Priority Standards: The Power of Focus
In order for teachers to effectively teach everything on their list, they must use the priority standard approach. Here's how to do it.
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Letting Parents in on the Secret of School
We assume there are topics that parents don't need to know about when we engage in initiatives or changes, when the reality is that they are the very topics that parents need to know about.
February 17, 2015
Being Visible Isn't Enough
In leadership classes school leaders are taught to be visible, but in order to really foster student voice and put a focus on learning, school leaders need to be more than visible.
February 15, 2015
How To Be More Generationally Savvy: Part 1
In schools we have staff that cross from young to veteran, which means we all need to be more generational Savvy in order to collaborate across generations.
February 12, 2015
Data... the Hard & Soft of It
Data comes to us both "hard" and "soft," and both can help us improve learning and our school climates.
February 08, 2015
5 Reasons You Should Use Touchcast
If you are interested flipping your classroom or leadership Touchcast may be the app for you, and there are hundreds of educators who want to help you get started.
February 05, 2015
Connecting Parents With Common Core Through Remind & Twitter
Need to get parents engaged in the Common Core? Try social media.
January 19, 2015
How to Identify and Keep Exceptional Young Teachers
In these days of high burnout and accountability how do you find...and keep...exceptional young teachers?
January 16, 2015
Do We All Need a Dose of Assessment Literacy?
Assessment literacy would do us all a bit of good...especially those leaders at the top.
January 14, 2015
Not ALL School Lunches Look THAT Bad!
After posting Would You Eat These School Lunches, Peter DeWitt received many e-mails showing much better options. Patrick Floegel was one of those who wanted to show a different way to serve school food.
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