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Category Archives: Education
A cool idea for building a better relationship with a particular student
At a training yesterday, a colleague shared an excellent idea for strengthening a relationship with a student–possibly a student you have had trouble connecting with previously. Two copies of a book Have the student pick out a book. Then, you … Continue reading
Posted in CIty Year, Education, TFA
Tagged attendance, behavior, books, challenging student, education, library, literacy, Reading, Student, student relationships, Teacher
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Some unexplored effects of MOOCs in the long-term
There is currently lots of thinking going on about the implications of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)–courses that are free online and enroll tens of thousands of students at a time from all over the world: How will these affect … Continue reading
Adults can calculate with fractions
Diane Ravitch’s blog recently posted a piece by a math teacher named Stephanie Sawyer who complains about the new Common Core math standards. I certainly have my own concerns about the Common Core (probably a topic for a separate post), … Continue reading
Teacher effects on cognitive and non-cognitive skills
There is a very interesting new paper out from C. Kirabo Jackson of Northwestern University: Non-Cognitive Ability, Test Scores, and Teacher Quality: Evidence from 9th Grade Teachers in North Carolina. He looked at LOTS of data and isolated two factors–which … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged algebra, C. Kirabo Jackson, demographics, English, non-cognitive, research, standardized testing, statistics, teacher evaluation, teacher quality
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Annual Report
Overall, 2012 was a pretty good year! Here are some of the noteworthy things to report… Professional: I got a new job! City Year! I’m getting paid substantially less, but I am WAY less stressed out and I am actually … Continue reading
A bad (article about a) study on success in math class
Scientific American just published this article (apparently syndicated by a company called LiveScience) which includes some questionable conclusions drawn from a questionable study about math success in school. The original study seems to be behind a paywall, so I haven’t … Continue reading
Posted in Math education, TFA
Tagged Child Development, grit, intrinsic motivation, IQ, Kou Murayama, LiveScience, math scores, Mathematics, Motivation, Murayama, paul tough, Scientific American, TFA, Tia Ghose, Tiger Mom, UCLA
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What can we infer about City Year and TFA based on their different ad strategies?
During my recent journey home for winter break, I encountered advertisements for both City Year and Teach For America. I currently work with City Year and I had worked with TFA last year. On the public bus from my apartment … Continue reading
Posted in CIty Year, Personal Experiences, TFA
Tagged ad, airport security, City Year, marketing, PR, stress, Teach For America, TFA
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A glaring example of misplaced priorities….
For two days next week, a teacher I work with has been assigned to proctor a test in the media center, so a sub has been scheduled to be in her classroom. The state of Florida seems to think it … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Personal Experiences
Tagged Certified teacher, Florida, standardized testing, substitute
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City Year (internally) published an essay of mine!
City Year’s national office has published an essay of mine! It is posted on CYconnect, City Year’s internal communication system. Unfortunately, it does not seem to be accessible by non-City Year people. If you do have a CYconnect login, the … Continue reading
Just mimic the example in the book! That’s learning…right?
This is a picture of a page of the alegbra 1 textbook my school uses. The students are learning about linear equations. The book provides lots of worked out sample problems. What is frustrating about this book is that it … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Math education
Tagged curriculum, math, Mathematics, plug-and-chug, procedure-based-learning, sample problem, textbook
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