Tagged: school of education

Hardin Coleman on prevention pyramids

May 27, 2011 at 11:22 am

SED Dean Hardin Coleman discusses the pros and cons of the prevention pyramid tactic for student achievement:

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Hardin Coleman on NCTQ Evaluations

May 23, 2011 at 9:55 am

SED Dean Hardin Coleman reacts to the National Council on Teacher Quality Evaluations:

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Hardin Coleman on BPS’ Carol Johnson

May 13, 2011 at 3:21 pm

SED Dean Hardin Coleman reacts to the reappointment of Boston Public Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson: Watch this video on YouTube

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SED Dean on Obama’s ed reform tactics

April 19, 2011 at 4:27 pm

SED Dean Hardin Coleman reacts to President Obama’s plan for turning around underperforming schools, an approach that includes merit pay, easier removal of ineffective teachers and could taxpayers upwards of $77 billion.

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SED’s Charles White on civic engagement post Arizona shooting

February 9, 2011 at 1:21 pm

The MetroWest Daily News included an opinion piece by SED Associate Professor Charles White in today’s paper entitled Civic education in uncivil times:

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Will Kids’ Brains Freeze From So Many Snow Days?

January 27, 2011 at 12:26 pm

According to School of Education Assistant Professor Scott Seider, parents shouldn’t worry too much about how snow days affect their kid’s learning.  He told Patch.com: “It’s more challenging for teachers when the learning process is disrupted by snow. But I think there are at least 50 factors that will impact a child’s quality of education […]

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