Monthly Archives: December 2012

Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
Readers over a certain age may recall reforms that cascaded through corporations in each decade since the 1960s. They might recall “zero-based budgeting,” “management by objectives,” “restructuring,” “management by…

Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
For the past three years, I offered predictions (see December 26, 2009, December 30, 2010, and December 29, 2011 posts) of what I saw around the corner for high-tech…

Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
Examples are legion. Recall President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. Or Director of the Central Intelligence Agency David Petraeus resigning over extra-marital affair. Or shrewd investors in Bernard Madoff’s company…

Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
U.S. schools, K-12 through higher education, are in the midst of another reform wave. From states mandating online courses as a requirement for high school graduation to university-driven Massive…

Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
This guest post is written by Hallie Fox, who taught in a Bronx (New York City) elementary school–P.S. 86. She was a student in my Fall quarter seminar on…

Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
There are many definitions of instructional technology. One concentrates on devices teachers use in classrooms.  Another definition focuses on the different ways that teachers have used such devices as…

Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
Should K-12 student surveys of their teachers be used to determine whether they get a boost in salary or be judged effective or ineffective? The emerging answer, according to…

Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
As a high school history teacher for 14 years, an administrator for five years, a district superintendent for seven years, and, finally a university professor for a quarter-century, I…

Originally posted on voice4education:
There has been a lot happening in the world of public education lately. Between budget cuts, massive class-size increases, and the constant push for privatization we find ourselves trying to hold onto what we can,…

Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
In writing about all of the hype surrounding MOOCs, I saw this photo entitled “University Classroom of the Future.” From instructional television in the 1950s through updated versions of …