tag:blogs.edweek.org,2011-06-29:/teachers/teaching_for_triumph//160 2014-07-11T13:00:20Z Justin Minkel teaches 2nd and 3rd grade at Jones Elementary in Springdale, Ark., a high-performing, high-poverty school where 85 percent of the students are English-language learners. A former Teach For America corps member, Minkel was the 2007 Arkansas Teacher of the Year. In his instruction, he is focused on bringing advanced learning opportunities to immigrant and at-risk students. Follow him at @JustinMinkel. Movable Type Pro 5.2.7 tag:blogs.edweek.org,2014:/teachers/teaching_for_triumph//160.40500 2014-07-10T18:43:20Z 2014-07-11T13:00:20Z

President Obama is often described as an eloquent speaker. When the President invited four teachers to the White House for lunch this week, I discovered that he is an eloquent listener, too.

Justin Minkel President Obama is often described as an eloquent speaker. When the President invited four teachers to the White House for lunch this week, I discovered that he is an eloquent listener, too.
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Parents, principals, and teachers share most convictions about what our kids need. We're the sleeping giant. What power might we wield if we woke up?

Justin Minkel Parents, principals, and teachers share most convictions about what our kids need. We're the sleeping giant. What power might we wield if we woke up?
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When think tanks ponder recruitment and retention, their solutions often neglect the factors that matter most to my generation and the next.

Justin Minkel When think tanks ponder recruitment and retention, their solutions often neglect the factors that matter most to my generation and the next.
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Nobody pines for kerosene lanterns, mimeograph machines, or 8-track tapes. What will it take to break our dependence on the 1914 bubble test?

Justin Minkel Nobody pines for kerosene lanterns, mimeograph machines, or 8-track tapes. What will it take to break our dependence on the 1914 bubble test?
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Students dream big. I realized last week that parents can dream big, too. We just need the invitation.

Justin Minkel Students dream big. I realized last week that parents can dream big, too. We just need the invitation.
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Textbook companies have a lot to lose if districts turn to the collective knowledge of teachers rather than commercial programs, packages, and consultants. Our students have a lot to gain.

Justin Minkel Textbook companies have a lot to lose if districts turn to the collective knowledge of teachers rather than commercial programs, packages, and consultants. Our students have a lot to gain.
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Policymakers and teachers need each other. Here's why.

Justin Minkel Policymakers and teachers need each other. Here's why.
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What if practicing teachers served as faculty alongside education professors, with similar pay, status, and influence in shaping teacher prep?

Justin Minkel What if practicing teachers served as faculty alongside education professors, with similar pay, status, and influence in shaping teacher prep?
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Arne Duncan has said the right things, partnered with the right people, and admitted there's a problem. Will he do what it takes to solve it?

Justin Minkel Arne Duncan has said the right things, partnered with the right people, and admitted there's a problem. Will he do what it takes to solve it?
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Next to coffee, time is teachers' most precious resource. Why, then, spend precious class hours teaching kids to play a board game?

Justin Minkel Next to coffee, time is teachers' most precious resource. Why, then, spend precious class hours teaching kids to play a board game?
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Visualization can be a powerful technique for learning anything. Just ask the Olympians.

Justin Minkel Visualization can be a powerful technique for learning anything. Just ask the Olympians.
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Last week, three teachers reminded me what binds us together. We keep promises. We see students for who they can become. We work, in the end, for them.

Justin Minkel Last week, three teachers reminded me what binds us together. We keep promises. We see students for who they can become. We work, in the end, for them.
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Becoming bilingual is an opportunity our schools can provide to native English speakers and English learners alike. First we have to see diversity as a strength, not a liability.

Justin Minkel Becoming bilingual is an opportunity our schools can provide to native English speakers and English learners alike. First we have to see diversity as a strength, not a liability.
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Administrative madness is a pervasive disease. Common Core didn't cause it. But if it's going to succeed, we need to cure it.

Justin Minkel Administrative madness is a pervasive disease. Common Core didn't cause it. But if it's going to succeed, we need to cure it.
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Engineering design challenges prepare our students for real-life projects where there are thousands of "right answers" and temporary failure is a step toward success.

Justin Minkel Engineering design challenges prepare our students for real-life projects where there are thousands of "right answers" and temporary failure is a step toward success.
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