Tag: Teacher Evaluation

July 11, 2012

News

July 11th, 2012

Local News Sussex Countian Fritz, Wright fill Indian River board vacancies James E. Fritz and Leolga T. Wright have been chosen to fill vacancies on the Indian River Board of Education. Both of their terms will expire in June 2013. Cape Gazette Venables secures $350,000 state federal loan for Laurel School District Sen. Robert L. Venables...

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Report Highlights Importance of Working Conditions

Policy and Practice

July 3rd, 2012

In order to better serve low-income students, not only identifying high-performers, but providing them with the necessary conditions for success is crucial according to the recently released Ed Trust report Building and Sustaining Talent: Creating Conditions in High-Poverty Schools That Support Effective Teaching and Learning. The report...

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Bring Out the Game Film!

News, Policy and Practice

May 25th, 2012

A while back, I watched one of the sessions coach John Gruden conducted with then NFL quarterback prospect Andrew Luck in which they dissected game film and I got to thinking: Why don’t we do this as educators? For sports, this makes sense - we all know that football and basketball are games of inches where teams practice more than they play in...

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It’s Time to Follow the Doctor’s Orders: The Work of Atul Gawande

Policy and Practice

March 30th, 2012

As a graduate student, my education practicum professor highly recommended Atul Gawande’s work, highlighting its relevance to the reforms currently underway, particularly through Race to the Top. While initially skeptical, it was quickly apparent that my professor was on to something – and it looks like the education world is starting to see...

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