September 2015 Blog Posts (50)

4 Questions That Set the Stage For Vital Teaching

Why should teaching the processes of learning be on the front burner this year in your classroom? I think this familiar proverb answers that question best, “If a man is hungry and you give him a fish, he will eat for a day; teach man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. These words (articulated pre climate change when people had no concept of disappearing water and wild life and pre women’s liberation when we lived in a one gender world) take on added significance now that any bit…

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Added by Rhoda Koenig on September 3, 2015 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Leaders: Your Mental Health Matters

School leaders hold the key to the development or shift of culture within districts and schools. They share the responsibility of cultural development and integrity with the faculty, staff, students, and parents. With the leaders' responsibilities increasing, their own well-being and life balance are essential for the success of the organization and of the others within it.  What is missing in k-12 education leadership preparation is a focused attention on well-being.      …

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Added by Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers on September 3, 2015 at 6:30am — No Comments

Creating Space for Risk by Michael Thornton



Creating Space for Risk…

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Added by Michael Keany on September 2, 2015 at 1:47pm — No Comments

Conversation Starters - Great Ideas for Faculty Discussions

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August 2015

Volume XII Issue VIII

 

Conversation Starters

Bruce Oliver

Bruce facilitating a Leading the Learning® workshop

There is never a…

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Added by Michael Keany on September 2, 2015 at 7:27am — No Comments

Superintendent's Letter to Staff: "I don't care what your score is"

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Added by Michael Keany on September 2, 2015 at 7:20am — No Comments

3 lessons for teachers from Grant Wiggins

3 lessons for teachers from Grant Wiggins 



The start of the school year offers the perfect opportunity to reflect on the life and work of Grant Wiggins, an extraordinary educator and author who died unexpectedly at the end of last school year. In this Inservice blog post, Wiggins' longtime collaborator, co-author, and friend Jay McTighe shares three of Grant's lessons for teachers to use in 2015-16. This advice is offered so…

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Added by Michael Keany on September 1, 2015 at 5:39pm — No Comments

New term, new you: how to start the year with a positive mindset by Dr. Judy Willis



New term, new you: how to start the year with a positive mindset

If you’ve already got an impending sense of doom about going back to school, check out neurologist Judy Willis’…

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Added by Michael Keany on September 1, 2015 at 5:35pm — No Comments

Common Core Testing Results: A Reflection of Convoluted Policy

The Common Core assessment strategy was designed to compare student success across the nation in relation to the acquisition of knowledge and skills in the Common Core Standards. Tests were designed, purportedly, to reflect where the students (and teachers) stand and to allow valid comparisons. The results are in and the lower than usual results were no surprise to most educators. But, the comparison objective was also not achieved due to capacities and choices of states and…

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Added by Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers on September 1, 2015 at 6:37am — No Comments

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