Whenever I think of a teacher, I also think of a scholar. It has always been apparent to me that if one is to be an effective teacher, one must continually learn. Of course that is not always a path that individuals are able follow as a straight line. Often things, or situations get in the way over the course of a lifetime and many stray from that path for the sake of time, money, or most often family. I attended a retirement party recently for some retiring colleagues, and I engaged in…

The following tip, from Informal Observations On the Go: Feedback, Discussion, and Reflection (3rd Edition), by Sally Zepedaprovides school leaders with several helpful guidelines for conducting efficient and effective informal classroom…

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Bernstein: High school future is high tech

Published: June 1, 2012 7:06 PM

Newsday

By MARC F. BERNSTEIN

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It's time for the next big thing in education, a true revolution in our approach to high school teaching and learning. The vision comes courtesy of …

Going Too Easy on Our Charges: Teachers and Doctors’ “Affective Errors”

My friend, John Carver, a prominent education leader in Iowa, Skyped me the other day just to kick around some ideas in education that he was considering.  John and I often have discussions about education. Of course my favorite thing about our discussions is that John often likes what I have to say. As always, things came around to the role of technology in education. John has been a leader in the 1:1 laptop movement in Iowa schools.

During the course of our discussion we both agreed…