During our first week of the second semester, I gave my students the opportunity to complete free writes for bell work. This means they were able to write about any topic they chose, and in any format. One student chose to write a paragraph about pancakes, another wrote fantasy flash fiction and some students created their own […]
How To Reform Education Once And For All — For Real!
Just when we thought we’d weathered the worst in educational deformation, we’re flooded with another tsunami of malicious political tomfoolery. This time it’s presidential wannabe Hillary Clinton claiming that she will close down below average schools. If you want to read more about this educational quackery, these folks have summed it up: Clinton’s Math Problem by […]
Is There A Teacher Shortage In #OklaEd?
Read the Twitter discussion between @OKCAdvocate and a few #Oklaed regulars regarding the teacher shortage (or lack thereof) and parental satisfaction with their local schools. A Social Media Story storified by watersenglish Source: #oklaed – 5/3/15 – Journal Record States No Teacher Shortage (with tweets) · watersenglish · Storify Michelle WatersI am a secondary English Language Arts […]
Quality Teachers: Are They Born Or Made?
Brett Dickerson over at Life At The Intersections has hit the nail on the head again. While many people do have an innate ability to teach, ultimately, teachers must develop their skills over time. In order to do this: Anyone who has actively invested themselves in teaching and education leadership knows that the best teachers […]
Keating Claims #OklaEd Needs Dramatic Improvement, “Education Establishment” Attacking Grading Methodology
From Keating, Meacham: Quality of Oklahoma’s education needs dramatic improvement: Instead of studying and adopting best practices from around the country, the education establishment chose to attack the methodology used in grading their schools. When our state leaders decide to study and adopt best practices instead of faulty school grading policies, I’m sure the “education establishment*” […]