LinkEd Blog
NYC Teacher Layoffs
Posted by annamarkowitz
February 05, 2009, 12:22 pm
Mayor Bloomberg said that there might be layoffs of 15,000 NYC teachers. The union says that this isn't necessarily harmful, but that we need to make sure that we keep our best teachers in the system.
Unlike the private sector where they layoff the poorest performing employees, the city is valuing seniority over performance. This could mean that many talented teachers lose their jobs, while older poorer performing teachers stay in the system.
Lesson Plan for February: Heroes of Harlem
Posted by Beardy
February 05, 2009, 9:25 am
Teach your kids about the incredible heroes of Harlem during the Harlem renaissance. The NYTimes Learning Network shared a lesson plan for this topic still great today (http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20020816friday.html); good for grades 6-8 or 9-12.
Healthier Meals for NYC Schools
Posted by annamarkowitz
February 04, 2009, 5:25 pm
No more mac and cheese? Whole wheat pasta with low sodium sauces? Jorge Collazo, Executive Chef for the New York City Public Schools, is making some serious changes to NYC students' lunch. Read more
Get a FREE issue of Edutopia Magazine!
Posted by Rachel
February 04, 2009, 11:34 am
Edutopia Magazine, an award-winning publication for educators, is offering a free trial issue. The magazine covers lesson plans, technology in education, project learning, and real world situations for the classroom.
What DFER says about the $145 billion education stimulus package
Posted by annamarkowitz
February 04, 2009, 7:48 am
Democrats For Education Reform just released its suggestions for how to make the new stimulus plan work for the education sector. Joe Williams, Executive Director stated that, "This economic stimulus package is a historic investment in education, the largest increase in federal funds in history and presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get things right. "
There is more than enough in the $145 billion in education funds to:
Your students could design Google's next logo!
Posted by Rachel
February 03, 2009, 7:58 pm
Teachers and school employees: Check out Doodle 4 Google, a competition where K-12 students are invited to play around with Google's homepage logo and see what new designs they come up with. The theme is "What I Wish for the World."
Weekly Event Round Up
Posted by annamarkowitz
February 03, 2009, 6:17 pm
We have another busy event week in the education world. Check out some highlights!
Thursday: The Foundation Center is hosting "Web Conference: Developing Major Gift Donors Who Deliver!"
The Principal’s Stare
Posted by Rachel
February 03, 2009, 9:35 am
Successful classroom managers know that when a student is misbehaving, some combination of direct eye contact, saying the student’s name in a businesslike tone of voice, or establishing proximity to the student will stop the problem. Read more tips on how to establish classroom control on HotChalk.
Ideas for Black History Month
Posted by annamarkowitz
February 02, 2009, 5:42 pm
Find fun classroom activities for Black History Month!
Here are some ideas that we at LinkEducation though might be fun:
Thinkfinity also has some great ideas:
Mayoral Control of NYC Schools
Posted by Rachel
January 31, 2009, 5:24 am
There is perhaps nothing more controversial in the New York City education world than mayoral control over the city's public school system. The issue has been in the spotlight recently because the NY State Assembly is holding a series of 5 public hearings on mayoral control, one in each borough. The first, held at Queens Borough Hall, happened last Thursday, January 29th. Apparently the hearing lasted almost 8 hours!!
Using Assessment to Drive Instruction
Posted by SusanHorowitz
January 29, 2009, 2:23 pm
Here are some thoughts my co-teacher, Elizabeth Camp, and I have on how we use assessments to make an engaged and productive learning environment for our students:
1) We always create the rubric hand in hand with the students for our assessments - it helps engage them more in achieving the desired results.
Finding Tutoring, Tips from Walter DaLuz
Posted by Walter Da Luz
January 29, 2009, 5:38 am
Finding a tutor for your child can be quite a challenge, but it needn’t be. The trick is to make sure you’re informed about two things. What kind of attention your child needs and what resources are available in your community.
Welcome to the LinkEducation Blog!
Posted by AdminLinkEd
January 27, 2009, 4:21 pm
Hello LinkEders!
Can you believe that LinkEducation has officially been up and running for a little over a year? To celebrate our first year of success in connecting the NYC education community with great resources, we are launching an array of new features. The one that we are most excited about is our new Blog!
Creative Fundraising by Charles Best, Founder of DonorsChoose.org
Posted by AdminLinkEd
January 27, 2009, 4:20 pm
In 2005, DonorsChoose.org won the Amazon.com Nonprofit Innovation Award. It was a tight race, with a lot of noise. We spoke with the founder, Charles Best, about how they did it.
Can you give us some quick insider information and share your tricks on how you managed to beat the bigger beast (a.k.a. Teach For America)?
Financial Best Practices in Turbulent Times
Posted by AdminLinkEd
January 27, 2009, 4:19 pm
We interviewed Raj Thakkar, Founder & CEO of Charter School Business Management Inc. (CSBM) and asked him to give some tips on how to best manage your non-profit’s costs during this financial downturn. CSBM provides professional development and shares best practices, ensuring that business and operations leaders of charter schools are prepared to manage their non-academic responsibilities. CSBM is also an outsourced solution. Its trained and experienced staff members successfully manage finance, operations, human resources and compliance responsibilities for schools.
Planning the Perfect Conference
Posted by AdminLinkEd
January 27, 2009, 4:18 pm
The annual NewSchools Venture Fund Summit is the "it" conference in the education sector that has been run for 10 years in various locations across the country. This past year hundreds of prominent education leaders gathered for a day in DC to talk about the latest issues in education. But how do you make an event like this a success? We asked Julie Petersen, Communications Director at NewSchools Venture Fund, to enlighten us on the process.
Tips from Earl Martin Phalen, Co-Founder BELL
Posted by AdminLinkEd
January 27, 2009, 4:17 pm
Earlier this month, the LinkEducation team went to an event where we had the pleasure of hearing Earl Martin Phalen, the CEO and Co-Founder of BELL, speak about BELL's summer program. BELL, founded in 1992 as a tutoring and mentoring program at one school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is now serving over 12,600 students in their after school and summer programs and has received many awards for exemplary service.
Interview with DreamYard's Tim Lord
Posted by AdminLinkEd
January 27, 2009, 4:16 pm
This past month the LinkEducation staff met with Tim Lord, Co-Executive Director of DreamYard, an organization that works with public schools in the Bronx to develop school wide arts programs. We were so impressed with their programs and their school DY Prep, that we decided that all of our LinkEducation needed to know about them! We hope that you enjoy this interview with Tim.
What are DreamYard’s programs and services?
Teaching Finance Every Day
Posted by AdminLinkEd
January 27, 2009, 4:15 pm
In this turbulent economic time, financial literacy is a topic that seems to be on a lot of teacher’s minds. So, this month we want to share some great tips from Elissa Kline, Co-Executive Director, Cents Ability. Cents Ability is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower New York City high school students to achieve their goals through prudent and informed management of their financial resources. The nonprofit started in 2004 and has worked hard with a number of schools to develop a strong financial literacy curriculum which they are going to share here.
Education and the 2009 Presidential Election
Posted by AdminLinkEd
January 27, 2009, 4:14 pm
This month we interviewed Joe Williams, the Executive Director of Democrats for Education Reform to get his take on the two candidates' education policies.
What do you think the most important issues are for education policy in the upcoming election?
