Teacher Update: Life Equations

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	TOP STORY Teacher PD Sourcebook Life Equations Renowned educator Dan Meyer encourages teachers to drop the textbooks and teach students the math that's all around them. Advertisement Um, how well do your students, like, speak? Well Spoken offers teachers of all subjects a guide to teaching students how to speak effectively, with practical strategies for crafting, delivering, and evaluating speeches. Preview the entire book online! TEACHER PD SOURCEBOOK Real-World Learning: Creating Authentic Lessons in Math and Reading The Spring 2011 issue of the Teacher PD Sourcebook is now online. This issue looks at how innovative educators are working to build stronger connections between math and literacy instruction and students' own lives. See the complete table of contents. Plus, browse or search our exclusive directory of K-12 professional development products and services. Advertisement Sally Ride Science Join the thousands of educators across the nation who utilize the discovery-based classroom programs, innovative classroom materials and essential professional development that bring science to life in upper-elementary and middle school classrooms. Click here to learn more. TEACHER BOOK CLUB Teach Like a Champion Discussion Is On! The Teacher Book Club’s online discussion with Doug Lemov, author of Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College, is now live. So far, the dialogue has been both spirited and substantive. For instance, in response to a teacher who expressed concerns about the “highly controlling” techniques outlined in the book, Lemov noted: "Most of the classrooms that I see where kids don't get the gift of deep intellectual study miss the mark not because the teacher is too controlling but because he or she is not in control enough and cannot determine what happens there." He also said: "Warmth and structure are not opposites. You can be both and you can be neither. I believe that my own kids and the kids in our schools deserve both." Lemov will be chiming in periodically until the end of the day on April 14. Join the discussion! MORE HEADLINES Teacher Leaders Network Why Electives Matter Too often excluded from collaborative opportunities, electives teachers can be more effective when they tie their instruction to what students are learning in core classes, writes Susan “Ernie” Rambo. (Teacher) NAEP Study Finds Jump in Students Taking Tough Courses Graduates completing a "rigorous" curriculum rose 8 percent since 1990, and those completing a "midlevel" one climbed 20 percent. (Education Week) NC Considering Paying Students for Good Grades Dangling cash rewards could be the cheapest and most effective motivator to raise test scores and lower dropout rates, said North Carolina state senator Fletcher Hartsell. (Associated Press) Bill Adds to List of Reasons Teachers Can Be Fired School teachers in Oklahoma could be fired for a host of new reasons under a bill that cleared a House committee, raising concerns of opponents who contend educators are on the front line of a Republican assault on public education. (Associated Press) Haslam Signs Teacher Tenure Bill into Law Republican Gov. Bill Haslam on Tuesday signed into law a measure to make it more difficult for teachers to obtain and keep tenure in Tennessee. (Associated Press) Environmental Issues Inspire Children to Dig Into Science Informal science programs that focus on the environment hook young people because they are about issues that really matter to their lives. (Education Week) Slideshow When a Parent Is in Prison In this slideshow, Howard Zehr's photographs reveal the challenges and heartbreak faced by children of incarcerated parents. (Education Week) TEACHING NOW Education Week Teacher's editorial blog, Teaching Now, provides the latest news, ideas, and resources for teacher leaders. Comments welcome. • The Tortured Knowledge of Today's Teens • The Fall of the Flip Cam: A Loss for Teachers? • Schools Commemorate Civil War 150th Anniversary (Sometimes Inappropriately) • The Debate Over iPads for Kindergartners • 'Gifted' as a Self-fulfilling Prophecy • Teacher Blogger Takes on Ed. Department TEACHER BLOGS Teacher in a Strange Land Reclaiming "Reform" Teacher advocates can be education reformers, too, says Nancy Flanagan. Leading From the Classrooom Using Technology Examples to Enhance the Curriculum The "digital immigrant" and "digital native" discussions continue... Learning Forward's PD Watch From Sage on the Stage to Guide on the Side Shirley Hord discusses the principal's role in schoolwide professional learning. Living in Dialogue Pennsylvania Parents Call for Full Court Press with Politicians Parent activists Tim Slekar and Michele Gray write about their decision to publicly boycott the state's standardized testing of their children. A Place at the Table Is it Really All in the Numbers? Is Algebra II a predictor of post-high school success or just a correlation? Coach G's Teaching Tips Fractions: Divide and Conquer A key to preventing errors is to teach students the flip and multiply approach before they learn to divide fractions, writes David Ginsburg. Upcoming Webinars Learning Science Outside the Classroom Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 2 p.m. EDT Experts say that informal science learning is gaining wider recognition and becoming part of the national dialogue on how to advance public understanding of science. Two experts join Education Week to discuss the evolving field—what we know about its impact, what it looks like in practice, the potential, and the challenges. Register now for this free live event. Michael Horn: How Digital Curriculum is Transforming Learning Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 3 p.m. EDT Content provided by: Apex Learning Join Innosight Executive Director of Education Michael Horn and Apex Learning CEO Cheryl Vedoe for a conversation on the role of digital curriculum in the modern classroom, including how digital curriculum has transformed the traditional model of learning and how it will continue to transform education over the next decade and beyond. Register now for this free live event. Technology Counts: K-12 Seeks Custom Fit Thursday, April 28, 2011, 2 p.m. EDT Sponsored by: SAS Digital tools are pushing the boundaries of personalized learning, helping students customize their own classroom experiences based on what they want and need to know. Our guests will talk about how to use these tools and approaches to customize education based on students’ strengths and weaknesses. Register now for this free live event. Improving Literacy for English-Language Learners Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 2 p.m. EDT Sponsored by: Imagine Learning Many school districts are focusing on creating more consistency in how they teach literacy to English-language learners across schools. Such efforts are particularly important as school districts consider how to implement the common core state standards for such students. Join our guests who will discuss both the research on the most effective approaches to improving literacy for ELLs and how some school districts have tried to carry out those approaches. Register now for this free live event.		FOLLOW US: Teacher on Twitter Follow all of the latest Teacher news on Twitter. Teacher on Facebook Become a fan of Teacher on Facebook to stay up-to-date with teacher-related news! ANNOUNCEMENT The Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Culturally Responsive Teaching Education Week Teacher readers are encouraged to apply or nominate colleagues for the new Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Culturally Responsive Teaching. The award will honor educators who excel at teaching students from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. Get more info. EDUCATION WEEK EVENTS Learning Science Outside the Classroom Webinar April 19, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Register now. Michael Horn: How Digital Curriculum is Transforming Learning Sponsor Webinar April 20, 3:00 p.m. Eastern Register now. Content Provided by: Apex Learning Technology Counts: K-12 Seeks Custom Fit Webinar April 28, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Register now. Sponsored by: SAS Leadership Forum: Innovation InSight: Manage Your District Creatively to Boost Learning Live Event May 2, 8:00 a.m. Eastern New York City, NY Register now. Improving Literacy for English-Language Learners Webinar May 4, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Register now. Sponsored by: Imagine Learning Leadership Forum: Innovation InSight: Manage Your District Creatively to Boost Learning Live Event May 13, 8:00 a.m. Central Chicago, IL Register now. Search Education Jobs + Director Marketing & Membership FBLA-PBL, Inc., Reston, VA + Superintendent Santa Barbara School Districts, Santa Barbara, CA + Superintendent Designee Lincolnshire-Prairie View District 103, Lincolnshire, IL + Superintendent Zeeland Public Schools, Zeeland, MI + Superintendent Lander County School District, Battle Mountain, NV + Commissioner of Education Connecticut State Board of Education, CT EDUCATION WEEK SPOTLIGHT Spotlight on Gifted Education Providing gifted students with challenging work that keeps them engaged in learning is no easy task. This Spotlight explores different ways schools are approaching gifted learning and the numerous issues facing gifted students and those who teach them. View all Spotlights. White Papers Combining Face-to-Face and Online Instruction Aventa Learning by K12 6 Steps for a Successful Online Summer School CompassLearning Great Books Programs Fit Common Core State Standards Great Books Foundation Elementary Math Intervention & Adaptive Learning DreamBox Learning Maximize the Impact of Instructional Technology Lexia Learning The 21st Century Classroom Herff Jones Aventa Learning’s Approach to Credit Recovery Aventa Learning Singapore Math-Problem Solving with Bar Models Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Creating a Data-Driven Culture: Leadership Matters SAS Effective Reading Programs for Title I Schools Success for All Foundation
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