tag:blogs.edweek.org,2011-06-29:/teachers/living-in-dialogue//60 2014-08-04T02:32:28Z Anthony Cody spent 24 years working in Oakland schools, 18 of them as a science teacher at a high-needs middle school. A National Board- certified teacher, he now leads workshops with teachers on Project Based Learning. He is the co-founder of the Network for Public Education. With education at a crossroads, he invites you to join him in a dialogue on education reform and teaching for change and deep learning. Movable Type Pro 5.2.7 tag:blogs.edweek.org,2014:/teachers/living-in-dialogue//60.40927 2014-08-03T17:33:08Z 2014-08-04T02:32:28Z

This post marks my last appearance at Education Week, after six eventful years. The summer of 2008 was the beginning of Living in Dialogue,

Anthony Cody http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/ This post marks my last appearance at Education Week, after six eventful years. The summer of 2008 was the beginning of Living in Dialogue, tag:blogs.edweek.org,2014:/teachers/living-in-dialogue//60.40841 2014-07-29T18:12:01Z 2014-07-29T19:59:53Z

Therefore, the Common Core project itself is also an exercise in fear-mongering about the future of our children, and has its own version of Professor Hill in its chief promoter, Bill Gates.

Anthony Cody http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/ Therefore, the Common Core project itself is also an exercise in fear-mongering about the future of our children, and has its own version of Professor Hill in its chief promoter, Bill Gates. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2014:/teachers/living-in-dialogue//60.40710 2014-07-22T14:15:54Z 2014-07-22T18:19:54Z

My experience this week helps explain why I believe we must take more time to celebrate our victories. If we can win in Oklahoma, victory is achievable anywhere and everywhere.

Anthony Cody http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/ My experience this week helps explain why I believe we must take more time to celebrate our victories. If we can win in Oklahoma, victory is achievable anywhere and everywhere. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2014:/teachers/living-in-dialogue//60.40653 2014-07-18T13:57:22Z 2014-07-18T14:08:37Z

Public schools and public teachers have been subjected to a relentless barrage of negative propaganda for almost thirty years. Many corporations want to force open education markets, Microsoft and Pearson Education to name two of the largest, demand "free markets," "choice," and "free enterprise."

Anthony Cody http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/ Public schools and public teachers have been subjected to a relentless barrage of negative propaganda for almost thirty years. Many corporations want to force open education markets, Microsoft and Pearson Education to name two of the largest, demand "free markets," "choice," and "free enterprise." tag:blogs.edweek.org,2014:/teachers/living-in-dialogue//60.40615 2014-07-16T15:19:28Z 2014-07-16T17:09:31Z

My three decades of experiences dealing with the crack and gangs era of the 1980s, and then teaching in inner city schools, taught me to have an even keel.

Anthony Cody http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/ My three decades of experiences dealing with the crack and gangs era of the 1980s, and then teaching in inner city schools, taught me to have an even keel. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2014:/teachers/living-in-dialogue//60.40557 2014-07-13T21:15:00Z 2014-07-13T23:36:20Z

When Lyndsey Layton interviewed Bill Gates a few months ago, she violated one of the major taboos of the education reform discourse.

Anthony Cody http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/ When Lyndsey Layton interviewed Bill Gates a few months ago, she violated one of the major taboos of the education reform discourse. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2014:/teachers/living-in-dialogue//60.40513 2014-07-11T14:57:00Z 2014-07-11T15:00:35Z

Laura Waters says that Camden, N.J., is finally addressing the needs of a school system that has failed families for decades.

Guest Blogger Laura Waters says that Camden, N.J., is finally addressing the needs of a school system that has failed families for decades. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2014:/teachers/living-in-dialogue//60.40495 2014-07-10T16:09:57Z 2014-07-10T18:19:13Z

Teachers need to wake up and understand that the country's biggest corporations are coming after their jobs. They have little respect for teachers because they want to market products that they think will do a better job than teachers.

Anthony Cody http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/ Teachers need to wake up and understand that the country's biggest corporations are coming after their jobs. They have little respect for teachers because they want to market products that they think will do a better job than teachers. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2014:/teachers/living-in-dialogue//60.40405 2014-07-06T01:27:39Z 2014-07-10T13:59:00Z

Last week, while many of us were busy making plans for the summer, something much more sinister was happening in the halls of the State Capital in Trenton, N. J..

Anthony Cody http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/ Last week, while many of us were busy making plans for the summer, something much more sinister was happening in the halls of the State Capital in Trenton, N. J.. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2014:/teachers/living-in-dialogue//60.40383 2014-07-03T13:58:32Z 2014-07-03T14:58:46Z

I am trying to make sense of the education reform project, which seems a mass of contradictions. On the one hand, we have a seemingly utopian project with bold pronouncements about the boundless capacity of all students

Anthony Cody http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/ I am trying to make sense of the education reform project, which seems a mass of contradictions. On the one hand, we have a seemingly utopian project with bold pronouncements about the boundless capacity of all students tag:blogs.edweek.org,2014:/teachers/living-in-dialogue//60.40352 2014-07-02T16:18:57Z 2014-07-02T17:24:00Z

If there is one thing Bill Gates has been a fan of, it is the role of technology in improving education. But recent comments show he may be starting to see that even technology may not be all powerful. And this leads to some deeper questions about the viability of the entire education reform project.

Anthony Cody http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/ If there is one thing Bill Gates has been a fan of, it is the role of technology in improving education. But recent comments show he may be starting to see that even technology may not be all powerful. And this leads to some deeper questions about the viability of the entire education reform project. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2014:/teachers/living-in-dialogue//60.40316 2014-06-30T23:06:49Z 2014-07-31T14:35:40Z

If the pass rates on Common Core tests and the new Common Core-aligned GED plummet, it is because they were designed to do so. If there is an outcome that has been engineered, there must be a reason that outcome is desirable.

Anthony Cody http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/ If the pass rates on Common Core tests and the new Common Core-aligned GED plummet, it is because they were designed to do so. If there is an outcome that has been engineered, there must be a reason that outcome is desirable. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2014:/teachers/living-in-dialogue//60.40291 2014-06-29T19:02:03Z 2014-06-29T21:24:53Z

Bill Gates has it exactly upside down. The innovators are the classroom teachers. The innovators are the students. The innovators are the people working in the schools creating new things every day.

Anthony Cody http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/ Bill Gates has it exactly upside down. The innovators are the classroom teachers. The innovators are the students. The innovators are the people working in the schools creating new things every day. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2014:/teachers/living-in-dialogue//60.40204 2014-06-24T21:34:42Z 2014-06-24T22:21:39Z

This summer educators around the country will congregate in the political workings of our unions at the AFT and NEA conventions. This is no small business.

Anthony Cody http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/ This summer educators around the country will congregate in the political workings of our unions at the AFT and NEA conventions. This is no small business. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2014:/teachers/living-in-dialogue//60.40153 2014-06-21T14:43:09Z 2014-06-21T16:28:36Z

As a thought experiment, what would it look like if the Gates Foundation truly was attending to the research and evidence that is showing how damaging the new Common Core tests and high stakes accountability systems are?

Anthony Cody http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/ As a thought experiment, what would it look like if the Gates Foundation truly was attending to the research and evidence that is showing how damaging the new Common Core tests and high stakes accountability systems are?