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What It's Like on the Inside: Get Real: Passion for the Classroom
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Get Real: Passion for the Classroom. At the recent ASCD annual conference, I sat in on two presentations in particular that showed passion for educators at an entirely different level- -one which not only conveyed their heart for the work, but inspired and sparked commitment. One was by Dr. Robyn Jackson. And the other by Regie Routman. I read Jackson's Never Work Harder than Your Students. Five or six years ago and then met her at an ASCD author's event. How do you help them learn from failure?
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What It's Like on the Inside: October 2013
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When I was a newly-minted teacher, I was all of 21 and a half years old. The half counts, just as it does for newborn babes. My career was in its infancy. I was as young and cute as I was ever going to be as an adult and I had the shiny optimism that only a begining teacher has. I bring this up only because there's been quite a disturbance in the online science universe of the last few days. And it has me rattled just as much as my experience as a newbie teacher, but for very different reasons. Should be...
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What It's Like on the Inside: February 2015
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I can't speak for what's happening everywhere, but here the economy is much better than it was a few years ago. People who needed jobs as substitute teachers in 2010 don't need them now. If you have a degree and some experience, you've got a permanent position somewhere- -perhaps not even in education. But our need for qualified teachers, paraeducators, and other support is greater than ever. Where are all these classrooms going to come from? Are voters going to open their pockets to fund those, too?
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What It's Like on the Inside: Because I'm Bad, So Bad, You Know It
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Because I'm Bad, So Bad, You Know It. Here are a few reasons I regularly hear or see about why students have a low score on a state test:. The kid was having a bad day. It's a bad test. The kid is bad at taking tests. The first one is possible, but I rarely put any stock in it. Why? Because not once have I heard the opposite reason given for a good score. "Wow! As for the second, I'm willing to believe it far more for a teacher made test than a large-scale version. Why? Was it free from bias? For sure, m...
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What It's Like on the Inside: April 2014
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Policy Goes to School. In the last post. I suggested that policy work should be part of what teachers do- -but it doesn't have to be labor intensive, yet another thing added to your daily routine. There are things teachers do everyday that don't look like policy (such as taking attendance), but end up as policy. It's this hidden piece I want to draw your attention to. Recently, there was some new data released by the US Department of Education (USDOE) through its Civil Rights Data Collection. Refers to a...
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What It's Like on the Inside: ASCD 2013: A Trip to the Library
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ASCD 2013: A Trip to the Library. I had an opportunity to sit down with several ASCD authors. It was part speed-dating, part squee-like-a-fangirl, and part new book smell. Heavenly. I am first to admit that I have not read all of the books listed below- -a deficit I plan to rectify at the earliest opportunity- -but for now, let me comment on the authors and my reaction to their ideas during our conversation. Never Work Harder than Your Students. Bill Parrett and Kathleen Budge. Give this book a try.
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Skip to Main Content. Accelerated Reading (AR) Book Finder. Book Levels and Quiz Numbers. Innovative and effective teaching practices. Leveled reading passages and lesson plans (free registration). Using Excel for grading. More to come…. My Integrated Student Information System (MiSiS). LAUSD’s online grading system. Additional Information and Resources. Reading and Writing Workshops. Cognitive Guided Instruction (CGI). First Grade Common Core (kid friendly):. First Grade Language Arts Standards.
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Go Back to “Traditional” Grading? – The Thoughtful Teacher
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Education fact and opinion…. March 11, 2012. By Hugh O'Donnell. Go Back to “Traditional” Grading? You want to return to the traditional grading system. Is this what you’re wishing for? 10 Reasons to Return to the Traditional Grading System. Impose penalties through the grade, such as zeros or 50% off for late/missing assignments/assessment. (And not give feedback to the student, which was the purpose of the assignment/assessment to begin with.). The teacher isn’t concerned that another teacher in the dis...
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HSD 1J Candidate Forum Provides Reality Check – The Thoughtful Teacher
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Education fact and opinion…. April 27, 2013. By Hugh O'Donnell. HSD 1J Candidate Forum Provides Reality Check. Folks who run for a school board position usually have a burning passion to improve local education and/or an agenda to change something in the District that unsettles them. Then you find yourself, after surviving an election, on the Board, and Surprise! A prudent new Board member gets humble, settles in and learns as much as they can about maintaining a good Superintendent-Board relationship, a...
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Local Conferences – The Thoughtful Teacher
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Education fact and opinion…. Sound Grading Practices Conference. Leading Professional Development in Classroom Assessment. Leading Professional Development in Seven Strategies of Assessment. Annual Assessment Training Institute Summer Conference On Assessment for Learning. HSD 1J Candidate Forum Provides Reality Check. Happy 8th Blogiversary to the Science Goddess! Go Back to “Traditional” Grading? High School Journalism Gets the Ax In Hillsboro. Making Sense of Economic Information. The Doc Is In. Natio...
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