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(Un)Informed Critical Thinking? 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Surprise, surprise. In a survey released this week, pollsters found that the American public is uninformed about a host of public policy issues, in particular the Common Core Standards...
Common Core: Modeling and Real World Scenarios 27 Aug 2013 | 05:19 am
During summer break, I attended a Common Core workshop sponsored by my district where I unpacked the standards and developed lesson plans for the upcoming year. As I developed lesson plans, two stand...
Virtually Segregated 26 Aug 2013 | 11:45 am
With growth come growing pains. This is true whether we are talking about individuals or institutions. This year I have a new job, and part of that new job is learning how to use all the technology a...
Data Chats Beware? 23 Aug 2013 | 10:38 pm
It is difficult to participate in any school-based professional development that does not include some conversation about data. This is especially true as teacher teams come together in data chats. ...
Striving For Balance 22 Aug 2013 | 06:49 am
At times it feels inevitable; if you work in education, you are always working on something related to school. We work and work and then, we work at home. And, we wonder why we are so tired and o...
The Real Advantage of Wealthier Schools 20 Aug 2013 | 07:03 am
I love my school and I love my school district. I love the people I know and the community that surrounds it. I love the kids I teach and the way they’ve entrusted me with their stories. And yet . . ...
Goal 16 Aug 2013 | 05:15 pm
I ended the school year completely deflated with my school's double digit AIMS score losses in two out of four grade levels. Confident my school would fall from an A to a C or D, I was shocked to lear...
A New Year 15 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
August 2013 I have begun my second year as an elementary principal. Honestly last year was just blurry. So it should be different this year, right? Actually it is. As I prepared for the “first” staff...
The World isn't That Flat 15 Aug 2013 | 08:54 am
A good friend of mine recently became a special education teacher. It is her second career, so she's a bit older than most rookie teachers. But she's got the optimism and enthusiasm of someone in her ...
Defy Gravity 12 Aug 2013 | 09:55 am
In recent months the lyrics to “Defying Gravity”, from the Broadway musical Wicked, took up residence in my head; and I confess to singing some of them out loud. They express the determination to do s...
