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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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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…
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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…
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“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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