Saturday, March 21, 2015

Learning Structures that Work and that Really Work

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I remember classes. I was there to pass your test. I could listen, stare, interject three answers (because I couldn't sit still), and ge...
Sunday, March 15, 2015

Born On Dating or as my son would say, BANANA!

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About 5 years ago, Budweiser started a campaign regarding the freshness of beer . The commercial focused on the fresher the beer the better ...
Saturday, March 7, 2015

Why Does This All Matter?

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This past week, I was with a leader as the "aha!" moment occurred. The leader is a recovering cog in the machine. For school had b...
Saturday, February 28, 2015

In Our Efforts to Avoid It, Have We Become A Nation at Risk?

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My brothers and I are children of the " A Nation At Risk " report. The first of three children, born in the baby bust (1973 & ...
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Saturday, February 14, 2015

How Do We Measure Growth?

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"Value Added" has become the focal point of the newest wave of education reform. How did your students gain when they were with yo...
Saturday, February 7, 2015

Are Our Children Learning Enough About Whales?

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On Wednesday, I spent some time with one of my district's kindergarten teachers. She was spending her afternoon entering assessment data...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

The IEP (Individualized Eating Plan)

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My dad likes to cook. He glances through recipe books from all sorts of cultures, ethnicities, and regions of the world. He is a dabbler, ra...