Employees have consistently complained about the teachers in the building who have been promoted to school administrators. Most comments are usually referring to those individual's bad practices when they were teachers. Teachers also complain that these individuals have friends in the building which get special attention. With all things being equal, which practice  better promotes maximum success for our schools? Promoting a teacher from within the ranks of the school to school…

Here Comes The Classroom Observation and My Slim Chances of Being Rated a Top Teacher (Becca Leech) Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice by larrycuban / 7h // keep unread // hide // preview Tennessee teacher Becca Leech has been, in her words, “a special educator since 1991, with experience teaching infants to young adults in rural, suburban and urban communities, and in both private and non-profit school settings. I currently coordinate an alternative graduation program for…

Letting Parents in on the Secret of School

By Peter DeWitt on February 22, 2015 7:40 AM

Let's get two of the most common obstacles out of the way first.

Some parents don't want to engage - Perhaps they had a tough school experience when they were growing up. Maybe, they feel intimidated that we engage in educational talk and they don't always know the acronyms. What if we tried just one more conversation? What if we channeled Covey and tried to understand a little bit…

Looking at Teacher Accountability Through a New Lens…

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A Response to “Differentiation Doesn't Work”

Jay McTighe

January 2015

In the January 7, 2015 Commentary in Education Week, James R. Delisle opined that “Differentiation Doesn't Work.” Given that I co-authored a book with “differentiated” in the title (Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design, ASCD 2005), I felt compelled to reply. However, given that my…

A curious part of Secretary Duncan's press release was buried at the end of the second paragraph where he noted the hard work of teachers, principals, students and families. Where is the evidence from which he based this statement? Does that mean for states that are recorded as having stayed the same, or declined a point or two, that the teachers in that state did not work hard? Or that the principals, students, and families in those states were not as hard working as in other states?…

Many teachers are completing their administrative certification. When there's a vacancy in the school, these teachers are sometimes promoted to become interim acting administrators and then eventually administrators. Should a teacher be allowed to be an administrator in the same building that he or she taught?

 I have asked this question of many people but have not received a clear answer as to the policy of the Council of School Supervisors & Administrators (CSA) with regards to Educational Administrators. Please advise if you know. I would like to know where this policy is documented, so I can be informed

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Here are the answers all wrapped  up in one little tribute to Thomas Jefferson. That's the guy who wanted to educate the little people up as high as they could be educated. We have got to fight for that.

http://www.examiner.com/article/jeb-bush-common-core-and-thomas-jefferson

 Full title is "Jeb Bush, Common Core and Thomas Jefferson."

 Here is…

Improving student achievement by teaching differently and testing differently is, at best, an outdated, narrow view. Schools are dynamic human institutions. They exist within larger systems. The type of change needed requires acceptance that school reform is dependent on the development of individuals and of crucial, interdependent connections within and beyond the school community.  …

Balefire Labs Announces Best Educational Apps of 2014

In order to lead a STEM learning environment, it is important to understand what it provides for and what it demands of teachers. STEM can reach more learners because hands-on collaborative inquiry invites more learners into the process, gives purpose to study and quells the age-old question, "Why do we have to learn this?".  Content is relevant to the 21st century workplace. It brings science, technology, engineering, and math to the center of the learning…

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