New Colorado Science Standards Earn a “D”
D is for Disappointing. This January, the Thomas Fordham Institute reviewed science standards in all 50 state. The majority of states earned Ds or Fs with only 6 states and jurisdictions receiving A’s. Colorado was rated right there in the
New Colorado Science Standards Earn a “D”
D is for Disappointing. This January, the Thomas Fordham Institute reviewed science standards in all 50 state. The majority of states earned Ds or Fs with only 6 states and jurisdictions receiving A’s. Colorado was rated right there in the
Obama Seeks to Cut NAEP – Change Benchmark to PISA
Is the latest move to cut NAEP, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a key measure of U.S. student achievement just a little bit of out with the old and in with the new? I don’t think so. This move is
Obama Seeks to Cut NAEP – Change Benchmark to PISA
Is the latest move to cut NAEP, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a key measure of U.S. student achievement just a little bit of out with the old and in with the new? I don’t think so. This move is
Because we didn’t buy textbooks
This time we did something different. We entered our social studies curriculum adoption cycle and we made a departure from our past practice. We decided to spend a year focusing on instructional pedagogy before we started looking at all the
Because we didn’t buy textbooks
This time we did something different. We entered our social studies curriculum adoption cycle and we made a departure from our past practice. We decided to spend a year focusing on instructional pedagogy before we started looking at all the
National Writing Project – Digital Tools for Change Collection
The National Writing Project (NWP) has created a fabulous resource where teaching ideas, reflections, and stories about writing in our digital, globally interconnected world have been collected and beautifully organized. That resource is a called Digital IS One particular section
National Writing Project – Digital Tools for Change Collection
The National Writing Project (NWP) has created a fabulous resource where teaching ideas, reflections, and stories about writing in our digital, globally interconnected world have been collected and beautifully organized. That resource is a called Digital IS One particular section
Reflections on Schmoker’s Focus with the Traveling Teacher
Mike Schmoker’s new book Focus came in the mail on a beautiful Saturday morning. It started off as nice lazy day with no pressing deeds needing to be done, so I started to skim through the pages of the new
Reflections on Schmoker’s Focus with the Traveling Teacher
Mike Schmoker’s new book Focus came in the mail on a beautiful Saturday morning. It started off as nice lazy day with no pressing deeds needing to be done, so I started to skim through the pages of the new
Developing a Needs-Based Mindset for Curriculum Funding
Mindset – the ideas and attitudes in which a person approaches a situation, especially when these are seen as being difficult to alter. The Way We Were… For the last don’t-know-how-many-years, curriculum adoptions in our district have been pretty cut
Developing a Needs-Based Mindset for Curriculum Funding
Mindset – the ideas and attitudes in which a person approaches a situation, especially when these are seen as being difficult to alter. The Way We Were… For the last don’t-know-how-many-years, curriculum adoptions in our district have been pretty cut
Boys, held back for life?
Yesterday I was scanning my NYTimes feed and stopped when I read this title, “Delay Kindergarten at Your Own Peril.” As an educator, a title like that begs to be read. I stopped mid-swipe, clicked and read the provocative opinion
Boys, held back for life?
Yesterday I was scanning my NYTimes feed and stopped when I read this title, “Delay Kindergarten at Your Own Peril.” As an educator, a title like that begs to be read. I stopped mid-swipe, clicked and read the provocative opinion
Building a Better Teacher – NYTimes gives me restless nights
Ever since a colleague emailed me the link to NYTimes Elizabeth Green’s “Building a Better Teacher” I’ve been spending an inordinate number of minutes and hours thinking about the implications and multiple things worth thinking about. I almost which wrote
Building a Better Teacher – NYTimes gives me restless nights
Ever since a colleague emailed me the link to NYTimes Elizabeth Green’s “Building a Better Teacher” I’ve been spending an inordinate number of minutes and hours thinking about the implications and multiple things worth thinking about. I almost which wrote
Book Chat: Leading for Equity
Reading Leading for Equity: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Montgomery County Public Schools by Stacey M. Childress, Denis P. Doyle, David A. Thomas, and David Gergen almost feels like cheating. I am so grateful to these authors for capturing
Book Chat: Leading for Equity
Reading Leading for Equity: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Montgomery County Public Schools by Stacey M. Childress, Denis P. Doyle, David A. Thomas, and David Gergen almost feels like cheating. I am so grateful to these authors for capturing
