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Michigan Court Ruling on Teacher Benefits
From the Associated Press/Education Week: LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan appeals court has upheld a 2012 law requiring public school employees to pay more for their pension and contribute some salary upfront if they want health insurance in retirement. … Continue reading
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Documentation Over Experience?
Catching up on stuff saved in my RSS reader … From “The Documented Life,” a recent essay by MIT professor Sherry Turkle in the New York Times: I’ve been studying people and mobile technology for more than 15 years. Until recently, … Continue reading
Millennials don’t find education sector conducive to innovation
From “Millennials View Education as Least Satisfying Segment for Empowerment, Workplace Collaboration” by T.H.E. Journal’s Dian Schaffhauser comes this summary of a survey of young professionals: “Millennials,” who make up a quarter of the current workforce, consider educational institutions the least innovative, … Continue reading
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“You are, in effect, replacing independent journalism with visual press releases”
“You are, in effect, replacing independent journalism with visual press releases,” said a letter from the White House Correspondents’ Association to the White House published in last Saturday night’s New York Times. The correspondents’ complaint that too many events are closed … Continue reading
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NASA/Columbia Teacher Workshop: Climate Change
“Surface of the Sun” by Kevin Dooley on Flickr. CC-BY. Looking for some cool summer PD? Consider this! (Posted on behalf of Ryan Goble.) 2013 CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE CLASSROOM TEACHER WORKSHOP July 31 to August 1- ONLINE SESSIONS August 5-6 – SESSIONS at NASA … Continue reading
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Thanks, Syracuse!
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Race to the Top District Winners : What to Think?
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by kevin dooley Audrey Watters tweeted that she was looking at the list of Race to the Top district winners. So I thought I’d do the same. And I want to say up … Continue reading
Are you a bobblehead or a bumblebee?
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo of The Office bobbleheads at the NBC Store, shared by justiny8s On the Cool Cat Teacher blog, Vicki Davis has a fascinating metaphor comparing bobbleheads to bumblebees. Individuals suffering from anaemia and retinitis best viagra … Continue reading
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Kristin on the Web
I’ve been showing up in various places online and am stashing the links here for posterity: Librarianship is always better when you throw in a food metaphor. Both are better than homework. I slept until noon one day, only to … Continue reading
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Vote Today!
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