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April | 2015 | Learn/Teach
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Not on the outside looking in, not on the inside looking out – in the dead center, looking around. Monthly Archives: April 2015. Return of the Building Sub. April 13, 2015. April 12, 2015. Last week, Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission began the the process of privatizing the 1,300 employees who serve as substitute teachers. And the response was the sort of groan you might hear before a pop quiz, or at a Bill Green selfie-video. Normally, privatizing on this scale. But the SRC’s solution, to no surpr...
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The Data Has a Problem, Part I | Learn/Teach
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Not on the outside looking in, not on the inside looking out – in the dead center, looking around. The Data Has a Problem, Part I. January 7, 2015. January 7, 2015. I want to apologize for being cranky this week. I greet a lot of students by name; I heckle and get heckled. It’s love. Any student who passed the test doesn’t have to come to school, and is, in fact, encouraged not to. You’re smart, your reward is escaping us. All the other students come in late. When we try to remind them that the most ...
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The “Me” in Mea Culpa | Learn/Teach
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Not on the outside looking in, not on the inside looking out – in the dead center, looking around. The “Me” in Mea Culpa. November 19, 2014. November 19, 2014. One of the most important and underrated area of teaching is modeling how to deal with mistakes. It’s neither on the fabled Danielson Framework for Effective Teaching. So I’m excited to announce that I made a mistake. And, just as I try to correct errors in my writing in front of the students, I’d like to make amends. No applications that came fro...
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Bringing Feedback Back | Learn/Teach
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Not on the outside looking in, not on the inside looking out – in the dead center, looking around. May 5, 2015. May 4, 2015. Apologies: I’ve had 2 surgeries, one minor and one not-minor, over the past 10 weeks. Suffice to say, my blogging has suffered. This post was intended for February. This is the status quo in many schools. Principals work to keep things working. They don’t have the combination of time, resources, will power, and pedagogy to improve instruction. I spent a week figuring out the best w...
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Not on the outside looking in, not on the inside looking out – in the dead center, looking around. Kindly keep your filthy #edtech talons off of Pokemon. July 19, 2016. July 19, 2016. 1) I have been playing Pokemon Go. 2) I thoroughly enjoy it, and am convinced it holds important lessons. 3) The thought-pieces on Can you Use Pokemon Go in the classroom are driving me towards felony. Fast. Educators see gold in Pokémon Go https:/ t.co/L2Jpt6urHu. Mdash; Jordan Shapiro (@jordosh) July 16, 2016. Enthusiasts...
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October | 2014 | Learn/Teach
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Not on the outside looking in, not on the inside looking out – in the dead center, looking around. Monthly Archives: October 2014. In which I dress as a Wizard and learn about Leadership. October 22, 2014. October 22, 2014. I arrived at school early, set up a PowerPoint, printed some terrible poems, and dressed up as a Wizard. Tuesday! There are much better posts about Urban teachers giving it all, on how working in an environment of austerity means smiling as your spine is cracking. This is 100% sta...
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The Book Inventory Problem Has Nothing To Do with Books | Learn/Teach
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Not on the outside looking in, not on the inside looking out – in the dead center, looking around. The Book Inventory Problem Has Nothing To Do with Books. August 11, 2014. August 12, 2014. There was some hubub surrounding an Atlantic Magazine piece on textbook inventory. You’re a new Principal in the School District of Philadelphia. Mazel Tov! I really mean it I’ve worked for great and horrible bosses. The tenor set by the Principal sets the school. Do great things.). What to do with the surplus? And so...
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May | 2015 | Learn/Teach
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Not on the outside looking in, not on the inside looking out – in the dead center, looking around. Monthly Archives: May 2015. The School Plan Nobody is Talking About Because It’s Not a Very Good Plan. May 18, 2015. May 18, 2015. This is a story about a bad idea. It starts as a quixotic bad idea, then a comically bad idea, and then a fairly dark, bad idea. But mostly, it’s a story about how, despite loads of money, research, and talented people, education reform is largely amateur hour. I’m sure Domb did...
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January | 2015 | Learn/Teach
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Not on the outside looking in, not on the inside looking out – in the dead center, looking around. Monthly Archives: January 2015. The Data has a Problem, Part 2. January 12, 2015. January 12, 2015. Behold, my beloved and buried 2014 Philadelphia Eagles. The team had talent, the offense showed flashes, and even when losing the team was utterly memorable. Were the 2014-15 Eagles good enough? Behold, my hard-won 2014 Keystone Data. Ing data points. The Pennsylvania Common Core. So looking at this data, I c...
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Return of the Building Sub | Learn/Teach
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Not on the outside looking in, not on the inside looking out – in the dead center, looking around. Return of the Building Sub. April 13, 2015. April 12, 2015. Last week, Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission began the the process of privatizing the 1,300 employees who serve as substitute teachers. And the response was the sort of groan you might hear before a pop quiz, or at a Bill Green selfie-video. Normally, privatizing on this scale. But the SRC’s solution, to no surprise, is outsourcing the work t...
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