http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/nyregion/11teacher.html
"Teachers would be measured on a 100-point scale, with 20 percent points based on how much students improve on the standardized state exams. Another 20 percent would be based on local tests, which would have to be developed by each school system. After two years, 25 percent would be based on the state exams and 15 percent would come from the local tests. "
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Cost Effective Ways to Adopt the Lastest Technology
http://connected.waldenu.edu/archive/item/611-cost-effective-ways-to-adopt-the-latest-technology
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American Schools Piloting European Board Examination Model
High Schools to Offer Plan to Graduate 2 Years Early
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/education/18educ.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/education/18educ.html
20100218
Schools Caught Cheating on Standardized Tests?
"an inquiry on cheating by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement raised red flags regarding one in five of Georgia’s 1,857 public elementary and middle schools."
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Two New School Policies: Cell Phones, iPods Okay In Classroom
The new policy will allow students to use the devices as educational tools during class.
www.kktv.com/news/headlines/83306172.html
www.kktv.com/news/headlines/83306172.html
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President Obama seeks to revamp No Child Left Behind teaching standards
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/01/AR2010020101129.html
"President Obama stresses flexibility for states and rewards for teachers and schools that help students make gains, even if they don't reach proficiency."
"President Obama stresses flexibility for states and rewards for teachers and schools that help students make gains, even if they don't reach proficiency."
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Obama to Seek Sweeping Change in ‘No Child’ Law
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/education/01child.html
"would change the metric, dropping adequate yearly progress and basing a new system on another picture of performance based on judging schools in a more nuanced way"
"A new goal, which would replace the 2014 universal proficiency deadline, would be for all students to leave high school “college or career ready.”"
"upend that scheme by making states and districts pledge to take actions the administration considers reform, before they get the money"
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Race to the Top
Race to the Top
Click to listen.
President Obama is offering states a slice of $4.3 billion dollars in federal stimulus funding for their education systems, but there are some catches. States that lift the cap on charter schools and pay teachers based on student test scores will have a better shot at the funding.
from Here and Now (http://www.hereandnow.org)
Click to listen.
President Obama is offering states a slice of $4.3 billion dollars in federal stimulus funding for their education systems, but there are some catches. States that lift the cap on charter schools and pay teachers based on student test scores will have a better shot at the funding.
from Here and Now (http://www.hereandnow.org)
20090818
Obama’s Stealth Education Reformer
While the GOP focuses on health care, Arne Duncan is remaking the education system.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/212116
http://www.newsweek.com/id/212116
20090814
Teachers to Be Measured Based on Students’ Standardized Test Scores
New York City is beginning to measure the performance of thousands of elementary and middle school teachers based on how much their students improve on annual state math and reading tests.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/education/02teachers.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/education/02teachers.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
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Obama Funds State Grants That Produce Data Which Ties Student Achievement To Teacher Performance
"U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and President Obama announced new funding to support Race to the Top Fund which will reward states for innovative education reform. The program is designed to fund state grants that produce data which ties student achievement to teacher performance."
http://www.examiner.com/x-12352-White-House-Examiner~y2009m8d5-New-technology-database-could-provide-education-reform-a-chance
http://www.examiner.com/x-12352-White-House-Examiner~y2009m8d5-New-technology-database-could-provide-education-reform-a-chance
20090731
Bill Gates: Better data mean better schools
"The way I see forward is to use measurement to drive quality."
20090724
Administration Takes Aim at State Laws on Teachers
The US Department of Education is opposing state laws barring the use of student achievement data to evaluate teacher performance.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/education/24educ.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/education/24educ.html
20090712
New York must start putting teacher training schools to the test
Opinion from Merryl Tisch, Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/07/12/2009-07-12_new_york_must_start_putting_teacher_training_schools_to_the_test.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/07/12/2009-07-12_new_york_must_start_putting_teacher_training_schools_to_the_test.html
20090601
The Purpose of Public Education
Democracy is fundamentally dependent on a well informed, innovative and productive citizenry. If any of these three qualities of citizenry is not present, the 233-year-old American experiment cannot succeed. The purpose of public education in America is to support the Constitution of the United States of America and perpetuate freedom through American democracy.
Without an educated populous, democracies inevitably become oligarchic, ruled by a well informed and influential elite class. Only the elite receive high quality education giving them the advantage over the non-elite and perpetuating their hold on power. Uninformed voters are easily lead/duped into supporting candidates favored by the powerful. In control of the capital of the country, the elite control the economy and the government. They used their power and influence only to protect and increase their own capital and control over power. The interests of the elite trump the interests of the people.
Educated citizens recognize manipulation and investigate before deciding. Educated citizens are personally involved in the democratic process. Educated citizens control their own government and are not the pawns of the elite. High quality education fosters educated citizens by imparting the critical thinking skills and the background knowledge required to participate in democracy.
America is a nation full of potential that renews with every generation. Public education gives America the chance to find and champion the minds of the future and cultivate a skilled, innovative workforce. Their discoveries, inventions, ideas, and hard work will pave the way for a strong and healthy economy. Democracy or any ruling government is at risk of becoming unstable in times of economic strife. Opportunistic extremists can use the hardship of citizens to gain control of the government. This happened in most of Europe during the Great Depression when a wave of ultra-nationalism rose to power. Adolph Hitler, Josef Stalin, Benito Mussolini, and Francisco Franco claimed control of their governments and created dictatorships that committed some of the most heinous crimes against humanity in recorded World history. If the European nations had maintained strong economies after WWI, these tyrants would likely never had disgraced humanity.
The future of American democracy is dependent on education. High quality education should not be a commodity, it should be a constitutional right of citizenship. The simple fact today is that America is not providing high quality education for all of it's citizens. Only the elite in America receive unfettered access to high quality education... by paying for it themselves. For most citizens of America, who do not have the money to purchase their own education, the quality of the education received is dependent on the geographic location of their community. Citizens who live in communities unwilling or unable to spend the money required to provide high quality education receive inadequate education. Only the gifted few receive scholarships to move up. The rest must accept their position, struggle to pay for astronomically high tuition costs or submit themselves to indentured servitude in the form of a lifetime of debt.
America stinks of oligarchy. American citizens deserve better.
American democracy deserves better.
20090518
Wolfram Alpha - A New Way to Search
Wolfram Alpha is not a search engine. It is a computational knowledge engine! It answers questions and computations using Wolfram Alpha's internal knowledge base. This knowledge base is based on many different sources, combined and curated by the Wolfram Alpha team.
It is great for finding "just the facts" and it is meant for use in kindergarten to graduate school and beyond. For example, try typing in "Jupiter" or "Atlantic Ocean". It gives you scientifically accurate, up-to-the-minute information without surfing, opinions or ads.
Watch this explanation on how it works and see examples by topic.
Go ahead. Give it a try....
It is great for finding "just the facts" and it is meant for use in kindergarten to graduate school and beyond. For example, try typing in "Jupiter" or "Atlantic Ocean". It gives you scientifically accurate, up-to-the-minute information without surfing, opinions or ads.
Watch this explanation on how it works and see examples by topic.
Go ahead. Give it a try....
20090513
Verizon Android Phone On The Way?
Verizon Wireless "is now hiring an Android Devices Expert to work Full-Time in their Waltham, Massachussets offices."
20090507
Touch Recognition from SMART
"SMART’s new Touch Recognition feature allows the board to recognize your touch and switch modes for you automatically. You can write with a pen, erase with your palm and move objects around with your finger without having to access other tools, buttons or on-screen menus."
Requires SMART Board drivers service pack 4.
20090506
Facebook for Parents
Facebook for Parents
"Facebook. Our teens love it. We hear lots of negative things about it -- the sex, the bad behavior, the drinking pictures, the irresponsibility. And all that stuff can be there. But Facebook can also be a great way for kids to stay in touch with their friends and showcase their interests (and have fun)."
20090412
Make Dynamic Videos with Animoto!
Create your own music video, simply by uploading your own images and selecting music. - Limit of 30 seconds
20090406
Transforming the Classroom for Collaborative Learning in the 21st Century
by Amy Christen
"Technology has the power to make the instructor a better facilitator or coach, bringing greater resources to bear in the classroom and adjusting the instruction to fit the individual."
Click Here
"Technology has the power to make the instructor a better facilitator or coach, bringing greater resources to bear in the classroom and adjusting the instruction to fit the individual."
Click Here
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Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the media and entertainment lives of kids and families. Provides trustworthy information and tools, as well as an independent forum, so that families can have a choice and a voice about the media they consume.
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Can Web 2.0 Improve Our Collaboration?
By Emily B. Rhoades, Curtis R. Friedel and A. Christian Morgan
"Collaboration is “the process of shared creation: two or more individuals with complementary skills interacting to create a shared understanding that none had previously possessed or could have come to on their own. Collaboration can occur by mail, over the phone lines, and in person. But the true medium of collaboration is other people.”
Click Here
"Collaboration is “the process of shared creation: two or more individuals with complementary skills interacting to create a shared understanding that none had previously possessed or could have come to on their own. Collaboration can occur by mail, over the phone lines, and in person. But the true medium of collaboration is other people.”
Click Here
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SMART Notebook: Objects
Watch this tutorial to see how to create, select, move, resize and rotate objects in Notebook software.
SMART Board Notebook Software 10
Watch this tutorial to see how to create, select, move, resize and rotate objects in Notebook software.
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