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		<title>Who Chooses What We Teach?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another good &#8216;Room for Debate&#8217; page in the NYTimes appeared again this week. This time the question is: Should Parents Control What Kids Learn at School? My initial response would be that parents should know their child, how they learn &#8230; <a href="http://seattleseconds.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/who-chooses-what-we-teach/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seattleseconds.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12091182&amp;post=1544&amp;subd=seattleseconds&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>iBook Author App and &#8220;New&#8221; iPad Textbooks &#8211; Meh</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amcgrann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to disclose two things before you continue reading this post: 1) I am not a fan of textbooks. 2) I am a fan of Apple products. One reason I&#8217;m not big on textbooks is that it is often &#8230; <a href="http://seattleseconds.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/ibook-author-app-and-new-ipad-textbooks-meh/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seattleseconds.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12091182&amp;post=1540&amp;subd=seattleseconds&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Value of Teachers and the 1%</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amcgrann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the nytimes listed several job markets where one would find the top 1% in this country. It also went on to list the degrees in which the top 1% graduated from. It was interesting that they were also &#8230; <a href="http://seattleseconds.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/value-of-teachers-and-the-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seattleseconds.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12091182&amp;post=1537&amp;subd=seattleseconds&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Debate About Using Data to Measure Teacher Effectiveness</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amcgrann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worth the read: A good debate on using data to measure teacher effectiveness. Measuring teacher effectiveness is complex, and I agree with the economists that if all evaluations are based on test scores, teaching to the test will increase, especially &#8230; <a href="http://seattleseconds.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/debate-about-using-data-to-measure-teacher-effectiveness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seattleseconds.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12091182&amp;post=1535&amp;subd=seattleseconds&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Can Like-Minded Teachers Network? Organize an EdCamp</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being a teacher means that, for the most part you spend most of your day in a classroom with students. The rest of the time, you&#8217;re planning, preparing, assessing, reflecting, writing student evaluations, communicating with parents, and so on. The &#8230; <a href="http://seattleseconds.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/how-can-like-minded-teachers-network-organize-an-edcamp/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seattleseconds.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12091182&amp;post=1531&amp;subd=seattleseconds&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Two Words I&#8217;d Like to See Disappear From Education Articles This Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finland &#38; Singapore. Both countries are on my list of places I&#8217;d like to visit one day. What I&#8217;m tired of reading is articles that keep trying to compare their education system to the US&#8217;s. I agree that it&#8217;s important &#8230; <a href="http://seattleseconds.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/two-words-id-like-to-see-disappear-from-education-articles-this-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seattleseconds.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12091182&amp;post=1528&amp;subd=seattleseconds&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Value of a Good Teacher?</title>
		<link>http://seattleseconds.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/what-is-the-value-of-a-good-teacher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A &#8220;study, by economists at Harvard and Columbia universities, finds that if a great teacher is leaving, parents should hold bake sales or pass the hat around in hopes of collectively offering the teacher as much as a $100,000 bonus &#8230; <a href="http://seattleseconds.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/what-is-the-value-of-a-good-teacher/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seattleseconds.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12091182&amp;post=1524&amp;subd=seattleseconds&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are &#8220;Good Teachers&#8221; Paid Enough?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amcgrann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worth a read: linking good teaching to positive outcomes in life. http://nyti.ms/xr7RO0 The article certainly puts pressure on those who have to decide on hiring, firing, and retaining teachers.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seattleseconds.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12091182&amp;post=1518&amp;subd=seattleseconds&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Best 2nd Grade Books for 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year again where &#8216;best of 2011&#8242; lists in every conceivable category seem to pop up everywhere. I figured I may as well compile my list of best books for 2nd grade. In the past few years, &#8230; <a href="http://seattleseconds.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/best-2nd-grade-books-for-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seattleseconds.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12091182&amp;post=1515&amp;subd=seattleseconds&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Am I An Effective Teacher?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many ways to evaluate the effectiveness of a teacher: observations, rating forms, informal drop ins, student work, student surveys, and student tests. Many different organizations keep looking for different ways to look at teacher improvement and thus school &#8230; <a href="http://seattleseconds.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/am-i-an-effective-teacher/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seattleseconds.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12091182&amp;post=1508&amp;subd=seattleseconds&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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