Abstract Can we “envision an otherwise” in education? What are the purposes of education, and how can pedagogy and curriculum help us get there? We are presenting four tools for incorporating student agency into curriculum and pedagogy: authentic assessment, student-driven curriculum, anti-oppressive education, and growth mindset. We will use these four tools to rethink the…
Chapter 6 from: Weldon, L. (2011). When Protest Makes Policy: How Social Movements Represent Disadvantaged Groups. University of Michigan Press. Please also check out this broadcast from the Real News covering the Hunger Strike in Chicago in support of community voice on the future of Walter Dyett High School Here are a…
Abstract: The theme for this week’s seminar discussion addresses the lack of – or variability in – education policy for language minority groups. Considering the language minority designation in a cultural and psychological sense, the specific groups we will focus on this week include Native Americans, indigenous immigrants from Latin America, and students with dyslexia….
Readings Hughes, R. (2007). A Hint of Whiteness: History Textbooks and Social Construction of Race in the Wake of the Sixties. The Social Studies, 201-208. Branch, A. (2001). Increasing the Numbers of Teachers of Color in K-12 Public Schools. The Educational Forum, 65(3), 254-261. Retrieved November 5, 2015, from ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection. Need to Know: Banned in…
Readings Howley, A. (1986). Gifted education and the spectre of elitism. The Journal of Education, 168(1), 117–125. Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for Public Schools. (n.d.). Excellent schools for all children: The Philadelphia community education plan. Smith, R. E. (2011). How to evaluate choice and promise neighborhooods (No. 19). The Urban Institute. Stein, S. J. (2001). “These…
Dr. Dipti Desai, Associate Professor of Art and Art Education at New York University has developed a a vivid map of the Educational Industrial Complex. Check out the image and report (PDF) From the introduction: What is the Educational Industrial Complex (EIC)? The term Educational Industrial Complex (EIC) was first used by Anthony Picciano in 1994. According…
Anyon, J. Radical Possibilities, 2nd Edition, pages 92-95 and 107-114. Nicosia, M. (2015, October 13). The Tenuous Fate of Pennsylvania’s Public Schools. The Atlantic. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/10/pennsylvania-budget-legislature-school-funding/409936/?utm_source=SFFB Education Law Center (2013). Funding, Formulas and Fairness: What Pennsylvania Can Learn From Other States’ Education Funding Formulas. Education Law Center http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ELC_schoolfundingreport.2013.pdf Fernandez, R., & Rogerson, R. (2003). Equity…
Week 6 (10/5-10/9) ***No class on Thursday October 8, work on your Accessible Policy Assignment*** Readings Anyon, J (2005) Radical possibilities, All of Part III *Jacobsen, R. Voice of the People in Education Policy *Readings from Hagopian, J. (2014). More than a score: the new uprising against high-stakes testing. Haymarket Books. Chapter 15 Chapter 22…
Readings Hursh, D. (2007). Assessing No Child Left Behind and the Rise of Neoliberal Education Policies. American Educational Research Journal, 44(3), 493–518. http://doi.org/10.3102/0002831207306764 Au, W. (2015). High-stakes testing: A tool for White supremacy for over 100 years. In B. Picower & E. Mayorga (Eds.), What’s Race Got to Do with It? How Current School Reform…
Readings: Anyon, J. (2014). Radical possibilities, 2nd Ed (Intro & Chapter 1 & 6) Ravitch, D. Death and Life of the Great Am. School (Chapter 2 and Chapter 6) *McDonnell, L. M. (2005). No Child Left Behind and the Federal Role in Education: Evolution or Revolution? Peabody Journal of Education, 80(2), 19–38. Assignments: (Due Fri…