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What qualities do good teachers possess? Can we settle on a set of qualities that all teachers should possess and can they be taught? There are a plethora of articles, commentaries, and books written on what goes into making a good teacher. I would advocate that contained in these pieces are the framework for what…
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Just read a wonderful article by Spencer Salend in Phi Delta Kappan, Teaching Students Not to Sweat the Test. If you don’t have time to read his full article or have access to it, let me summarize his major points or topic areas. Mr. Salend, Professor at State University of New York-New Paltz, has done…
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In this article (see my highlights below), the author, Sarah Garland, writes about Memphis school district’s adoption of a teacher evaluation system similar to the one used in Washington, D.C. by Michelle Rhee when she was the superintendent. Reading this piece and being somewhat informed about the Washington, D.C. experience, I continue to struggle why…
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This was a good interview with Deborah Gist, the Commission of Elementary and Secondary Education in Rhode Island. She discusses what Rhode Island is doing to rollout their new Teacher Evaluation model. Gradual rollout before full implementation has been important, as well as involving teachers in the process. She doesn’t discuss this in her interview,…
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Brian Goldman is a doctor who has made mistakes. He tells his personal story about how making mistakes in medicine is the ‘great secret.’ Doctors don’t want to admit that they make mistakes. They are forced to go underground and bury their shame over being human. As I listened to his compelling story, I couldn’t…
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