On May 17th at 5pm, Nation readers are invited to participate in a live chat on the role of testing in education reform with writer Dana Goldstein, teacher and blogger Mark Anderson and teacher Tara Brancato from the Educators 4 Excellence network.
The Nation<a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=85f50b6d55″ >Live Chat on Testing and Education Reform</a>
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With the the rise of the standards-and-accountability education reform movement, schools and teachers have found their fate increasingly tied to students’ scores on standardized tests. The practice has sparked debate on issues from the effects of “teaching to the test” on students’ education to the fairness of judging teachers by their students’ test scores.
On May 17th at 5 PM, Nation readers are invited to participate in a live chat with our education reporter Dana Goldstein on the role of testing in education reform. Dana will be joined by Mark Anderson, a New York City public school special-education teacher and contributor to the blog Schools as Ecosystems, and by Tara Brancato, a member of Educators 4 Excellence and a New York City public school International Baccaluareate teacher at X374—Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy (KAPPA) International.
Readers are welcome to post questions prior to the chat using the comment section below. Educators, parents and students are warmly invited to participate.
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