by Carol A. Josel | Dec 18, 2012 | Articles
A Teach Plus survey of 1,015 teachers found that 71% of those with 10 or less years of experience–the “new majority”–said student performance should be part of their evaluations vs 41% of veteran teachers. The U.S. ranks 9th out of 18 countries...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 17, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“At the elementary level, [value-added] is a pretty reliable measure in terms of predicting how teachers will perform the following year. At the high school level, it is quite a bit less reliable, so the score for using this to improve student outcomes is much...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 13, 2012 | Making Education News
All but Alaska, Texas, and Virginia have adopted the Common Core Standards, which are being taught in English/language arts, math, and literacy in science, history, social studies, and technical subjects. The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 12, 2012 | Helpful Resources
www.whyville.net ~ Whyville offers up “a virtual world geared for teen and pre-teen boys and girls,” and is filled with learning games, socializing opportunities, and more. www.spatulatta.com ~ This site teaches kids to cook via step-by-step video...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 11, 2012 | Making Education News
To comply with such existing federal programs as School Improvement Grants, more than 30 states have changed statutes to require principal evaluations based in “significant part” on standardized test scores. Says the Pew Research Center, for the first...
