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Friday, October 30, 2009

Where Professional Development IS an Inside Job

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I agree wholeheartedly with Anthony Cody . Professional development should be an inside job. Within the Department of Defense Dependent Sc...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The Difference Between High Expectations and Harsh Mandates

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A couple weeks ago, I wrote about my role in raising academic achievement in one school. I had had a discouraging day and I wanted to enc...
Friday, October 23, 2009

"Making Lessons Sizzle"

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I usually post short essays, but today I am going to depart from the usual and post nothing but a solitary link to Elizabeth Stein's art...
Sunday, October 18, 2009

4 Difficult Students and How to Handle Them

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Have you ever noticed that it seems the harder you push back against difficult students, the more resolute they become? As strange as it ma...
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Monday, October 12, 2009

Closing the Achievement Gap: One Modest Story

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If you are an American overseas with a family, apart from homeschooling, there are generally three ways you can see to your kids' educat...
Monday, October 5, 2009

5 Reasons Why Education Reforms Fail

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Veteran teachers have been there, done that, seen multiple attempts at educational reform turn out to be just another failed fad. Worse, su...
Sunday, September 27, 2009

“Learning Science vs. Doing Science”

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In March 2009 Texas adopted new standards for science education. High school students are expected to In all fields of science, analyze, e...