Digital Devices and Assessments Are Top Priorities, District Tech Leaders Say
But school technology leaders don't expect much more funding to flow to technology over the next year, a new survey shows. Read Full Post >
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March 11, 2013
March 11, 2013
Design Thinking Comes to Independent Schools
Design thinking dovetails neatly with STEM goals and unites the various precepts of "21st-century learning" with relevance and the fostering of creativity; it's also a perfect fit with the "maker" movement. Read Full Post >
March 07, 2013
Friday Roundup: World Book Day, Teaching American Authors, and More
BookMarks' Friday roundup looks at World Book Day, new Library of Congress resources for teachers, and more. Read Full Post >
March 04, 2013
The MetLife Survey Reveals Our Need for a Different Type of Professional Development
Our current professional development addresses the intellect but we do mighty little for the emotional or spiritual parts of our teachers and leaders. And these are the sources of morale. Read Full Post >
March 02, 2013
We Can't Neglect Professional Learning Evaluation
Knowing professional learning is achieving its intended outcomes is not a simple matter, but that's no excuse for neglecting its evaluation. Explore a three-stage approach to measuring the impact of professional learning. Read Full Post >
February 27, 2013
Teachers Report 'Major Impact' of Internet on Learning
Teachers involved in high-level educational programs such as Advanced Placement say digital tools are essential for instruction, a new survey finds. Read Full Post >
February 22, 2013
Views of Technology Differ Among Elementary, High School Educators
Elementary school educators are more likely than their high school peers to see technological know-how as an important school-leadership skill, a survey reveals. Read Full Post >
February 19, 2013
Independent Schools, Independent Teachers: Freedom and Responsibility
Catching up with our public school counterparts, lots of independent schools talk about creating professional cultures, even professional learning communities or "communities of practice." It's about damn time, and mercifully little talk of "value-added" models. Read Full Post >
February 16, 2013
Is "Scalable" a Code Word for Top-Down Reform?
we have been told that the only way schools can improve is through "scalable" reforms. What does that mean? It means that whenever we come up with some great initiative, the only way it can make a difference is if it can be packaged and replicated. There is certainly value in sharing great models, and many can be built upon and re-created anew. But I believe there is an underlying bias towards uniform solutions that are packaged and sold as innovations. Read Full Post >
February 12, 2013
When All Teachers Are Above Average
The professional-development implications of a K-12 system that deems all teachers to be effective or better. Read Full Post >
