http://allison080.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Whether you Turn to the Right or the Left.... en Vox Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:40:03 -0700 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/response-to-sir-ken-robinsons-speech-on-does-education-kill-creativity.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Allison Lynn) http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/response-to-sir-ken-robinsons-speech-on-does-education-kill-creativity.html?_c=feed-rss http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/response-to-sir-ken-robinsons-speech-on-does-education-kill-creativity.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:40:03 -0700 Sir Ken Robinson defines creativity as “the process of having original ideas that create value”. He reiterates that it is a process and not a random act of inspiration, and that it needs to prove its worth. He points out that creativity is not t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/response-to-sir-ken-robinsons-speech-on-does-education-kill-creativity.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68b112f00050123dde9c37a860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/response-to-secretary-arne-duncans-teacher-preparation-reforming-the-uncertain-profession-2.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Allison Lynn) http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/response-to-secretary-arne-duncans-teacher-preparation-reforming-the-uncertain-profession-2.html?_c=feed-rss http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/response-to-secretary-arne-duncans-teacher-preparation-reforming-the-uncertain-profession-2.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:24:10 -0700 There are several points in Arne's Duncan's speech of which I dissent, however the overarching purpose: a plead to realize the urgency through which educational reformation must take place, is immediately and timelessly relevant. “B... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/response-to-secretary-arne-duncans-teacher-preparation-reforming-the-uncertain-profession-2.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68b112f00050123f17fe578860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/upholding-standards-not-expectation-response-to-gary-rubinsteins-high-expectationsnot-so-fast.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Allison Lynn) http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/upholding-standards-not-expectation-response-to-gary-rubinsteins-high-expectationsnot-so-fast.html?_c=feed-rss http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/upholding-standards-not-expectation-response-to-gary-rubinsteins-high-expectationsnot-so-fast.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:37:22 -0700 Response to 'High Expectations? Not so fast. :http://garyrubinstein.teachfor.us/2009/08/30/high-expectations-not-so-fast "The idea is that students will rise to whatever your expectations are, no matter how high they are." This sentimen... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/upholding-standards-not-expectation-response-to-gary-rubinsteins-high-expectationsnot-so-fast.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68b112f00050123dddcabc3860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/response-to-ruby-paynes-understanding-poverty.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Allison Lynn) http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/response-to-ruby-paynes-understanding-poverty.html?_c=feed-rss http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/response-to-ruby-paynes-understanding-poverty.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:41:43 -0700 As a case study, Ruby Payne’s “A Framework for Understanding Poverty, is well-researched and topically comprehensive. As a sociological handbook with ‘practical yet compassionate strategies for addressing impact on people’s lives’ it is more... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/response-to-ruby-paynes-understanding-poverty.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68b112f00050123ddb8db38860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/what-i-am-doing-to-improve-this-year.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Allison Lynn) http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/what-i-am-doing-to-improve-this-year.html?_c=feed-rss http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/what-i-am-doing-to-improve-this-year.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:36:19 -0700 Student-Centered vs. Teacher Centered Now that I’ve had two full weeks to observe the personality dynamic of my classrooms, I’ve been able to strategically pick students helpers that will both self-regulate their individual sense ow... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/what-i-am-doing-to-improve-this-year.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68b112f00050110180bb76d860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/back-to-school.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Allison Lynn) http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/back-to-school.html?_c=feed-rss http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/back-to-school.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:18:34 -0700 It has been said time and time again that the second year of teaching is infinitely better. For whatever reason, I never did believe that this generalization would apply to me. Three weeks into teaching at the same alternative middle school, I ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/back-to-school.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68b112f00050110168ff089860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/success-one-student-at-a-time.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Allison Lynn) http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/success-one-student-at-a-time.html?_c=feed-rss http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/success-one-student-at-a-time.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:13:36 -0700 In no way would I consider my first year of teaching a success. It was trying, strengthening, humbling, and at best inspiring, but a success is something that it was not. For this reason, I look for the measurable gains in my individual studen... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/success-one-student-at-a-time.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68b112f0005011016680497860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/failure.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Allison Lynn) http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/failure.html?_c=feed-rss http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/failure.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:02:11 -0700 Once, I had a self-satisfyingly blithe perception of failure as a constructive and inevitable part of life. It was through failure, that I was prompted to rise up and overcome, forbidden to become complacent, and strengthened in the areas that I... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/failure.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68b112f0005011016231377860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/summer-school-an-oppurtunity-for-reflection-improvement.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Allison Lynn) http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/summer-school-an-oppurtunity-for-reflection-improvement.html?_c=feed-rss http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/summer-school-an-oppurtunity-for-reflection-improvement.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:03:41 -0700 Among the several aspects of my teaching practice that need to be improved the three foremost are: 1) Differentiated Instruction 2) Assertiveness and consistency 3) More accurate and innovative assessments What I currently do well: The sing... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/summer-school-an-oppurtunity-for-reflection-improvement.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68b112f000501101655485a860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/school-district-project.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Allison Lynn) http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/school-district-project.html?_c=feed-rss http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/school-district-project.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:53:30 -0700 While I don't believe my school district project is particulary radical or truly innovative, it is innovative in its ideals and perhaps overly idealized as it is appropriately named "Pleasant Valley." Everything that is funded, planned, and init... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://allison080.vox.com/library/post/school-district-project.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68b112f000501101690236b860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>