Personalized professional learning is integral for educators to bring forth new innovative strategies that are conducive for their aims and particular interests that drive them to be educators while sharing knowledge and pedagogical methodologies.
Read MoreAcross the US, students are demanding their rights to be recognized by their school administrators as students want more control over their education.
Read MoreEngaged students became more proactive in their learning, rather than just participating in classes which formed the basis of the previous understanding of engagement.
Read MoreRather than punishing students, there has been ways that researchers have been looking into bringing in programs to not only bring down student conflict in schools, but to also give students tools to be able to handle conflict
Read MoreProfessional Development is not functional for traditional teachers. Most schools, make traditional teachers look for opportunities outside of their job.
Read MoreWorking with teachers in the same capacity is just as important advocating for teachers. Educational Leaders and administrators should see teachers as co-workers and not as people beneath them
Read MoreThere is a huge demand for educators and yet one third of America’s new teachers leave after 3 years of teaching, half quit within 5 years
Read MoreThere are several School Organizational leaders that I meet with regularly ranging from District leaders, principals, to Instructional Coaches and the one thing that they commonly share is this feeling of isolation and disengagement from their peers and colleagues in the workplace.
Read MoreWhy don’t we learn about investing in schools? Today, you can take wood-shop or auto as an elective but not take a class on investing; where did we go wrong? When we talk about literacy
Read MoreOur school systems has failed our children by not keeping them safe at schools, not turning a conflict into a teachable moment, and by suspending students for days at a time. What is going on?
Read MoreIs a child’s future fixed at birth, determined by family strength and the parent’s financial status? Karl Alexander notes in his research that all of the kids who got a better start at life because their parents were married and working ended up better off and for the poor kids from single-parent families stayed poor
Read MoreThere are many ways to have a parent teacher conference and yes, they are necessary but what if I told you parent teacher conferences are changing. Conferences usually suggest reporting which hinders a two way form of communication
Read MoreMcGraw-Hill Education has published it! It’s here! It’s here! This new program is called StudySync, while only catering to grades 4th-12th, this new comprehensive, full year curriculum provides materials for both the teacher and the learner
Read MoreLet’s support our digital natives and enhance their skills! Let’s just do it! Dr. Scott McLeod states in his blog on Dangerously Irrelevant, Technology, Leadership, and the future of schools.
Read MoreMany teachers are stressed out, but my heart goes to teachers of charter and non-union schools. In my many years of teacher training,
Read MorePut technology in kids’ hands as early as possible and let them drive the initiative forward, says Professor Katie Morrow. Wow, to have students involved in planning? What an idea! At the University of Kentucky professor Nash developed Design Thinking which is sort of what Morrow is implying.
Read MoreYes! Blended learning is what we are moving towards because no-one gets left behind. Many teachers use technology to support students in many ways schools are adopting programs that are online while mixing it with face-to-face teaching
Read Moreteaching document explains how to provide high quality development for teachers to thrive. It goes over strategies for growing teams of teacher-leaders, tools for teachers to be successful in the classroom
Read MoreWhat are your thoughts of “phenomenon teaching” or as some may call it “teaching by topic?” Finland is reforming its educational system. As we in the States are focusing our attention on the Common Core they are moving toward teaching by topic.
Read MoreIn order to become a 21st century school it takes a visionary learner. A 21st century school needs a leader that will not be afraid to be creative and innovative as well as listen to their stakeholders
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