So, I went to visit one of my former student teachers today who is teaching third grade in Baltimore City. She was one of the best I had in my cohort last year. She is a very nice person, a creative person, and was successful in all of her experiences last year. I would also […]
Free Course on #democracy and #edreform in #baltimore, tell anyone in #maryland, #sosmaryland
February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I’m teaching a totally free class called Democracy and Education Reform, open to ALL comers, at the Baltimore Free School: The education reform conversation in the United States is dominated by a largely conservative ethos, a movement that bemoans the consistent failure of the public school system to keep America competitive in the global marketplace. […]
B-heard in #Baltimore
October 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
New #Huffpo #education piece
May 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Teaching FOR the test
July 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
So, yes, in the coming years, I get to supervise in Maryland schools and a system that are pushing hard for evaluating teachers 50 percent based on test scores. We had a discussion in my graduate course the other night about this. What would this look like for specialist teachers, like art, music, and PE, […]
#Progressive #education summit in Maryland
#Progressive #education summit in Maryland Check this out, I am. Never heard about this before. Alfie Kohn is going to speak. Join me, us, come all.