The F.Y.I. Newsletter
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Recent Posts
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Elementary Education
How’d I Miss Ed Sheeran Singing About How School and Home Differ on Sesame Street?
You gotta love this music video of Ed Sheeran leading the Sesame Street crew in a song about the differences…
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Arts + Letters
Shakespeare’s Spreadsheets: Use Data and Charts to Take Reading to Another Level
We can use numbers to better understand literature. That’s right: there are fruitful ways for readers to deepen their analysis…
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Digital Learning
Quote in Chalkbeat NY on How NYC Can Up Their Online Learning Game
This quote comes from a thoughtful conversation I had with Chalkbeat NY about the city’s rollout of online learning in…
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Digital Learning
An Op-Ed on Why Online Learning in NYC Is Harder Than It Needed To Be
On the heels of 1.1 million students and 80,000 teachers being transitioned to remote learning, I penned this op-ed piece…
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Computer Science Education
The Great Gatsby: A Mixed Literary Analysis
I’m a firm believer that readers can use computational methods to uncover new insights into literature. As I’ve written about…
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Computer Science Education
A Sneak Peek at Chapter 1 from Upcoming K-12 CS Education Book
I’m amped to share this rough draft that will frame the book in the works with three fantastic co-authors. (We’re…
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Advice
Street Corner Coaching: An Overview of How To Approach Assessment in Teaching
Assessment can intimidate even the most seasoned educators. Teachers often express to me that they don’t feel very confident creating…
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Advice
Straight Advice for New Teachers Starting Their Careers
Every year, thousands of new teachers enter into the profession with dreams of making a difference, connecting with students, and…
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Culture
Did Bob Dylan Really Ruin English Class Forever? Some Say Yes (But They Are Wrong)
When Bob Dylan won a Nobel Prize, some started to decry the fall of literature–including the teaching of English. In…
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Project: States of Education
Unlike any other country to which the United States is compared, we do not define the right to public education at a national level. It’s not in the federal Constitution, nor the Bill of Rights. Instead, public education was a bit of an afterthought, inserted into state constitutions beginning well after the birth of the country. The result? We have 50 different definitions for the purpose of and right to public education. No wonder it’s so challenging to effect change. How does YOUR state define the right to public education? Tom made an interactive map to help you find out.
