Education

The Best Education Blog (nepc.colorado.edu)

Run by the National Education Policy Center, the Best Education Blog collects posts on almost all education issues.

• Janresseger: William Mathis: What Standardized Tests Measure and What They Can’t Tell Us
• Education Law Prof Blog: False Assumptions about Private Schools Are Driving Public School Funding into a Ditch
• Have You Heard: A Star-Powered Promise: LeBron Takes a Shot at School Reform
• VAMboozled!: ACT Also Finds but Discourages States’ Decreased Use of VAMs Post-ESSA
• OurFuture.org: WI Governor’s Race Puts Education in the Spotlight
• Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Paradoxes of Efficiency in Education (Part 2)
• Janresseger: What is the Legacy of Renaissance 2010 School Choice in Chicago?
• Bennington Banner: William J. Mathis: Education Reforms: Everything Important Cannot Be Measured

Mndshift (ww2.kqed.org)

Mindshift from KQED (the Bay Area's PBS affiliate) collects all sots of news about education technology.

• Digital Text is Changing How Kids Read—Just Not in the Way That You Think
• How Can Private Schools Contribute To the Public Good?
• Personalized Learning: Mistakes, Moving Furniture and Making it Work
• MindShift Podcast Season 3 is Coming Soon!
• How To Make A Civics Education Stick
• 10 Ways To Start Shifting Your Classroom Practices Little By Little
• Six Strategies to Help Introverts Thrive at School and Feel Understood
• ‘Lies My Teacher Told Me,’ And How American History Can Be Used As A Weapon

Teacher Network (www.theguardian.com)

The Teacher Network collects teachers interest stories.

• Why working nine to five is no longer a way to make a living
• My confidence is shattered after my business failed. How do I start again?
• Can a university rescue a city when the local authority fails?
• No other European country tests children at 16: let’s scrap pointless GCSEs | Sandra Leaton Gray
• Should schools be judged by their exam results?
• Poorer pupils far more likely to be in failing schools, finds research
• New GCSEs put pupils under more pressure, say school leaders
• An educational system not fit for purpose | Letters

Reddit Education (www.reddit.com)

Redditors involved with or interested in education all unite to share stories and discuss the latest education news.

• Public Opinion Shifts in Favor of School Choice
• An 11-year-old changed election results on a replica Florida state website in under 10 minutes
• 5 strategies for kickstarting classroom creativity this year | WeVideo Blog
• Any teachers/educators here used these STEM toys in class? Specifically looking for coding/robotics/electronics projects. Thanks!
• What Makes Student Engagement Meaningful?
• Technology distraction: new study shows that in a classroom that allowed the use of phones, tablets, and laptops, EVERYONE performed worse on final exams — including students who didn't even use those devices
• Chris Ross, SVP International from Barracuda Networks, answers our questions on cyberbullying and tells us how the landscape of the digital environment is changing…
• [FREE LIVE DEMO] Find out more about smart platforms that provide the functionality required for studying, evaluating the learning process, tracking staff performance, and reducing the amount of paperwork.

Study Hacks Blog (calnewport.com)

Founded by a computer scientist, and he takes an engineer's approach to studying advice.

• Beyond Digital Ethics
• On Facebook’s Unique Weakness
• The Peacock in Menlo Park: On Open Offices and Signaling Theory
• Open Offices Make You Less Open
• On Passion and Its Discontents
• Digital Wellness for Grown Ups
• Jerry Seinfeld’s Closed Door
• Yoshua Bengio’s Deep Thoughts on Deep Thinking

Parents Countdown to College (www.parentscountdowntocollegecoach.com)

Helps parents prepare to send their kids to college, from finances to admissions.

• Tips for Taking the SAT
• Handling SAT and ACT Accommodations
• What Parents Can Do to Teach Internet Safety
• Coping With the Crippling Cost of College
• Application Tips for Low-Income Families
• Get $2500 for College from College Raptor
• How to Save for College: A Numbers Game
• Searching for the Perfect Graduation Gift? Check Out the New Google Pixelbook

The Answer Sheet (www.washingtonpost.com)

A Washington Post publication, and it offers analyses of various issues in education.

• A call-out to teachers
• Fire alarm sounds briefly at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on second day of school — and kids panic
• 15 ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools in NYC deny entry to city investigators, schools chief says
• Bo Burnham’s dead-on film “Eighth Grade” is about more than the angst of eighth grade
• Omarosa claims Betsy DeVos wants to ‘replace public education with for-profit schools’ — and that Trump calls her ‘Ditzy DeVos’
• Arne Duncan talks a good game
• Teacher: The mistake I made with my students after Charlottesville — and why we still need to talk about white supremacy in school a year later
• A mathematician’s tip for college students: How Ross of ‘Friends’ could have moved his couch upstairs in the famous ‘pivot’ scene

Teach Thought (www.teachthought.com)

Teach thought focuses on the philosophy of education from all sides; teachers, students, adminstrators, and parents.

• 50 Ways To Use Bloom’s Taxonomy In The Classroom
• How Do You Improve As A Teacher? A Little Bit Every Day
• 30 Questions Teachers Could Ask At Their Next Job Interview
• The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 127 What If We Ignored State Tests And Encouraged More Play?
• 7 Easy Ways To Assess Without Testing
• 10 Strategies To Make Learning Feel More Like A Game
• What Is Bloom’s Taxonomy? A Definition For Teachers
• 20 Tips To Promote A Self-Directed Classroom Culture

The Principal's Page (www.principalspage.com)

Focuses on school administration issues through tips, experiences, and philosophizing.

• You Need More Than the Ability to Take Standardized Tests.
• I Don’t Live at School and I’m Sorry You Had to See Me Like This.
• Not Every Bad Behavior is Bullying.
• Enough Panic. Just Stop It.
• Cell Phone Contracts. Do This for Your Child.
• Midwest Education Technology Conference.
• Raising a Teenager Who Plays Sports Has Taught Me This.
• What Kind of Crazed Spouse Tells Her Husband He Needs to Blog More?

Cool Cat Teacher (www.coolcatteacher.com)

Tries to inspire fellow teachers with new teaching ideas, insight from experience, and research.

• AR, VR, and MR for All Classrooms
• A Learner Centered Innovation Model
• 5 Ideas to Tap Social Media to Enhance PD and Student Learning
• Hacking Early Childhood
• Math Success with No Textbook
• 20 Tech Tips to Shake Up Learning
• Trade The Cow
• A Gullible Population Is a National Security Issue

Cathy Jo Nelson (blog.cathyjonelson.com)

A South Carolina educator. Her blog focuses especially on classroom technology integration issues and her own experiences

• Choose USC-SLIS for your MLIS!
• New Standards – Discount Price through SCASL
• Happy Thanksgiving – Happy Weeding
• Put a positive spin on it
• Library Flier
• If money were no option
• 3 questions – an assignment
• Enjoying Chicago After ALA Conference Hours

eLearning Industry (elearningindustry.com)

Collects free e-learning resources from around the web and blog posts that discuss ways to be a lifelong learning.

• 7 Tips To Create Learning Portals For Employee Training That (Actually) Work
• Free eBook: The Engagement Engine Workbook
• 6 Do's And Don'ts For Creating Corporate Compliance Training
• Using Design Thinking To Create Better Custom eLearning Solutions
• How iSpring Learn LMS App Will Help You Boost Your Training Effectiveness
• gomo Adds Powerful Learning Video Technologies
• How To Create A Culture Of Learning In The Workplace With Online Compliance Training
• Best Of DevLearn: Engaging Learners With Video