Comments on: How NCLB Could Look if America Looked Abroad http://beyond-school.org/2008/12/07/how-nclb-could-look-if-america-looked-abroad/ More learning. Less schooliness. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:17:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Beth http://beyond-school.org/2008/12/07/how-nclb-could-look-if-america-looked-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-7686 Beth Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:51:32 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=1799#comment-7686 What are your thoughts on Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education? What are your thoughts on Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education?

]]> By: An Approach to Teacher Merit Pay I Could Live With | Beyond School http://beyond-school.org/2008/12/07/how-nclb-could-look-if-america-looked-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-7046 An Approach to Teacher Merit Pay I Could Live With | Beyond School Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:34:36 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=1799#comment-7046 [...] like, we need look no further than Linda Darling-Hammond for answers. Her presentation linked in an earlier post lays the groundwork for such [...] [...] like, we need look no further than Linda Darling-Hammond for answers. Her presentation linked in an earlier post lays the groundwork for such [...]

]]> By: Clay Burell http://beyond-school.org/2008/12/07/how-nclb-could-look-if-america-looked-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-6882 Clay Burell Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:15:13 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=1799#comment-6882 If the US could just overthrow the ETS (AP, especially) with an I.B. coup, that would go miles towards improving HS learning, imho. Hope is a strangely nice thing, isn't it, Penelope? If the US could just overthrow the ETS (AP, especially) with an I.B. coup, that would go miles towards improving HS learning, imho.

Hope is a strangely nice thing, isn’t it, Penelope?

]]> By: Clay Burell http://beyond-school.org/2008/12/07/how-nclb-could-look-if-america-looked-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-6881 Clay Burell Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:13:56 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=1799#comment-6881 Sorry to be late on this one, Diane. Is Cook/the Consortium responsible for that situation, or an alternative to it in NY? I really wish Obama would announce his EdSec and end the damned suspense already! Sorry to be late on this one, Diane. Is Cook/the Consortium responsible for that situation, or an alternative to it in NY?

I really wish Obama would announce his EdSec and end the damned suspense already!

]]> By: How Radio News-Writing and -Announcing Make for Ideal, Literacy-Focused Performance Assessment | Beyond School http://beyond-school.org/2008/12/07/how-nclb-could-look-if-america-looked-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-6830 How Radio News-Writing and -Announcing Make for Ideal, Literacy-Focused Performance Assessment | Beyond School Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:21:36 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=1799#comment-6830 [...] back at my last post about Linda Darling-Hammond on performance-based assessment, this type of learning-while-doing workshop measures performance across a wide range of literacy [...] [...] back at my last post about Linda Darling-Hammond on performance-based assessment, this type of learning-while-doing workshop measures performance across a wide range of literacy [...]

]]> By: Penelope M http://beyond-school.org/2008/12/07/how-nclb-could-look-if-america-looked-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-6825 Penelope M Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:34:13 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=1799#comment-6825 Ooooh...this actually gives me some hope for the future of our education for the first time in a while. Definitely need to support the idea of a Sec. of Ed. who has these sorts of ideas. Ooooh…this actually gives me some hope for the future of our education for the first time in a while. Definitely need to support the idea of a Sec. of Ed. who has these sorts of ideas.

]]> By: diane http://beyond-school.org/2008/12/07/how-nclb-could-look-if-america-looked-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-6824 diane Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:01:10 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=1799#comment-6824 I haven't watched the presentation by Ann Cook yet, but I certainly intend to. As a teacher in New York State, I can tell you that the curriculum in the elementary schools is driven by the ELA and other standardized testing. High school teachers must teach to the Regents exams. Not much space for creativity, higher level thinking or innovation, though some of our staff members are incredibly adept at making learning fun for their students. <abbr><em>dianes last blog post..<a href="http://dmcordell.blogspot.com/2008/12/cybersmart-africa.html" rel="nofollow">CyberSmart! Africa</a></abbr></em> I haven’t watched the presentation by Ann Cook yet, but I certainly intend to. As a teacher in New York State, I can tell you that the curriculum in the elementary schools is driven by the ELA and other standardized testing. High school teachers must teach to the Regents exams. Not much space for creativity, higher level thinking or innovation, though some of our staff members are incredibly adept at making learning fun for their students.

dianes last blog post..CyberSmart! Africa

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