Like the Titanic, my newly adopted state of California along with much of the United States is on an educational collision course that will cripple a huge segment of our next generation of students
Archive for the ‘Teacher Leader’ Category
No Educational Gifts under This Tree
May 14th, 2012
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In what other endeavor would an individual’s job and reputation be measured by the performance of people who had no vested interest in the outcome?
College Loans and High Schools
May 6th, 2012
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Mistakes in Math Can be Educational
April 29th, 2012
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Virtually every successful teacher will tell you that it is far harder to unlearn bad behaviors than it is to teach correct ones.
Removing Friction From Education
April 21st, 2012
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The formula is simple—consider the students first and leave ineffective, outdated rules to others.
A Surprising Test Result
April 16th, 2012
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Over the course of my career a number of teachers adopted my “daily quiz” approach to teaching.
Value Added, Super Bowls and Education
April 14th, 2012
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By Stuart Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle A recent post discussed the controversial firing of a highly praised second year teacher in Washington DC who was the victim of that system’s value-added evaluation process. Sarah Wysocki, the teacher featured in the story, was terminated after her second year because her students did not reach [...]
When Value-Added Does Not Add Value
March 20th, 2012
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The details of Wysocki’s truncated career at a D.C. elementary school presents a road map of the missteps possible when districts incorporate student standardized test scores in teacher evaluations.
Lights, Camera, Education!
March 17th, 2012
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Once a superior faculty is acquired the best strategy would be to follow the “Annie Hall” director’s advice—let talented people create stellar results.
A Very Special (Math) Challenge for the Common Core
March 4th, 2012
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Math teachers will have to modify many of their academic strategies as a result of the higher and broader expectations of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in mathematics.
