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“We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.” -John Dewey The above quote is widely used in the education community. After going back and rereading some of Dewey’s works, as well as searching on the internet, I haven’t been able to locate the exact source. However, in his book,…
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I am reading an article in McKinsley Quarterly, April 2015, The Eight Essentials of Innovation written by Marc de Jong, Nathan Marston, and Erik Roth. While the research and conclusions they draw come from work in the corporate sector, I can’t help but look for ways it applies to innovation in a school setting. The…
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I came across this quote in some readings recently. The quote is not attributed to any one person. Nevertheless, it struck me as the central part of what has been on my mind recently when it comes to thinking about teacher feedback and evaluations. Shelley Anderson, in her article entitled, Improving Teaching One Conversation…
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Atlanta K12 Design Challenge (@AK12DC) Summit 2015 is underway for day 2. Started early on a Saturday morning with eleven design teams and 60+ educators ready to build on Day 1. The schedule: We started the day reflecting on the work from day 1. A number of teams shared their learnings from day 1. The…
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A national conversation continues to take place about teacher evaluation systems, especially in states that submitted a Race-to-the-Top proposal, an Obama Administration initiative designed to fuel innovation in schools. This competitive grant program required states to submit a plan for how they would retool their current evaluation system, making greater use of student achievement data.…
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