While You Were Teaching 12.12

Winter break is only a week away. Only December assessments stand in the way. What better way to celebrate than buying something from the Dallas Education Blog Store?

No new Dallas Education Podcast this week. Taking some time off so we can bring you a few special things over the holiday break.

Here's what you missed while you were helping your kids review for their end of semester exams.

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From us:

New DISD Student Failure Rate Interventions
​Being inspired by DISD Students
DISD Students feel supid when they fail tests
Congratulating DISD Principals of the Year
​When DISD Teachers are the worst students
Slavery Ended Only 150 Years Ago

DISD and Dallas Education Rundown - December Week 1

From around the web:

How and why we should let students fail - Cult of Pedagogy
Breaking down the battle for Pre-K in DISD - Learning Curve
DISD Adds More Low Performing Schools - DMN
Black Children won't succeed with less public school accountability - Citizen Ed
In Class Student Conferences - Starr Sackstein
Reflections on the Every Student Succeeds Act - EP
Collaboration in Kentucky - TNTP
Arne Duncan's Legacy - EP
DISD Students Advance to Finals in MLK competition - DMN