Starting the new school year for a teacher is like New Year’s Eve. It’s a time to reflect on the past year and create meaningful, attainable goals for the upcoming 180 days. Usually each year I can quickly determine my goals
Read MoreWhat’s the Rush?
This is my third school year out of the classroom and although I feel as though I am always busy, I’ve noticed something that has never come to my attention before; teachers move at breakneck speeds. It seems that when
Read More(Un)Informed Critical Thinking?
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. As educators we gasped at the numbers generated by the
Read MoreCommon Core: Modeling and Real World Scenarios
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 standards caught my attention. 1. High School: Modeling
Read MoreVirtually Segregated
Teachers must be vigilant that with online tools we do not inadvertently stigmatize groups of students we mean to help.
Read MoreData Chats Beware?
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. An important aspect of collaboration among teacher and school teams,
Read MoreThe Real Advantage of Wealthier Schools
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 .
Read MoreA New Year
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 meeting, the “first” parent meeting, the “first” day, I
Read MoreThe World isn’t That Flat
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 early twenties, and it's
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