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Nicholas Kristof wrote a piece for today’s New York Times, The American Dream is Leaving America, that puts into perspective the challenges we face in American education if we intend to provide a bright future for every child. He writes: In effect, the United States has become 19th-century Britain: We provide superb education for elites, but…
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This was one of the first posts we shared on Google + to begin Phase I of Atlanta K12 Design Challenge (AK12DC). https://plus.google.com/105871228677961620917/posts/JFsZ7L45x9U We are now beginning Phase II of our project with eleven Atlanta-area schools, five public Fulton County schools and six independent schools. Each school has assembled a design team of 5-7…
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Under Four Trees is a documentary film about Nkomo Primary School which was started under four trees in a small community in South Africa. The Principal, Mrs. “Mama” Zikhali, is the inspiration behind the school. She tells a story in this 3 minutes video that illustrates how learning happens with there is inspired leadership, caring…
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Jeanne Spiller from Solution Tree is working with 50 Drew Charter teachers from grades 2-10 on learning the PLC framework. She presented descriptions of four different schools: We believe that all students can learn, but the extent of their learning is determined by their innate ability or aptitude. This aptitude is relatively fixed and, as teachers, we…
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Daniel Willingham, a prolific writer and thinker in the field of education, wrote an interesting article in the most recent edition of Educational Leadership. Strategies That Make Learning Last explores Willingham’s four suggestions that if implemented will help students succeed in their academic studies. He begins the piece by suggesting that conversation about research-based strategies…
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