Phi Delta Kappan back issues from January 2009:
The change begins with me.(THE EDITOR'S PAGE)(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009 ... At a professional development workshop several years ago, the trainer asked participants to spend a few minutes writing about how race affects our daily lives. I remember shaking my head, thinking that this was yet another example of time wasted by a workshop. But I dutifully ...
Think ahead to red penciling.(WASHINGTON COMMENTARY)(Essay)
Jan 01, 2009; ... There is something devilishly delightful about using a red pencil to slash through errata, bad grammar, or puffed-up sentences. So, when President-elect Barack Obama talks about going through the federal budget line-by-line to eliminate what's not working, I get inspired to think about ...
Anticipating 2009's "top 10".(STATELINE)(List)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Issues directly and indirectly related to the economy will drive 2009 legislative sessions. These 10 challenges will confront state leaders across the nation this year. #1. Ensure job opportunities and a work-force with the right skills. Mikey's mother expects to ...
Understanding unconscious bias and unintentional racism: acknowledging our possible biases and working together openly is essential for developing community in our schools.
Jan 01, 2009; ... In the blink of an eye, unconscious bias was visible to me, an African American. A man saw my face as I walked into the store and unconsciously checked his wallet. On the street, a woman catches my eye a half block away and moves her purse from the handle of her baby's stroller to her side ...
Soy la otra: a white middle-class American woman experiences being "the other" and learns lessons that apply to U.S. schools.
Jan 01, 2009; ... Preparing to hop into yet another cold shower, I reminded myself that I had only four days to go and that the chilly water could be a plus--a way to cool off after a day on the equator without air conditioning. Even so, I seriously considered leaving the Central American paradise a day or ...
How good are the Asians? Refuting four myths about Asian-American academic achievement: understanding the truth behind the myths is essential for all learners, including Asian Americans.
Jan 01, 2009; ... They have three to five times their proportionate share of college faculty, architects, scientists, teachers, engineers, and physicians. They are over-represented among winners of National Merit Scholarships, U.S. Presidential Scholarships, Arts Recognition and Talent Search scholars, and ...
Developing social justice literacy an open letter to our faculty colleagues: just agreeing that social justice is important is not enough. Educators must practice social justice or else the concept is meaningless.
Jan 01, 2009; ... The times require us to have the courage to be dangerous, at the same time recognizing that there are differential dangers. Not all teachers are at equal risk; much depends on how you are positioned, on your identity(ies), on your particular situation. --Wendy Kohli, 2000 ...
Lessons of diversity learned the hard way: teacher educator confronts cultural differences and learns that adapting to another culture enriches her experience.
Jan 01, 2009; ... The opportunity to work with teachers all over the country has taught me many valuable lessons, especially concerning diversity. Being from Texas, I have often experienced culture shock as I trained teachers in Boston, or in South Carolina, or in Minnesota, or in Arizona. Each of these ...
Poverty and Payne supporting teachers to work with children of poverty: preparing teachers to support students who live in poverty begins by helping teachers understand how their own values and experiences might differ from their students'.(Ruby Payne)(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... As conversations about students who live in poverty begin to become more commonplace, we are seeing two things. First, on a positive note, teachers and administrators are awakening to the reality that not all students embody white, middle-class values, experiences, and cultural norms. This ...
Poverty does not restrict a student's ability to learn: oft-criticized educator responds that her work emphasizes a belief in each individual's cognitive ability to succeed, regardless of background in poverty.(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... In the early 1800s, the prevalent theoretical construct in the U.S. was genetic determinism, that is, who you were and what you could become were determined by what you had inherited. With the socialist movements in government came the theoretical construct of social determinism, that is, ...
Teaching content outrageously instruction in the era of on-demand entertainment: a little craziness really does help. The techniques of Outrageous Instruction not only will fascinate students, they will lead students to learn any content more deeply.(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... What do you do when students are bored? How do you explain content that seems too abstract for most students to understand? You could rely on the old standby: "You need to learn it because it's on the test." You could make the lesson "authentic" and tell students, "You'll understand why ...
20 minutes to change a life?(IN CANADA)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Sometimes, there is serendipity in the way an idea comes to us from several different places at about the same time, making it seem like something that really requires our attention. In the last couple of months, I've had three different reminders of the difference that teachers can make ...
U.S. school performance, through a glass darkly (again).(RESEARCH)
Jan 01, 2009; ... I suppose we must expect gloomy predictions about schools from those who have vested interests in depicting them as ruinous, but we shouldn't expect to see such from a place like the American Institutes for Research (AIR). But that's what we get from AIR's Gary Phillips and John Dossey of ...
MySpace?(COURTSIDE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... On January 2, 2003, the Connecticut Technical High School system hired Jeffrey Spanierman as an English teacher for its program in Ansonia, Connecticut. During his second and third years in the position, he was responsive to students who asked him to look at their MySpace pages ....
Walk to honor great teachers.(Chalk Walk)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Consider sponsoring a Chalk Walk in your community this spring as a way to celebrate and honor the importance of teaching--and pave the way for the next generation of great teachers. The annual PDK/FEA walk has been transformed into this year's Chalk Walk. PDK chapters ...
Emerging Leader: Angela Walmsley.(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Angela Walmsley used to teach in the public schools. Now, as an associate professor of research methodology at St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri, one of her favorite things is interacting with her graduate students who are out in the field "When you're away from the ...