Pop Quiz: Who is the American Teacher?

December 20, 2011

Jose -
Teacher evaluation is intricately tied to teacher preparation and the future of education. In a recent interview with John Merrow, Barnett Berry and David Stiener compare notes on who and what makes up the current American teaching force. Barnett makes some excellent points that get to the heart of why teacher prep, teacher evaluation, [...]

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From The Ground Up: Teacher Evaluation As A Cyclical Process

December 14, 2011

Hey John,
As the year comes to a close, there’s a collection of very bold and progressive teachers voicing their opinions on the hot item of the moment: teacher evaluation. Some of my favorites include Renee Moore’s The Future Is Now for Teacher Evaluation and Michael Moran’s Context Matters. In each of these essays, there’s accurate [...]

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Measuring Student Learning in 140 Characters or Less

December 2, 2011

Hey John and Jose,
On November 17, CTQ ventured into its second #teaching2030 Twitter chat. The topic for this chat was measuring student learning, and more than 50 people weighed in. Some were familiar names from CTQ’s Teacher Leaders Network (TLN), but others were new to these conversations and to CTQ. A few people who follow [...]

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Education’s Secret Technocracy

November 30, 2011

John,
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to jump on a panel at Bank Street College with a few education colleagues (including representatives from Hechinger Report and Gotham Schools) about education and the media. Save for a few questions about my blog (see: teacher voice), the general topics at the panel centered around perceptions of teachers in [...]

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What I am Thankful for in Education

November 23, 2011

Jose -
I wanted to share a guest post I did for the online discussion portion of Learning Matters, John Merrow’s education show. I wanted to write, “I am thankful to you for standing up for teachers for 30 years.” I knew that wasn’t what he wanted when he asked,
“What about the current state of education [...]

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Speaking Truth To Power

November 15, 2011

Hey John,
First, let me say how shocked (SHOCKED) I was to see that Ron Thorpe actually reads our blog. I’ve known him since he moderated a panel Ariel Sacks, Barnett Berry, Jon Snyder [President of Bank Street], and me. As we ran into each other at different events, most recently at the MetLife Foundation 35th [...]

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NBPTS Moving into the Future with NBCTs

November 10, 2011

Jose -
I was stoked to find out that a National Board Certified Teacher from New Mexico, Michelle Felis Accardi has been named as director of state policy and advocacy for the organization. Her statement,
“It’s an honor to be associated with an organization that has set the bar for what it means to be an [...]

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What New CEO of the NBPTS, Ron Thorpe, Should Know and Be Able to Do

November 8, 2011

Hey Jose –
As you know, I have been following the NBPTS search for a new CEO as both a disenchanted NBCT and a passionate teacher. A little while ago the new leader was announced. Ron Thorpe, Vice President & Director, Education for WNET public TV in New York, seems to be just the candidate [...]

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The 2030 “You Will” Ads

October 31, 2011

Jose -
In response to your video I went looking for a video about the future for children in the year 2030. I stumbled on a vision for the future made about 20 years ago. In 1993  AT&T produced the following ad. I was amazed at how accurate the predictions were.
I feel like I [...]

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Children of 2030: My Magazine Only Has One App

October 30, 2011

John,
Long time no see. I’ve obviously been missing in action on this side of the hemisphere as I prepare for eventual fatherhood. The thought makes me nervous but excited for this new future I’ll have. For one, when people ask me about my kids, I don’t have to say “Some of them are OK, but [...]

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