives come to the organization ... the possibilities for teaching and learning in the arts and across disciplines in ... www.pbs.org/art21/learn

Teaching and Teacher Education - Elsevier Teaching and Teacher Education is an international journal concerned primarily with teachers,teaching, or teacher education situated in an... ... Learning (not) to become a teacher: A qualitative analysis of the job entrance issue Isabel Rots ... www.journals.elsevier.com/teaching-and-teacher-education/

HEM | Network - Home Education Magazine Home Education Magazine information on homeschooling, home school, free articles, legal info, states groups, curriculum reviews. HEM knows family life. homeedmag.com/page/3/?awesm=a2a... TeachMoore: Occupy the World: 2011 Global Education Conference By TeachMoore Organized by teacher/networker extraordinare, Steve Hargadon, it represents what is becoming the new normal in professional development for teachers: use of social media for self-selected, self-directed, on-time professional learning. ... TeachMoore Teachers, facing low salaries, opt to moonlight The Associated Press Brosz took the three-night a week job at the gym after his teaching salary was frozen, summer school was reduced drastically, and the state bonus for board certifiedteachers was cut. He figures that he and his wife, also a teacher, are making about ... N.J. education chief defends Gov. Christie's education proposals at teachers ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com He also heralded Christie's commitment to education and teachers, arguing that the governor has taken on education reform because of his regard for the importance of the craft. That claim, however, was not well received. “I want to assure you that this ... Education Department investigating Penn State Washington Post (blog) By Valerie Strauss The US Department of Education is launching an investigation into the scandal at Penn State University to see if officials there failed to comply with a law that requires institutions of higher education to disclose criminal offenses ... Free nursery places for 140000 disadvantaged toddlers BBC News By Angela Harrison Education correspondent, BBC News As many as 140000 disadvantaged two-year-olds could have free nursery or childcare places under a scheme planned to be rolled out in England. Plans to give 15 hours of free "earlyeducation" a week ... Education Department uses campus safety law to investigate Penn State sex ... Washington Post WASHINGTON — A federal law the Education Department is using to investigate whether Penn State failed to report incidents of sexual abuse on campus is the same one the department used to investigate high profile crimes at Virginia Tech and at Eastern ... Danny Glover Talks Education During The 'Freedom Awards' Huffington Post She taught the learning disabled and students labeled as problem children. Collins said teachers are the most important link between life as a child and the reality of being an adult. "Our children can achieve if they have the right leader leading them ... A painful learning experience Ha'aretz "And one of the most important processes that have been taking place in recent years is that Israeli society is learning to identify sexual harassment. We began learning this from Yitzhak Mordechai [a former government minister who was convicted of ... Education news from the Guardian The Guardian (blog) Cribsheet salutes you unsung teaching heroes. Here's a snapshot of some of the great things you got up to yesterday. @Angela_Roe was on a "y5 visit to Belmont community school for an afternoon of russian culture with our teachers visiting from Russia" ... Teachers in Vt. district ratify pact after strike Boston.com BENNINGTON, Vt.—Teachers in a Vermont school district who went on strike for nine days have overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year labor contract. The Bennington Banner ( http://bit.ly/rQSr5N) says teachers in the Bennington County school district ... State, local education officials to hold meetings on KC district Kansas City Star By JOE ROBERTSON After another week of dramatic turns, Missouri's education commissioner, Kansas City's superintendent, state legislators and others are all stepping out to do a lot of talking and listening about what's coming for Kansas City Public ... Teachers Voices Florida Times-Union (blog) The discussions outlined what works in strong and consistant administration, professional learning communities (PLC's), integration of technology, and professional development. Other considerations were the increase of vocational education geared for ... Teachers union decries board's 'rubber stamp' The Boston Globe Menino spokeswoman Dot Joyce said that the appointed School Committee has been successful and that it “takes the politics out of public education.'' “It's unfortunate that the teachers union during this difficult negotiation would play politics with ... Alabama Board of Education names Tommy Bice new state school superintendent al.com (blog) He promised board member Ella Bell during his interview Wednesday that he would work to create equal opportunities for students and teachers in her Black Belt district. As superintendent, Bice plans to take a deep look at the way things are funded, ... Study: Online Education Continues Growth U.S. News & World Report In comparison, during fall 2009, online education saw an increase of nearly a million students taking at least one online course—or 21.1 percent growth over the year before, according to the report, formerly known as the Sloan Survey of Online ... Harvard education professor to speak at Andrew Jackson High School Florida Times-Union They just organize themselves and conduct their business in a way that people still have the same kinds of learning experiences that some people used to think you had to have a small school to achieve. Do you think there needs to be a national push to ... Teachers march in Eastern Cape News24 East London - Teachers marched in Bhisho in the Eastern Cape on Friday and handed a memorandum detailing their concerns to education authorities, their union said. "We are not striking as yet. This is a day of action and it's only for today [Friday]," ... Teaching 'Strategic Project Management' at University College London ZDNet (blog) Given the high value of learning from IT failure, it is important to support the work of serious graduate students in this field. For this reason, I recently spoke to a master's degree class conducted as part of a program on Strategic Management of ... Ontario teachers to receive pay freezes Mansfield News Journal ONTARIO — Ontario teachers will receive pay freezes and begin covering the cost of their pensions as part of a new collective bargaining agreement. The Ontario Local Schools Board of Educationvoted unanimously Tuesday to rescind a one-year contract ... Teachers' groups to vote regarding negotiations in Clarksville-Montgomery County Clarksville Leaf Chronicle Although teachers' collective bargaining rights have been taken away with the new Professional Educators Collaborative Conferencing Act, a majority "yes" vote would give the teachers a spot at the table for conditions of employment such as salaries, ... Respect for teachers appears rare The Reflector online It is disheartening to know our nation's best and brightest look down on the profession of teaching because without teachers, they would not have the opportunity to further their education and get the prestigious careers they desire to provide for ... Delhi govt sanctions 13000 posts of teachers Times of India PTI | Nov 11, 2011, 07.36PM IST NEW DELHI: Delhi government has sanctioned creation of about 13000 new posts of teachers for schools run by it besides planning to set up more schools for effective implementation of the Right To Education Act. This was ... Michigan State University Selects Bisk Education for New Online Certificate ... PR Newswire (press release) Bisk carefully aligns its best-in-class services with established standards for online education. The end result is the creation of highly scalable online learning solutions with a deep understanding of what's required for student success. ... Higher Education Summit discusses ways to help impact future of growing population Corpus Christi Caller Times TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMES Attendees listen to a speaker Thursday at the Higher EducationSummit at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. The event was sponsored by the campaign to elect state Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, along with Del Mar College ... Additional Days of Difference Pay Approved for Teachers on Military Leave Newport Beach Independent Newspaper The board also approved an agreement with the Orange County Superintendent of Schools to provide Angel Learning Licenses for a total sum not to exceed $1950. The funds will be taken from the education technology budget. The licensing fee is $3.00 per ... For-Profit Education Stocks May Not Be Worth The Risk Seeking Alpha ITT Educational Services Inc (ESI) is an education and training services company with a $1.59B market cap. Richard Blum's Blum Capital Partners had more than 17% of its portfolio invested in the company at the end of the second quarter. ... Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing ... By April Halprin Wayland Our regular features include writing exercises (our "Writing Workouts"), teaching tips, author interviews, book reviews, and answers to your "Ask the Teaching Authors" questions. See below for more about our ... Blog Catalog. Add to Technorati Favorites · Growth and Education Blogs - Blog Catalog Blog Directory · Add This Blog to ... We invite classroom teachers to use these writing exercises with their students, and adult writers to try them on their own. We chose the above image--a... Teaching Authors--6 Children's... Teachers, Facing Low Salaries, Moonlight In Second Jobs By The Huffington Post News Editors Brosz took the three-night a week job at the gym after his teaching salary was frozen, summer school was reduced drastically, and the state bonus for board certified teachers was cut. ... "International comparisons show that in the countries with the highest performance, teachers are typically paid better relative to others, education credentials are valued more, and a higher share of educational spending is devoted to instructional services than is the case in the United States," the OECD ... The Huffington Post | Full News Feed Better education through lower taxes | The Daily Caller By Andrew Coulson States don't have to increase spending to improve their education systems. The Daily Caller Themes of medical education research | Dr Shock MD PhD By Dr Shock From a content analysis on 10.168 abstracts extracted from the six most influential journals in medical education published since 1988, 29 major themes were. ... From the analysis the following topics were the most prominent: student assessment, clinical and communication skills, clinical clerkships, and problem based learning. Declining themes were multiple choice examinations and computer-assisted instruction. The authors conducted this research based on curiosity but also ... Dr Shock MD PhD Education Department Reviews Marquette U.'s Response to Alleged ... By Charles Huckabee The U.S. Department of Education is reviewing whether Marquette University violated the Clery Act in its handling of two cases of alleged sexual assault involving athletes, The Journal Sentinel, a Milwaukee newspaper, reported. The Clery Act ... The Ticker Follow @eSummaCom