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How to Help Students Use Social Media Effectively
Andrew MarcinekOctober 19, 2010
Tags Accountability, Comprehensive Assessment, , Technology Integration, Middle (6-8), High (9-12), English Language Arts

Today more than ever, people are capable of publishing their thoughts to a vast audience. Comments, tweets, and status updates are ubiquitous and constant. However, are we really focusing on the quality of the message we are putting out there? Are we really providing useful information or are we just adding to the noise?

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Education, Show Business, and Facebook
Maurice EliasOctober 13, 2010
Tags Accountability, , All Grades, New Jersey

What do you think about the situation in the Newark public schools? Do you think it's a good idea for the governor of New Jersey to engineer a $100 million gift, and matching funds, to just one district of more than 550 in New Jersey?

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Beyond Superman: A Guest Blog by George Lucas
George LucasOctober 11, 2010
Tags Accountability, Teacher Development, Technology Integration, All Grades

Twenty years ago when we started The George Lucas Educational Foundation, we thought it would be 10 years before the general public would understand that the education system was in serious need of fixing. Today, in the wake of new energy in Washington D.C., new focus in the educational and philanthropic communities, and with the recent release of the film "Waiting for Superman," the nation is getting a better picture of what is wrong with public education in America. And people are finally talking about it.

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Teacher Evaluation: A Starting Point for Action
EdutopiaSeptember 29, 2010
Tags Accountability, Standardized Testing, Teacher Development, All Grades

When a couple hundred educators, journalists, parents and researchers - including the L.A. Times reporter who worked on the controversial database of teacher ratings -- gathered at UC Berkeley on Monday to tackle the thorny issue of teacher evaluation, the biggest news was probably that the discussion remained - save a few cat-calls and much grumbling - mostly civil.

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Glossing: How to Help Your Composition Students Think and Write About Revising (Guest Blog)
Todd FinleySeptember 21, 2010
Tags Accountability, Comprehensive Assessment, Formative Assessment, Literacy, Performance Assessment, Professional Development, Teacher Development, Technology Integration, High (9-12), English Language Arts

Today's guest blogger is Bob Alexander, a language arts consultant with the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN), in Harrisburg, PA.

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How should successful and innovative teaching be rewarded?
Lisa Michelle DabbsApril 15, 2010
Tags Accountability, Teacher Compensation

With the merit pay debate swirling around Florida, this week's #edchat topic hit close to home: How should successful and innovative teaching be rewarded?

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Guest Blog: Attracting and Retaining Great Teachers in Education
Betty RayMarch 25, 2010
Tags Accountability, Professional Development, Teacher Compensation

Did you ever know someone who wanted to be a teacher? Chances are they didn't go through with it or they quit within the first five years. The fundamental question must be asked, "How do we attract and retain great teachers in education?" Teacher Joe Bower (known as @joe_bower on Twitter) explores this issue a bit further. Here's his opinion and summary of this week's edchat.

--Betty Ray, Community Manager (@EdutopiaBetty) and Elana Leoni, Social Media Marketing Coordinator (@elanaleoni)

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