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Jacob Eckrich

The "Canon" of English Literature - 2 views

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Literature Canon History

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  • Canonization also distorts literature and introduces predictable biases in interpretation
  • Jacob Eckrich on 19 Nov 10
     
    This article deals with the issue of Literature canons, and how they are formed. Its kind of scary to see how the simple process of deciding what "literature" is in or out can distort one's perception of literature, as well as history.
Evonne Villagomez

Are Students Coddled? Schools Get Rid of 'F's - ABC News - 5 views

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    • Jennifer Flores
      Jennifer Flores on 19 Nov 10
       
      Wow! This article blew my mind. I cannot believe that schools would actually go that low. How can they even think about getting rid of F's to help the kids. This is exactly the opposite of what kids really need. I truly believe students receive the grades that they deserve. With hard work comes good grades and with poor work comes poor grades.
  • At one Boston area middle school, a policy known as "Zeros Aren't Permitted" gives students who do not complete their homework on time an opportunity during school hours to finish so that they do not fail the assignment.
    • Evonne Villagomez
      Evonne Villagomez on 19 Nov 10
       
      This is absolutely irritating! Why should these kids, who didn't care to do the assignment in the first place be offered a second chance? I think this is just cause for enabling lazy students. Kids will just assume that 'eh who cares I'll still get the chance to make up the work so I don't have to do it tonight'. It's ridiculous and unfair for those students who are being model students.
  • Kyle Dodson on 18 Nov 10
     
    This article is nothing but angering to me. More and more public schools are ditching the letter grade of "F" for a more friendly rejection grade, relying on an "I" for incomplete or an "H" for held.
  • Michael Horder on 18 Nov 10
     
    This is just stupid. If a child earns and F then that is what they should get. I've heard about this before and I can't believe it. Let's just get rid of A's as well. We can go "credit/no credit" so everyone can feel good about themselves. I see the movie "Idocracy" looming in our future if we make these kind of decisions. That is scary.
  • Jacob Eckrich on 19 Nov 10
     
    The biggest problem with this, is it sets students up for failure later on in life. Part of education is also life application and readiness. If a student who performs badly never "fails" then said student will have a skewes perception of how life works, that will have devestating effects later on lin life.
anonymous

Innovations in Teacher Prep Programs | Edutopia - 2 views

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TeacherPrep

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  • Research shows the importance of mentoring new teachers, so why not push that mentoring down into the student teaching experience? And also, why do student teaching programs take effective, experienced teachers out of the classroom while novice teachers are learning? They should always be available to work with kids.
  • And they graduate knowing how to collaborate with other professionals -- a skill that is increasingly valued in educators.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 24 Jan 11
       
      CSUF is considering co-teaching because of the ways that schools are responding to standardized assessment. This model allows master teachers to stay in the classroom with the student teacher--which, CSUF hopes, would reassure districts and schools who are becoming less likely to want student teachers. An interesting by-product is how student teachers would learn to collaborate.
  • anonymous on 24 Jan 11
     
    A brief article about teacher preparation programs. CSUF is considering the co-teaching model. What do you think?
anonymous

The overblown crisis in American education : The New Yorker - 1 views

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Education Crisis

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  • anonymous on 05 Oct 10
     
    Crisis in American Education? This writer doesn't think so.
Elvira Ledezma

Common Core Standards Initiative - Year 2010 (CA Dept of Education) - 0 views

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  • articulated staircasing of student skills will help accelerate improvement in student performance and close the achievement gap," he said.
  • The rigorous, internationally competitive common core standards will help better prepare California students for success in the increasingly competitive global economy," O'Connell said.
  • By adopting such the common core standards, California can choose to look to the future and build upon what is the best of our own current – and considerable — standards with the best of what other states and high-performing countries offer their students.
Elvira Ledezma

The Answer Sheet - Will new standards mean better-educated kids? -- Willingham - 0 views

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  • Almost all states climbed on board the common standards train when the commitment required no more than a statement of interest. Interest was sustained by the promise of Race to the Top money. As the conductor comes around requesting payment (that is, real changes loom) states are beginning to jump.
  • commonly known as No Child Left Behind, requires that states adopt the standards in order to get access to 14.5 billion in federal funds.
  • We also need (1) a curriculum that implements the standards; (2) professional development for teachers; (3) lesson plans that implement the curriculum.
Michael Horder

Learning & Leading with Technology - 1 views

www.learningandleading-digital.com/learningandleading

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  • Michael Horder on 16 Nov 10
     
    I have not fully explored this but it seems to be an online magazine devoted to using Tech in classrooms. It some sort of Magazine. Some really good articles in each issue.
Michelle Arce

Making Instructional Adaptations for English Learners in the Mainstream Classroom: Is I... - 3 views

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ELL in mainstream classrooms

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  • Michelle Arce on 28 Oct 10
     
    Article revolving around EL learners... Is enough being done to help these students?
ameia sarkisian

ALA | Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novel... - 3 views

www.ala.org/...index.cfm

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  • ameia sarkisian on 29 Oct 10
     
    This isn't really an article, but I thought the website might come in handy for people other than myself. Skim some of the reasons why these books are banned form their respective schools...
Kyle Dodson

District Summary of Fresno Unified - 1 views

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Education California Statistics

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  • Kyle Dodson on 18 Nov 10
     
    In case anyone is interested in more of a local glance at the public school system, this site offers statistics on every California District by gender, ethnic backgrounds, and by math and literacy numbers.
Jacob Eckrich

Back in Black - Education Crisis - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 10/05/10 - Video C... - 4 views

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Education Funding

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    • Jacob Eckrich
      Jacob Eckrich on 19 Nov 10
       
      While this is a comedy show, its political and social relevence is great. While I don't agree with a ll the views presented on this show, it does force people to think.
  • Jacob Eckrich on 19 Nov 10
     
    While this is funny, it is also depressing. It goes to show you how poorly education is being reformed, and how little many of us know how to go about fixing it.
  • Jennifer Flores on 19 Nov 10
     
    Jacob this was really funny, but like you said very sad at the same time. Our education system is crap and everyone knows it. There are so many people saying they have the answers, but no one is stepping up to the plate to fix it. I'm not saying I have the answers, but there has to be something we can do to make it better.
anonymous

How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live - TIME - 0 views

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twitter web2.0

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  • anonymous on 06 Jan 10
     
    Twitter in the classroom?
anonymous

NCTE Secondary Section: Using Wordle in an English Classroom - 2 views

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Wordle Teaching web2.0

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  • anonymous on 26 Mar 10
     
    Interesting ideas about how to use a new web 2.0 tool
anonymous

Welcome to Google Lit Trips! - 0 views

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literature google GoogleEarth trips web2.0

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  • anonymous on 05 Apr 10
     
    Using google maps in connection with literary texts
anonymous

PowerlessPoint - Brainstorm - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 2 views

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PowerPoint

shared by anonymous on 28 Apr 10 - Cached
  • And in an age when most people squirm if they must sit still to listen to a person speak for longer than a minute, PowerPoint keeps them calm. Its soothing, assuaging underlying message is that there’s no topic too complex, no problem too difficult, no idea too subtle that ordinary human beings can’t grasp it in a 20-minute presentation. PowerPoint runs roughshod over phenomena by flattening them, so that nothing is more important than anything else.
  • anonymous on 28 Apr 10
     
    More critiques of PowerPoint
anonymous

60 in 60: Web 2.0 Tools by Brandon Lutz on Prezi - 0 views

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Web2.0

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  • anonymous on 17 May 10
     
    60 free tools to use from the web
anonymous

Larry Strauss: Quality Education, By Any Means Necessary - 0 views

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Education SubversiveEducators

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  • anonymous on 04 Jan 11
     
    Thought some of you might be interested in this article by a teacher in L.A.
Justin Norris

Texas FLAP over Arabic classes in schools | Spero News - 2 views

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Culture Teachers America Arab Language Instruction

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  • Justin Norris on 10 Feb 11
     
    The FLAP grant a good thing? You be the judge.
anonymous

California Governor Puts the Testing Juggernaut On Ice - Living in Dialogue - Education... - 1 views

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Testing CA Education

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  • anonymous on 18 May 11
     
    Interesting article about Gov. Brown's vision for education.
anonymous

Mrs. Martin's Class: It's almost over! In first grade we loved learning about....... - 0 views

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Blogging Elementary

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  • anonymous on 18 May 11
     
    First graders blog about what they learned this year.
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