August 2012
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Hey Tumblr! With the start of the school year... →
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I don't understand what Docter Who is about.
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I know this is a terrible thing to admit as mentions of it are always all over my dash, but I really don’t. And I really don’t understand why there are so many of them? Is it like the Bond role of television? How long has this been running?
No wonder, Docter Who is the sassy spin-off where the “Docter” is played by a rambunctious dolphin. You may want to check out...
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New Study: Social promotion hurts students →
Marcus Winters and I have a new study on the effects of ending social promotion in Florida that appeared this month in the journal, Education Finance and Policy. In our earlier published research we observed that retained students made greater academic gains in subsequent grades than did promoted students who were just like them. But we could only track students for 2 years after the...
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Education jargon: What ‘no excuses’ and other... →
In many states teacher evaluations will now include the results of value-added assessments.
Meaning: Teachers will be judged in part by comparing students’ current test scores to those of the previous year. To what extent the teacher is responsible for the gains—or lack thereof—is debatable.
Our newly published reading program is research-based.
Meaning: Perhaps only one study supports...
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Teachers: How Do You Know How Good You Are?
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Does PowerPoint Help or Hinder Learning?
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What's the difference between practice, drilling,... →
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