Blogs about: Standardized Testing

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The Universal Language

Rose from Massachusetts reports that My English Language Learners just took our state’s standardized Math test, even though they don’t really speak, let alone  read or write, in English. O… more →

Tested to Despair

Twitter and Radio Show

bluehatmovement wrote 3 hours ago: Just a quick update. Around 6:30 (EST) this evening you can listen to our interview at Chalkface Rad … more →

Tags: Blue Hat Movement, curriculum reform, opting out, bluehatmovement, Blue, CCS, Civil Disobedience, common core, common core standards

Testing 1 2 3

Natalia wrote 19 hours ago: The tests high schoolers have to take these days are absolutely ridiculous. This is mostly because a … more →

Tags: A.P. Exams, High School, High School Stress, SAT EXAM, Testing

The Universal Language

mrmell wrote 1 day ago: Rose from Massachusetts reports that My English Language Learners just took our state’s standa … more →

Zoe Speaks-Refusing EOGs Next Week

bluehatmovement wrote 1 day ago: I was told that I was legally required to go through with the MSLs, but successfully opted out with … more →

Tags: Blue Hat Movement, curriculum reform, opting out, Video, Board of Education, CCS, Civil Disobedience, common core, common core standards

because a good education can't be measured by a test score

ornitologiaobservador wrote 2 days ago: c h a n g e     t  h  e    s t a k e s ! … more →

Tags: Education

High-stakes tests are making kids sick. — 1 comment

RogueAnthropologist wrote 2 days ago: Park Elementary School. Columbia, PA. June 2012 Five children with nose bleeds, others with nausea, … more →

Tags: Reflections, Journalism 2, Education, Pennsylvania, Teachers, corporate education reform, Public School, Administrators, high-stakes tests

Coffee is Teacher Crack — 10 comments

cafecasey wrote 2 days ago:   English: Cute coffee. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Coffee is teacher crack. I’m about to m … more →

Tags: Education reform, Satire, Teaching, Addiction, American Medical Association, Beverage, Caffeine, Coffee, Coworkers

Kids and Stress: Standardized Testing — 2 comments

stressmanagementcoachshereka wrote 2 days ago: I had the privilege of talking to my husband, an elementary teacher, about stress management techniq … more →

Tags: stress reduction techniques, kids stress, Stress, Stress Management, stress mangement tips, kids, End of Grade Tests, Parents, Children

GRE Day

rheidenry wrote 2 days ago:   GRE Day Philadelphia, May 2013 You wake up to the sound of your 6 am alarm clock and slowly r … more →

Tags: WorDs, Publics, Memories, GRE, Art History, Graduate record exam, phd programs, Art History Graduate Degree

Standardize Art

ndhayes wrote 3 days ago: “Come to school and see my test scores” said no kid, ever. But nearly every kid will say … more →

Tags: Education, Education reform, Public Schools, Literacy, Humanities, music education, art education, STEM, S.T.E.M

New Segment: Kids & Stress

stressmanagementcoachshereka wrote 3 days ago: I decided to introduce a new segment into my blog talk radio show about kids and stress, and since I … more →

Tags: kids stress, Children, Elementary School, End of Grade Tests, kids, North Carolina, Parents, Stress, Stress Management

Score 2400 on the SAT

The Whiteboard wrote 3 days ago: The SAT Reasoning test and SAT Subject Tests are essential for students applying to US universities. … more →

Tags: applying to university, high school life!, n.t.k., SAT, Education 2, Educators, High School, sat reasoning, School

ABC 11 News show tonight--in 20 minutes — 1 comment

bluehatmovement wrote 4 days ago: In case you are a subscriber in the NC area…ABC11 did a piece on us today that aired at 4:30.  … more →

Tags: Blue Hat Movement, curriculum reform, opting out, Education

A New School for Summer

edusmith wrote 4 days ago: Like most parents across the country, my wife and I are in the midst of an annual dilemma fraught wi … more →

Tags: amplify, common core, inbloom, Liberal Arts, Liberal Studies, Maker Faire, maker movement, pearson, SchoolNet

Wednesday News: May 15, 2013

bolobaau wrote 4 days ago: Vancouver, B.C. announces a call-out for participation in demonstrations against the Trans-Pacific P … more →

Tags: News, Bangladesh, B.C., Blockade, garment factory, gentrification, Green Scare, HSBC, Illinois

Tolkien on Testing

hmrodgers wrote 4 days ago: This week my students are meeting a foe more formidable than Sauron, the Nazgul, and Mount Doom comb … more →

Tags: steps on the journey, Ell, English Language Learners, High Stakes Testing, No Child Left Behind Act, Teach to the Test

SAY NO to Field Testing

Grassroots Education Movement wrote 4 days ago: Field Test fact sheet (pictured below)  ♦ SAY YES to Learning & NO to Field Testing (English)  ♦ … more →

Tags: opt-out, High Stakes Testing, testing boycott, teacher evaluations, NYC Education, Refuse HSST

Victory in Seattle as Teachers Win Battle in Standardized Test Boycott

Robert Green wrote 4 days ago: By Jon Queally | Published May 14, 2013 by Common Dreams Seattle teachers who took a strong and publ … more →

Tags: external links, Labour movement

Dirty Tricks in CTU Campaign — 3 comments

cps299 wrote 4 days ago: I just got off the phone with a friend of mine who was not happy about what happened at his school t … more →

Tags: Barbara Byrd Bennett, chicago public schools, Core, DePaul Arena, Rahm Emanuel, Tanya Sanders-Wolff, UNO Scandal


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