tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16235541412858830692024-03-05T12:54:19.045-05:00Concerned Math Educators of New JerseyA blog for concerned math educators from across NJ with respect to the state's mathematics standards and the NJDOE math task force.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger321125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-72832141898423359992010-11-04T11:20:00.000-04:002010-11-04T11:20:16.360-04:00Federal Study Tests Early-Grade Math Programs<a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/11/04/11math.h30.html?tkn=YXNFlD4QnT5IutiokzzcbdH1sH1l0PB5H7LC&intc=bs&sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4cd2cf23ef2741d9,0">Federal Study Tests Early-Grade Math Programs</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-42059114145843385792010-10-20T11:39:00.000-04:002010-10-20T11:39:39.198-04:00Report: Ex-D.C. Schools Chief Offered N.J. Job<a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/10/20/382778bcnjschoolschiefrhee_ap.html?tkn=PPRFMzmYbbVc9wvnnhbP7J8lEnNsXCwEIxDu&intc=bs&sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4cbf0d27357df4af,0">Report: Ex-D.C. Schools Chief Offered N.J. Job</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-90431520485839842562010-10-19T13:23:00.000-04:002010-10-19T13:23:24.499-04:00$27 Million to Aid Early-Learning Multimedia Projects<a href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2010/10/duncan_awards_27_million_for_early_multimedia_projects.html?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4cbdd4051817ccfe,0">$27 Million to Aid Early-Learning Multimedia Projects</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-76466682886613947782010-10-14T11:36:00.000-04:002010-10-14T11:36:52.961-04:00Is There an Algebra Overkill?<a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/10/13/07myres.h30.html?tkn=LTWFcYvZzxPaC8D%2BDkk%2Bj4e39Y8cPxFjZscx&intc=bs&sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4cb7238e02265c5f,0">Is There an Algebra Overkill?</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-69506213327563000402010-10-13T13:49:00.000-04:002010-10-13T13:49:10.487-04:00Effort Targets 'Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations'<a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/10/13/07nua_ep.h30.html?tkn=RXNFDZbmwS5LluCOMfp7HhGTqYR%2Fq%2FYU1N9l&intc=bs&sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4cb5f0f5066fb86d,0">Effort Targets 'Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations'</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-1507594790910919152010-10-04T15:30:00.000-04:002010-10-04T15:30:55.602-04:00U.S. Ed Department Awards Grants for Spec Ed Assessments<a href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2010/10/us_ed_department_awards_grants.html?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4caa2b67244d0248,0">U.S. Ed Department Awards Grants for Spec Ed Assessments</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-18648239285169463492010-10-01T11:37:00.000-04:002010-10-01T11:37:06.743-04:00Oprah: Do You Have the Courage to Listen to Teachers?<a href="http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2010/09/oprah_do_you_have_the_courage.html?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4ca6001bf4fbc7bf,0">Oprah: Do You Have the Courage to Listen to Teachers?</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-60756790081705706642010-09-29T12:03:00.000-04:002010-09-29T12:03:27.541-04:00Baltimore Schools, Teachers Union to End Linking Pay to Years of Employment<a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/09/29/06mct_mdteacherpay.h30.html?tkn=OXMFHY11kE9iVbCUjijHwcWiJlb29tMQnKLM&intc=bs&sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4ca3626ab287a763,0">Baltimore Schools, Teachers Union to End Linking Pay to Years of Employment</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-85199831164977329442010-09-29T12:02:00.000-04:002010-09-29T12:02:34.337-04:00Baltimore Schools, Teachers Union to End Linking Pay to Years of Employment<a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/09/29/06mct_mdteacherpay.h30.html?tkn=OXMFHY11kE9iVbCUjijHwcWiJlb29tMQnKLM&intc=bs&sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4ca3626ab287a763,0">Baltimore Schools, Teachers Union to End Linking Pay to Years of Employment</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-19814331320003476312010-09-29T12:01:00.000-04:002010-09-29T12:01:20.309-04:00Baltimore Schools, Teachers Union to End Linking Pay to Years of Employment<a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/09/29/06mct_mdteacherpay.h30.html?tkn=OXMFHY11kE9iVbCUjijHwcWiJlb29tMQnKLM&intc=bs&sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4ca3626ab287a763,0">Baltimore Schools, Teachers Union to End Linking Pay to Years of Employment</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-88787279332429702582010-09-29T10:06:00.000-04:002010-09-29T10:06:46.614-04:00Race to Top Assessment Consortia Get More Money<a href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2010/09/race_to_top_assessment_consort_1.html?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4ca347c00c13b7d6,0">Race to Top Assessment Consortia Get More Money</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-30904888314951383262010-09-27T11:19:00.003-04:002010-09-27T11:20:46.200-04:00Consolidation of NJ schools<h1 style="border-bottom-color: rgb(93, 182, 51); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; color: #303030; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 16px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 4px; position: relative;">Fine Print: Senate Bill 2261<div class="subhead" id="yui-tmp-0" style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;">Proposed legislation would meld New Jersey’s nearly 600 school districts into 21 county-administered ones. <a href="http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/10/0923/2253/">More here.</a></div></h1>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-14731378166901851572010-09-25T20:18:00.000-04:002010-09-25T20:18:25.827-04:00Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5<a href="http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12999&page=1&sms_ss=blogger">Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-84977680119626617012010-09-24T11:33:00.000-04:002010-09-24T11:33:23.334-04:0062 TIF Winners Share $442M for Performance Pay<a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/09/24/05mct_tif.h30.html?tkn=YVVFqO4v9H2GO0uQNeR2s2DGXNFo%2FzdcOR4d&intc=bs&sms_ss=blogger">62 TIF Winners Share $442M for Performance Pay</a><div><br /></div><div>Even though research has shown its ineffectiveness.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-77417475536635128702010-09-22T15:18:00.000-04:002010-09-22T15:18:21.624-04:00Merit Pay Found to Have Little Effect on Achievement<a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/09/21/05pay_ep.h30.html?tkn=OLZFeYLsHGAECAZz6KFjVtMWuFbEpXpNBp1j&intc=bs&sms_ss=blogger">Merit Pay Found to Have Little Effect on Achievement</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-90164878252934374832010-09-21T17:03:00.000-04:002010-09-21T17:03:10.546-04:002010 EduJobs MoneyA complete list of which districts received how much federal money can be found <a href="http://www.state.nj.us/education/news/2010/0920jobslst.pdf">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-4275954699887499832010-09-21T10:26:00.001-04:002010-09-21T10:26:04.746-04:00Core Plus Research<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Core-Plus Mathematics</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> is a four-year curriculum that replaces the traditional sequence with courses that each feature interwoven strands of algebra and functions, statistics and probability, geometry and trigonometry, and discrete mathematics. The first three courses in the series provide a common core of broadly useful mathematics, while the fourth continues the preparation of students for college mathematics and statistics courses. The curriculum emphasizes mathematical modeling, using technology to emphasize reasoning with multiple representations (verbal, numerical, graphical, and symbolic) and to focus on goals in which mathematical thinking and problem solving are central. Instructional materials promote active learning and teaching centered around collaborative small-group investigations of problem situations, followed by teacher-led whole-class summarizing activities that lead to analysis, abstraction, and further application of underlying mathematical ideas.</span></span><br />
<h3 style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Research</span></span></h3><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">One study of </span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Core-Plus Mathematics</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> that falls within the scope of the High School Mathematics review protocol meets What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) evidence standards with reservations. The one study included 1,050 high school students in 11 schools in multiple states.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Based on the one study, the WWC considers the extent of evidence for </span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Core-Plus Mathematics</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> on high school students to be small for math achievement.</span></span><br />
<h3 style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Effectiveness</span></span></h3><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Core-Plus Mathematics</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> was found to have potentially positive effects on mathematics achievement for high school students.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-22186985052271129162010-09-20T13:52:00.000-04:002010-09-20T13:52:51.965-04:00Standards' Impact for Special Ed. is Weighed<a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/09/22/04standards.h30.html?tkn=VONFPE%2FqXRY2rbyK7OaTCpZYqTtY0xznU%2FNS&intc=bs&sms_ss=blogger">Standards' Impact for Special Ed. is Weighed</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-58944082693654601062010-09-18T09:41:00.000-04:002010-09-18T09:41:42.624-04:00Why School Reform Fails<a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/09/06/why_school_reform_fails_107033.html">Why School Reform Fails</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-9756577489850788442010-09-15T14:29:00.000-04:002010-09-15T14:29:38.385-04:00State Tests and NAEP Gains Seen on Same Trajectory<a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/09/14/04assess.h30.html?tkn=SMWFgN4ZQZ4piFNvtnob9OpaRL9tULa%2FKW2Y&intc=bs&sms_ss=blogger">State Tests and NAEP Gains Seen on Same Trajectory</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-74400290918379693092010-09-14T11:50:00.002-04:002010-09-14T11:50:44.102-04:00Everyday Mathematics<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">One study of <em>Everyday Mathematics</em><sup>®</sup> that falls within the scope of the Elementary School Math review protocol meets What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) evidence standards with reservations. The study included 3,436 elementary students in third through fifth grades in a large urban school district in Texas. The district used the first edition of <em>Everyday Mathematics<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">. </span></span></em>Based on this study, the WWC considers the extent of evidence for <em>Everyday Mathematics</em><sup>®</sup> on elementary students to be small for math achievement. <em>Everyday Mathematics</em><sup>®</sup> was found to have potentially positive effects on math achievement for elementary students.</div><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Read more <a href="http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/elementary_math/eday_math/">here</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-43603659393606332292010-09-13T15:59:00.000-04:002010-09-13T15:59:40.467-04:00Few Changes on SAT Posted by Class of 2010<a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/09/13/04sat.h30.html?tkn=VTOFzFTa4P18FCcSQ%2FEl0vuQmiom7LVUzUo%2F&intc=bs&sms_ss=blogger">Few Changes on SAT Posted by Class of 2010</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-24064121899175027822010-09-13T15:58:00.000-04:002010-09-13T15:58:57.405-04:00Pa. Districts Consider Longer School Day, Year<a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/09/11/375048pexchangeeducation_ap.html?tkn=XOPFQY%2B88CzX06A148JIb7%2FvHYs%2Fh5XAIxD5&intc=bs&sms_ss=blogger">Pa. Districts Consider Longer School Day, Year</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-16872369142026399752010-09-09T12:23:00.003-04:002010-09-09T12:24:21.474-04:00Vouchers<h2 style="color: #004488; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: 670px;">WWC Quick Review of the Report "The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program Longitudinal Educational Growth Study Third Year Report<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">"</span></span></h2><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;">The authors found no significant differences between math and reading achievement of students who used a voucher to attend private school and comparison students from Milwaukee Public Schools.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">Read more <a href="http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/quickreviews/QRReport.aspx?QRId=156">here</a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623554141285883069.post-11768867298204971382010-09-07T14:18:00.000-04:002010-09-07T14:18:24.530-04:00N.J. Clings to Agenda Despite Race to Top Loss<a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/09/07/03nj.h30.html?tkn=YYWFy5JfWO5XDFjerPLO7BXwki9J%2FI7QSjsH&intc=bs&sms_ss=blogger">N.J. Clings to Agenda Despite Race to Top Loss</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0