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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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Today was the second day of Atlanta’s Maker Faire, held in downtown Decatur. You can follow Atlanta Maker Faire on Twitter at @atlmakerfaire. Here is a list (click here) of all the “makers” who participated in the two-day faire. Two of the participants were represented by students and teachers from Drew Charter School and…
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As a follow-up to my post on hope (click here), I could not help but recall and read the poem, On Children, by Kahlil Gibran from his book the Prophet. On Children by Kahlil Gibran Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through…
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