May 2004
Monday 31 May 2004
- No Child Left Behind - Is the No Child Left Behind Act creating a hierarchy of "haves" and "have nots" even before any sanctions are placed on schools that don't meet assessment standards? In "School Pushes Reading, Writing, Reform" by Linda Perlstein in today's Washington Post, we learn that some schools, primarily, schools "that have... (12:07 | 0 Trackbacks | 11 Comments)
Tuesday 25 May 2004
- Summer Reading - What the Best College Teachers Do by Ken Bain (director of NYU's Center for Teaching Excellence) [The Chronicle of Higher Education features what appears to be an excerpt or abstract of the book in Bain's essay, "What Makes Great Teachers Great". What follows is an excerpt...] Highly effective teachers approach... (23:15 | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments)
Friday 21 May 2004
- Best Commencement Address of the Year - "We declared war on terror. We declared war on terror—it’s not even a noun, so, good luck. After we defeat it, I’m sure we’ll take on that bastard ennui." -- John Stewart's commencement address at William & Mary College *** Congratulations to all the graduates.... (16:36 | 0 Trackbacks | 4 Comments)
Monday 10 May 2004
- Notes and Snapshots - The latest issue of David Allen's Productivity Principles newsletter features a tip for executives that suggests taking a digital photo of a whiteboard after a meeting, to save time taking notes or recording brainstorming sessions in the minutes. Of course, some whiteboards come with software that automates this like an... (23:08 | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments)
Sunday 9 May 2004
- Presidential Politics - Want to know where the presidential candidates stand on education issues? Compare them: John Kerry | George Bush | Ralph Nader You can also compare candidates on the issues across the board from the 2000 election. You can also read the political party platforms in an earlier pedablogue post.... (13:45 | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments)
Thursday 6 May 2004
- One Worth Clicking - Grading like mad as the end of the year approaches? Lighten up for a moment and take a look at Randy Glasbergen's education cartoons for teachers. Some of these really hit the nail on the head. Like the one where a teacher speaks to the confused child who stands at... (21:27 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Wednesday 5 May 2004
- Gallery of Teaching and Learning - It's final's week here and on top of grading papers from all my courses, I've got two (out of three) novel-length theses to evaluate as part of our MA Program in Writing Popular Fiction. So I'm too busy to blog. But I did want to quickly link to what appears... (14:44 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)