1. Currently looking for job to start in September in education (elementary ages) and/or social media/ documentation/storytelling/video in #portland? Any leads? BFA from @calarts in film/video and master level work at @goddardcollege in holistic...

    Currently looking for job to start in September in education (elementary ages) and/or social media/ documentation/storytelling/video in #portland? Any leads? BFA from @calarts in film/video and master level work at @goddardcollege in holistic elementary education. Love to work at a place that is focused on making the world better for children and their communities in one way or another. #jobsearch #pdx #education #teacher #filmmaker #reggioinspired #inquirybasedlearning #documentation #socialmedia #open (at portland, oregon)

  2. ailedubooks:
“ “ breenaisawalrus said: “Teacher” by Sylvia Ashton-Warner who said “When I teach people, I marry them”. Wonderful.
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This is a great book. So many of my favorite books recommend or cite this book as an influence. Really a lot to be...

    ailedubooks:

    breenaisawalrus said: “Teacher” by Sylvia Ashton-Warner who said “When I teach people, I marry them”. Wonderful.

    This is a great book. So many of my favorite books recommend or cite this book as an influence. Really a lot to be learned from this book. Her methods of teaching reading and writing have influenced many, but it was her story that really touched me.

    Thanks of for the recommendation breenaisawalrus!

    Here is a summery:

    TEACHER was first published in 1963 to excited acclaim. Its author, Sylvia Ashton-Warner, who lived in New Zealand and spent many years teaching Maori children, found that Maoris taught according to British methods were not learning to read. They were passionate, moody children, bred in an ancient legend-haunted tradition; how could she build them a bridge to European culture that would enable them to take hold of the great joy of reading? Ashton-Warner devised a method whereby written words became prized possessions for her students. Today, her findings are strikingly relevant to the teaching of socially disadvantaged and non-English-speaking students. TEACHER is part diary, part inspired description of Ashton-Warner’s teaching method in action. Her fiercely loved children come alive individually, as do the unique setting and the character of this extraordinary woman.

    -Adventures in Learning

    Via Adventures in Learning’s Recommendations

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  3. I strive for a day when the very act of putting down on paper your ideals of education is normal. I strive for a day when all teachers approach teaching as an art, as a reflective practice of growth. Crafting your own ideals and philosophies of education can be the first step in creating real and meaningful transformation in the world. I strive for a day when teachers see themselves as philosophers and look within to find truth. I strive for a day when learning how to teach is not learned from textbooks and college courses, but is an active practice of reflection and sharing of one’s life.
  4. Definitions of an Educator By Alicia Rice

    I am an educator when I weave pictures and stories into documentaries about issues that I feel are important.

    I am an educator when I discuss new things that I learn with the people around me.

    I am an educator when I ask questions of myself and others.

    I am an educator when I ask a child how many marbles they have instead of just giving them some and letting them play by themselves.

    I am an educator when I try to open my heart and let others know that they are doing well.

    I am an educator when I try to educate myself on what is going on in the world.

  5. Joe bower « 5 Recent Cooperative Catalyst Posts 2011

    cooperativecatalyst:

    Inclusion and Standardized Tests

    Plans can be important… but it’s important to ask who the plans are for. Most school districts have education plans. So I want to know… who are these education plans for? I am familiar with one school district’s education plan where one of their goals is Inclusion of All Students. The priorities for this goal … Continue reading »

    Support Save our Schools

    On my Twitter avatar I have chosen to show support for American educators who rightfully see corporate reform efforts to link their pay to student test scores and eliminate tenure as a direct assault on their profession. The Save Our Schools March & National Call to Action will be held July 28-31, 2011 in Washington, … Continue reading »

    Recipe for depression

    Saying nothing and keeping quiet is a great way to get along with and live with others, but it makes it hard to live with yourself. If you are looking for a recipe for depression, simply resign yourself to being an agent of your employer. Define your learning as something done to you by others. … Continue reading »

    Heightened Control

    Despite what conventional wisdom tells us, heightened control and demands for obedience are the worst responses to defiance. Where there’s no relationship, there’s no trust. Where there’s no trust, we resort to manipulation and dictates. Compliance and obedience become the name of the game, and for most kids this spells disaster.

    Sample Testing

    People who need something quantifiably simple and repeatable to judge how well schools are doing find test scores to be remarkably convenient. Test scores can then be used to fill colour coded spreadsheets that act as a carrot for the successful schools and a stick for the under-performing. The problem is that even the most … Continue reading »

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  6. Paula White « Cooperative Catalyst « 5 recent posts

    cooperativecatalyst:

    Making Private Practice Private No More

    Posted by ⋅ December 2, 2011 ⋅

    In September, I wrote the following paragraph: TEDxLondon is going on today–I caught the info about it on Twitter–and I know I am the only person on my staff listening to any pieces or parts of it. I wonder why, though, as I know many of my teachers are on Facebook and use social media … Continue reading »

    My Thoughts Are Yours Now

    Posted by ⋅ November 29, 2011 ⋅

    Sometimes a person says something, or you read something, that just resonates with you. I’m wondering if I began sharing with my staff the quotes I like or the sentences I read if it would cause any kind of change. Would others think about them? Would/could we have conversations about what they mean? Would there … Continue reading »

    What I Know Best

    Posted by ⋅ November 26, 2011 ⋅

    This blog’s been percolating for a bit…so the “today” I mention really happened in early November. I actually thought I had published this already, so thanks, David, for the nudge! Here goes… I’ve been having trouble blogging lately and I think I’ve figured out why.  I think somehow, somewhere along the line, I began looking … Continue reading »

    Real Education is Transformative

    Posted by ⋅ November 3, 2011 ⋅

    Got a tweet from my Sup’t today saying she was talking to one of my former iKids and Yarnspinners. You see, 12 years ago I taught in a school where I started two programs–one for kids to help each other (and teachers) use technology in more efficient and useful ways, and the other was for … Continue reading »

    A New Year Begins Again

    Posted by ⋅ September 11, 2011 ⋅

    Tomorrow will be our 13th day of school and some routines and patterns of behaving are beginning to appear. My job is somewhat different this year in that I have been given responsibility for a fifth grade math group and other fifth grade support in addition to my job as Gifted Resource Teacher. (Our county … Continue reading »

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  7. Becoming a teacher isn’t as simple as going to college and taking the right courses. It isn’t as easy as standing up in front of a group of learners and saying the right things. It isn’t enough to know your subject and be passionate about it.

    Becoming a teacher–one who make a difference in children’s lives–is a lifelong endeavor to be the best you can be, to understand yourself, to understand the people you are working with, to think and reflect and wonder and ask questions constantly, and to almost always work harder than any other friend you have in any other profession. Becoming a teacher is a lifelong endeavor to connect… to communicate… to encourage… to support… to challenge set ways of thinking… to scaffold learners to become smarter, more efficient and effective at learning in every way they can–while you, yourself, are doing the same.

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  8. What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been: Four Decades of Education Reform « Cooperative Catalyst

    I get a real kick out the best-of lists that pop up at the end of the year. Two years ago, the First Decade of the New Millennium had passed into ignominy, so there was a lot commentary on the establishment of the No Child era: What was the great cosmic takeaway for educators?

    While there are always transformative events and legislation, most real change in education feels sluggish, rather random and exceedingly difficult to analyze. Education policy thinkers tend to be Covey-esque in the upbeat, step-wise way they approach change: anticipate, arrange, administer and assess. That’s how we got No Child Left Behind, which was supposed to be the Grand Strategy to identify inequities, raise and equalize standards (a word meaning different things to different stakeholders), harass teachers into somehow teaching better, and then test diligently to ensure accountability.

    But– no plan on such a scale succeeds unquestionably. NCLB may have changed the tenor of the conversation, but the First Decade of No Child ended two years ago and we’re still considering why the results are proof that you can spend billions and not improve the worst education crises in any meaningful way.

    I have been a teacher in four distinct decades, each with its own  policy slogans, public perceptions and real problems. We’ve been “at a turning point” more times than I can count. We have surfed the rising tide of mediocrity and been embarrassed by the soft bigotry of our low expectations.  But what has really changed in classrooms? What’s the net impact on actual practice?

    My–admittedly ultra-personal and non-scientific–report on Four Decades of American Education:

    click though to read the highlights from each decade

  9. occupyedu:
“ - Ive seen locked doors open due to my education
- I want to see money equally distributed to ALL schools, no matter that location of the institution or the race of the student body.
- innovatively injecting education into the minds of...

    occupyedu:

    - Ive seen locked doors open due to my education 

    - I want to see money equally distributed to ALL schools, no matter that location of the institution or the race of the student body.

    - innovatively injecting education into the minds of the youth will cripple “the cycle”

    - We live in a society where operating without one is extremely dangerous

    - I want my kids and all their friends to be contributing members of society 

    - Ignorance is not bliss, more like poison.

    - If we all occupied education”their” efforts in oppressing us would be a lot more strenuous on their behalf. 

    I OCCUPY EDUCATION 

    If we all occupied education”their” efforts in oppressing us would be a lot more strenuous on their behalf.   I agree wholeheartedly! We must come together and stand up to not only save public education, but also transform it to actually be for, of and by the people, the children, and the community! I occupy education and I hope more will join us!

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  10. occupyedu:
“ I counsel students that they can’t LEGALLY be PUSHED OUT of school until they are 21. No matter what the school is telling you, know your rights!
I OCCUPY EDUCATION
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    occupyedu:

    I counsel students that they can’t LEGALLY be PUSHED OUT of school until they are 21.  No matter what the school is telling you, know your rights!  

    I OCCUPY EDUCATION

    Reblogged from: occupyedu
  11. msfrosty11:
“ I occupy education by using available technology for more than practice and assessment in preparation for standardized testing. And I’ll preach it ‘til they fire me
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    msfrosty11:

    I occupy education by using available technology for more than practice and assessment in preparation for standardized testing. And I’ll preach it ‘til they fire me

    Reblogged from: occupyedu
  12. occupyedu:
“ Montclair, NJ
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    occupyedu:

    Montclair, NJ

    Reblogged from: occupyedu
  13. occupyedu:
“ My daily mission is to advocate for my students within a Title I school and make sure that my students are not colonized by non-equitable assessments. I ensure, for those students who have difficult lives at home, a place where they can...

    occupyedu:

    My daily mission is to advocate for my students within a Title I school and make sure that my students are not colonized by non-equitable assessments. I ensure, for those students who have difficult lives at home, a place where they can come 5 days a week and value every moment of it. I am a teacher and educational crusader. I OCCUPY EDUCATION (and preoccupied with my students).

    Reblogged from: occupyedu
  14. occupyedu:
“ My daily mission is to advocate for my students within a Title I school and make sure that my students are not colonized by non-equitable assessments. I ensure, for those students who have difficult lives at home, a place where they can...

    occupyedu:

    My daily mission is to advocate for my students within a Title I school and make sure that my students are not colonized by non-equitable assessments. I ensure, for those students who have difficult lives at home, a place where they can come 5 days a week and value every moment of it. I am a teacher and educational crusader. I OCCUPY EDUCATION (and preoccupied with my students).

    Reblogged from: occupyedu
  15. occupyedu:
“ I am a special educator & service provider.
I occupy education by REFUSING to hide my autism from my students.
We’re people—not puzzles!
synapseprojections.blogspot.com
”

    occupyedu:

    I am a special educator & service provider.

    I occupy education by REFUSING to hide my autism from my students.

    We’re people—not puzzles!

    synapseprojections.blogspot.com

    Reblogged from: occupyedu
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