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On this episode of The Report Card, Nat Malkus speaks with Marty West and Mark Schneider about 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results in 4th and 8th grade reading and math. Nat, Marty, and Mark discuss why math scores went up or stayed flat while reading scores declined; potential bright spots in the 2024 results; whether recent score declines should be attributed to factors external to schooling; what makes NAEP the gold standard assessment of US students; what the Florida Commissioner of Education's recent critique of NAEP gets wrong (and right); how NAEP compares to state assessments; NAEP Proficiency and the increasing number of students performing Below Basic; potential lessons from 2024 NAEP results; and more.Martin West is the vice chair of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees NAEP. He is also the academic dean and Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the editor-in-chief of Education Next, and a member of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.Mark Schneider is a nonresident Senior Fellow at AEI. Previously, he was commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), which administers NAEP, and was later the director of the Institute of Education Sciences, which houses NCES.Show Notes:NAEP Math ResultsNAEP Reading ResultsStates' Demographically Adjusted Performance on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational ProgressMake the National Assessment of Educational Progress Great Again

Standardized testing has long been a cornerstone in educational systems, serving as a tool for measuring student achievement and influencing decisions at every level of schooling. Supporters see standardized tests as essential for maintaining accountability and providing clear metrics for comparison across educational landscapes. However, many have called for moving away from standardized tests, with critics arguing that these tests can reinforce inequality, pressure teachers to "teach to the test," and fail to capture the full scope of student potential.  In today's episode, Jill and Ross are joined by two experts to explore this topic. Harry Feder is the Executive Director of Fair Test, a national organization that advocates for fair and equitable testing practices. Harry brings a wealth of experience in challenging the way tests are used and proposing alternatives.  Dr. Martin West is a professor and academic dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a board member of the National Assessment Governing Board. Dr. West offers a unique perspective with his extensive research on education policy and his involvement in shaping how assessments are created and implemented.  To learn more about Dr West's research and Harry's work with Fair Test, check out the resources below. Harry Feder Bio Dr. Martin West Bio Fair Test Research on MCAS in Massachusetts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Standardized testing has long been a cornerstone in educational systems, serving as a tool for measuring student achievement and influencing decisions at every level of schooling. Supporters see standardized tests as essential for maintaining accountability and providing clear metrics for comparison across educational landscapes. However, many have called for moving away from standardized tests, with critics arguing that these tests can reinforce inequality, pressure teachers to "teach to the test," and fail to capture the full scope of student potential.  In today's episode, Jill and Ross are joined by two experts to explore this topic. Harry Feder is the Executive Director of Fair Test, a national organization that advocates for fair and equitable testing practices. Harry brings a wealth of experience in challenging the way tests are used and proposing alternatives.  Dr. Martin West is a professor and academic dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a board member of the National Assessment Governing Board. Dr. West offers a unique perspective with his extensive research on education policy and his involvement in shaping how assessments are created and implemented.  To learn more about Dr West's research and Harry's work with Fair Test, check out the resources below. Harry Feder Bio Dr. Martin West Bio Fair Test Research on MCAS in Massachusetts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vad får du om Mcdonalds och Coca Cola väljer att slå sina kloka huvuden ihop och göra film? Mac and me, så klart! (Mer känd som El Mac and me i vissa kretsar) Mcdonalds egen ET-kopia blev dock en McShit snarare än en Big Mac och hittas numera på IMDB:s bottom 100-lista... Rollistan innehåller guldnamn som ungen med hockeyfrilla från Terminator 2, Jennifer Anistons näsa, morsan från Richie Rich och en massa barnskådespelare som, märkligt nog, aldrig blev stjärnor i Hollywood.  Detta är en av två filmer som ni lyssnare önskat från bottenlistan, så vi säger tack för förslaget och önskar er smaklig måltid! Mycket nöje! Länk till alla våra plattformar och sociala medier: https://linktr.ee/Filmsmakarna #filmsmakarna #macandmed #mcdonalds #elmacoandme #et #etripoff 

OK, you've got us — not all 100 stories were randomly picked. That's because when we were but a wee newborn Doctor Who podcast, we weren't random. Series 12 was underway and, after reviewing every single Christmas episode, we zeroed in on the current season. But that was predictable, common, perhaps even a little basic. Pull To Open needed something more. So in 2021, we wired in the Randomizer into our podcast and haven't looked back. Since then we've done 100 different stories from almost every era of Doctor Who (we'll get you someday, Paul McGann), giving each one a rating from the Pull To Open Rating System™️. While that provides a good guide for where everything stands, it also results in numerous ties. Which brings us to this episode. We've ranked the first 100 stories that Pull To Open has reviewed, and added a dash of Top of the Pops (complete with sizzling new music from Martin West!) for that zazz factor. And it wouldn't be Pull To Open if we didn't stop to comment on how things shook out. Now... join us for the Pull To Open Hot 100!

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  Episode 100, Imposter syndrome as a podcaster is very real, celebrating my 100 milestone of a podcast that nearly never started! In gratitude I have published episode 100... ti's the season of miracles and the fact is there was a point I had given up on the idea of ever publishing a podcast. For the first time ever I have published this episode with zero editing!!! Inspired by a recent hypnotherapy client that had lived with a stutter for 70 years I can safely say that my  "erms" are no big deal and every voice deserves a platform.    This episode is my journey through imposter syndrome to feeling the drive to publish a podcast despite all of life's curveballs leading up to the launch. I hope this inspires anyone not to let go of their dreams and not to wait for that moment when all the stars align.  I weathered every storm leading up to the podcast launch but I just could not give it up!  I created this podcast on a wing and a prayer, lots of prayers in fact!  I talk about Cathy Heller's podcast course and meeting some gorgeous people in America who are now my biggest cheerleaders.  I discuss how podcasting has changed my outlook on life from first meeting fellow entrepreneurs to taking the leap to leave my day job in 2021 and starting my own business.  I give a shout-out to my husband Martin West who has always had my back and carried me through this process showing love and support each step of the way.  I share my thanks to the guests on my show, mostly strangers who opened their hearts to share their stories to inspire you the listener.  Take action, however, this looks and however messy it feels. Imposter syndrome is real but accepting all that scares you and pushing through this creates change.  Sending love, 2021 has been another COVID year but we did it, we made it through! I hope 2022 gives you the opportunity to catapult yourself out of your comfort zone as you take your own scary steps towards doing the thing that lights you up. If I can host a podcast with 50k plus downloads you can do anything! Thank you for listening.  Much love Claire. Slimming Stories Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3H2RRns Website link: - here you can download my free hypnosis audio track. https://www.claireoldhamwest.com

("The Making of the Odyssey," by the Late M. L. West.) "The poet of the Odyssey was a seriously flawed genius. He had a wonderfully inventive imagination, a gift for pictorial detail and for introducing naturalistic elements into epic dialogue, and a grand architectural plan for the poem. He was also a slapdash artist, often copying verses from the Iliad or from himself without close attention to their suitability. With various possible ways of telling the story bubbling up in his mind, he creates a narrative marked by constant inconsistency of detail. He is a fluent composer who delights in prolonging his tale with subsidiary episodes, yet his deployment of the epic language is often inept and sometimes simply unintelligible. The Making of the Odyssey is a penetrating study of the background, composition, and artistry of the Homeric Odyssey. Martin West places the poem in its late seventh-century context in relation to the Iliad and other poetry of the time. He also investigates the traditions that lie behind it: the origins of the figure of Odysseus, and folk tales such as those of the One-eyed Ogre and the Husband's Return." (For Educational Purposes Only. The Creators own their content and music/songs.)

Students are months behind where they should be in their learning. Could a nation-wide tutoring program catch them up to speed? Moreover, what would it take to equalize access to high-quality tutoring over the long term? https://www.brown.edu/academics/population-studies/people/person/matthew-kraft (Matt Kraft) of Brown University and https://www.bu.edu/wheelock/profile/joshua-goodman/ (Josh Goodman) of Boston University discuss on this episode of "The Report Card with Nat Malkus." Read the working papers discussed on this episode: https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/mkraft/files/kraft_falken_2021_blueprint.pdf ("A Blueprint for Scaling Tutoring Across Public Schools" )by Matt Kraft and Grace Falken. https://www.edworkingpapers.com/ai21-367 ("Kumon In: The Recent, Rapid Rise of Private Tutoring Centers") by Edward Kim, Josh Goodman, and Martin West.

The 1940s and 1950s saw changes to how women were portrayed in film. A change from the victim of the 1930s. Post World War II films introduced the ‘Femme Fatale’ and with it women characters who were mysterious and dangerously seductive, not victims. During the war, women had taken the place of men in the workforce, bringing an independence that for many, had never been experienced before.  These movies were known as ‘Film Noir’ (French for ‘dark film’), classics of the 1940s and early 1950s. 'The Queen of Noir' Ann Chernow So I turned my attention to ‘The Queen of Noir’, renowned artist Ann Chernow. Ann has been painting this genre for over a decade. She does paintings, prints and drawings always in the abstract capturing the essence of the ‘Femme Fatale’. Ann has gone from actual portraits of the films’ stars, to imaginary faces of film, to painting scenes from the films to inventing scenes from ‘Film Noir’ movies. Then came a night alone at an Italian restaurant in NYC and a bottle of wine. The evening resulted in creation of ‘Bad Girls’ – eight separate stories and eight separate images. Film Noir and Femme Fatales have been with her ever since that evening. ‘The reason for women: everybody has a guess. It’s psychological. It has to do with the women in the films. The women in Noir movies all had fabulous clothing and the men just had gray suits and hats. There’s nothing to paint – just gray suits and hats, so the male figure is sometimes an abstract support.’ Meet Ann Chernow Artist, ‘Queen of Noir’, Mother, Grandmother and Teacher. Ann has taught art for over 26 years. Born in New York City in 1936, Ann has been a resident of Westport, Connecticut, considered a haven for artists for the last 50+ years. Ann is a beloved leader in the extended arts community. She has worked in the mediums of lithography, silkscreen, etching and colored pencil as well as oil painting. Ann’s second husband, Burt Chernow founded the Housatonic Museum of Art. He was an art historian and professor at the Housatonic Community College. Burt passed away in 1997. Ann later became the life partner of actor and documentarian, Martin West (d. 2020). Ann’s work evokes a sense of veiled mystery. A veiled mystery that is the essence of Film Noir and Ann’s creativity. I had the privilege of talking with Ann about our favorite genre of film, her beginning, her philosophy, the pandemic and her continued mining. Age 3 ½ - the beginning The RKO theaters and going to the movies at 11 Victims and Heroines The ‘Queen and King’ of Noir Femme Fatales 1930’s and Post World War II Those clothes The abstract ‘That looks like my grandmother’ Miss Bette Davis How to get an invitation Artists and life Advice to young artists Keep on mining

Two editors of the new book Religious Liberty and Education: A case study of Yeshivas vs. New York, joined Education Next editor in chief Martin West to discuss the book. The guests were the director of policy for EdChoice, Jason Bedrick, and a distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas, Jay P. Greene.

What’s it like to conduct a ballet? And what’s it like to be conducted in a ballet?

Martin West, founder of XGAP (Execution Gap), has been a coach and mentor to D+C for the past 10+ years. His expertise is helping organizations fill the gap between their current performance and their ultimate potential. On this episode, Martin talks with Trent about how to fulfill your vision by focusing on goals and execution, team cohesiveness, and healthy leadership. In the midst of a global pandemic, he encourages us to embrace the messiness, stay vulnerable, and as best we can, simplify.

This week on TeachLab, Justin Reich presents findings from a report on remote learning guidance from state education agencies (see tsl.mit.edu/covid19). He discussed relevant background research, points of consensus among state guidance, and the most important question for schools right now: what is the purpose of schooling during a pandemic? Harvard University professor Marty West, a member of the Massachusetts Board of Education, joins as discussant to provide a state policy perspective. The conversation was recorded during a live webinar, the video and slide deck can be found below. Note to the audience:The Teaching Systems Lab and the TeachLab team would like to thank all of our audience for their patronage as we attempt to shift our production and content in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. We think it is of the utmost importance to continue distributing as much content as we can, and as widely as we can, to assist those who are in need of information in these difficult times. We are working to improve the quality of our content with these new constraints and get back to a more regular scheduling. Thank you for your patience. Resources and LinksCheck out additional COVID -19 information from Teaching Systems LabWatch the Full Webinar on YouTubeDownload the slide deckCheck out our earlier episode with NYC teacher Michael Pershan Transcripthttps://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/covid-report/transcript Join our course on edX!Becoming a More Equitable Educator: Mindsets and Practices Produced and edited by Aimee Corrigan and Garrett BeazleyRecorded by Justin ReichMixed by Garrett Beazley Follow Us On:FacebookTwitterYouTube

Every day brings an avalanche of anxiety-inducing news: The spread of novel coronavirus, the reaction of the markets, the stress on the healthcare system, and the pending November elections. Singularly, each event is worrying. Collectively, it is hard to take it all in. Where can we find a moment of respite from all the news? Host Grace Won talks with a group of authors, artists and experts to hear how they are using art, music and literature to cope in these challenging times. What are you listening to, reading or watching to calm your nerves? Guests: Skye Pillsbury, Editor and Podcaster, Inside Podcasting ; Gary Shteyngart , New York Times Bestselling Author of Lake Success, Super Sad True Love Story, Little Failure; David Talbot , Author, Between Heaven and Hell: The Story of My Stroke and Season of the Witch; Founder of Salon.com; and, Martin West , Music Director and Principal Conductor, San Francisco Ballet Resources: San Francisco Shelter in Place FAQs: https://sf.gov/stay-home

On this week’s podcast, Martin West, Harvard professor and editor-in-chief of Education Next, joins Mike Petrilli to discuss the results of Ed Next’s annual survey of public opinion. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines whether video technology can improve teacher evaluations.

Join SF Ballet’s Jennie Scholick and Martin West and American Ballet Theatre’s Nancy Raffa for a deep dive into Alexei […]

Martin West Memorial Lecture 2019 Martin West Memorial Lecture 2019 - Perspectivism and the Homeric simile - Prof Stephen Halliwell

Martin West Memorial Lecture 2019 Martin West Memorial Lecture 2019 - Perspectivism and the Homeric simile - Prof Stephen Halliwell

In this uniquely insightful Forum, experts examined key health and education policies — and their broad implications — that are likely to be enacted by the new Congress. The panelists discussed the current climate, including the government shutdown. For background, the discussion drew on a newly-released poll by POLITICO and the Harvard Chan School. This Forum event was presented jointly with POLITICO LLC on January 23, 2019. Watch the entire series: https://theforum.sph.harvard.edu/

Martin West, SF Ballet’s Music Director and Principal Conductor, gives an engaging account about how ballet conducting requires both mind […]

Join SF Ballet’s Music Director and Principal Conductor Martin West as he previews the music and ballets of the 2019 […]

A recent example of the power of unconditional cash is the My People Fund, launched by the Dollywood Foundation in the wake of the 2016 Kentucky wildfires. This program provided people who had lost their homes with monthly cash support to help them recover. Dr. Stacia Martin-West from the University of Kentucky analyzed the impact of this program and came on the podcast to discuss what she found.

Speaking on SANFL Radio, Martin was excited to join her little sister Rachelle in the race to win the 2018 Powerade Breakthrough Player award.

Speaking on SANFL Radio, Martin said she was pleased to collect 26 disposals, 15 tackles and a goal against the Tigers in Round 5 of the SANFL Statewide Super Women's League.

How do new compositions make it from the page to the stage?

Education Next's Paul E. Peterson and Martin West talk about what education reforms they expect from President-Elect Donald Trump. Will he move on school choice, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, Title I portability, charter schools, or something entirely unexpected?

The U.S. spends more per student than most of the world's industrialized nations, but our test scores on math and science are in the middle of the pack. Are we getting our money's worth in K-12 education? Helen Ladd and Martin West debate the question on this episode of Zeroing In, hosted by Aaron Chatterji. Ladd is a professor in Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy. West is an associate professor at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. Chatterji is an associate professor at Duke's Fuqua School of Business.

Should teachers be paid more? Should it be harder for teachers to get tenure? Are teacher evaluation systems working? In this episode of the EdNext podcast, Paul E. Peterson and Martin West take a close look at the differing views of teachers, parents, and the general public on polices that affect teachers, based on data from 2016 EdNext survey. You can read about the survey here: http://educationnext.org/ten-year-trends-in-public-opinion-from-ednext-poll-2016-survey/

Meet the Orchestra – Music Director and Principal Conductor Martin West discusses the music of Cranko’s Onegin with the San […]

Conductor Martin West on Shostakovich and his "inside" musical jokes.

Music Director Martin West on Shostakovich, Skywalker, and music studies.

The melodic, atmospheric Prokofiev score that drives Cinderella is the subject of this discussion, led by SF Ballet Music Director […]

Music Director and Principal Conductor Martin West introduces “Meet the Music and Musicians”—an exploration of Stravinsky’s Firebird with the San […]

Music Director and Principal Conductor Martin West introduces ‘Meet the Music and Musicians’—an exploration of Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances with the […]

The centerpiece of the program is the world premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s The Rite of Spring, set to Igor Stravinsky’s […]

Martin West, assistant professor of education at HGSE shares surprising new data on the public's perception of school reform.

The wealth of varied music in our repertoire contributes significantly to its impact. We will explore this through the eyes […]

Education Director Charles Mc Neal interviews Music Director and Principal Conductor Martin West. Mc Neal and West discuss the provocative […]

Martin West and Bruce Sansom discussed how music informs the movement in George Balanchine’s Symphony in C, Ashton’s Symphonic Variations, […]

In this installment of MTA, Charles and his guests discuss the music of The Little Mermaid, including the presence of […]

Martin West and Richard Taruskin on George Balanchine.