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John Chandler

Study: High school grades best predictor of college success - not SAT/ACT scores - 0 views

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    Study: High school grades best predictor of college success - not SAT/ACT scores
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    One of my favorite topics to discuss. And why do we think the SAT is going to be redesigned for Class of 2016? Clearly because we need to align it to the Common Core. More info to come on this....what do you think John?
Gina Cinotti

CCSS Alignment: Great Content Required | Common Core - 0 views

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    Has anyone heard of this?
John Chandler

Field-Testing of Common-Core Exams Gets Off to Shaky Start at Md. High School - Curricu... - 0 views

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    At Thomas S. Wootton High School, teachers and administrators seem to be in agreement that field-testing for the common-core assessments is off to a bumpy start.
ShaeBrie Dow

No More MOOCs: Pay Attention to Beyonce | Edutopia - 1 views

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    "No More MOOCs: Pay Attention to Beyonce"
ShaeBrie Dow

Game-Based Storytelling | Edutopia - 1 views

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    "Game-Based Storytelling"
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    I've seen this article a few times....
Gina Cinotti

TestingTalk.org Launches National Discussion About Common Core Tests - Living in Dialog... - 0 views

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    And we keep talking about it
Kelly OLeary

13 Free Web Tools Students and Teachers Should Know About | MindShift - 0 views

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    13 Free Web Tools  
Alicia Koster

Cultivating the Habits of Self-Knowledge and Reflection | Edutopia - 0 views

  • So in the face of a challenge, what do your students "retreat to"? Below are four questions they can use to begin this kind of reflection and self-awareness: How do I respond when I'm challenged, both inwardly and outwardly? Which resources and strategies do I tend to favor, and which do I tend to ignore? What can I do to make myself more aware of my own thinking and emotions? What happens if I don’t change anything at all?
Alicia Koster

Barbaric Yawp in the 21st Century: Using Tech to Engage Budding Poets | Edutopia - 0 views

  • Would the students have created a Facebook group rather than sneak off to a cave? Or would Mr. Keating have told the students to turn off all devices and leave them in their bags, maintaining the traditional classroom setting? I think it would be more of the former.
  • In the movie, students shouted quotes to music blasted from a record player while on the soccer field. They explored alternative learning spaces by walking the halls of the school. The students from Mr. Keating's class found relevance in their study of poetry because he taught them (3):
Alicia Koster

Designing a State Accountability System: Part II - Top Performers - Education Week - 1 views

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    high-performing countries are moving away from forms of accountability based on blue-collar models of work organization (which accurately describes teaching in the United States) and toward professional models of accountability. Blue-collar models assume the work provides little in the way of intrinsic rewards and so requires the boss to provide carrots and sticks-mostly sticks- to keep the workforce on task. The blue-collar model also unites the workers against the bosses.
Daniel Breiman

Why Should Schools Care About John Hattie's Visible Learning? - Finding Common Ground -... - 0 views

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    Why Should Schools Care About John Hattie's Visible Learning?
Daniel Breiman

What Are the 7 Mind Frames of Learning? - Finding Common Ground - Education Week - 0 views

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    What Are the 7 Mind Frames of Learning?
Adriana Coppola

Jump In Autism Cases May Not Mean It's More Prevalent : Shots - Health News : NPR - 0 views

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    Jump In Autism Cases May Not Mean It's More Prevalent
mccahillk

EDCompass blog » SMART amp Software Update: 5 Things to Know - 1 views

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    Update your schools Smartboards.
Gina Cinotti

Arizona Supreme Court: School-Choice Savings Accounts Can Continue - State EdWatch - Ed... - 0 views

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    See what Arizona did with School Choice
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