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Read these statistics and see what you think about President Obama’s desire to provide our schools with a rich set of resources to improve STEM education in our public schools. These statistics come from the National Math and Science Initiative research. Our need to improve STEM or STEAM is critical: Only 29 percent of American…
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Michael Fullan writes about capacity building being one of the four most important drivers for leading change in an educational institution. The other three drivers are instructional strategies, collaboration, and systems thinking. Fullan writes, what is required is to build new skills, and generate deeper motivation. Fullan explains that capacity building is about encouraging and…
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Georgia voters will be trying to wade through the rhetoric and politics to cast their votes on whether to support a new process for evaluating and approving applications for charter schools. We have seen a fast and furious attempt from parties on both sides of the issue to gain the advantage. We have seen deceptive…
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I have recently finished a series of articles in Educational Leadership, a publication from the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). I must say it is one of the best editions of any educational magazine I have seen in the last five years. There are a plethora of excellent articles on assessment and feedback…
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In the October edition of Harvard Business Review, Keeley Wilson and Yves Doz write about the 10 Rules for Managing Global Innovation. Here are their 10 rules: Start Small Provide a Stable Organizational Context Assign Oversight and Support Responsibility to a Senior Manager Use Rigorous Project Management and Seasoned Project Leaders Appoint a Lead Site…
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