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Education Cities’ “Education Equality Index” is a metric with problems
Education Cities has released a new report and interactive data on achievement gaps nationally. They have collected a large national data set and have created a new metric, which they are calling the Education Equality Index (EEI) in order to compare … Continue reading
Posted in data, Uncategorized
Tagged achievement gaps, data, education, education policy, high stakes testing, Memphis, standardized testing
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My Philosophy of Education
For one of my courses, students were asked to bring a quick summary of their philosophies of education. Here is (a slightly modified version of) what I wrote. I have lots of opinions about education. I think most emerge from what is … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Leadership, Personal Experiences
Tagged curiosity, education, frustration, philosophy of education
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(Positive) Actions Have Consequences (Too!)
When working in a high-needs school (or, I’d guess, any school, for that matter), educators are trained to help students connect actions to consequences: “Well, you chose to make that rude comment in the middle of class to your classmate, … Continue reading
Posted in CIty Year, Leadership
Tagged City Year, education, empowerment, Leadership, middle school, school as prison
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ExploringTheMathTwitterBlogosphere
There is an online initiative for math educators to connect more closely online and share ideas and successes and failures: ExploringTheMathTwitterBlogosphere. I am no longer in the classroom as a math teacher, but I’ll participate anyway! I currently work for … Continue reading
Education portfolios (not just for MOOCs!)
I posted last week about a new website called Accredible. This site is building an online system for students in MOOCs (massive open online courses) to be able to add some substance to the certificates of accomplishment they receive when … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged accredible, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics, cert, changemaker, circuit, creativity, e-learning, education, ensemble, innovation, Learning, Massive open online course, MOOC, MOOCs, orchestra, physics, portfolio
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“Accredible:” a new online service to document mastery of a particular (online) course or skill
Typically, upon successful completion of a MOOC (massive open online course) through a provider such as Coursera, students are provided a certificate of accomplishment stating that the student has successfully completed the course. For example, here is my statement of … Continue reading
When a student is a “bad fit” for a (charter) school
At the American Montessori Society conference last weekend, I sat in on a session about the increasing number of Montessori public and charter schools, which are a minority among Montessori schools–most Montessori schools are still private. This is of particular … Continue reading
Montessori conference!
I spent some time last week at the American Montessori Conference here in Orlando. Lots of thought-provoking presentations and conversations! I’m still in the early stages of learning about Montessori philosophy and practice, but much of what I have seen … Continue reading
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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