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And this is how we’re going to respond to this? Really?

2010 08 16 antero Why We Can't Get It Right Comments (0)

Because I’m Teaching L.A.’s Kids: Thoughts on Today’s Front Page Article

I can’t say I’m all that surprised by today’s LA Times article addressing teacher effectiveness; it said nothing surprising about the importance of effective teachers; LAUSD sent out a phone blast to its employees on Friday essentially warning us of the impending article; a union-related listserv I subscribe to hotly debated the level of vitriol [...]

2010 08 15 antero Why We Can't Get It Right Comments (3)

Notes and Disclaimer about being a Department of Education Teaching Ambassador

Two weeks ago I was announced as one of the Department of Education’s Teaching Ambassadors. I spent a week in Washington D.C. with an impressive cohort of other Fellows and I can’t be more excited for what I think this national collective can accomplish. As a Classroom Fellow, I’ll still continue to teach at Manual [...]

2010 08 07 antero clips Comments (2)

Life Turned into a Database

Information systems need to have information in order to run, but information underrepresents reality. Demand more from information than it can give, and you end up with monstrous designs. Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002, for example, U.S. teachers are forced to choose between teaching general knowledge and “teaching to the test.” [...]

2010 08 02 antero Technology
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Letter

Sent Friday, July 9, 2010: Dear Smucker’s, Please put less peanut butter in your Uncrustables. Please put in more jelly than peanut butter. It would also be nice if you made them bigger. As a class at Manual Arts High School, we think it’s unfair that the Uncrustable was not what we expected. Because it [...]

2010 07 10 antero Manual Arts Comments (0)

Discussing Teacher Quality

If you’re already going to be at UCLA for the Paulo Freire conference on Saturday afternoon, consider also checking out this morning workshop on teacher quality. I will be speaking on the morning panel about my experiences with innovative teacher assessment at Manual Arts.

2010 05 21 antero Comments (0)

“Consequent Confidence” And The Books Our Kids Read

“Social hegemony [as] … spontaneous’ consent given by the great masses of the population to the general direction imposed on social life by the dominant fundamental group; this consent is ‘historically’ caused by the prestige (and consequent confidence) which the dominant group enjoys because of its position and function in the world of production.” – [...]

2010 05 20 antero Manual Arts
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Paulo Freire Institute Conference

Just a quick note that I’ll be co-presenting at the California Association of Freirian Educators conference this saturday. Our session on Saturday is called “Action, Interaction, and Reflection: Meaningful Insight Through Participatory Interventions.” Kate Beaudet, Cyrene St. Amant and I will be sharing our initial work around utilizing Freire’s codifications in K-12 classrooms. More information [...]

2010 05 20 antero Comments (1)

Thinking about Wabi-Sabi and Digital Youth Participation

First he raked until the grounds were spotless. Then, in a gesture pregnant with wabi-sabi overtones, he shook a tree trunk, causing a few leaves to fall. Wabi-sabi, as evidenced here, is clean but never too clean or sterile. (from here) Not a lot to add here, yet, other than the fact that I’m wondering [...]

2010 05 17 antero Technology
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Little Thing: What is Travis Teaching?

A possibly new ongoing series, I will take photos of Travis Miller’s whiteboard without context for public speculation about what he is teaching. You are encouraged to make guesses in the comments below.

2010 05 09 antero Manual Arts
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