Diane Ravitch on Value Added Teacher Evaluation

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/10/25/2010-10-25_valueadded_data_add_no_value.html

Teachers have no first amendment rights in curriculum

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/school_law/2010/10/court_no_free_speech_rights_fo.html

Denver Standards Dashboard

Article about 'dashboard' for teachers, a boiled down...

http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2010/10/08/District_9R_sees_curriculum_change/

Student Technology Fast in Portland

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/10/53_lincoln_high_school_student.html

Reading Zones

Another reading zone (after last post).... Observing a class on "Story of an Hour"... kids can repeat the story line for line, but not say whether she dies of happiness or sadness when seeing him.

Eric Zorn

Thoughts on kids & common core standards

http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2010/10/which-side-of-the-fire-line-are-you-on.html

Where do you figure out what side he's on? Is the last line about health care?

Educators advised to be smart on facebook

2 page article about how “school employees do not have the same free-speech rights as the general public,” even on “private” social networking sites. Several specific cases of lost jobs are given as examples. Excellent last-paragraph quote: “Do we want teachers to be moral exemplars, or is it OK if they’re just academic technicians?”