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Brendan, You may also want to view Sergiovanni's work on "Layered Standards" since most nastgonal testing does not reach the limits of the curriculum. Chance to integrate personal, professional decisions on producing 21st century learners rather than automotons. Good luck, Alan Dr. Alan Markowitz Director, Graduate Programs in Education (973) 290-4328 On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 9:34 PM, BRENDAN CRONIN < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thanks Alan for your thoughts which were very helpful. To be honest the > situation that I am in is a dilemma between the demands of the government's > performative testing culture and the creative curriculum plus my own > personal values. The conflict lies here. One thing I am interested in > is finding out exactly what Burnard and Whyte's rebalancing of pedagogy > might mean in practice in the encouragement of professional agency, > pedagogical autonomy, risk talking and creative collaboration. > > Cheers, > > Brendan > > --- On *Sun, 6/6/10, Alan Markowitz <[log in to unmask]>* wrote: > > > From: Alan Markowitz <[log in to unmask]> > > Subject: Re: Living personal and educational values > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Sunday, 6 June, 2010, 17:23 > > > Hi Brendan, > > I admire your quest to provide your students with the best possible > educational leaders to establish a personal philosophy that supports their > role as a "Servant Leader". ( See the work of Robert Greenleaf). In this > model, teachers and leaders recognize that they must serve their > organization (e.g. class, school) first in order to lead. In a very brief > manner, they must provide their constituents with the resources, > opportunities and information needed for THEM to meet their goals (academic, > ethical etc.). Once that role is established, one should apply that value > system to the specific issues that will arise. I would be happy to discuss > this further if you think it valuable. > Collegially, > Alan > > Dr. Alan Markowitz > Director, Graduate Programs in Education > (973) 290-4328 > > > On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 7:16 AM, Jack Whitehead <[log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > >> >> On 6 Jun 2010, at 11:26, BRENDAN CRONIN wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I am writing an essay about how I can live and work better according to my >> personal and educational values but which involves following the values of >> the creative curriculum but also preparing the children for the demands of >> the optional SAT tests (I teach Year 3 children). Has anyone got any ideas >> on this? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Brendan >> >> >> Hi Brendan - you might find useful Amy Skuse's MA writings on: >> >> How have my experiences of Year 2 SAT's influenced my perceptions of >> assessment in teaching and learning? >> at >> http://www.actionresearch.net/writings/tuesdayma/amyskuseeeoct07.htm >> >> Love Jack. >> > >