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Lindsay Andreas's List: Education General
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Alternative Certification Isn't Alternative, a report from NCTQ and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, examines the current realities of alternate routes, originally intended as a fast track way to get talented individuals into teaching. + Download the pdf
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Katz, Neil and John W. Lawyer. Reflective Listening. (guide, full text)
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Mische, Patricia. Educating for What? (guide, full text)
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Civics, a cornerstone of the social studies, wasn't an afterthought; it was the point.
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Sep 03, 09
Defining citizenship eduction in a global society is an increasingly relevant and important education issue today. This site has really great resources for exploring global citizenship. In particular, I liked the global citizenship chart, it is easy to read and it defines key elements by age level. There is also an entire page of related links that could provide further explanation.
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The speech, which will be broadcast live from Wakefield High School in Arlington County, was planned as an inspirational message "entirely about encouraging kids to work hard and stay in school," said White House spokesman Tommy Vietor. Education Secretary Arne Duncan sent a letter to principals nationwide encouraging them to show it.
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Sep 05, 09
This is a list of articles surrounding current teacher policy issues compiled by the Urban Institute. There is also a tab on the left side of the page that lists other education policy issues of interest. Since, many of us will be doing our practicums and/or student teaching in DC, an urban schooling environment, it is important to keep on top of the current debates.
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Sep 08, 09
Ken Burns' new documentary about the history of the National Parks. It will start running on PBS on September 27! I can't wait, I love Ken Burns and I love the National Parks.
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Sep 13, 09
Professional development, technology, lesson plans, education issues.
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Sep 13, 09
In this short column, a retired teacher reflects on the amazing rewards from teaching she was given over the years. Sometimes it is easy to forget why we want to teach. This would be a good article to read when starting to think about education philosophy for the portfolio. Personally, I suddenly feel the urge to contact some of my former teachers and thank them.
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So why teach? It sounds exhausting, stressful, and almost impossible to do well! In fact, we teach because the rewards are outstanding.
When your students tell you at the end of the year that they can’t believe how much they’ve learned…that is a reward. When former students, now in college, return to your classroom to get a hug, to thank you for what you did to help them believe in themselves, and to tell your present students what it was like in “their day”…that is your reward.
I just received a letter from the parent of a former student who is now in graduate school. She wrote that she saw a quote and thought of me. It said, “You make a child feel good about himself and that’s a motivation to excel.” That is a reward.
So, in answer to our questions of the 60’s, as teachers, we did change the world. We changed it when we taught children to believe in themselves and to share that knowledge. We changed it by teaching our youngest students to listen, to share, and to respect their classmates and themselves. We changed it by giving our students the tools and skills they needed to change their world. We made this a better world -- one child at a time.
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