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posted by: Colin
| March 23, 2011, 02:30 pm
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>> Originally posted by Jill on the AAE Blog:
Twitter. People are still abuzz about it. What about Twitter + classroom discussions? This communication trend tool in the classroom is only picking up speed. The benefits of emerging technologies like Twitter outweigh the downfalls. Look at this interactive class at the University of Texas at Dallas using Twitter to increase student engagement."
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posted by: Colin
| March 22, 2011, 02:30 pm
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Performance pay continues to be one of the most hot-button education reform policies being proposed by reformers and lawmakers across the country. Last week, Senate Bill 736 passed in Florida and it is now awaiting Governor Scott's signature. Among other broad reforms, the Florida bill is one of the most progressive in terms of performance pay, also known as merit pay. It requires 50 percent of a teacher's evaluation to be based on state standardized tests or other national, local, or industry measures for those subjects not gauged at the state level and evaluations are based on four distinct levels of teacher performance.
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posted by: Colin
| March 17, 2011, 02:30 pm
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>> Originally posted by Jill on the AAE Blog:
Have you ever tried lesson planning with a teacher who is teaching the same or similar classes with you? For some teachers it works, for others it is torture. Yet certainly it's worth a try in order to identify your best practices as a teacher, whether or not partner planning becomes an often-used instrument on your educator toolbelt.
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posted by: Colin
| March 14, 2011, 02:30 pm
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Former Chancellor of New York City public schools Joel Klein as featured in the Washington Post this weekend:
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posted by: Colin
| March 10, 2011, 02:30 pm
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After a month of union led protests, national media attention, walk-outs, and closed schools, Republicans in the Wisconsin state Senate and Assembly have finally approved Governor Scott Walker’s budget repair bill. The Governor is expected to sign it imminently.
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