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  • Learn how to give effective feedback to others

    October 11, 2012

    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…

  • Can Education Learn from Business when it comes to Innovation & Change?

    October 11, 2012

    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…

  • Participation Counts for 20% of your Grade!

    October 4, 2012

    Why do teachers count class participation as part of a student’s achievement grade?  Is there a direct correlation between how much a student participates in a class and their academic achievement?  Is there a direct correlation between the quality of a student’s level of participation in a class and their academic achievement?  In the case…

  • “Five Strategies to Ensure Student Learning”

    October 1, 2012

    Here is an interesting piece on an elementary school in Arizona, Mesquite Elementary School.  It went from an average school to an excelling school after adopting a program called, Reteach and Enrich.  Below is a video describing the school and what it did to generate high levels of success. Here is a summary of their…

  • Can you Build a Bridge out of Pasta?

    September 21, 2012

    “Can you take these pieces of pasta, some tape, and a glue gun and build a bridge across the water that a car can go over and a boat can go under?” This was the challenge presented to pre-first students at The Westminster Schools today during their Design Thinking lab (aka Skunkworks Lab). Every student…

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