Another excerpt from my forthcoming book: The Educational data movement: crossing boundaries, searching for student success The classical model of teaching centers on the role of the teacher as manager of the classroom, conveyer and evaluator of knowledge. In this…
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What is the Design of the Classical Model of Teaching?
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What is the Classical Model of Teaching and is it the Best?
This is an extract from one of the chapters of my upcoming book titled: The Educational Data Movement: Crossing Boundaries, Searching for Student Success. One of the greatest challenges of our time—of research, of school leadership, and now of measurement—is…
Is Data-Driven Decision Making Dead or Just in Rehab?
The recent release of Teacher Data Reports (TDR) in New York City made the problems with evaluations based on tests scores visible for many people. The idea of evaluating teachers based on how well their students do is a simple…
How can we make online educational content findable and usable?
How can we make online educational content findable and usable? Albert Einstein famously said that “everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”
Balanced Report About One of the Nation’s Most Important Teacher Evaluation Systems
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Susan Headden of Education Sector has written an excellent and balanced report on the DC Public Schools’ controversial IMPACT system that is used to evaluate teachers and instrumental in the dismissal of hundreds that were rated…
Educators Need Something to Use Data Effectively
A recent post by Joe Siedlecki and his colleagues of the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF) makes a strong case for getting educators the skills to use data appropriately in their work. Few organizations, with the exception of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have invested so much in promoting data cultures and developing data tools.
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