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		<title>Making Collaborative Conferencing Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tennessee General Assembly was often criticized during the legislative session by the entrenched education establishment. However, they deserve recognition &#8230;<p><a href="http://professionaleducators.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/making-collaborative-conferencing-work/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionaleducators.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24475575&amp;post=74&amp;subd=professionaleducators&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Primer on Common Core State Standards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Common Core State Standards Initiative is an effort led by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and &#8230;<p><a href="http://professionaleducators.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/primer-on-common-core-state-standards/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionaleducators.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24475575&amp;post=64&amp;subd=professionaleducators&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Evaluating Evaluations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research clearly and consistently demonstrates that the quality of the classroom teacher is the number one school based factor in &#8230;<p><a href="http://professionaleducators.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/evaluating-evaluations/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionaleducators.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24475575&amp;post=62&amp;subd=professionaleducators&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why We Romance Poor Leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a romance of leadership. Most studies in leadership focus on the top roles. Many leader-centric approaches assume followers &#8230;<p><a href="http://professionaleducators.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/why-we-romance-poor-leadership/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionaleducators.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24475575&amp;post=60&amp;subd=professionaleducators&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teacher Evaluations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professional Educators of Tennessee understands that research clearly and consistently demonstrates that the quality of the classroom teacher is the &#8230;<p><a href="http://professionaleducators.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/teacher-evaluations/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionaleducators.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24475575&amp;post=55&amp;subd=professionaleducators&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Alinsky&#8217;s Rules for Radicals Condensed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the books that those trying to understand teachers unions is by far left-winger Saul Alinsky. Rules for Radicals, which was written in 1971 &#8230;<p><a href="http://professionaleducators.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/alinskys-rules-for-radicals-condensed/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionaleducators.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24475575&amp;post=45&amp;subd=professionaleducators&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s the Silly Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Educators know they are in the silly season.  The annual welcome back from the teachers union, who proceed to act &#8230;<p><a href="http://professionaleducators.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/its-the-silly-season/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionaleducators.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24475575&amp;post=39&amp;subd=professionaleducators&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A New Day, A New Way</title>
		<link>http://professionaleducators.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/a-new-day-a-new-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Educators and Friends: Just like a new school year, this is a new day in Tennessee for education. There &#8230;<p><a href="http://professionaleducators.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/a-new-day-a-new-way/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionaleducators.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24475575&amp;post=28&amp;subd=professionaleducators&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Charateristics of Professional Educators &#8211; Elsa Ninda Meifira</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A foreign perspective on professional educators:  Thoughts?  Charateristics of Professional Educators &#8211; Elsa Ninda Meifira. Filed under: General Education<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionaleducators.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24475575&amp;post=19&amp;subd=professionaleducators&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Things in Store for Professional Educators</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professional Educators of Tennessee will be growing in 2011-2012.  That is exciting.  It also brings growing pains, but we are &#8230;<p><a href="http://professionaleducators.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/new-things-in-store-for-professional-educators/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionaleducators.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24475575&amp;post=5&amp;subd=professionaleducators&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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