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When Geronimo Met Joanne Barkan: Thoughts About Philanthropy in Los Angeles | Diane Rav... - 0 views

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  • Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy and Hollywood philanthropist Megan Chernin have launched an effort to raise $200 million over five years to benefit local public schools. “The collaboration, in the works for
  • Education is political BECAUSE it is Big Business. To ignore that reality is to be willfully ignorant. And the Philanthropists have tried very hard to turn Education into Big Business behind the scenes while maintaining their pretense of Switzerland-like neutrality in their public persona claiming to the public: “We just want to help education be better.
  • Lois Whipple on 03 Apr 14
     
    Diane Ravitch point to the political nature of "philanthropy " with Los Angeles educaiton fund
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Think Twice Think Tank Review Project | National Education Policy Center - 0 views

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  • The Privatization Infatuation In 2007, the second year of our Think Tank Review Project (thinktankreview.org), we reviewed 18 think tank reports about education policy. Time after time, our reviewers identified analyses that led inexorably to a privatization prescription. Even reports that offered a reasonable analysis of the No Child Left Behind Act or the dropout problem suddenly and groundlessly identified as the key policy implication of their findings the need for vouchers or other forms of privatization. ... See the full article by clicking on the above link
  • Barbara Powers on 30 Mar 14
     
    provides the public, policymakers, and the press with timely, academically sound reviews of selected think tank publications. Reviewers for the project apply academic peer review standards to reports from think tanks and write brief reviews for the project website. They are asked to examine the reports for the validity of assumptions, methodology, results, and strength of links between results and policy recommendations.
  • Lois Whipple on 01 Apr 14
     
    The Think Twice Think Tank Review Project provides the public, policymakers, and the press with timely, academically sound reviews of selected think tank publications.  Reviewers for the project apply academic peer review standards to reports from think tanks and write brief reviews for the project website. They are asked to examine the reports for the validity of assumptions, methodology, results, and strength of links between results and policy recommendations. The reviews, written in non-academic language, are intended to help policy makers, reporters, and others assess the merits of the reviewed reports. 
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Common Core's impact on teacher evaluations needs to be "addressed," Cuomo says - 0 views

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    "We have to deal with the issue of the effect of Common Core testing on teacher evaluations," Cuomo said at a news conference Tuesday.
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About Us | Voices from the Classroom - 0 views

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  • Barbara Powers on 01 Apr 14
     
    The posts on our blog are mostly written by classroom teachers from around the country, with some additional commentary by AFT leaders and staff. Our teacher bloggers will be sharing their experiences in the classroom - from their thoughts on how Common Core is working in their classrooms, to their reflections on professional development, to their successes and struggles working with students of all backgrounds and abilities.
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Game-Based Storytelling | Edutopia - Linkis.com - 0 views

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  • mccahillk on 01 Apr 14
     
    Storyboards can be an effective tool to have students design a new game level or write a cut scene, an interlude of drama that breaks up the gameplay and moves the game storyline along. 
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Teaching Students to Embrace Mistakes | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • mccahillk on 01 Apr 14
     
    You spend a huge part of your life grading tests, commenting on essays, and providing thoughtful feedback on homework assignments . . . only to have them wadded up and ignored. 
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How Employers Can Create a Sustainable Culture of Empowerment - 0 views

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  • mccahillk on 01 Apr 14
     
    Culture is organic; it changes and it can't be dictated by one person.
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Edudemic - Education Technology Tips For Students And Teachers - 2 views

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  • Alicia Koster on 08 Mar 14
     
    Connecting education and technology
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    Edudemic - connecting education & technology 
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Testing Talk - 0 views

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  • Lois Whipple on 01 Apr 14
     
    This site provides a space for you to share your observations of the new breed of standardized tests. What works? What doesn't? Whether your district is piloting PARCC, Smarter Balanced, or its own test, we want to pass the microphone to you, the people closest to the students being tested. The world needs to hear your stories, insights, and suggestions. Our goal is collective accountability and responsiveness through a national, online conversation.
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Mission « Massachusetts Restorative Justice Collaborative - 0 views

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  • Kelly OLeary on 31 Mar 14
     
    Building Communities of Care
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Incompetech: Royalty-Free Music - 0 views

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  • Barbara Powers on 31 Mar 14
     
    Free music downloads, free sound effects.
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Duolingo | Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and English for free - 0 views

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  • Barbara Powers on 31 Mar 14
     
    Free language education for the world. Also has app for itunes.
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PowToon for education online animated presentation software - 0 views

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  • Barbara Powers on 31 Mar 14
     
    Create animated videos and presentations -as easy as Powerpoint!  Flip your classroom, inspire, engage and delight your students.
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A Guidebook for Social Media in the Classroom | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • The Social Media Myth The myth about social media in the classroom is that if you use it, kids will be Tweeting, Facebooking and Snapchatting while you're trying to teach. We still have to focus on the task at hand. Don't mistake social media for socializing. They're different -- just as kids talking as they work in groups or talking while hanging out are different
  • Gina Cinotti on 20 Mar 14
     
    I read this one too....its so awesome. Organizes it all.
  • meredith fox on 23 Mar 14
     
    A Guidebook for Social Media in the Classroom
  • Daniel Breiman on 30 Mar 14
     
    A Guidebook for Social Media in the Classroom
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The Complete Guide To Twitter Hashtags In Education - 0 views

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  • Anyone. When you tweet and want your message to be part of a larger conversation beyond your followers, add a relevant hashtag from the list below to the end of your message, and you’ll automatically reach anyone who is monitoring the same hashtag. Cool, yes?
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"Conduct a Remote Presentation in Real Time on Prezi" by grovo.com | @Grovo - YouTube - 0 views

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  • Alisha Trusty on 30 Mar 14
     
    "Conduct a Remote Presentation in Real Time on Prezi" by grovo.
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