Since it’s inception in 2007, the Sports Legacy Institute (SLI) has made incredible strides in advocacy, education, and research of concussions and brain trauma in athletes and other at risk groups. A 501 (c) (3) organization, based out of Boston, MA, SLI has reached millions through live presentations, television, radio, and print media in order to spread their educational message.
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Giving test results to an incoherent, badly run school doesn’t automatically make it a better school. The work of turning a school around entails improving the knowledge and skills of teachers-changing their knowledge of content and how to teach it-and helping them to understand where their students are in their academic development. Low-performing schools, and the people who work in them, don’t know what to do. If they did, they would be doing it already.
So writes Richard Elmore in Unwarranted Intrusion, an essay critiquing the accountability mandates and high-stakes testing policies of the No Child Left Behind Act. In School Reform from the Inside Out, one of the country’s leading experts on the successes and failures of American education policy tackles issues ranging from teacher development to testing to failing schools. As Elmore aptly notes, successful school reform begins from the inside out with teachers, administrators, and school staff, not with external mandates or standards. This collection of some of Elmore’s most probing and influential essays is essential reading for any school leader, education reformer, policymaker, or citizen interested in the forces that promote real school change.
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West Carter Middle School serves fewer than 500 students in the small town of Olive Hill in the rural Appalachian region of Kentucky. Between 2000-2004, the school faced persistent low achievement in math and reading proficiency. A transformation was needed and in 2005 a new principal was hired bringing about an increase in collaboration among staff. Double lessons of math and reading were added to the daily class schedule. The percentage of students testing proficient and advanced in math has increased 50 points since the new principal was hired in 2005. Today, West Carter now ranks among the top 15% of middle schools in Kentucky and in 2010, was honored as a “School to Watch” by the Kentucky Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform.
Bill Gates spoke with Katie Couric on Obama’s push for reform in the US education system.
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Inside the academy: Dr. David C. Berliner- This Is Your Life: “Becoming Dr. Berliner” part part 1 of 2 About Inside the Academy insidetheacademy.asu.edu The inaugural taping of Inside the Academy featured Dr. David C. Berliner, Regents Professor of Education at Arizona State University. We believe an educational researcher is an artist or master of his or her craft, in much the same way as an actor or actress. Further, we believe it is equally entertaining, enlightening, and inspiring to hear from the best masters in the field of education. Inside the Academy provides members of the National Academy of Education an opportunity to share their passion for educational research in a format similar to Bravo’s Emmy award winning show Inside the Actors Studio. Each interview is hosted by Audrey Amrein-Beardsley and is organized as follows: 1. This is Your Life (introduction to the guest) 2. Significant Accomplishments (contributions to educational research) 3. Philosophical Questions (probing questions from the host) 4. Last Lecture (a special presentation from our guest) 5. Audience Questions (open forum)
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This video provides an overview of authentic assessment and also provides rationale for its use in the field of special education. References: Biggs, J. (2003). Aligning teaching and assessment to curriculum objectives. Imaginative Curriculum Project, LTSN Generic Centre. Cummings, Rhoda, Maddux, Cleborne D. and Richmond, Aaron (2008). Curriculum-embedded performance assessment in higher education: maximum efficiency and minimum disruption. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 33(6), 599-605. Darling-Hammond, L. (1994). Setting Standards for Students: The Case for Authentic Assessment. The Educational Forum, 59(1), 14–21. Eisner, EW (1999). The uses and limits of performance assessment. Phi Delta Kappan, 80(9), 658-659. Gilbert, G. (2007) Knowledge, the disciplines, and learning in the Digital Age. Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 6, 2, 115-122. Herrington, J., & Herrington, A. (1998). Authentic assessment and multimedia: How university students respond to a model of authentic assessment. Higher Education Research & Development, 17(3), 305-322. Keen, D., & Arthur-Kelly, M. (2009). Assessment, disability, student engagement and responses to intervention. Educational Assessment in the 21st Century, 137-155. Kohn, A. (1994). Grading: The issue is not how but why. Educational Leadership, 52, 38-38. Linn, RL, Baker, EL, & Dunbar, SB (1991). Complex, performance-based assessment: Expectations and validation criteria. Educational Researcher, 20(8), 15 …
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The Dark Side of School Reform directly engages some of the more difficult aspects of working as an educator in a public school. This book investigates what it means to teach, lead, and live during times of ongoing and intense change and offers insights which might help committed professionals better serve the needs of students as they seek to implement their own reforms in the ever-shifting organizations public schools have become.
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· A qualitative case study that used a sociological conceptual framework to explore teachers’ professional and personal lives as they implemented reform initiatives in a single public school over a two-year period
· Important and specific problems associated with school reform efforts and offers practitioner-oriented solutions that may aid educators in their efforts to facilitate meaningful educational change.
For teachers, school administrators, staff members, professors of education, graduate students, sociologists, and policymakers.
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Disability law can be complex and intimidating, so how can concerned parents use it to ensure their child with a disability receives the appropriate education they are legally entitled to?
A Guide to Special Education Advocacy gives strategies for advocating for better provision of special education in schools. Despite the many services and accommodations that have been made for students with disabilities, such as the use of Braille or providing specialized education in a regular or special classroom, many children with disabilities do not get the services they need and are not placed in appropriate programs or settings. Because of this, the perception of disability often remains unchanged. Matthew Cohen’s insightful manual gives a practical vision of how a parent or a professional can become an advocate to achieve a more inclusive and rewarding education for the child with a disability.
This book will provide parents, people with disabilities, professionals and clinicians thinking about special education advocacy with an overview of current disability law and how it works, identifying practical ways for building positive and effective relationships with schools.
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You have the power to effect change. Without your voice, elected officials can too easily forget the needs of schools and digital-age learners, and funding can slip through the cracks. As a passionate member of the ed tech community, stand up and make your voice heard! Hilary Goldmann, ISTE’s senior government affairs officer, has put together this guide to help you. With Advocacy and Educational Technology, you will develop a better understanding of the issues facing educational technology, learn about the programs that shape your ability to provide an effective education, and help ISTE and its members transform education in the digital age.
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy and leadership for innovation. ISTE is the premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education. Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), the Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (CARET), and ISTE’s annual conference (formerly known as the National Educational Computing Conference, or NECC), ISTE represents more than 100,000 professionals worldwide. We support our members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of transforming education.
Some of the areas in which we publish are:
-Web. 2.0 in the classroom-RSS, podcasts, and more
-National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
-Professional development for educators and administrators
-Integrating technology into the classroom and curriculum
-Safe practices for the Internet and technology
-Educational technology for parents
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Diane Ravitch on Arne Duncan, 1% Obama charter public education school reform teacher bashing no child left behind race to the top. She did not say the SEGREGATION word but spoke of a two tier education system when charter schools exclude low performing kids poor kids and needy kids with disabilities. Billionaires blame teachers for the poverty billionaires tax code created: “its (billionaires #edrform teachers evaluation blame game) a red herring, a diversion, to get our eyes away from the poverty n racial isolation in which so many of our childrens’ live… absolves the conscience of the billionaires boys club…” United Teachers of Los Angeles UTLA CA 9-24-2010
Governor Chris Christie and Mayor Cory Booker were on MSNBC’s Morning Joe today to discuss the gracious 0 million donation by Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to the Newark school system.
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