Education Research

An excellent debate about whether federally funded vouchers are a good idea to continue in Washington, DC.

English language learners have become star pupils in the Washington region, drawing accolades for top-performing schools that serve immigrant communities and showing standout results on state reading tests and national rankings.

This is the book i brought up in class last week whose title I could not remember. Quite disturbing--I read it the summer before I started teaching and I think it would be even harder to read. But, Kozol is a very engaging writer with an amazing ability to balance the personal and the political.

From ESPN's "Outside the Lines," this clip shows how a professor, Dan Flockhart, came up with a new concept to help teach troubled youth mathematic...

This video was super interesting to me! I sent it to my entire school to see if the administrators would get a sample textbook. Thanks for sharing!

I heard this story on NPR and thought the study was very interesting. The study proves that physical exercise or movement increases student learning. We need more P.E.!

Volunteer to make better schools in the District of Columbia. This is a great resource to either volunteer or request assistance.

The next Work-a-Thon is April 25th.

that's a good one... and even relates to Postman!

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A look at school segregation in Minnesota--Myron Orfield is Gary Orfield's brother.

This is one of my favorite educational resources! The magazine provides a wealth of policy analysis, teaching ideas, and reassurance that it is possible to be a progressive and effective teacher. I also feel like their resources on multicultural education provides a nice counterpoint to Postmans' critique.

Animated, interactive math dictionary with definitions of over 600 common math terms in simple language. Math glossary, examples, practice interactives, calculators and mathematical activities for kids. © Jenny Eather 2007

This is cool. Just be careful, many of these are uniquely British words.

NABE represents Bilingual learners and Bilingual Education teachers. Site also includes recommended readings on Bilingual Education. There is a NABE Conference in Austin, TX February 18-2.

Contact information and description of services for bilingual students and the ESL population. OBE is very helpful in getting you the resources you need to successfully educate bilingual students or ELLs.

What is Inspired Teaching? In*spired Teach*ing (n.) - The kind of teaching that recognizes each child's innate desire to learn and builds on individual strengths to maximize academic, social and emotional achievement.