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I came across this quote in some readings recently. The quote is not attributed to any one person. Nevertheless, it struck me as the central part of what has been on my mind recently when it comes to thinking about teacher feedback and evaluations. Shelley Anderson, in her article entitled, Improving Teaching One Conversation…
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Atlanta K12 Design Challenge (@AK12DC) Summit 2015 is underway for day 2. Started early on a Saturday morning with eleven design teams and 60+ educators ready to build on Day 1. The schedule: We started the day reflecting on the work from day 1. A number of teams shared their learnings from day 1. The…
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A national conversation continues to take place about teacher evaluation systems, especially in states that submitted a Race-to-the-Top proposal, an Obama Administration initiative designed to fuel innovation in schools. This competitive grant program required states to submit a plan for how they would retool their current evaluation system, making greater use of student achievement data.…
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Check out this fascinating video about the properties of water and propylene glycol. The interaction of the two in a mixture. As one vaporizes in the mixture it influences the behavior of the drop and an adjacent drop. This could be a very interesting inquiry activity for physical science, chemistry, or physics students. The Physics…
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There is an interesting article in the recent edition of Harvard Education Letter, STEAM Not STICKERS, by Edward P. Clapp and Raquel Jimenez. The authors discuss the importance of looking for authentic and intellectually justifiable ways to integrate art into the STEM disciplines. They looked at a variety of STEAM (A for Arts) projects in various…
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