Contradictory Fifth Graders, Secret Supe Searches, and Classroom Clickers (Teaching and Leading)

Different Grades, Different Kids:

5th Grade: Young minds a frenzy of contradictions WashPost
MythBuster: NCLB and Social Studies Achievement Alliance
Connecting with the American dialect WashPost

Technology in the Classroom:

Turning Test-Prep Into Clicking Experience EW
Computers Grade Students' Writing Wired
Judging a Book by Its Contents Wired

Picking Principals and Supts.

No way to pick a principal Washington Post
Dallas trustee seeks vote on Spanish for principals Dallas News
Superintendent searches evolving Boston Globe

Teacher Training and Support

Group wise: a culture of inquiry JSD via PEN
Education Schools Use Performance Standards EW
Influx Can Outpace Teacher Preparation EW
Re-Up Time Is Here for Board-Certified Teachers EW
Merit Pay: Not So Fast, Governors! NCTQ