Over the past three or four years, I’ve wondered if my voice in education really matters. As a principal, my voice has impact within the building where I am and it has impact, to some extent, in the school community where I am. But, really, does it matter? Since I began my career as a…
Rethinking Homework by Cathy Vatterott discusses the place homework has in school life. She explores the beliefs behind homework and then looks at strategies for assisting students with completing homework. I especially found the first portion of the book very helpful. The discussion about the beliefs about homework (p10-24) provided some good information that I…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse If the message in this video resonates with you feel free to send it to any teachers, principals, professors, university presidents, boards of regents, board… Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: Share with others. See on www.youtube.com
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse 63% of college students and 69% of high school students believe that traditional textbooks will be phased out in the next five years. Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: We need to look to go paperless – with the cost of books we need to look at the cost and what we…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse “In my classroom, each of my grade one and grade two students has their own blog. These blogs also serve as digital portfolios. Throughout the school year, the children post artifacts of their learning from all subject areas, including writing samples, podcasts of reading fluency,photos of artwork, explanations of mathematics concepts and videos that summarize their learning…
Originally posted at Ed Administrators2.0 The Speed of Trust by Stephen M. R. Covey is a must read for anyone who is involved with the change process. The book outlines how trust is the foundation for all the relationships. Whether it is in business or in our personal lives, trust binds all that we do…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse iBooks Author, free from the Mac App store, allows you to create beautiful Multi-Touch textbooks — and just about any other kind of book — for iPad. See on www.apple.com
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse The rapid spread of massive open online courses, or MOOCs, is transforming higher education in the U.S. and worldwide. See on www.indiawest.com
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This post is coming from that feeling one sometimes gets when one knows that something just has to happen. It’s all kind of names – guiding voice, spirit, … – something I’ve been listening more go lately because, really, following my head hasn’t really been working all that well. It is a bit rambling –…
