Click here to read this mailing online.
"Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day…" - 5 new articles
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here):
Stop Blaming Black Students for the Failure of Adults To Teach Them Properly is by Sharif El-Mekki. I’m adding it to New & Revised: The Best Resources For Understanding Why We Need More Teachers Of Color.
Randi Weingarten said Newark Public Schools visit confirmed her fears about AI in the classroom is from Chalkbeat. A Great University Undermines Its Mission is a NY Times editorial supporting the professors who are demanding SAT be required again for admissions because they claim students aren’t prepared for their classes. Perhaps these professors might actually have to teach instead of lecture?
Hanushek Plays The Hits (Chicken Littling The NAEP) is from Peter Greene.
No internet, no screen time? FCC weighs cutting subsidy that lowers school internet bills is from NPR. Some Republican states push for new college accreditation agency is from NPR.
     Holding A Kid Back A Grade? Not So Fast, New Study Suggests
Despite substantial evidence that it harms students more than it helps them, some states continue to be enamored by the idea of retaining students, particularly third-graders (see The Best Resources For Learning About Grade Retention, Social Promotion & Alternatives To Both). Another new study finds that it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. You can find the study, and read a summary of it, at Chalkbeat’s article, Holding kids back in 3rd grade can raise test scores — but a new study shows a long-run cost.  SEL Weekly Update
I’ve begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists. Also, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources. Here are this week’s picks: Why a simple act from a team captain embodied what it means to be a leader is from The NY Times. I’m adding it to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES ON LEARNING ABOUT LEADERSHIP – SHARE YOUR OWN. Gen Zers aren’t talking — and it could cost them is from The Washington Post. 5 ways to live a luckier life, starting tomorrow is from Fast Company. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES ON LEARNING HOW TO IMPROVE OUR “LUCK” Promising Practices for School Organization of Mental Health Supports is from Ed Research For Action.   Another Study Finds That VAM Performance Rankings Penalize Teachers With Students Facing Many Challenges
I have been a long-time skeptic of the value, and accuracy, of Value Added Measurements to evaluate teachers (see The Best Resources For Learning About The “Value-Added” Approach Towards Teacher Evaluation). Previous research has found that it is especially biased against teachers of students who are facing many challenges (see New Study Finds VAM Is Biased Against Teachers Of “At Risk” Students). Now, another study has found the same result. Check out Classroom Composition Affects Teacher Performance Ratings.  Research Studies Of The Week Mohamed_hassan / Pixabay I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature. You can see all my “Best” lists related to education research here. Here are some new useful studies (and related resources): What Inclusion Does to “the Rest of the Class” is from From Experience To Meaning. Teachers’ Principled Resistance to Curricular Control: A Theoretical Literature Review is a new study, and you can read a summary of it here.
Abraham Harold Maslow’s Motivation Theory and Its Implications for Mathematics Learning Activities is a new study. You might also want to read ‘You Can’t Get to Bloom Without Going Through Maslow’ and ‘Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success’—An Interview With Author Christopher Emdin. Talk nerdy to me: Teachers who use math vocabulary help students do better in math is from The Hechinger Report.  More Recent Articles
|
