Friday, January 22, 2010

A series of suggestions from Mr. O'Connell

Some research and suggestions from Mr. O'Connell this evening:

  • Ed Reform act forbids tracking but allows "abililty grouping" concerns from Fordham Institute about "detracked" students
  • Diplomas Now: does it duplicate what we already have? might it help out?
  • National certification of principals (by National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for 2011, 'though I can find no mention of certifying principals on the site)
  • minimize intrusions and interruptions inflicted on classroom teachers and on instructional time
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2 comments:

  1. Neil and JoanJanuary 22, 2010 at 1:03 PM

    Instead of listening to the Fordham Institute school committee memebers should pull out an old book from Jeannie Oakes, Keeping Track: How Schools Structure Inequality.

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  2. Tracy NovickJanuary 22, 2010 at 1:04 PM

    While he didn't reference the book, he did talk about the history of studying the issue.

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