Please grab a sharpened No.#2 pencil and begin your

test.

Dead Poet’s Society

This Week’s AgendaAssessment and Research: Do They

InformOur Teaching Practices?

Are all the educational poets really gone?

• Why should we be cautious every time we accept a new teaching idea or innovation?

• What are the positive actions that are being taken by teachers and administrators with respect to the requirements of NCLB and assessment?

• What are the reasons behind the stand for and against homework and what are your personal views regarding homework?

• Please visit the following link and add your thoughts… http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/toassignornotassign

• Why is understanding and using research important for teachers who plan for and instruct students?

Where have all the poets gone?

“Remember, the powerful play goes on and you

may contribute a verse. What will your verse

be?” -Dead Poets Society

Video Credits

Blackacolyte26 (2008, October 16). Dead Poet’s Society-Rip it out [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOENu0fK0uM

Momodrua (2007, November 25). Dead Poet’s Society [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIrrxiwFPw4&feature=related

Resources

Steptoe, S. (2007, May 30). How Nebraska leaves no child behind. Time. Retrieved from http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1626423,00.html.

Van Voorhis, F. (2004). Reflecting on the Homework Ritual: Assignments and Designs. Theory Into Practice, 43(3), 205-212. Retrieved from Teacher Reference Center database.