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Social Side of Ed

@SocialSideEd

Research and commentary about the #socialside of education. Relationships, trust, collaboration, and social capital are crucial for improvement.

 Washington D.C.
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Joined February 2015
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Stephen Sawchuk@Stephen_Sawchuk24 Mar 2015
New Studies Find That, for Teachers, Experience Really Does Matter - Education Week edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/… via @educationweek
New Studies Find That, for Teachers, Experience Really Does Matter

New Studies Find That, for Teachers, Experience Really Does Matter

New research challenges the belief that teachers plateau early in their careers, suggesting instead their effectiveness grows over the first decade in the classroom and beyond.

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Pasi Sahlberg@pasi_sahlberg17 Mar 2015
Still remember our great panel @TeachLearnConf on social side of teaching w/ @HargreavesBC et al in DC shankerinstitute.org/event/s… @EstherQuinCo
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Esther Quintero@EstherQuinCo1 Mar 2015
“How to Build Trust in Schools” by @VickiGGSC via @HuffPostEdu A more humane approach to school improvement works. huffingtonpost.com/vicki-zak…
How to Build Trust in Schools

How to Build Trust in Schools

Sometimes I scratch my head when I read about the government's efforts to improve schools: new standards and tests that have to be implemented immediately, punitive teacher evaluations, and threats...

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Esther Quintero@EstherQuinCo1 Mar 2015
"School Org. Contexts, Teacher Turnover & Student Achievement: Evidence from Panel Data” @MatthewAKraft et al. scholar.harvard.edu/files/mk…
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Have you seen @EstherQuinCo's amazing short video about how relationships matter in schools? goo.gl/KdfvtJ

How Relationships Matter In Educational Improvement

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Why teaching is more like basketball than baseball — and why it matters (via @valeriestrauss) goo.gl/xCeQX6
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Esther Quintero@EstherQuinCo13 Feb 2015
Teachers working in + supportive environments improve + over time than teachers working in - supportive contexts. cepr.harvard.edu/cepr-resour…
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Pasi Sahlberg@pasi_sahlberg12 Feb 2015
Why there is no Teach for Finland? My opinion: washingtonpost.com/blogs/ans… @FinnEmbassyDC @valeriestrauss @washingtonpost

Teach For Finland? Why it won’t happen.

Debunking myths about teachers in the U.S. and in Finland.

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Working America@WorkingAmerica6 Feb 2015
This is what can happen when unions and businesses work together: cnnmon.ie/1Ihi1lU #raisethewage
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Pasi Sahlberg@pasi_sahlberg6 Feb 2015
Finnish Lesson #1 for Texas: Invest more in cooperation to avoid unhealthy competition between and within schools.
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